ESI Amber i1

The entry into the Amber series
Upgrading our legendary U22 XT, this audio interface offers maximum flexibility and excellent audio quality.

Amber i1 features a new modern eye catching design with an amber colored volume knob that stands out from the green sand main body color. Hardware loopback, USB-C, a completely newly designed LED display area, separate line inputs, advanced signal source selection and an exceptional audio quality in this class are just a few of the special features by Amber i1.

Features
USB-C audio interface, also USB 2.0 compatible
USB bus powered
2 input / 2 output channels at 24-bit / 192kHz
ADC with 114dB(a) dynamic range
DAC with 114dB(a) dynamic range
XLR combo microphone preamp and +48V phantom power support
Hi-Z instrument input with 1/4" TS connector
line input with unbalanced RCA connectors
line output with balanced 1/4" TRS connectors
headphone output with 1/4" TRS connector
real time hardware input monitoring with input / output crossfade mixer
master output volume control
loopback channel for internal recording
100% class compliant
EWDM driver supports Windows 10 / 11 with ASIO 2.0, MME, WDM, DirectSound and virtual channels
supports OS X / macOS (10.9 and above) via the native CoreAudio USB audio driver from Apple
includes Bitwig Studio 8-Track DAW
includes Steinberg WaveLab LE audio editor license
works with Cubasis LE from Steinberg for iPhone / iPad
includes 3 month (up to 9000 minute) subscription to JackTrip Virtual Studio

Everything you need to record
Amber i1 provides everything you need to record vocals and instruments in professional studio quality. The bus powered USB-C audio interace provides superb 24-bit / 192 kHz converters and works with ultra-low latency. It features a high quality microphone preamp with 48V phantom power, a Hi-Z guitar input with gain control and dedicated line level inputs for synthesizers or sound modules.

Realtime processing and best performance
Comfortable realtime input monitoring and master volume controls are directly accessible on the front, also there is a powerful headphone output with independent volume control. Studio monitors can be connected to the balanced outputs. Amber i1 is class compliant and works with any modern Mac (Intel or M1 CPU or better), PC (Windows 10 and higher) and with many portable devices (iPhone, iPad, etc. - an optional Apple Lightning to USB adapter is required for devices with Lightning port). It is compatible with virtually all common audio software thanks to our professional low latency ASIO 2.0 driver for Windows and CoreAudio compatibility on the Mac. A powerful software package incl. the Bitwig Studio 8-Track DAW, Steinberg WaveLab LE for stereo audio editing and Steinberg Cubasis LE for iPad/iPhone is included. The package also includes 3 months of 3000 minutes for JackTrip Virtual Studio

Perfect driver support
Amber i1 is class compliant and works with Windows 10 / 11 with our high performance EWDM driver supporting ASIO 2.0 and DirectWIRE Routing and with macOS / OS X supporting the Apple CoreAudio driver. You can also use it with iPhone or iPad. Via DirectWIRE Loopback, internal signals can be recorded and processed.