The latest firmware update for the Heritage Audio i73 PRO audio interfaces adds compatibility with NAM A2 models, IRs, and TONE3000 captures.
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Heritage Audio has just updated the firmware for the i73 PRO audio interface series, bringing a dedicated loader for NAM (Neural Amp Modeler) and IRs (Impulse Responses) to the built-in low-latency DSP mixer. If you’re of the guitar-playing persuasion, this is exciting news, because it’s the first audio interface to have this capability!
Heritage Audio i73 PRO Firmware Update
The new features run on the audio interface’s DSP engine, which means your native CPU doesn’t have to worry about a thing. With the NAM loader’s two dedicated slots, you can load up thousands upon thousands of free captures of amps, combos, effects, and outboard from the online NAM community via sites like TONE3000.
In each slot, the NAM loader has a built-in tuner and lets you save up to four .nam captures and four IRs, and you can save as many user presets as you like, making it easy to experiment with an endless range of different tones and save your ultimate rig configurations for easy recall. But that’s not all, folks.
The i73 PRO’s DSP mixer can also run any Heritage Audio plugin and any 3rd-party VST3 plugin for monitoring. This allows you to rehearse and record vocals using your favorite reverb plugin, for example, without putting any strain on your CPU. What’s more, you can record both the dry and wet signals at the same time in your DAW, which is an incredibly useful feature.
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Overall, you really have to hand it to Heritage Audio because they have unlocked stacks of features for a range of high-quality audio interfaces, adding a ton of value without having to pay a cent aside from the cost of the interface. You gotta love it! It’s innovations like these that will make Heritage Audio a brand to keep an eye on in future.
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USB-C Audio Interfaces with 73-style Preamps [24 June 2024]
Lasse Eilers: The Heritage Audio i73 Pro Series USB-C desktop audio interfaces announced at NAMM 2024 are now shipping! The i73 Pro One, i73 Pro 2 and i73 Pro Edge boast Neve 1073-style preamps and built-in DSP in channel configurations from 2 in / 4 out to 12 in / 16 out – of course in Heritage Audio’s signature design with console-style knobs and buttons.
Heritage Audio i73 Pro Series
Back in January, Heritage Audio surprised us with a new line of audio interfaces. According to the manufacturer, the i73 Pro One, Pro 2, and Pro Edge are the first-ever USB-C audio interfaces with built-in Neve 1073-style Class A transformer-coupled preamps.
The smallest of the three, the i73 Pro One, offers one of these preamps and an additional mono line input for two input channels in total. On the output side, you get a stereo line output for your monitors and a separate headphone output, both of which can be controlled simultaneously using the large dual encoder. The i73 Pro 2 is mostly identical, but offers a second 73-style preamp instead of the line input.
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The i73 Pro Edge offers the most versatility with two preamps, two line inputs, an extra pair of line outputs (4 in total), two headphone outputs, and ADAT I/O. This allows you to connect an external converter for up to 12 inputs and 16 outputs in total. All three i73 Pro Series interfaces also feature MIDI I/O on a mini DIN connector.
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What’s more, the i73 Pro Series interfaces feature a built-in DSP that runs a suite of included plugins, including emulations of Heritage Audio’s own outboard gear, various guitar amps, and more. These can be inserted into the audio path during tracking using the custom software mixer, which allows you to record the dry and wet signals simultaneously. Heritage Audio calls this “Full Analog Experience”.
The plugins also come in native versions, so you can run them in your DAW, as well. Moreover, there’s a loopback channel for bringing in audio from other applications running on your computer – perfect for streaming or podcasting.
The two smaller interfaces both offer two inputs and four outputs · Source: Heritage Audio
All three Heritage Audio i73 Pro Series audio interfaces feature the manufacturer’s signature design with console-style Marconi gain knobs. They’d surely look great next to a RAM 1000 Monitor Controller! The interfaces are compatible with Windows and macOS and connect via USB-C. However, it looks like they require a separate DC power adapter.
The i73 Pro Edge offers the most versatility in terms of I/O · Source: Heritage Audio
Price and availability
You can now order the Heritage Audio i73 Pro series audio interfaces from Thomann*!
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Heritage Audio i73 Pro Edge
Customer rating: (8)
$795.00 / £711.00 / 846.00€ at
Heritage Audio i73 PRO One
$599 at
Heritage Audio i73 PRO 2
$899 at
Heritage Audio i73 PRO Edge
$1,099 at
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