Audient EVO 16 configuration

Each µZ system is delivered with a preconfigured Audient EVO 16. More specifically, it is preprogrammed with the following settings:

• Phantom power is applied to mic/line inputs 3-7
• The volume control is disabled on line outputs 1 and 2, fixing them at maximum volume
• Standby mode is turned off (for units delivered after September 2025)

Should the settings be lost for some reason, they can be reprogrammed as decribed below. We recommend to configure the EVO 16 from a pc. If that is not an option, it can also be configured using the buttons on the device.

Configure from a pc

This is the recommended way of configuring the EVO 16, as it only has to be done once (unless the device forgets its settings again). This option is only available for Windows. If you exclusively have access to Linux systems, the EVO can only be configured using the buttons on the device itself.

Download software

To configure the EVO 16 for standalone operation, you will need the EVO mixer. If you are using µZ on a Windows or macOS system, it should already be installed if you have installed the device driver. If not, or if you are configuring the EVO 16 on a different computer, download and install the driver from the Audient website. Make sure to enable all options during installation.

Select settings

Once the EVO mixer is installed, you can configure the EVO 16 for standalone operation using the following steps:

1. Connect your EVO device to the computer and turn it on

2. Open the EVO mixer

3. Open the View menu from the toolbar and make sure the following options are checked:

   • Show Analogue Inputs
   • Show Mic Pre Controls

   

4. For channels Mic 3 ... Mic 7:

   • Turn on phantom power:
     • Click the 48V button to enable phantom power
     • Do not enable the 48V phantom power on channels Mic 1, Mic 2 or Mic 8
   • Set the gain to +7 dB:
     • Click the gain knob
     • The knob has no scale in the software, which makes setting it a little difficult. It has a range of -8 ... + 50 dB and each key press changes it by 1 dB.
     • On a keyboard: use the arrow key Down to move the knob to its lowest setting.
     • On a keyboard: press the arrow key Up 15 times, to set the knob to +7.
     • Check the actual value on the EVO device by pressing the button with the channel number. The display will show the current gain setting for that channel.

   

5. Open the View menu from the toolbar and click Show System Panel

   

6. In the Routing section of the System panel, open the Analogue outputs tab and set the routing for Stereo 1+2 to DAW Thru

   

7. Click OK in the warning dialog that pops up

8. Open the Setup menu from the toolbar and click Store Standalone State

   

Your Audient EVO 16 is now configured for µZ aplications.

Configure on the EVO 16 itself

The EVO 16 can also be configured through the physical buttons on the device. If it is configured this way, all settings are lost when the device is turned off. Therefore, the manual configuration procedure needs to be performed each time the device is turned on and is not recommended. However, if you do not have access to a Windows or macOS system to configure the EVO 16, this is the only option.

To configure the EVO 16 manually, perform the following actions on the front panel of the device:

1. Set the volume of the line outputs to 100 by pressing the Speaker button and turning the Control wheel.

   

2. For microphone channels 3 ... 7, set the gain to +7 dB and turn on the phantom power. Perform the following actions for each channel:

   1. Select the channel by pressing the associated number button on the front panel
   2. Rotate the dial clockwise, until the diplay shows "+7 Gain"
   3. Turn on the phantom power by pressing the 48V button. The button will light up and the display will indicate that phantom power has been enabled

   

   If the phantom power is enabled correctly and the power supply is working, the green LED in the connected microphone will light up (see picture below)

   

Turning off standby mode

The Audient EVO 16 enters standby mode to save power, if no stream is running for 5 minutes. This functionality can be turned off through the Settings menu on the device itself.

1. Hold the Control wheel on the front panel of the EVO 16 until the Settings menu is displayed

   

2. Turn the Control wheel until the Sleep timeout option is highlighted and click the wheel to select

3. Turn the Control wheel until the Off option is highlighted and click the wheel to select

The EVO 16 is now configured to never go into standby mode. This setting is retained when the device is turned off.