AES 2015 NY: Orion Studio 1U Rack by Antelope Audio

Antelope Audio announces at AES 2015 the new Orion Studio, their latest addition to its Orion series of recording interfaces. Featuring the fastest AD/DA chip-set on the market in combination with Thunderbolt™ and USB compatibility, Orion Studio delivers awesome Speed, Unparalleled I/O Flexibility and Pure, Sonic Integrity in a 1u Rackspace interface.

Press Release:

“Orion Studio is able to simultaneously process 32 I/O of 192 kHz audio at dizzying speeds of 100uS round trip delay, making it the fastest AD/DA converter in its class. Further, Orion Studio features 12 extremely transparent microphone preamplifiers with phantom power, 16 analog outputs and a pair of mastering-grade monitor outputs, two hardware inserts, two re-amps and a talkback mic.

Orion Studio is totally controllable via a user-friendly desktop applet available for both OS X and Windows operating systems. The control panel builds on the logic and flexibility of Zen Studio’s panel, allowing for easy color-coded routing and creation of four separate mixers with custom DSP effects and zero latency monitoring. Five user-configurable presets enhance engineers’ productivity, providing fast and easy recall of favorite settings. Orion Studio’s clocking accuracy is provided by Antelope’s superior 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking (AFC) jitter management technology, which is present in all Antelope’s flagship clocks and converters.”

Features:

Antelope Audio precise AD/DA conversion technology
32 channels at 192 kHz I/O via ThunderboltTM
24 channels at 192 kHz I/O via USB
Comprehensive mic pres, HiZ instrument and line inputs
12 Class A mic preamps, with phantom power: 8 mic/line inputs and 4 mic/line/instrument inputs
Comprehensive mic pres, HiZ instrument and line inputs
2 Re-amp Outputs
Inserts over TRS
2 Independently assignable headphone outputs
2 Pairs of Monitor Outs on TRS
2 DSUB-25 connectors
16 channels I/O via Fiber Optic ADAT
2 channels I/O via S/PDIF
Antelope’s renowned 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking Technology
Antelope’s proprietary Oven Controlled Oscillator for supreme clocking stability
1 Word Clock Output, 1 Word Clock Input
Five presets for fast and easy recall of favorite setups
1U rack size device consuming only 25 Watts keeping the heat low
A user-friendly desktop application available for both Windows ans OS X
Ergonomic software control panel
Extremely flexible routing and mixing capabilities
Massive parallel DSP and effects processing
Sample Rates (kHz): 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192