Stereo line‑level jack outputs are augmented by a DB25 connector carrying eight more balanced outputs - DC‑coupled to permit use with modular synths - plus two independent headphone outs and two quarter‑inch sockets designed for reamping directly recorded guitars. Four built‑in mic preamps support Antelope’s Edge mic‑modelling technology, and there are no fewer than four dedicated high‑impedance sockets for connecting electric guitars, with further expansion possible through ADAT optical and coaxial S/PDIF I/O. The ZTSC, as I’ll call it from now on, is more expensive than most desktop interfaces, but the outlay brings you a much more extensive collection of I/O and features. So successful have they become that they have now begat what might be called the ‘super desktop’ interface - of which Antelope’s Zen Tour Synergy Core is a prime example. These typically combine hands‑on monitor control with a handful of inputs and outputs, in a stylish box that sits nicely under the hand rather than in the rack. One format that has proved especially popular in recent years is the desktop interface.
Whether you’re a laptop musician who just needs a headphone output, or a studio manager who wants to deploy hundreds of mics on a symphony orchestra, you’re spoiled for choice. These days, more people than ever are recording music on Macs and PCs, and there’s a forest of audio interfaces out there. Antelope Audio have turbo‑charged the desktop interface with their Synergy Core processing engine.
0 kommentar(er)
