The i73® PRO 2 audio interface is designed to provide musicians, producers, and sound engineers with an easy path to that analog experience which has inspired music creation since the early 1970s. The i73® PRO 2 incorporates the same Class A transformer-balanced circuit as Heritage Audios classic 73-style preamps, offering the end user the ability to record with all that mojo and classic vibe, but for the first time, directly from the i73 into a computer.
Heritage Audio studio quality
The very first USB-C interface with two built-in 73-style preamps coupled with a pure Class A transformer is finally a reality, making the full analog experience of the golden age of recording accessible to everyone, anywhere, anytime. As with all Heritage Audio 73-style preamps, there are three input options so the end user can run vocals through the MIC preamp with up to 70 dB of gain, an electric guitar or bass through the fast and dynamic JFET DI, or via the LINE inputs. The i73® PRO interfaces allow the user to route any signal to a digital audio workstation with true studio quality.
A complete analog experience
A Class A 73-style preamp is just the first step to achieving the full analog experience Heritage Audio sought... a low-latency monitoring mixer console was developed from the ground up so the user always hears exactly what they need, whether through speakers or headphones, each with its own independently configurable mix within the onboard MIXER of the i73® PRO interfaces. To take the experience even further, the i73® PRO 2 enables real-time track processing within the Heritage Audio MIXER with an ever-growing set of tools modeled after Heritage Audios external and private vintage hardware collection, running internally on the interfaces DSP. Record both DRY and WET signals from the MIXER to your DAW simultaneously. You can even insert third-party native plugins via the MIXERs auxiliary channels. The i73® PRO 2 gives its users the right tools to control their work like in the classic recording studios, straight out of the box, so they can capture tracks in their DAW and finish the job leveraging a modern home studio workflow.
Focus on what matters, your music
In the golden age of studios, recording and control were done with a limited set of tools, prioritizing quality over quantity and thus encouraging musicians and engineers to focus on the music rather than technology. All classic recordings from the 60s and 70s needed was a musician, a good microphone, powerful preamps, an equalizer, compression, and the unique warmth of a tape machine to create the hit sound we grew up with. Heritage Audios complete analog experience: refocusing on music creation with a full set of ready-to-use tools that allow any musician or engineer to record with true studio quality anywhere.
Vintage sound at your fingertips
In trying to define what made the golden age of recording studios so appealing, even by todays standards, Heritage Audio noticed these legendary studios used just the right amount of gear during recording, focusing solely on the music and the musician. The i73® PRO brings this concept to every musicians home studio by providing the right tools for monitoring their work, straight out of the box. Thats why they all come with a collection of DSP-powered recording effects (BRITSTRIP, H240 GOLD FOIL VERB, HA1200 TAPESAT, HA15PRO bass amp, HERITAGE TAPEOPLEX, SMALL RECORDING AMP SERIAL# C 17744), modeled after Heritage Audios own external cards and private vintage gear collection. These unique DSP-powered audio effects are also provided natively with an easy recall function so everyone can