Audient iD14 User manual

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10in | 6out
Audio Interface
Manual v1.1

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Welcome to your
new Audient iD14
Audio Interface
Inside the box:
• iD14
• USB-C to USB-C cable
• Quick Start Guide
Features include:
• 2 x Audient Console Mic Pre’s
• Class Leading Converters
• 1 x JFET Instrument Input
• 4 x Line Outputs
• Dual Headphone Outputs
• ADAT Input for Expandability
• Ultra Low Latency Software Mixer
• Advanced Monitor Control
• Scrollcontrol
• True Phantom Power over USB
• USB3.0 Bus Powered
• All Metal Design
• Free Software + Plugins
Contents
iD14 Overview
Safety Information
Declaration of Conformities
Mac Installation
Windows Installation
iD App & Firmware Update
Microphone & Line Input
Instrument Input
Headphone Output
Digital Inputs
Loudspeaker Outputs
Monitor Control
Metering
Kensington Lock
Input Channel Types
Channel Features
Mastering Section Features
System Panel Features
Setting Up & Using Talkback
Save & Load Mixer Presets
Menu/Task Bar Icon
Keyboard Shortcuts
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Pro Tools Setup
Logic Pro Setup
Cubase/Nuendo Setup
Ableton Setup
Troubleshooting & FAQ
Technical Specifications
Dimensions
Warranty & Contact
Service
Glossary
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To help get you started please visit
audient.com/products/iD14
to download the latest software
and firmware.
Daw Setups:
Hardware Features:
iD Mixer Application:

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iD14 Overview Safety Information
Important Safety Instructions
Please read all of these instructions and save them for later reference before connecting
the USB and powering up iD14.
The iD14 itself does not operate with any high voltage mains supply inside the unit but appropriate
safety measures should still be adhered to regarding the USB supply.
audient.com/support
Consult a qualified technician if you suspect diculties. Do not attempt to tamper with the
power supply or mains voltages - HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH. Ensure that the appropriate
international pin adapter is fitted to the power supply before insertion into the mains socket.
To reduce risk of fire or electrical shock,
DO NOT expose this apparatus to rain
or moisture.
No user serviceable parts inside.
Please refer servicing to qualified
service personnel.
WARNING!
iD Button
Main Output Select
Volume
Knob
Headphone
Output Select
Main Meters
Channel 1
(Mic/Line Input)
Channel 2 (Mic/Line Input)
Phantom
Power
USB-C
Connection
Mic/Line
Inputs 1 + 2
2 x Speaker
Outputs
ADAT Optical
Input
Instrument Input Dual Headphone Outputs

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Important Safety Instructions
1. Read these instructions
2. Keep these instructions
3. Heed all warnings
4. Follow all instructions
5. Do not use this equipment near water
6. Clean only with dry cloth
7. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other equipment
(including amplifiers) that produce heat
8. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized
plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades
and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety.
If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the
obsolete outlet
9. Protect power cords from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit from the equipment
10. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer
11. Unplug this equipment during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time
12. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the equipment
has been damaged in any way, such as power supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has
been spilled or objects have fallen into the equipment, the equipment has been exposed to
rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped
13. For products that are a mains powered device: The equipment shall not be exposed to dripping
or splashing and no objects filled with liquids (such as vases) shall be placed on the equipment
Safety Information Declaration of Conformities
FCC Part 15B
This apparatus has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a class-A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15B of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
1. Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a dierent circuit from that
to which the receiver is connected
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
We, Audient Ltd, Aspect House, Herriard, Hampshire, RG25 2PN, UK,
01256 381944, declare under our sole responsibility that the product iD14
complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference,
2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation
Audient Ltd has conformed where applicable, to the European Union’s
Directive 2002/95/EC on Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) as
well as the following sections of California law which refer to RoHS, namely
sections 25214.10, 25214.10.2, and 58012, Health and Safety Code; Section
42475.2, Public Resources
We, Audient Ltd, declare that the product, the iD14, to which this declaration
relates, is in material conformity with the appropriate CE standards and
directives for an audio product designed for consumer use.

