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PусскийSanta Monica, CA, April 3, 2013 – Antelope Audio’s Orion32 interface, the world’s first 32-channel AD/DA converter and audio master clock in a 1U rack, will be the company’s flagship at the upcoming Musikmesse in Frankfurt, April 10 – 13, 2013. Antelope team will demonstrate exclusively the new and upgraded features of the audio interface which had become a best-seller in only 3 months after its launch, at Hall 5.1, Stand C74.
The mixer, elegantly integrated within the control panel, provides extremely low latency mix and monitoring that can be distributed using the control panel, allowing it to be routed from any output of the Orion32. For example one can drag all 32 USB play channels to the “mix channels” and then the MIX L/R inputs to DAC 1 and 2, providing a stereo bus mix to DAC channels 1 and 2. The Zero Latency Mixer provides the basic functions of a real mixer such as: Solo, Mute, Pan, Volume Level controlled by faders and a Master Fader, so one can easily make a stereo mix.
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Critical aspects of high end audio A/D and D/A converters and master clocks design
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Here is an interview with Igor Levin published by Audio Times in 2012. Igor answers questions about some critical aspects of A/D and D/A converters and master clocks design.
Irrespective of the sampling rate, what are the really important elements within successful A/D and D/A converters designs?
About 20 years ago when I built my first D/A converter I had also to build a clock for it. At that time, clocks were not something that you just go out and buy. So I built my first clock for my first D/A converter. People liked the converter, but what they really appreciated was the clock. This was when I realized the importance of the stable clocking reference for digital audio.
I still believe the accurate clock is the basis for successful conversion. In fact as the chips get better and the circuit artifacts we struggled to overcome fall away, the significance of good clocking has come to the fore as never before. Today I would say it amounts to at least 75% of the overall sound. Of course there is a list of other important factors such as proper layout, stable power supply, the analog-based volume control etc.
Korn Frontman Jonathan Davis erweitert sein Rack mit Antelope Audio Eclipse 384 AD/DA-Wandler
Los Angeles, CA, 21.08.2012 — Korn hat Ende 2011 für Aufsehen in der Nu Metal-Gemeinde gesorgt, als die Band das zehnte Studioalbum “Path of Totality” mit Dubstep-Produzenten wie dem mehrfachen Grammy Award-Gewinner Skrillex veröffentlichte. Mit seinen neuen Projekten “Killbot” und “J Devil untermauert er sein Statement, dass der “nordamerikanische Dubstep der neue elektronische Heavy Metal ist”. Als DJ J Devil nimmt er seine Ideen unterwegs mit seinem Notebook auf, während er seit neustem einen Eclipse 384, Master Clock und Monitorcontroller einsetzt.
“Das ist alles, was ich zur Zeit habe. Früher hatte ich jede Menge Racks” sagt Davis, der Vocals, Gitarre und Bass direkt auf seinem Apple MacBook Pro“ aufnimmt. Hierbei nutzt er einen API Channel Strip, ein Shure Mikrofon und den Antelope Eclipse 384, mit dem alle Signale gewandelt werden.”Das ist praktisch mein ganzes Studio in einer Box. Der Eclipse ist das beste Audiointerface, was ich bisher genutzt habe, weil die für mich notwendige Hardware hier vorhanden ist,” so Davis weiter.
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Live Concert Applications of Antelope Audio Master Clocks
by Robert Dugan, Sound Engineer
Antelope Audio 10M & Trinity Combo during a Live Event with Robert Dugan
I‘ve personally used Antelope Audio in the Live Sound domain. At first, I was skeptical of how much clocking could really change the sound, especially since I was using a digital console. But after the unpacking and setting up, it was all ready to go within five minutes and, if I would have known how I was going to react, I would have prepared a little better.
Upon hearing Deftones “Digital Bath,” it seemed like the PA had come alive after sleeping for years. The drums were lifelike and it sounded like I was listening to the Deftones right in the rehearsal room. Immediately, I thought that the clock couldn’t be doing all of this, so I unplugged the BNC from console to Trinity. The sound seemed to escape and it reminded me of listening to the song through iPod headphones – thin and one road.
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Some Words for Clocks or Why do we need precise clocking
by Robert Dugan, Sound Engineer
The Importance of Clocking
Like it or not, the digital age is coming in full force, making every audiophile worried about quality being lost. This is why it’s best to educate audiophiles and consumers about the importance of clocking. I’ll try and make this easy to understand and straight to the point. When an analog signal is about to be converted to a digital signal, it is represented by bits that are representations of the analog waveform. When two points that are represented are slightly off, they create jitter – which is digital distortion.
