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Black Audient EVO 4 audio interface with its large central knob and green mic button

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Audient EVO 4

The simple, small interface that makes an XLR podcast mic easy.

Setuplify score
Setuplify score: 8.3/10
Value score
Value score: 8.5/10
Best for
First XLR podcast and streaming setups

Price

$179.99at Musician's Friend

In stock

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What we like

  • Two mic preamps in a tiny box
  • Smartgain sets levels automatically
  • Loopback for streaming
  • Bus powered over USB-C

What to know

  • Single large knob takes a moment to learn
  • Only two inputs
  • US price is much higher than in Europe

Specifications

TypeAudio interface
Inputs2
ConnectionUSB-C (USB 2.0)

About the Audient EVO 4

The EVO 4 is the small black interface next to the stream controller in our broadcast booth. It has two mic preamps, a JFET instrument input, stereo monitor outputs and a headphone output, all bus powered over USB-C.

Smartgain listens to your voice and sets the input level for you, which is useful with low-output dynamic mics. Loopback lets you send computer audio into your stream mix, and it records at up to 24-bit, 96 kHz.

Seen in these setups

Where it sits in real desks, and why it earned its place there.

Black streaming desk in front of acoustic foam panels, with two ASUS ProArt monitors, a Shure SM7B on a low-profile arm, an Elgato webcam on the right screen, a key light on a pole, a Stream Deck and an audio interface on the desk, studio headphones on a stand and an HP OMEN tower under the desk, lit cyan on the left and green on the right

Broadcast Booth

Audient EVO 4 in Broadcast Booth

Why it is here

Two mic preamps in a small USB-C box, with Smartgain to set the SM7B level and loopback to send game audio to the stream. The ATH-M50x plug into it too.

Estimated total$2,77111 of 12 parts sold hereView setup

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Setup guide 6 min read

How to build a streaming setup, step by step

Microphone, arm, headphones, light, camera, capture card and Stream Deck: what to buy in which order, with real products for each step and three ways to put it together.

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