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USB - C
Installation Mac Installation
System Requirements
macOS 10.11.6 (El Capitan) or later
Mac: Intel or Apple Silicon CPU,
1GB RAM Minimum
1. Download the latest iD
Software
Head to our website for the latest version of
our iD Mixer:
audient.com/products/downloads/
iD14
Drag the downloaded app into your
application folder to install it.
2. Connect iD14
Using the USB cable provided, connect
iD14 to your computer’s USB port.

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3. Status LED
Once connected to your computer and
powered on, the white USB LED on iD14 will
illuminate.
If at any time the status LED turns o during
normal operation please check all connections
and if further problems develop please
contact Audient support.
4. Double Checking Connectivity
To ensure iD14 has been detected by your
computer and correct clocking sources are
set-up, navigate to:
Macintosh HD > Applications >
System Preferences
Check that iD14 is set as your i/o device.
It’s recommended to disable system sounds.
5. Open the iD Mixer
Run the iD software. It will appear as an icon
in the Menu bar of MacOS. Click on this and
select “Open Mixer Software”.
Mac Installation
Windows System Requirements:
• Windows 7 or later (32 or 64 bit)
• Intel Core 2 @ 1.6 GHz, or AMD
equivalent
• 1 GB RAM Minimum
1. Download the iD14 Software
Head to our website for the latest version of
our iD Windows Installer:
audient.com/products/downloads/
iD14
2. Connect iD14
Using the USB cable provided, connect
iD14 to your computer’s USB port.
3. Run iD Mixer Setup
Double click on the installer to run the iD mixer
setup and follow the onscreen instructions.
4. Reboot PC
Reboot your PC to make sure that all the
drivers have been applied.
Windows Installation

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Firmware Update
When there is a firmware update, you can
select ‘From audient.com’ to download the
latest version automatically (or select ‘From
file’ to install a local firmware file).
The latest version number will be retrieved
from our servers and will be displayed (as
shown above). Press next to continue with the
firmware update. Press ‘update’ to
install it.
Windows Installation Mixer App & Firmware Update
4. Check Connectivity
The USB status LED will illuminate as soon as
iD14 has achieved stable communication and
should remain solidly lit during operation of
the unit until power down.
To double check the connection, go to PC
sound settings by following:
PC Settings > Control Panel > Hardware and
Sound > Sound
Here you can see whether iD14 is visible to
the PC and you can make it the computers
default sound device by pressing ‘Set Default’.
iD Icon
Once installed, the iD icon can be found in the
Windows system tray (it may be in the hidden
icons area):
• Double-click to open iD14 mixer window
when iD14 is connected
• Right-click to quit or change sample rate
and buer size.
For mixing, buersize of256 should be perfect.
For tracking, experiment with lower buer
size values. How powerful your computer is,
and how processor hungry your project is,
will aect how low you can get the buer size
settings before you get audio instability.
Launch the iD Mixer Application
Launch the iD14 mixer application
by finding it in the following folder:
Macintosh HD > Applications > iD
Start > All Programs > Audient > iD
For more information on the mixer
application feature set, please refer to
page 21 of this manual onwards.
Check for Firmware Updates
If your computer is connected to the internet,
the iD app will check for firmware updates
whenever a unit is connected. If there is a
firmware update available then the iD app
will notify you.
You can manually check for updates by
going to the Help menu and selecting ‘Check
for Updates’. It will notify you if you’re on the
latest version of firmware.

