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Antelope Audio Discrete 8 Pro Synergy Core
Product no: 9000-0088-4676
Bax Music Warranty:
This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
General
For the first time ever, the Antelope Audio Discrete Series introduced the high-end audio world to the Synergy Core platform: a system that grants access to a mass of unbelievably realistic effects that are run in real-time by the hardware itself, thanks to a set of intelligent DSP and FPGA chips. The biggest advantages of this system are the non-existent monitoring latency and the fact that it eases the load on your computer, leaving the CPU free to take care of other essential tasks. The Discrete 8 Pro audio interface is the next in line to the Discrete Series legacy, so this time you're getting the hyper-fast performance of a Thunderbolt 3 connection as well as USB. Basically, if you're looking for the best of the best when it comes to preamps and conversion, then you can't go wrong.
Impressive Connection Options & Internal Effects
This interface has also been crammed full with connection options. So, you get the same set of eight microphone inputs found on the Discrete Pro, two of which double as Hi-Z inputs for guitars and line-level instruments, then you get the option to expand the preamps via the pair of ADAT inputs and outputs. Eight outputs are also accessed via the D-Sub 25 port fitted on the rear, and that's next to the ADAT and S/PDIF outputs and the two dedicated Reamp ports, so a recorded guitar track can be fed back through an amp and re-recorded, so the foundation sound can be tweaked after the fact. And, as a sweet bonus, the Discrete 8 Pro comes pre-loaded with a healthy stack of thirty-seven Synergy Core effects.
Specifications
Product features
| 19 inches |
yes |
| Number of analogue Inputs |
8 |
| Number of analogue outputs |
12 |
| Number of headphone outputs |
2 |
| Computer ports |
USB, Thunderbolt 3 (USB C) |
| Digital audio inputs |
1 x S/PDIF (RCA), 2 x ADAT |
| Digital audio outputs |
1 x S/PDIF (RCA), 2 x ADAT |
| Sustainable product |
not specified |
| Phantom power |
yes |
| Suitable for operating system |
Apple OSX / Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, iOS |
| Interface for |
drummers, bands & producers |
| Total guitar/bass inputs |
2 |
| Total microphone inputs |
8 |
| Low latency monitoring |
yes, DSP mixer |
| Maximum sample rate |
192 kHz |
| Included data cable |
USB cable |
| Included software |
other |
| MIDI & other |
none |
| Network connections |
none |
| Software included |
no |
| Analogue audio input type |
balanced line in (TRS jack), microphone input (XLR), Hi-Z instrument input (TS jack) |
| Analogue audio output type |
balanced line out (TRS jack), balanced line out (DB25), Hi-Z instrument output (TS jack) |
Weight and dimensions including packaging
| Weight (incl. packaging) |
4,3 kg |
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) |
66,0 x 34,5 x 10,0 cm
|
Product specifications
- Thunderbolt 3 and USB 2.0 Audio Interface
- conversion and clocking:
- AD/DA conversion with 130dB headroom
- record, mix and play back in max. 24-bit/192kHz
- Acoustically Focused Clocking technology and jitter management for increased separation and audio detail
- connections:
- 8 x discrete 6-transistor preamps with 65dB gain for character-packed recording. Operates as microphone and line inputs, 2 of which are Hi-Z
- 8x DC coupled line outputs over D-Sub 25
- 2 Reamp-outputs (TRS), can also be used as extra set of monitor outputs
- digital expansion over ADAT with 16 extra channels
- digital expansion with 2 channels
- 3x Word Clock outputs for perfect synchronisation between multiple devices
- footswitch input for toggling dim function on/off, or dual-footswitch for control over dim-function and talkback function
- 2x stereo headphone outputs
- stereo monitor outputs over TRS
- direct monitoring with Synergy Core effects
- extensive routing options with the virtual mixer
- make custom presets and load them up for future sessions
- simple range of talkback functions with built-in microphone on front panel
- option to use Discrete Pro in standalone mode without a computer
- wireless software function control from another computer over the same network
- 37 Synergy Core effects that are controlled via DSP and FPGA chips in real-time
- special modelling engine grants access to rare microphone models via Antelope Edge Series modelling microphones. Also possible via Synergy Core platform
- supports sample rates:
- 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
- included Synergy Core effects:
- 2 x Preamps (Gyraf Gyratec IX, BA-31)
- 4 x Equalizers (incl. VEQ-1A, VMEQ-5)
- 5 x Compressors & Limiters (incl. Stay-Levin, FET-A76, VCA160)
- 22 x Guitar Amps & Cabs (incl. Bluelux 1x12, Tube Guitar Amp)
- 2 x Special Processing Effects (Expander, Noise Gate)
- 1 x Reverb Effect (Auraverb)
- 1 x Guitar Tuner (A-Tuner)
- included:
- USB 2.0 cable (type B)
- quick start guide
- power supply