Clocking can play a very important role during this process. With all these signals digitized, it’s important that the timing and space between every ‘bit’ are exactly the same (in sync), so the audio source has no jitter. This is where Clocking comes into play by synching all the audio signals.
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Antelope Audio stellt auf der Musikmesse Frankfurt die Remote Control für “Eclipse 384″ vor, dem ersten 384 kHz AD/DA-Wandler mit Master Clock und Monitoring Controller in einem 2HE-Gehäuse
Antelope Audio demonstriert seinen AD/DA-Wanlder Eclipse 384 erstmals in Europa auf der Musikmesse Frankfurt vom 21.-24.03.2012 und präsentiert die Eclipse 384 Remote Control “Luna”. Die Fernsteuerung ermöglicht die flexible und effektive Parametersteuerung der Eclipse 384-Funktionen ohne dabei den Sweetspot vor dem Mischpult verlassen zu müssen.
Eclipse 384 wurde letzten Oktober erstmals während der Audio Engineering Society (AES)-Messe in New York vorgestellt und dort mit den renommierten Industrie-Auszeichnungen “Best of Show” sowie “Gear of the Year” prämiert. Das kompakte Gehäuse beinhaltet 384 kHz AD/DA –Wandler, die durch zwei unabhängige Clocks mit 64-bit DSP Trinity-Technologie synchronisiert werden. Der voll integrierte Monitor-Controller erlaubt flexible Lautsprecherschaltungen, Bass Management und Cue Mix-Funktionen inklusive Talkback.
In der Halle 5.1 am Stand C55 können Musiker, Produzenten und Toningenieure selbst testen, wie einfach die Steuerung des mehrfach ausgezeichneten AD/DA-Wandlers ist. Luna erlaubt beispielsweise die Steuerung von Pegel, Presets, Mono-, Mute und Dim-Funktionen auf einem LCD-Display. “Auf der Musikmesse können sich Anwender schon einmal einen ersten Überblick über die demnächst erhältliche Eclipse 384 Remote Control verschaffen”, sagt Marcel James, Marketingleiter Antelope Audio USA. “Mit Luna wird es jetzt noch einfacher, die mächtigen Funktionen von Eclipse 384 für die Studio- und Live-Produktion und das Mastering zu nutzen”, so James weiter.
What are the Particular Strengths of Antelope’s Trinity Master Clock?
This is the third video post in which Igor Levin talks about clocking technologies and Antelope’s products.
This time the topic is the Isochrone Trinity – a universal high-definition master clock employing Antelope’s 4th Generation of Acoustically Focused Clocking with 64-bit Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and up to 384 kHz audio streaming.
Igor explains the major strengths of Trinity and what makes it one of the most preferred clocks not only in sound recording and mastering studios, but in film scoring facilities as well.
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Antelope Audio Names Vintage King Audio “Dealer of the Year” for its Pro Audio Category
Santa Monica, CA., December 19, 2011 — Antelope Audio has named Ferndale, Michigan-based Vintage King Audio its 2011 Dealer of the Year, Pro Audio. Vintage King was recognized for its outstanding sales performance, customer support and overall product knowledge of Antelope Audio’s master clocks and digital to analog converts (DACs).
“We are pleased to present Vintage King with our Dealer of the Year award in the Professional Audio category,” commented Marcel James, Director of Sales for Antelope Audio. “Since its founding in 1988, Vintage King has been an essential resource for the pro audio community, serving the market with not only the best products but also an incredibly knowledgeable staff. In 2011, they have done a fantastic job with Antelope Audio’s products — particularly with our Trinity and 10M clocks.”
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Assessing the Sound Quality of Antelope’s 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking
This is the second of the series of blog posts and videos with Igor Levin, CEO and founder of Antelope Audio talking about clocking and Antelope’s technologies.
In this video Igor is explaining what is hidden behind the term Acoustically Focused Clocking, which is one of the core Antelope clocking technologies.
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Igor Levin Talks about The Philosophy behind Antelope’s Sound and How it Contributes to the Creative Process
This is the first of a series of blog posts and videos with Igor Levin, the CEO and founder of Antelope Audio. Igor is not just the CEO, but also the main engineer behind some of the most prominent innovations in clocking technologies in the last 20 years. I know the words ‘innovative’ and ‘innovations’ have lost their meaning dissolving in the ocean of marketing language that is flooding us, but there’s no other way to describe the Oven Controlled Oscillator or the Acoustically Focused Clocking which are in the core of so many studios around the world.
So, in these series Igor is going to share his thoughts about sound, about the technologies he invented and the products he created.
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