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Hardware Features Microphone Preamplifiers
& Line Inputs
iD14 features two classic Audient Console
microphone preamplifiers. These preamps
are based on designs from Audient’s classic
consoles and are the same that are used
across our entire ‘iD interface range’.
The design features discrete Class-A circuitry
providing exceedingly low distortion and
noise performance. From a sonic point of
view, iD14 is fast, open and detailed.
Amphenol™ XLR/TRS Jack combi-connectors
provide microphone and line inputs. The line
inputs are padded through the microphone
preamplfiiers.
The microphone preamplifiers feature:
• 58 dB of clean gain
• 48v (±4V) phantom power rated at
10mA/channel
• > 2.8kΩ input impedance which
provides a punchy tone from any
microphone transducer type
Extra features such as a +10dB boost
and polarity reverse can be accessed
via the iD App (See page 23).

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Instrument Input
iD14 employs a discrete class-a JFET
instrument (D.I) input on channel one which is
easily accessible on the front of the unit.
The JFET circuitry adds a tiny bit of colour and
distortion to the signal, making it sound great
on guitars and basses.
Plugging in a TS (tip-sleeve unbalanced)
jack will override the mic signal and turn
channel one into a fully fledged, fantastic
sounding instrument input with access to the
polarity reverse (useful for phase alignment
between a mic and D.I) and the +10dB boost
for quiet inputs.
Digital Inputs
iD14 features an optical input connection.
This can be set to operate as stereo optical
S/PDIF or 8-channel ADAT (SMUX) via the
System Panel in the iD mixer application. Both
formats will operate at up to 96kHz sample
rate.
Running in S/PDIF mode allows 2 channels of
audio up to 96KHz.
Running in ADAT mode, the optical input
provides a great way to expand to 10 inputs
for recording via an external mic preamp such
as an Audient ASP800. When using 88.2kHz
and 96kHz as a sample rate, you only have
access to 4 channels of digital input (due to
the way ADAT works at higher sample rates).
For more information about system clocking
please refer to pages 28 onwards.
Speaker Outputs
iD14 has two pairs of stereo speaker outputs
on the back panel in the form of balanced TRS
jack connectors. The outputs are impedance
balanced using the same topology as our
flagship console, the ASP8024.
The outputs are fed from high quality DACs
(Digital to Analogue Convertors) sending
clean, linear audio to your speakers, perfect
for critical listening.
You can use these outputs for more than just
speakers. A good example of this is if you
want to use a dedicated headphone amplifier
for multiple musicians, you can connect this
up to one or more of these outputs, This is
configured in the iD mixer software.
Headphone Output
iD14 features an independent high-current
headphone amplifier. This can be accessed
using both the 3.5mm and 6.35mm sockets
found on the front of the unit. The same
audio signal comes out of both connectors
simultaneously, so it does not matter which
you plug your headphones into. You can also
plug in two pairs at the same time.
The headphone output can comfortably drive
a wide range of headphone impedances
meaning that you will get great sounding
audio no matter what model of headphones
you have.

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iD Button
The iD button provides extra functionality in
the form of an assignable function button, or
it can be used to activate iD14’s ScrollControl
which turns the encoder into a virtual scroll
wheel allowing you to control compatible
parameters within your DAW or plugins.
When the iD button is set as a function button,
the encoder will continue to control the output
that was previously selected. The iD button is
assigned in the iD app.
Monitor Control
iD14 provides excellent monitor control
functionality using the large aluminium
encoder and the encoder buttons.
As such, it is possible to control main
loudspeaker and headphone volumes with a
perfectly matched stereo volume control
on the main unit.
The three encoder mode buttons allow you
to change what the encoder controls. The
button that is selected will be illuminated.
Loudspeaker and Headphone
Buttons
Pressing the speaker or headphone button
allows the encoder to control the level of the
selected output. The volume of the output is
displayed on the meter LEDs and a press of
the encoder will mute the output.
When a selected output is muted, the
corresponding encoder button will flash,
repeatedly until unmuted.
Hardware Metering
The 8-segment hardware meters indicate
playback level of the iD mixer app, so it is
suggested that end users observe their DAW
metering for input levels.
Status LED
The status LED indicates connection via
USB to your computer. A solidly lit light means
that there is stable communication between
iD14 and your computer.
Kensington Lock
For those who work in educational
establishments or in situations where your
equipment is public facing and subject
to possible theft opportunities, we have
provideda Kensington lock hole to enable you
to protect your iD14.

