Audient Sono Review - Premier Guitar
“The Verdict The preamps and convertors in Audient’s Sono are excellent for their price range. This is an appealing mobile interface, no matter what you’re recording. It seems solidly made.”Read full review →
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The Audient Sono is a 10-in/4-out USB-C audio interface built around the recording guitarist, pairing Audient's console-grade mic preamps with a genuine 12AX7 valve guitar front end. It turns a desktop into a complete tracking rig for guitar, vocals and full-band sessions.
The guitar path runs through a real high-voltage 12AX7 valve preamp and a three-band analogue tone stack, then into Two Notes Torpedo power-amp and cabinet simulation with a deep choice of cabs, mics and rooms, with three presets stored on the unit. Two Audient Console mic preamps and high-performance AKM converters handle everything else at 24-bit/96 kHz, alongside an ADAT input for expansion, a re-amp output, zero-latency monitoring and an all-metal enclosure.
Because of the valve stage the Sono runs from its included power supply rather than USB bus power, and ships with the ARC software bundle. DjLab supplies genuine Audient in Lebanon with USD pricing, warranty handled locally, and fast delivery.
| Type | USB-C audio interface, 10-in / 4-out |
| Converters | AKM AD/DA, 24-bit / 96 kHz |
| Guitar preamp | 12AX7 valve, 3-band analogue tone control |
| Amp/cab sim | Two Notes Torpedo power-amp + cabinet (3 onboard presets) |
| Mic preamps | 2 x Audient Console |
| Inputs | 2 x XLR/jack mic/line (48V phantom), instrument input, ADAT in |
| Outputs | Main speaker out, re-amp out, headphone out, L/R line outs |
| Monitoring | Zero-latency with Monitor Mix |
| Enclosure | All-metal |
| Power | Included PSU (not bus powered) |
Detailed technical specifications are shown in the Overview section above.
3 reviews from leading pro-audio publications
“The Verdict The preamps and convertors in Audient’s Sono are excellent for their price range. This is an appealing mobile interface, no matter what you’re recording. It seems solidly made.”Read full review →
“A ‘plug and play’ audio interface for recording and modeling that's simple to use and boasts a built-in tube”Read full review →
“UK mixing console and interface expert Audient has teamed with cab emulation expert Two Notes for Sono, an interface that’s not just aimed squarely at guitarists, but offers potential use for players away from recording too.”Read full review →