Antelope Audio announces a refresh of its Orion Studio.
In addition to a new carbon grey faceplate, Orion Studio 2017 sports brand new analog to digital converters, enabling it to achieve 124 decibels of dynamic range, along with Antelope’s trademark low-latency performance.
The updated interface continues its predecessor’s penchant for connectivity, including 12 microphone preamps, and 16 analog outputs.
Orion Studio 2017 boasts brand new A/D conversion chips along with 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking (AFC) jitter-management technology.
“Sound quality has been our primary focus in all our product designs, and we are pleased to launch this significant update to our popular Orion Studio,” says Antelope Audio CEO Igor Levin. “With these updates, customers are able to realize an even higher degree of audio quality in real time, while employing our other new innovations such as Session Presets and intuitive routing capabilities.”
The new Orion Studio 2017 offers extensive connectivity options, making it suitable for just about any recording assignment. The 12 built-in preamps easily accommodate complex multi-microphone setups, while 16 analog outputs offer plenty of signal distribution capabilities for outboard gear integration or summing.
Dual mastering-grade monitor outputs maintain signal integrity all the way to the monitoring stage, while also allowing easy switching between two loudspeaker pairs. ADAT and S/PDIF digital I/O meantime, allows for additional channels to be delivered via Thunderbolt or USB 2.0. Built-in talkback, four Instrument DI’s, two transformer-based reamp outputs, dual headphone outs, and WC in and out are also included.
The launch of Orion Studio 2017 coincides with the addition of several new compressors to its growing library of FPGA-based FX. Orion Studio 2017 allows simultaneous use of up to 32 compressors — without sacrificing the generous 40 EQ instances the hardware offers. Perfect for tracking or mixing, these real-time FX are handled within the interface itself and do not tax the host DAW system.
Controllable via a desktop app for Mac or PC, Antelope’s session preset and routing software also allows provides users with complete control over signal flow, enabling FX chains, faithful monitor mixes, and easy outboard hardware integration. The new Matrix View, available in Orion Studio 2017, offers a detailed alternative to Antelope’s drag-and-drop routing interface. The new Session Presets feature allow users to instantaneous recall settings at any time.
The Orion Studio 2017 is priced at $2,595 and will be shipping in May.
