What is the IGS Audio Volf Compressor designed for?

The Volf Compressor is a stereo VCA-based bus compressor built to deliver punch, glue, and clarity on mix and drum busses. It’s inspired by classic console designs but refined for modern production standards.

How does the Volf differ from the IGS S-Type or Tubecore models?

While the S-Type offers traditional SSL-style compression and the Tubecore adds tube coloration, the Volf emphasizes transparency and precision. It maintains impact while keeping your mix open and detailed.

Can the IGS Volf Compressor be used for mastering?

Yes – its low noise floor, precise controls, and smooth VCA response make it suitable for both mixing and mastering tasks when used with moderate settings or gradually introducing the compressed signal into the audiotrack by using the dry/wet-mixknob.

What features make the Volf stand out in hybrid studios?

It offers sidechain filters, switchable ratios, and a built-in stereo link, allowing seamless integration into analog-digital workflows. Engineers value it for its fast response and musical compression curve.

Does the Volf Compressor color the sound?

The Volf delivers subtle harmonic richness typical for high-end analog gear, but its design focuses on control rather than coloration – perfect if you want clean, punchy compression.

Is the IGS Volf built in Europe?

Yes, every Volf is hand-assembled and tested in Poland by IGS Audio, ensuring consistent build quality and precision component matching.

What is the Audient Horizon 8P?

The Audient Horizon 8P is a professional 24-in / 32-out Thunderbolt 3 audio interface for tracking studios and hybrid recording workflows. It combines eight Audient Console Mic Preamps, 32-bit / 192 kHz conversion, analogue line I/O, ADAT expansion, monitor control and low-latency Thunderbolt performance in a fanless 1U rackmount chassis.

Is Audient Horizon 8P compatible with Windows computers?

Audient Horizon 8P is designed for macOS-based recording systems and requires a compatible Thunderbolt 3 connection. Please check your computer compatibility before ordering.

How many microphone preamps does Audient Horizon 8P have?

Horizon 8P has eight genuine Audient Console Mic Preamps based on David Dearden’s console design. They provide up to 75 dB of gain and digitally recallable settings for professional multi-microphone recording.

Can Audient Horizon 8P be expanded via ADAT?

Yes. Horizon 8P includes dual ADAT input and output ports for connecting external ADAT microphone preamps or converters. This enables additional digital input and output channels at supported sample rates.

Can I use analogue outboard equipment with Audient Horizon 8P?

Yes. Horizon 8P provides eight balanced line inputs and eight balanced line outputs via DB25, plus four additional balanced TRS line outputs. These connections support integration of external preamps, compressors, equalizers, effects processors, patchbays and other analogue studio equipment.

Audient Horizon 8P – Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface with 8 Console Preamps

The Audient Horizon 8P brings the sound and workflow of a high-end recording console into a compact, silent 1U Thunderbolt 3 audio interface. Designed for professional tracking, multi-mic recording and demanding hybrid-studio workflows, it combines eight genuine Audient Console Mic Preamps with high-resolution conversion, extensive analogue connectivity and flexible monitor control.

At the heart of Horizon 8P are eight microphone preamps based on David Dearden’s renowned Audient console design. With up to 75 dB of gain, digitally recallable preamp settings and ORBIT Control variable input impedance, Horizon 8P provides a highly adaptable recording front end for condenser, dynamic and ribbon microphones.

ORBIT Control offers High, Mid and Low impedance voicings, allowing engineers to change the electrical interaction between a microphone and the preamp. Depending on the microphone, source and gain structure, this can influence tonal balance, transient response, loading and perceived density. High is a useful starting point for an open, lightly loaded presentation, while Mid provides a balanced all-round setting. Low offers more assertive loading and can be particularly useful with selected dynamic and ribbon microphones.

Horizon 8P is built for sessions that need more than a basic desktop interface. Eight high-quality analogue recording channels are ready for drums, full bands, ensembles, vocals and multi-microphone acoustic instruments. Two front-panel JFET instrument inputs provide a dedicated direct-recording path for guitar and bass.

The interface offers 24 inputs and 32 outputs, including eight balanced line inputs and eight balanced line outputs on DB25. This makes Horizon 8P a natural centrepiece for hybrid studios using compressors, EQs, external preamps, analogue effects, patchbays and summing systems. Four additional balanced TRS line outputs create further routing options for monitor systems, cue feeds, headphone amplifiers and external processing.

Dual ADAT input and output ports allow digital expansion with external microphone preamps and converters. BNC Word Clock input and output help integrate Horizon 8P into larger digital studio systems, while up to four Horizon interfaces can be connected to create a scalable system with up to 200 × 200 I/O.

For monitoring, Horizon 8P provides dual monitor outputs for A/B speaker comparison, two headphone outputs and direct hardware functions including mono, polarity, dim, talkback and selectable reference level. Horizon Control software adds a flexible routing matrix, custom monitor configurations and four independent mixes for control-room and artist-cue workflows.

With 32-bit / 192 kHz mastering-grade conversion, up to 133 dB dynamic range and round-trip latency as low as 0.99 ms at 192 kHz with a 64-sample buffer, Horizon 8P is designed for responsive native plug-in tracking without reliance on a proprietary DSP platform. Actual latency depends on the connected Mac, DAW, sample rate, buffer size and session complexity.

Horizon 8P connects through Thunderbolt 3 and is designed for macOS-based recording systems. Its fanless 1U metal chassis makes it a suitable choice for control rooms and recording spaces where silent operation matters.

Important compatibility note: Audient Horizon 8P requires a compatible Thunderbolt 3 connection and is designed for macOS systems. Please check your computer’s Thunderbolt compatibility before ordering.

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Audient Horizon 8P Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface

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Specification	Audient Horizon 8P
Computer connection	Thunderbolt 3
Operating-system support	macOS only
Analogue / digital I/O	24 inputs / 32 outputs
Maximum sample rate	32-bit / 192 kHz
AD/DA conversion	Mastering-grade 32-bit
Dynamic range	Up to 133 dB
Round-trip latency	0.99 ms at 192 kHz, 64-sample buffer
Mic preamps	8 × Audient Console Mic Preamps
Mic-preamp design	Discrete Class-A / David Dearden console design
Maximum mic gain	Up to 75 dB
Preamp recall	Digitally recallable gain and settings
Variable impedance	ORBIT Control: High, Mid and Low voicings
Instrument inputs	2 × JFET DI inputs, channels 1–2
Line I/O	8 × line inputs + 8 × line outputs via DB25
Additional analogue outputs	4 × balanced TRS line outputs
Digital I/O	Dual ADAT input + dual ADAT output, up to 16 channels
Monitor outputs	Dual speaker outputs for A/B monitoring
Headphones	2 × headphone outputs
Monitor features	Mono, polarity, dim, talkback, reference-level selection
Software	Horizon Control: routing matrix, custom monitoring, 4 independent mixes
Reference levels	Switchable +18 dBu / +24 dBu
Sync	BNC Word Clock input/output
System expansion	Up to 4 daisy-chained units; up to 200 × 200 I/O
Chassis	Fanless 1U all-metal rackmount enclosure

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