Antelope Audio launches Zen Studio+
Antelope Audio launched Zen Studio+ which is the newest addition to its Zen family of
portable professional audio interfaces at Prolight + Sound Guangzhou 2017 in Guangzhou,
China.
Zen Studio+ comes with a growing arsenal of vintage FPGA-based effects, including
accurately modeled EQs, compressors, guitar amps and cabinets. The key to the Zen Studio+
modeling engine is its custom FPGA chip.
The interface is fully controllable via an intuitive desktop application for PC and Mac
offering flexible signal routing and customizable presets. The clocking accuracy of Zen
Studio+ is provided by Antelope’s 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking (AFC) jitter
management technology.
POWER MEETS MOBILITY
Zen Studio+is the successor to Antelope’s first of a kind professional portable interface
Zen Studio. It’s extensive analog and digital connectivity, 12 world-class mic preamps
and Antelope’s signature clocking are now accompanied by an evolving library of
hardware-based vintage effects. With both Thunderbolt and USB connectivity,
Zen Studio+ is a versatile high-end mobile recording system and capable of turning any
location into a professional recording studio.
FPGA POWERED
The user can now create and control multiple monitor mixes in real time and also employ
the sound of legendary studio hardware classics, while exclusively working
in-the-box.
The exquisite collections of Vintage EQ’s include authentically models of Lang PEQ1, BAE
1073, 1084, 1023, UK69 and many other classic British and German vintage units. Vintage
Compressors begin with the life-like model of the FET76 and many more are soon to be
available.
ARTIST FRIENDLY
The interface features an integrated Talkback function allowing easy and fast communication
between recordings artists, the engineer and the producer. Zen Studio+ offers dedicated
Re-amp outs making it an ideal choice not only for mobile recordists but also pro
guitarists.
Users can create up to four independent, real time mixes, which are assignable to any
output, including the two independent headphone outputs or the Monitor or Line outputs
with Antelope’s proprietary routing matrix.