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Antelope Audio Zen Q Synergy Core USB + All FX and Bitwig DAW (Promo)

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Antelope Audio Zen Q Synergy Core USB + All FX and Bitwig DAW (Promo)
Product no: 9000-0086-0337 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Kitted out to fully future-proof any home studio, the USB-C compatible Antelope Audio Zen Q audio interface simply guarantees the very best professional sound courtesy of a sleek and space-saving unit. Under the hood lie progressive AD/DA converters and discrete, linear microphone preamps as well as 64-bit AFC clocking: a system that ensures audio is reproduced with superior, almost atomic precision. Besides unrivalled audio reproduction, the Zen Q uses a set of ARM DSP chips and an FPGA chip, which combined, enable thirty-seven effects to run in real-time and at the same time. And, in terms of inputs, if the two fitted instrument and microphone combo ports aren't enough, then the Zen Q can easily be expanded via the fitted ADAT input.

An Ultra-Powerful, Bus-Powered Real-Time Effect Platform

The stack of built-in effects include everything from vintage equalizers to compressors and from preamps to guitar amplifiers, and each and every one has been modelled down to the last component to result in unbelievable quality. Here, you gain access to genuine analogue warmth that comes as close as it gets to the original hardware these effects emulate while saving tons of studio space, and because everything happens in real-time, there's no monitoring latency. Above all of that, all of the inputs and outputs plus effects can run simultaneously - even without the need to plug in an external power supply, since the Zen Q is fully bus powered. Thirty-seven effects comes included with this interface as standard, but the library can be expanded at will by purchasing more via the Antelope Audio site.

Tips or comments about this product
  • This offer is valid from the 1st of February to the 30th of April, 2023 only. When you register your new interface via the Antelope Audio site before the 15th of May, 2023, you'll automatically receive an email granting you access to Bitwig 16-Track DAW software and your free plugins.  

Specifications

Product features

19 inches no
Number of analogue Inputs 4
Number of analogue outputs 4
Number of headphone outputs 2
Computer ports USB 3.2 (USB C)
Digital audio inputs 1 x S/PDIF (RCA), 1 x ADAT
Digital audio outputs 1 x S/PDIF (RCA)
Sustainable product not specified
Phantom power yes
Suitable for operating system Apple OSX / Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Interface for bands & producers
Total guitar/bass inputs 2
Total microphone inputs 2
Low latency monitoring yes, DSP mixer
Maximum sample rate 192 kHz
Included data cable USB-C cable
Included software none
Network connections none
Software included yes, download
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), headphone output (jack or mini-jack)

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 900 gr
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 27,0 x 21,0 x 10,0 cm

Product specifications

  • audio interface with DSP and FPGA processing
  • connections:
    • 2x discrete, linear preamps with 65dB gain
    • 2x Hi-Z/Line instrument inputs over TRS
    • 2x DC-coupled line-outputs over TRS
    • USB-C port with 16 inputs and outputs to any popular DAW software
    • digital expansion via ADAT input, with 8 channels
    • can be digitally expanded over S/PDIF I/O with 2 channels
  • workflow optimisation:
    • bus-powered, USB powered without need for external power supply
    • direct monitoring via Synergy Core effects, real-time processing with undetectable latency
    • simple I/O routing with preset settings to support direct recording
    • front panel with easy access to input and output level controls and other settings
    • customisable presets with signal routing, level adjustments, mixer and effect settings
    • customisable monitor mix with adjustable volume, pan and reverb per mix
  • real-time effect processing:
    • collection of 37 Synergy Core effects, modelled on classic, vintage and rare analogue gear
    • Synergy Core platform driven by 2x DSP and 1 FPGA chip
    • vintage microphone simulations of Antelope Edge series microphones can be used in real-time via modelling engine
  • included effects:
    • Gyraf Gyratec IX - Tube Mic Preamp
    • VCA160 - Compressor
    • Stay-Levin - Compressor
    • FET-A76 - FET Compressor
    • VEQ-1A - Tube EQ
    • VMEQ-5 - Tube EQ
    • X903 - Compressor / Limiter
    • PowerFFC - FeedForward Compressor
    • Clear Q - Parametric EQ
    • Power EX - Expander
    • VEQ-HLF - Passive High/Low Filter
    • Auraverb - Reverb
    • BA-31 - Mic Preamp
    • Power Gate - Gate
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    • Rock 75 (UK) - Tube Guitar Amp
    • Rock 22.10 (UK) - Tube Guitar Amp
    • Darkface 65 2x12 - Guitar Cabinet
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    • Vintage 4x12 - Guitar Cabinet
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    • A-Tuner - Guitar tuner
  • included:
    • warranty card
    • quick-start guide
    • USB cable
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Antelope Audio Zen Q Synergy Core USB + All FX and Bitwig DAW (Promo)

Wrote the following about Antelope Audio Zen Q Synergy Core USB + All FX and Bitwig DAW (Promo)
Stay clear. Seriously. I’m back using my previous cheaper interface. Trying to understand the convoluted mixer window to enable an external hardware loop. For reasons unbeknown to me it’s needlessly complex. I tried to install from the launcher. I’ve had to roll back windows, and that’s not working correctly now. If I could give it half a star, I wouldn’t hesitate. 3 days now waiting for a response.

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