Take pro-grade conversion, clocking, and preamps anywhere you go with the Antelope Zen Q Synergy Core, a desktop 14x10 USB Type-C audio interface that puts premium sound quality in a convenient bus-powered format that's priced within reach of artists and musicians recording at home, mobile producers, and content creators. In addition to the revealing quality of its hardware, the Zen Q Synergy Core empowers you with 37 analog-modeled real-time effects, which are powered by the onboard DSP and FPGA chips to ensure ultralow latency and no burden on your computer's CPU.
Each of the two Antelope Discrete mic / line / Hi-Z preamps has its own phantom power and up to 65 dB of gain, so the interface is primed and ready for recording all sorts of microphones, instruments, or even line-level signals from outboard gear. Two additional 1/4" line / Hi-Z inputs are provided on the front panel. Equipped with two independently adjustable headphone outputs, two balanced monitor outs, and two balanced line outs, the Zen Q Synergy Core can act as your home studio's hub for multiple sets of headphones, mixes, monitor feeds, and more. Its ADAT optical input and S/PDIF digital I/O ports are perfect for expanding your setup with digital gear such as external converters.
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The four 1/4" TRS DC-coupled balanced outputs (two monitor and two line) allow you to send the signal from the professional-grade D/A converter to separate destinations. Use one set for your main monitors and the other for a feed to analog outboard gear. Plus, there are two separate 1/4" headphone outputs.
- Class-leading AD/DA conversion with up to 127 dB of headroom
- Recording, mixing, and playback at up to 24-bit / 192 kHz
- Proprietary 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking (AFC) technology and Jitter Management algorithm delivering increased width, separation, and detail in musical performances
- Two Discrete ultralinear preamps with 65 dB of gain for studio-quality recordings; all work as microphone / line / Hi-Z inputs via XLR-1/4" combo jacks
- USB Type-C port carrying up to 16 input and 16 output channels in any popular DAW with custom macOS and Windows drivers
- 8-channel ADAT optical input and stereo S/PDIF input and output for digital expansion
- Balanced 1/4" TRS DC-coupled monitor outputs
- Balanced 1/4" TRS DC-coupled line outputs
- Two stereo headphone outputs with separate gain control
- Bus-powered design requires no dedicated power source
- Direct hardware monitoring with Synergy Core effects processed in real time with imperceptible latency
- Simplified I/O routing with preconfigured settings, allowing immediate recording and playback
- Color LCD screen with crisp I/O metering
- Front panel with dedicated volume knob and buttons for level adjustment and hands-on control of core parameters
- Customizable presets complete with signal routing, level adjustments, mixer settings, and submixes
- Easily adjust the monitor mixes for the monitor output and split headphone mixes into individual cue and submixes while applying pan, reverb, and other effects
- Modeling Engine allowing pairing with the Edge line of microphones for real-time use of vintage microphone emulations
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