At the Prolight + Sound show in Frankfurt, Antelope Audio has introduced the new LiveClock, a compact master clock based on company’s fourth-generation Acoustically Focused Clocking (AFC) technology and designed for use in live sound applications.
The new clock is designed to into dog houses of front of house consoles, and takes up 1U space with additional rack ears.
Antelope Audio created LiveClock to meet increasing demand for an efficiently sized master clock capable of improving the sound quality of digital gear in live performance environments. While LiveClock was created with live sound in mind, it’s also suited as a practical clocking solution for home and project studios.
“The clocking technology present within many digital consoles and other live sound gear is often a weak link that adversely affects sound quality,” says Antelope Audio founder and CEO Igor Levin. “Many FOH engineers have already discovered that they can achieve sizable improvements in stereo image, detail, and sonic authenticity by using external clocking solutions.
“Now with LiveClock,” he continues, “Antelope is offering live sound engineers the same clocking technology present in our OCX HD Master Clock and Isochrone Trinity, with a feature set perfectly suited to these kinds of applications.”
LiveClock supports up to 192 kHz sample rates, distributed via four Word Clock outputs on BNC and two pairs of AES/EBU and S/PDIF outputs. The unit allows simultaneous clocking of multiple devices, enabling synchronization of multiple components. The unit’s 10 MHz input allows users of Antelope Audio’s 10MX or 10M Atomic Clock to achieve greater stability and sound quality.
Meanwhile, LiveClock is designed to be simple to configure with a touch interface that also offers a convenient “Panel Lock” function to prevent accidental sample rate changes. All functions of the device are controlled via a cross-platform software control panel.
“Our master clocks are already popular in live sound rigs and their benefits are well-known, but many of our customers in that sector have sought a competitively priced, compact product specifically tailored to their use,” says Marcel James, Antelope Audio director of U.S. sales. “LiveClock meets this demand with Antelope Audio’s trademark analog-like sonic integrity in a pocket-sized, rack-mountable package. Now live sound engineers can take crystal clear Antelope sound wherever their next job takes them.”
LiveClock is scheduled to ship towards the end of April 2016 and will carry a price of $995/€995.