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iD Mixer App Input Channels - Channel Types
The iD mixer application features three types
of input channels:
• Mic Inputs
These are the inputs where you will see
the signal from the iD14’s two analogue
inputs.
• Digital Inputs
These are the inputs from the iD’s optical
inputs. The number of digital inputs
present on the iD mixer application
depends on the digital input type (S/
PDIF or ADAT) and the sample rate being
used.
• Daw Returns
These are the signals being played back
from your DAW. The iD14 has 6 Daw
Return Channels allowing you set up
multiple cue mixes or sends to hardware
outboard gear.
Using these three channel types, you can
build up your main monitor mix and up to
two additional cue mixes.
Its important to note that the iD mixer
application only controls the monitoring
of the iD14. Changes made to the iD mixer
application won’t aect the level present in
your DAW or audio software.

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Channel Features
Channel Name
By double clicking on the name of the channel
you can rename it to help you organise your iD
mixer application. You could name a channel
‘Kick’ or ‘Snare’ for example.
Phase Flip
Inverts the polarity of the signal by 180° to
stop phase cancellation. This is useful if you
are micing the rear of a guitar amplifier or the
underside of a snare drum.
Pan Control
Allows you to send the audio to the left, to
the right or anywhere between on your Main
Monitor Mix or Cue Mixes.
Stereo Grouping
Allows you to group two ajacent channels
together into a stereo channel with a single
fader controlling the level of both channels.
When a channel is stereo grouped, the pans
will automatically be set to far left and far
right.
+10dB Boost
Selecting this will boost the incoming signal
by +10dB for recording quiet sources. This will
also aect the audio being fed into your DAW.
Solo
The Solo button mutes all other channels
other than the one that is currently solo’d.
Multiple channels can be solo’d at one time.
Mute
The Mute button stops this channel from
outputting audio whilst it is engaged.
Fader
The fader controls the amount of signal that is
sent to currently selected mix. This can be set
to anywhere between -inf dB to +6dB.
Meter
The meter shows the current signal level in
dBFS. Should the signal level exceed 0dBFS
then the peak indicators will illuminate red to
indicate a peak. The peak indicators can be
turned o by clicking in them. You can also
turn o all peak indicators using Alt + Click.
Channel
Name
Phase Flip
Pan Control
Stereo
Grouping
Mute
Solo
Fader
Meters

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Master Section Features Mix Selection
Clicking on one of mixes allows you to make
changes to that mix. When a mix is selected, it
expands to reveal additional controls for that
mix.
Cue Mix Name
Double clicking on a Cue Mixes name allows
you to rename the Cue Mix. If for example you
were creating mixes for four separate band
members, you could name them ‘Drummer’,
‘Guitarist’, ‘Bassist’... etc.
Mix Solo
The Solo button allows you to audition each
of the Cue mixes through your monitors.
Mix level
The Mix level allows you to control the overall
level of the Cue mix that is sent to the outputs.
Mix Meters
The Mix meters show the master signal level
of the selected mix.
Chronometer
The Chronometer allows you to see not only
the current signal level but also the signal
level from a few seconds previously.
This can be great to track down a sudden
loud transient on a particular cue mix or to
monitor the change in level over time as you
make changes to a mix.
Channel Views
These three buttons allow you control which
of the three channel types are shown in the
mixer. If for example you weren’t using the
digital inputs for a particular project, you can
simply hide the optical channels by clicking
on the OPT control.
Mix Selection
Mix Solo
Cue Mix Level
Channel Views
Mix Meters
Chronometer
Monitor Controls
Cue Mix Name

