M-Audio AIR 192|4 Vocal Studio Pro - Complete Vocal Production Package
Studio Grade Production – Simplified!
Enter the world of studio-based recording with the AIR 192|4 Vocal Studio Pro—the ultimate all-in-one solution for computer recording projects. Combining the critically acclaimed AIR 192|4 interface, HDH40 headphones, a Nova Black condenser microphone, XLR cable and the premium AIR Series Software Suite, laying down vocal tracks, recording electric and acoustic instruments and adding voice-overs to multimedia projects has never been easier. With the AIR 192|4 Vocal Studio Pro, the combination of high-performance hardware and easy-to-use software results in pro-grade audio capture for every recording scenario.
We've included software to match your style!
The AIR 192|4 Vocal Studio Pro comes complete with a software package that has everything to get you started making professional recordings right out of the box. With a powerful DAW to suit your production needs, AIR 192|4 Vocal Studio Pro includes Ableton Live Lite.
We’ve also added an entire Effects Plugin, Virtual Instruments and Loop package to cater to all your production needs. Whether you need a guitar tone, reverb, or delay we’ve got your effects needs covered with Eleven Lite, 20 effect plugins and AIR’s Creative FX Collection. With the included AIR Virtual Instrument plugins, you’ll have a virtual drum machine, synth, strings, percussion, organ and piano plugins to add world-class-sounding instruments to your songs with ease.
More Than Just an Interface
This is the creative center of your recording setup: The simple-to-use, style-infused AIR 192|4 audio interface is the perfect tool to record and produce natural-sounding 24-bit/192kHz studio-quality recordings. Combining one XLR+¼” balanced combo input and an all-new dedicated ¼” instrument input, the AIR 192|4 enables you to record two channels simultaneously.
Crystal™ Preamps, Pristine A/D Converters and Premium Components
Fusing an elegant pro-grade metal chassis, USB & USC-C connection cables, our exclusive Crystal™ low-noise pre-amps and pristine A/D converters that deliver the highest audio performance in their class, the AIR 192|4 provides all the tools you need to capture that initial idea and transform it into a finished masterpiece with ease. Take your music to the next level and start recording now!
Professional Recording—Done!
Studio-grade recording demands the right tools for the job. M-Audio’s Nova Black large-diaphragm condenser microphone is perfect for podcasting applications or capturing high-quality audio from vocalists, instruments, percussion and more.
At the heart of the Nova Black microphone is an 18mm pure aluminum condenser capsule with a directional cardioid polar pattern. This delivers wide range frequency response (20–20kHz, resulting in a microphone that captures even the most subtle nuances.
Thanks to an included windscreen, a purpose-designed shock-mount for mounting to a traditional mic stand and an XLR cable, everything you need to get connected and start recording is included.
Hear Every Detail
Professional recording demands uncompromised accuracy when it comes to monitoring. M-Audio’s HDH40 headphones combine premium transducer elements with a durable, rugged design to deliver superb sound reproduction and the outstanding acoustic isolation required in professional recording and monitoring environments. With the HDH40, you can concentrate on what’s important—your production!
Premium Software Suite Included
Does the perfect riff for your new song hit you in the middle of the night when you can’t crank your amp up to ‘eleven’, or the single amp you own is not quite delivering the tones you need on your recordings? Eleven Lite is your answer to this plus more! With the choice of modern or vintage amps & cabs and sounds that bring you from the beautiful cleans to modern hi-gain aggressiveness and everywhere in between, Eleven Lite will help you achieve the wall of sound your recordings need.
The AIR Creative FX Collection features 20 effects that are used by some of the world’s most respected audio professionals. The AIR Creative FX Collection has been featured in many of the last decade’s top film, game and music projects. Each plugin has been expertly designed with ease of use in mind and will ensure professional results each time.
This exclusive and diverse collection delivers everything you need for creative production, mixing and mastering, including reverbs, equalizers, delays, filters and so much more.
The AVID Effects Collection can shape your sound, warm up your tone and give your recordings greater presence with EQ and precise dynamic adjustment. You can bring the perfect atmosphere to your mix with just the right touch of reverb, compression or delay and craft your performance into a final recording that is absolutely studio-quality.
Boom features a slick modern interface that pays homage to the most popular vintage drum machines of the past. Boom has been used on many famous projects since its launch, ranging from hit albums, feature films and radio projects. More and more musicians and producers rely on the incredible sonic firepower of this amazing Drum Machine.
Vacuum Classic is a monophonic vintage synthesizer featuring Vacuum Tube Synthesis with vacuum tube circuit modeling that perfectly captures the crunchy, warm sound of the analog era. With analog oscillators, multiple filters and envelopes and built-in audio effects, Vacuum lets you dive deep into subtractive synthesis to recreate those sought-after analog sounds from the 70s and 80s. Tweak the switches, knobs and dials to program anything from basses, leads, pads or unique sound effects.
Vacuum gives you two Vacuum Tube Oscillators. A nice touch with the four available wave shapes is that rather than just picking one, Vacuum lets you 'morph' between them. The output of the oscillators goes through a mixer, where you can apply drive/distortion and ring modulation, before being passed through high- and low pass filters.
Included are a wide range of pre-sets designed by highly-acclaimed sound designers Richard Devine and Mark Ovenden. Covering everything from Leads, Pads, Bass, Arpeggios, Percussive, and FX sounds this library provides instant inspiration for anyone to tweak to their contentment.
