The Horizon 8P is a 24 in / 32 out Thunderbolt 3 audio interface built around eight Audient console mic preamps with AURA Control variable impedance. Paired with 32 bit conversion at 133dB dynamic range and 0.99ms round trip latency, the 8P puts a complete, console grade tracking front end in a single rack unit — designed for the producer or studio capturing performances with real analogue character and headroom
At a glance
8 Mic/Line preamp channels, with JFET Instrument Inputs on channels 1–2
8 switchable D-sub line returns and 8 independent D-sub line outputs
Dedicated Main monitor outputs, 2 additional TRS line outputs, 2 headphone outputs and 4 Independent Mixes
2 optical digital input/output banks for ADAT or S/PDIF
BNC word clock and Thunderbolt connectivity for multi-device Horizon systems. Cascaded Horizon systems must be clocked via BNC word clock
Channels 1 and 2 also provide front panel JFET Instrument Inputs, giving guitars, basses and other instrument level sources a direct route into the same input channels. Preamp gain, phantom power, Pad, the variable high pass filter and ORBIT impedance can be controlled from the hardware or Horizon Control, so the front panel and software work as two views of the same input system.
Monitoring is built into the same workflow. Horizon 8P provides dedicated Main monitor outputs, two additional TRS line outputs, two independently controlled headphone outputs and four Independent Mixes for cue or alternate monitoring balances. The additional TRS outputs can be used for line output routing or as an alternate monitor path through a Monitor Profile. The low latency Mixer in Horizon Control lets you build those balances separately from the level being sent to the DAW for recording.
Two optical digital input and output banks provide ADAT or S/PDIF connectivity, while BNC word clock handles digital synchronisation. Two Thunderbolt ports connect Horizon to the host computer and allow additional Horizon devices to be added to the system. Up to four Horizon devices can be used together, with one unit acting as the Primary device for active monitoring.
The Motion UI display and Control Wheel provide direct access to the most useful input, output and monitoring functions from the hardware. Horizon Control expands that into the full Mixer, Monitor Controller, Monitor Profiles, Speaker Layouts, Metering, Routing Matrix and device settings covered throughout this manual.
Key Features
24 in / 32 out connectivity over Thunderbolt 3
8 × Audient Console Preamps with 75dB gain, Smartgain and digital recall
AURA Control variable impedance with three selectable voicings (high, mid, low)
8 × line I/O over DB25 for outboard and hybrid mixing
32 bit / 192kHz conversion, 133dB dynamic range
0.99ms round-trip latency (192kHz, 64 sample buffer)
Dual ADAT I/O — 16 channels of digital expansion
Dual speaker outputs for A/B monitoring, plus dual headphone outputs
2 × JFET instrument inputs on channels 1 and 2
Hardware monitor control — mono, polarity, dim, talkback and reference level
Horizon Control software — virtual patch bay, custom monitoring, onboard comfort Reverb, and four cue mixes
Selectable reference levels (+18dBu, +24dBu) and BNC word clock I/O
Scalable architecture — daisy chain up to four Horizon units on a single driver, with a system maximum of 200 × 200 I/O
1U all metal chassis, three year warranty
macOS, up to 192kHz