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• TB (Talkback)
The talkback button switches talkback
on and o. More information regarding
talkback and its various settings can be
found in the ‘System Panel’ section of this
manual.
• ø (Phase Flip)
Pressing this switch flips the phase of
one side of the stereo field. Used in
conjunction with the mono button, this
can be a great way to remove centred
elements from a mix in order to hear the
hidden elements of a mix.
• Mono
The mono button sums the stereo outputs
down to mono. This can be used to
quickly check the mono compatibility of
your mix to make sure it’ll sound great
almost anywhere!
• Alt
Alt allows you to quickly switch your
monitor path to a secondary set of
monitors to let you check how your mix
translates on various speakers.
You can select which outputs the ‘ALT’
monitor control flips to in the System
Panel.
• Dim
Reduces the output level by a preset
amount which can be great if you get a
call or need to quickly chat to someone
during a session.
Monitor and Headphone Mute
This allows you to mute either the monitor
outputs or the Headphone outputs from the
software. A cross will show through the icon
to indicate that an output is muted.
System Panel Features
Digital Input
Format
Clock Source
Selection
Output
Routing
Selection
Routing
Matrix
Mono Mode
Dim Level
Alt Speaker
Level
Talkback
Device
Talkback
Source
Input
Source
Monitor Controls
These six buttons control various aspects of
the iD14’s monitor controller capability. The
function of each control can be found below:

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Digital Input Format
Allows you to select whether the optical input
uses ADAT or S/PDIF digital format.
Prefered Clock Source
The Clock source can be selected from either
the internal clock or the optical input. More
information about choosing a clock source
can be found in the clocking section of this
manual.
When using an external clock source the
indicator beside the selector shows the
current status of the clock on that input.
• Red - No clock signal detected on input
• Amber - A clock signal is detected but at a
dierent sample rate to iD14
• Green - A clock signal is detected
and is at the correct sample rate.
For an external clock source to be working
correctly you would want the indicator to
be green. If the indicator isn’t green, iD14
will default back to the internal clock until it
detects a valid clock input.
Mono Mode
When the iD14’s Mono feature is engaged
this option controls whether the mono signal
is sent to the left, right or both monitors.
Dim Level
When the iD14’s dim function is engaged,
this control defines how much the level is
reduced by.
Alt Speaker Level
This control defines the level drop/boost
when the iD14 is switched to ALT speaker
mode. This is used to balance levels between
dierent speaker brands.
Output Routing Selection
Opens the routing matrix for either the
Analogue Outputs, Digital Output 1 or the
Talkback channel.
iD Mode
Controls wheter the iD button engaged Scroll
Control or one of the Monitoring functions.
Routing Matrix
The Routing Matrix allows you to control the
audio source for each of the iD14’s outputs
from the following options:
• Main Mix - This takes signal from the
Master Mix of the iD mixer. This is what is
usually used for most standard playback.
• Alt - This takes signal from the Master
Mix but only when the Alt speaker mode.
is active.
• Cue A & B - This takes signal from the
two cue mixes which can be created
using the iD mixer. Please note that the
hardware volume control does not aect
these mixes and the Cue’s have separate
trims which can be adjusted when the
cue mix is selected in the Main Mixer
Window.
DAW THRU - This allows you to route to
outputs exactly as they would appear
in your DAW. For example, if you set
Analogue out 1+2 to DAW THRU, anything
your DAW sends out to Outputs 1+2 will be
sent directly to Analogue outputs 1+2.
Please note that in DAW THRU, the
channel in question will bypass any
volume control and audio will be passed
at full scale. If this output is sent to a set
of monitors without inline attenuation, this
may be very loud.
The only exception to this is the
headphone outputs where the volume
control will still function.