AIR Music’s Mini Grand is a simple-to-use yet powerful virtual piano instrument with seven different acoustic piano sounds to suit a broad range of musical styles and production needs. Combining premium quality piano samples, innovative re-pedaling technology, built-in room simulation and equal and stretched tuning, Mini Grand is the go-to plugin for authentic, emotive piano sounds.
AIR Music’s Xpand!2 is a multitimbral workstation offering four active sound slots, or parts, per patch. Each part is provided with its own MIDI channel, Note Range (Zone), Mix, Arpeggiation, Modulation, and Effects settings—an excellent method for creating individual parts. Harnessing the four parts together to build one amazing Patch is where Xpand!2 reveals its true power. Using everything from wavetables and FM synthesis to sample playback, the expert sound design team at Air Music Tech has carefully created thousands of ready-to-play Xpand!2 patches.
Ableton Live Lite is one of the most popular performance and production programs available in the world. A powerful music creation tool, Ableton Live Lite enables musicians and producers to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise, and edit musical ideas in a fluid audio/MIDI environment. Explore sonic possibilities in real time whether on stage or in the studio. When you are satisfied with your work, Ableton Live Lite lets you save it or mix it down.
Chop up and mix 2 gigs of samples ranging from deep ambient synth pad loops to vintage drum one shots. These are all designed to inspire your music production and provide professional sounding samples that will shine in your mix. Touch Loops perfectly captures the tone and intensity of each sample, so they enhance and complement any song, wherever you use them. This incredible value can be found in your M-Audio account, ready to be downloaded and chopped to your liking!
Key Features
- 24-bit/192kHz resolution for professional recording and monitoring
- Hi-Speed USB circuitry gives you the fastest connection, with a class-leading round trip latency of only 2.59ms*
- Transparent Crystal™ preamps and ultra-pristine A/D converters for unsurpassed audio recording quality
- VU LED meters for dialing in the perfect level
- (1) XLR+¼” TRS combo input with dedicated signal circuit and (1) ¼” instrument input with dedicated signal circuit for the most accurate sound available
- Stereo ¼” outs; ¼” headphone out with independent level control
- Rugged metal chassis; large central control for easy volume adjustment
- USB/Direct knob for balancing between the input signal and the computer signal
- NOVA Black condenser microphone
- HDH40 monitoring headphones *Round trip latency is dependent on buffer settings, and computer hardware
Downloads
What’s In The Box
- AIR 192|4
- USB-C-to-USB-C Cable
- USB-C-to-USB-A Cable
- NOVA Black Microphone
- Microphone Carrying Pouch
- XLR Microphone Cable
- Microphone Shock Mount
- Microphone Windscreen
- HDH40 Headphones
- Software Download Cards
- User Guide
- Safety and Warranty Manual
Specifications
All specifications are measured at 20 kHz bandwidth. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Minimum System Requirements
macOS: 10.8 Class Compliant
PC: Windows 7, Windows Driver
Standard USB 2.0 or USB-C Port
NOVA Black Microphone | |
Type | Back Electret condenser microphone |
Element | 18 mm pure aluminum diaphragm capsule |
Polar Pattern | Cardioid |
Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz |
Sensitivity | -38 dB (0 dB = 1 V/Pa @ 1 kHz) |
Rated Impedance | 200Ω |
Maximum SPL | 136 dB |
Phantom Power Required | +48 V |
S/N Ratio | 77 dB |
Current Consumption | 3 mA |
HDH40 Headphones | |
Acoustic Design | Dynamic, Closed |
Driver | 40 mm, neodymium |
Frequency Response | 15 Hz – 22 kHz |
Sensitivity | 95 dB ±3 dB |
Rated Impedance | 32Ω |
Earpad | Leatherette |
Cable Length | 9.8 ft. / 3 m |
Mic Input 1 (balanced XLR) | |
Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0.1 dB) |
Dynamic Range | 104 dB (A-weighted) |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 104 dB (+1.0 dBu, A-weighted) |
THD+N | 0.003% |
Preamp EIN | -128 dBu (max gain, 150 Ω source, A-weighted) |
Max Input Level | +1.5 dBu |
Gain Range | 55 dB |
Line Input 1 (balanced 1/4" [6.35 mm] TRS) | |
Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0.05 dB) |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 101 dB (1 kHz, +4 dBu, A-weighted) |
THD+N | 0.003% |
Max Input Level | 16 dBu |
Gain Range | 55 dB |
Inst Input 2 (unbalanced 1/4" [6.35 mm] TS) | |
Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0.05 dB) |
Dynamic Range | 100 dB (A-weighted) |
Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 102 dB (+ 4 dBu, A-weighted) |
THD+N | 0.004% |
Max Input Level | 6 dBu |
Input Impedance | 1 MΩ |
Gain Range | 24 dB |
Main Outputs, L and R (impedance-balanced 1/4" [6.35 mm] TRS) | |
Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0.06 dB) |
Dynamic Range / Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 102 dB (A-weighted) |
THD+N | 0.005% |
Max Output Level | +7 dBu (1 kHz, -1 dBFS) |
Headphone Output (impedance-balanced 1/4” [6.35 mm] TRS) | |
THD+N | 0.005% |
Output Impedance | 10 Ω |
General | |
Power | USB-bus-powered |
Dimensions (width x depth x height) | 8.0” x 6.0” x 2.76” (20.42 cm x 15.24 cm x 7.0 cm) |
Weight | 2.0 lbs. 0.9 kg |