The Antelope Zen Tour Synergy is a desktop interface designed to bring studio-quality sound to your productions at home, in the studio, or on the road. Use it to record vocals and instruments, or to loop clean-recorded guitars back through amplifiers for a more realistic tone. The interface with USB 2 and Thunderbolt over USB Type-C makes it easy to connect to both Mac and Windows operating systems. ADAT and S/PDIF I/O ports make digital expansion easy, letting you add up to ten more channels of audio.

The mic preamps in this interface are ultra-linear, fully discrete designs that work seamlessly with Antelope's microphone modeling technology. If you have a separately available Antelope modeling microphone and software, you'll be able to replicate the sound of a valuable old mic chain from capsule to preamp. Additionally, the interface offers FPGA Synergy Core FX Processing so you can run Antelope's FPGA effects.

Zen Tour Synergy offers a wealth of analog connections. You’ll find four mic/line inputs, four instrument inputs, eight line outputs via DB25 connectors, two reamp outputs, two monitor outputs, and two independent headphone outputs. 64-bit clocking ensures a clean, clear signal in your recording chain and when mixing with monitors or headphones. The intuitive touchscreen interface lets you easily control Zen Tour Synergy, while the software mixer offers flexible routing. A power adapter is included along with a USB cable.

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Lots of Connections
Zen Tour Synergy Core offers four instrument/line inputs, four mic/line inputs, eight line outputs, two monitor outputs, two headphone outputs, and two reamp output options. The unit is digitally expandable via ADAT and S/PDIF for an additional 10 digital inputs and 10 output channels. Additionally, all line outputs are DC-coupled and ready for control voltage (CV) applications, such as controlling modular synthesizers. As a finishing touch, an integrated talkback microphone lets you demo vocals and bring your voice into the live room.

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4 Microphone Preamps
Fully discrete ultralinear microphone preamps deliver excellent studio-quality sound. Musical and transparent, these preamps are designed to complement the sonic characteristics of Antelope Audio Edge and Verge modeling microphones and deliver the power of Antelope's Accusonic 3D microphone modeling technology right to your desktop.

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Atomic Clocking
Antelope's proprietary 64-bit Acoustic-Focused Clocking technology and Jitter Management algorithm help deliver artifact-free sound with impeccable stereo separation and instrument definition.

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Delay-free Direct Monitoring
Record and monitor with maximum effects chains at high sample rates and low buffer sizes without straining your CPU. You can enjoy latency-free direct monitoring via four independent internal mixers with 32 assignable inputs and stereo outputs.

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Touch Screen Controls
Zen Tour Synergy Core features touchscreen controls that provide instant access to metering, level controls, presets, and settings. The intuitive interface and precise tactile control make it easy to work quickly and efficiently at all times without looking at the monitor.

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Portable
Zen Tour Synergy Core is a desktop-sized solution. However, all you need to make great recordings in your project studio, rehearsal space, or on the road is power, a good laptop, and reliable headphones. The Synergy Core architecture lets you run processing-intensive projects without carrying around external gear like DSP accelerators, FX processors, and authorization dongles.

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Easy Route
The comprehensive Routing Matrix located within the Software Control Panel houses a full-fledged digital patch bay for freely routing audio between the interface's analog and digital inputs and outputs. Run DAW playback via Synergy Core FX, reamp guitar DIs via Shred Guitar Amps and Cabs, and integrate external gear.

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Cross-Platform Connection
Zen Tour Synergy Core carries both Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) and USB 2.0 (USB Type-B) ports for cross-platform compatibility with Mac and Windows machines.

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Other Features at a Glance
• 4 DSP and 2 x FPGA Synergy Core FX Processing
• 64-bit acoustic-focused clocking and jitter management algorithms
• Mastering grade stereo monitor outputs
• 2 separate stereo headphone outputs
• 2 transformer based reamp Outputs
• ADAT and SPDIF digital I/O
• 8 line outputs on DB25 connector (DC coupled)
• Integrated talkback microphone

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FX included
Zen Tour Synergy Core includes an impressive library of 36 real-time studio effects:

• Gyraf Gyratec IX (Dual Tube Mic Preamp with HPF)
• VCA160 (VCA Compressor/Limiter)
• Stay-Levin (Vari-Mu Tube Compressor)
• FET-A76 (FET Compressor / Limiting Amplifier)
• VEQ-1A (2-Band Tube EQ)
• VMEQ-5 (3-Band Tube Mid-Range EQ)
• X903 (VCA Compressor/Limiter)
• PowerFFC (Feed-Forward Compressor)
• Clear Q (Parametric EQ)
• Power EX (Expander) VEQ-HLF (Tube 2-Band HPF/LPF)
• Auraverb (Reverb)
• BA-31 (Germanium Mic Preamp)
• Power Gate (Noise Gate)
• Plexi 59 (UK) (Tube Guitar Amp)
• Bass SuperTube VR (Tube Guitar Amp)
• Darkface 65 (US) (Tube Guitar Amp)
• Top30 (UK) Bright (Tube Guitar Amp)
• Tweed Deluxe (US) (Tube Guitar Amp)
• Overange 120 (UK) (Tube Guitar Amp)
• BurnSphere (DE) Lead (Tube Guitar Amp)
• Marcus II (US) Lead (Tube Guitar Amp)
• Modern (US) CH3 (Tube Guitar Amp)
• Rock 75 (UK) (Tube Guitar Amp)
• Rock 22.10 (UK) (Tube Guitar Amp)
• Darkface 65 2x12 (Guitar Cabinet)
• Top30 2x12 (2x12 Guitar Cabinet)
• Modern 4x12 (4x12 Guitar Cabinet)
• Green 2x12 (2x12 Guitar Cabinet)
• Vintage 4x12 (4x12 Guitar Cabinet)
• Green 4x12 (4x12 Guitar Cabinet)
• Caliper 50 1x10 (1x10 Guitar Cabinet)
• Bluelux 1x12 (1x12 Guitar Cabinet)
• Clst 1x12 (1x12 Guitar Cabinet)
• England 4x12 (4x12 Guitar Cabinet)
• Bass Tube 1x15 (1x15 Guitar Cabinet)

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Technical Specifications
I/O Channels
• ADAT:
8 In / 8 Out at 44.1/48 kHz
4 In / 4 Out at 88.2/96 kHz
2 In / 2 Out at 176.4/192 kHz
• S/PDIF: 2 In / 2 Out at 44.1/192 kHz
• USB: 24 Inputs / 24 Outputs
• Thunderbolt: 32 In / 32 Out
• Analog: 8 Inputs / 14 Outputs
• Maximum Sampling Rate: 192 kHz / 24-Bit
• Number of Microphone Inputs: 4 Preamps
• Analog Audio I/O
4 x 1/4" TS Mic/Line/Hi-Z Inputs
4 x Combo XLR-1/4" TRS Mic/Line Input
8 x DB-25 25-Pin Line Output (on Optional Breakout Cable)
2 x 1/4" TRS Stereo Output
2 x 1/4" TRS Headphone Output
2 x 1/4" TRS Mic/Re-Amp Outputs
• Digital Audio I/O
1 x TOSLINK Optical ADAT Input
1 x TOSLINK Optical ADAT Output
1 x RCA Coaxial S/PDIF Input
1 x RCA Coaxial S/PDIF Output
• Host Connection
1 x USB-B
1 x USB-C
• Host Connection Protocol
USB 2.0
Thunderbolt 3
• Operating System Compatibility
macOS 10.12 and above
Windows 10 and above
• Power Requirements: AC/DC Power Adapter (Included)
• Internal DSP: 4 x
• Input Level Adjustment: 1 x Knob via Touch Screen

Performance
• THD
Microphone: -106dB
• EIN
Microphone: -128dBu

Strength
• Power Requirements: AC/DC Power Adapter (Included)
• AC Input Power: 18 VAC, 60 Hz
• AC/DC Power Adapter: 18 VAC (Included)
• Power Consumption: 25 W

Physically
• Operating Temperature: 32 to 122°F / 0 to 50°C
• Dimensions: 25.4 x 16.8 x 6.1 cm
• Weight: 1.6 kg

Packaging Information
• Package Weight: 7,535 lbs
• Box Dimensions (LxWxH): 11.7 x 8.9 x 6.7"