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Talkback Source
The Talkback source allows the talkback input
to be taken from one of the iD14’s internal
inputs or from a device connected to the host
computer (such as a built-in microphone or
USB microphone).
When you select an input as your Talkback
channel, the channel for this channel in the iD
mixer will be changed to a talkback channel
which will have a TB button in the centre.
If using an external device, the talkback signal
will appear on channel DAW 6.
Faders will only appear for these channels on
the Cue mixes, not on the Main Mix.
Talkback Device
If an external device is selected then this allows
you to select which connected device is used.
Saving & Loading Mixer Presets
To allow you to quickly setup your iD mixer
during a session you can save and quickly
load various presets. This is great if you are
moving between recording scenarios quite
often.
Mixer presets can be saved and loaded in
two ways:
• Using the File menu and selecting either
Save or Open.
• Using standard keyboard shortcuts :
Save: Mac - Cmd + S
Windows - Ctrl + S
Load: Mac - Cmd+ O
Windows - Ctrl + O
Saving a Preset
To save a preset, simply setup your mixer the
way that you’d like to save. Then select File >
Save as explained above. The mixer window
should then show the Save dialog.
Simply enter the name of your preset and
press save.
It is also possible to export your preset files
in order to send them to friends or to simply
save them within your DAW session files for
easy recall later on. To do this, select Export
Mixer Configuration at the base of the Save
screen.
Loading a Mixer Configuration
To load a previously saved preset, select
File > Open to bring up the Load screen.
The previosuly saved configuration will
appear in a list. Select the configration you
wish to use and click Load.
You can also open a mixer configuration
directly from a file by selecting Load From File.

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Menu/Task Bar Icons
MacOS
On MacOS, the iD icon appears in the
menu bar in the top right hand corner of the
screen. This gives you quick access to various
functions of the iD14.
Quit
Fully closes the iD mixer application.
About iD
Displays information regarding the current
version of the iD mixer application.
Visit iD Knowledge Base
Opens a browser window for the Audient
Helpdesk with helpful articles and FAQ’s.
Set Clock Source
Allows you to quickly adjust the clock source
between the internal and optical clocks
Check for Updates
The iD app will check with the Audient
update server for any available firmware
updates for iD14.
Windows
The Windows taskbar Icon has all the options
of the MacOS menu bar icon but also
includes some Windows Specific options.
Set Sample Rate
Sets the operating sample rate of iD14. 44.1,
48, 88.2 and 96kHZ are the four options
available.
Set ASIO Buer Size
Sets the buer size of the iD14 between 16
and 4096 samples. Higher sizes will take
processing load o your computer but will
cause increased latency.
Firmware Update
Occasionally, Audient will release a firmware
update for the iD14 in order to address
bugs, improve compatibility and add new
features. Therefore you may wish to check
occasionally for any updates.
This can be done by navigating to the Window
menu and selecting Check for Updates.
The iD mixer application will then check with
our update server if any updates for the iD14
are currently available. If there are then you
will prompted to install them onto the iD14.
If you then click next, you’ll be prompted to
stop any playback through the iD14. Click
Update and the update will begin. The iD14
may turn o a number of times.

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Keyboard Shortcuts
Location Mac Windows Description
Faders Alt + Click Alt + Click Resets fader to unity gain (0 dB)
Pans Alt + Click Alt + Click Resets pan pots to central
position
Solos Cmd + Click Ctrl + Click Clears all solos if clicking on a solo’d
channel
Overrides all other solos (for solo
exclusive) if clicking on an unsolo’d
channel
Meters Alt + Click Alt + Click Clicking on peak hold indicator will
clear all clip indicators
System Panel Cmd + S Ctrl + S Save mixer configuration
Cmd + O Ctrl + 0 Load mixer configuration
View Modes Cmd + 1 Ctrl + 1 View Mic/Line Input
Cmd + 2 Ctrl + 2 View Optical (Digital) Inputs
Cmd + 3 Ctrl + 3 View DAW Mix Inputs
Cmd + 4 Ctrl + 4 View System Panel
Please check the iD14 page online at audient.com/products/iD14
for the latest mixer application updates.
More shortcuts may be added without notification.
Keyboard Shortcut Index
To allow you to find all shortcuts for the mixer
application in one place without having to
go through each page of this manual please
refer to this table:
Go to Setup > I/O... to label your inputs and
outputs and ensure that iD14 is correctly
reporting 10-inputs and 6-outputs to and
from Pro Tools.
For more Pro Tools information consult your
Avid user manuals & documentation.
Operation with Pro Tools
If using Windows, ensure that you have
followed the installation instructions found on
page 11.
With iD14 connected, launch Pro Tools and
ensure that a new session is created at
the desired sample rate. If you are using
Windows, make sure that you have already
set your Latency and Buer Size settings in
the iD System Tray before opening a project.
Changing these mid session will result in Pro
Tools needing to restart.
Playback Engine
Go to Setup > Playback Engine... and ensure
that iD14 is set as the active playback
device.
Pro Tools Setup

