Audient Nero | Monitor Controller

Through its innovative and multiple award-winning products in the field of recording and production, the British manufacturer has created a large, worldwide fan base over the past years. Founded in 1997, the Hampshire-based company is now considered one of the top references for professional studio technology. With NERO, Audient presents its first monitor controller in desktop format. With its numerous inputs & outputs, flexible routing options as well as the usual high quality standard, NERO forms the center for every demanding home & project studio.

On the input side, NERO offers a variety of different connection options, including two stereo line inputs (6.3 mm jack), an aux input (3.5 mm stereo jack / stereo RCA) for quickly connecting smartphones or CD players, for example, as well as a dedicated cue mix input. For instructions from the control room and communication with fellow musicians, NERO has been equipped with a built-in talkback microphone, which can alternatively be replaced by a wired microphone via XLR input.

The control center for demanding mixing sessions offers stereo outputs for up to three pairs of speakers as well as an independent, switchable subwoofer output. Thanks to Audient’s unique “Precision Matched Attenuation” technology, unlike most monitor controllers on the market, the left and right speaker volumes are guaranteed to be exactly the same, resulting in a pristine stereo image. Additionally, NERO offers four high-quality headphone outputs that deliver a clear, distortion-free signal even during the loudest live recordings.

With “Smart Touchpoints”, the British offer an extremely well thought-out layout. Despite countless possibilities for routing individual input and output signals, it ensures a convenient and intuitive workflow that allows complex routings to be created “on the fly” during the session with just a few keystrokes according to your own preferences and then saved as a preset. Operating the monitor controller thus becomes a habit in no time at all, allowing you to concentrate fully on the mix.