Antelope Audio announces availability of Zen Q Synergy Core compact audio interface aimed at home music creators
Antelope Audio, a leading manufacturer of next-level audio recording equipment, is proud to announce availability of Zen Q Synergy Core — designed to bring professional studio performance to any desktop-sized setup as a home music creator-oriented compact audio interface incorporating leading AD/DA chips, discrete ultra-linear mic preamps, and a 64-bit AFCTM (Acoustically Focused Clocking) system based on Antelope Audio’s acclaimed master clocks, combined with expansive I/O capabilities and a colossal collection of Synergy Core effects with wide-ranging possibilities.
Unrivaled sound
- Class-leading — MONITOR and LINE OUT — AD/DA conversion with a dynamic range of up to 127 dB (A-Weighted)
- Recording, mixing, and playback at up to 24-bit/192kHz
- Proprietary 64-bit AFCTM technology and Jitter Management algorithm delivering increased sound width, separation, and detail
Synergy Core effects to fuel creativity
The professional studio sound-enabling Zen Q Synergy Core comes complete with 37 bundled analog-modeled effects, emulating a studio stocked with the rarest analog gear. Indeed, its Synergy Core platform offers immersive control of iconic equalizers, dynamic processors, guitar amps, reverb, and more — including Gyraf Gyratec IX (tube mic preamp) and Stay-Levin (compressor) — with over 50 optional expansions available through Antelope Audio’s well-stocked Software Store, where all available Synergy Core effects for Zen Q Synergy Core can be explored.
Diverse I/O with room to grow
- 2x discrete ultra-linear preamps with 65 dB of gain for studio-quality recordings, both working as MIC/LINE/HiZ inputs on Combo XLR jacks, with 48V of phantom power and independent preamp gain for each input
- 2x Hi-Z/line instrument inputs over TRS ¼” jacks
- 2x signal-balanced, DC-coupled LINE OUT (outputs) over TRS ¼” jacks (+20 dBu max)
- USB-C port carrying up to 16 input and 16 output channels in any popular DAW with custom macOS and Windows drivers
- Digitally expandable over SPDIF IN/OUT, with two channels available
- Digitally expandable over ADAT IN, with eight channels available (at 44.1/48kHz)
- 1x stereo signal-balanced, DC-coupled MONITOR output on TRS ¼” jacks (+20 dBu max)
- 2x stereo headphone outputs with separate volume control
Fast and efficient workflow
- Bus-powered, compact (W: 198 mm/7.8”, D: 137 mm/5.4”, H: 57.5 mm/2.3”) interface without the need for a dedicated power source
- Direct monitoring with Synergy Core effects, processed in real-time with imperceptible latency
- Simplified I/O routing with preconfigured settings, allowing immediate recording and playback
- Easily accessible front panel-positioned controls for input and output levels, as well as other settings
- Customizable presets with settings for signal routing, level adjustments, mixer, and effects
- Customizable monitoring mixes with adjustable volume, pan, and reverb
About Antelope Audio (www.antelopeaudio.com)
Antelope Audio is a leading manufacturer of high-end professional audio equipment. Founded in 2004 and reinventing the industry with its flawless master clock technologies and versatile multi-channel interface solutions, the company has been steadily expanding its portfolio over the years under the guidance of visionary engineer and CEO Igor Levin. Antelope Audio’s products offer the best of both analogue and digital technologies. Among its most recent innovations are compact interfaces with Discrete mic preamps, hardware-based effects modelled to the component level running on a Synergy Core of DSP and FPGA processing, and next-generation modelling microphones.These are distributed through Antelope Audio offices in Europe, the Americas, and Asia, and highly acclaimed by users all over the world. The company’s customers include GRAMMY® award-winning sound engineers, top-tier producers, world-class artists, and some of the most renowned recording, mastering, and post-production facilities around the globe.
