Antelope Discrete 4 Pro Synergy Core

Description

Antelope Discrete 4 Pro Synergy Core

Synergy Core is Antelope Audio's next-generation signal processing platform. By utilizing the enormous parallel computing capabilities of the FPGA and the power of industry-standard DSP together, Synergy Core frees up the CPU by processing your effects with extremely low latency. Two DSP chips + 1 FPGA allow the Discrete 4 Synergy Core to handle up to 4 FX channel strips with 8 FX slots each for up to 32 FX instances at any sample rate. This is four times the processing power of the Discrete 4 Basic.

Discrete 4 Pro allows connection between any signal source and any destination to make any session scenario a reality. Every analog or digital output, effects strip, or DAW track can receive any analog or digital input, effect return, computer source channels, or the four stereo mixes. All this flexibility is easily accessible via a drop-down menu on each channel or from the virtual patchbay screen – the choice is yours.

Discrete 4 Pro packs rich connectivity into a small form factor. This can make it your go-to for a wide variety of applications in both a home studio and a larger facility: voiceovers, small band recordings, multi-synth setups, and more. And with USB and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity, the interface achieves cutting-edge performance and easy integration with any setup. Discrete 4 Pro boasts industry-leading AD/DA converters, offering up to 130dB of dynamic range.

The new converters are supported by Antelope's 64-bit AFC clocking technology, for even better transients, crystal-clear highs, and a stereo image with incomparable depth and detail.

Designed with an exclusive 6-transistor topology, discrete preamps are now synonymous with precise sound capture for more transparent recordings. This design is the product of extensive study of the greatest console preamps in history and is essential to the Antelope Audio sound.

Our discrete preamps work wonders for any microphone, but they are specially designed to complement the Edge modeling microphone line and its frequency response.

Synergy Core transforms Discrete 4 Pro into a studio with racks full of vintage effects, adding a distinctive touch to your sound, in real time. Operating on a hybrid system with one FPGA chip and two DSPs, you can monitor, record, and mix using a continuously expanding library of low-latency processors, without overloading your computer.

Specifications

Proprietary 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking technology for increased width, separation, and detail in musical performances

Proprietary jitter management algorithm that delivers a faithful and expanded soundstage

Ultra-precise A/D and D/A conversion ensuring rich, bold, and extended recordings and playback of your instruments and voice

16x20 rack audio interface with Thunderbolt and USB connection for Mac/Windows

4 Discrete 6-transistor preamps on XLR combo jacks for professional recordings. All function as mic/line inputs and two are Hi-Z compatible

4 DC-coupled analog output channels on TRS

Thunderbolt 3 (up to 32 channels) and USB 2.0 (up to 24 channels) ports for native DAW applications with custom macOS and Windows drivers

Digitally expandable I/O over ADAT (up to 8 channels) and SPDIF (up to 2 channels)

2 Word clock outputs allowing you to distribute the interface's highly stable clock signal throughout the studio

4 Independent headphone outputs

Stereo monitor outputs on TRS

Hybrid control panel combining a flexible routing patch-bay with a simplified control panel – both accessible

Adjust the monitor mix for the monitor out and for the headphone mix, which can be split into individual cue mixes and sub-mixes, applying pan, reverb, etc., and stereo linking

Customizable presets complete with signal routing, level adjustments, mixer settings, and sub-mixes

Direct hardware monitoring with effects, processed in real time with imperceptible latency

Front panel with independent monitor volume knob and buttons for accessing setup and essential device functions

Collection of 37 analog-modeled effects with classic and rare compressors, EQs, mic preamps, and guitar amps and cabs

2xDSP, 1xFPGA Synergy Core proprietary onboard real-time platform for effect processing with imperceptible latency

Up to 80 effect instances per session loaded simultaneously across 16 individual virtual racks

Dimensions: 260 x H43 x 381mm