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"Engineers no longer need to lock themselves into proprietary plugin ecosystems": Audient launches Horizon, a new line of Thunderbolt interfaces with sub-millisecond latency and no onboard DSP

September 15

Audient has announced the launch of Horizon, a new flagship Thunderbolt audio interface range that the British company says has been five years in development. The Horizon range is made up of three models, each housed in

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