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Operation with Logic Pro
Once iD14 has been successfully installed
following the steps detailed after page 11 of
this manual, launch Logic Pro and check the
following:
Logic Pro > Preferences > Audio
Ensure that iD14 is selected as the active
audio device and set the buer size (to aect
system latency). If you are experiencing issues
with playback stability and CPU loading, try
increasing the buer size. This appears with
“overload” errors and/or pops and clicks and
distortion in the audio.
Logic Pro Setup
If you are using the iD mixer to monitor input
signals while recording, be sure to disable
Logic’s software monitoring to avoid phasing
as the same source will be heard twice with
a short delay between the low latency DSP
signal and the delayed software monitoring
signal.
Assigning I/O
All of iD14’s input and output channels will
be available to Logic for routing. There are
a total of 10-inputs and 6-outputs reported
from the driver. You can rename input and
output channels to whatever you wish using
the I/O label function. This is a great way to
keep things organised.
Mix > I/O Labels
Operation with Logic Pro
If you are using an external clock source
(ADAT or S/PDIF) to clock iD14, please ensure
that your Logic Pro project is set to the same
sample rate when recording and playingback
in a session, otherwise things may sound a bit
sharp or flat!
File > Project Settings > Audio
If you are using the internal clock in iD14,
setting the sample rate via Logic Pro will
update the iD14 sample rate to follow your
session.
There may be a slight pause as the system
re-clocks. This is normal.
This can be verified in Audio MIDI Setup.
Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities
For more Logic Pro information please
consult your Apple user manuals &
documentation.

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Then select the Audient iD14 from the
dropdown menu. You will be asked if this is
okay, select “Switch”.
Close the VSTdevice setup panel and navigate
to the Audio connections panel:
Devices > Audio Connections (F4)
Here you can ensure that all buses have been
created in Cubase / Nuendo and therefore
all ports are addressable in your session. Add
new buses and assign them to the necessary
I/O if required.
If using the iD14 Mixer App to monitor your
inputs, ensure that input monitoring is turned
o on the track.
Operation with Cubase / Nuendo
If using Windows, ensure that you have
followed the installation instructions found
on page 11. With the iD14 plugged into your
computer, Launch Cubase or Nuendo and
once a session is open, go to:
Studio > Studio Setup...
Select VSTAudio System from the list of options
Cubase/Nuendo Setup
If necessary you can limit the number of i/o
channels reported as active inputs (from the
driver) in Live by using the input and output
config tabs. This is an excellent feature to
help reduce CPU loading if all channels are
not required.
Operation with Ableton Live
If using Windows, ensure that you have
followed the installation instructions found on
page 11.
With iD14 plugged into your computer, launch
Ableton Live and head straight to:
Live > Preferences > Audio
Here navigate to the Audio tab and make sure
that iD14 is assigned as the playback device.
In the Live Audio Preference panel you can
set an appropriate buer size (this can be
kept high if you are monitoring input signals
for recording via the iD mixer. Ensure that
iD14 reports as a 10-in, 4-out device to Live.
Ableton Live Setup