Antelope Audio Discrete 8 AFX Microphone Preamp and Thunderbolt/USB Interface

Built-in FX and Mic/Preamp Modeling
Putting Antelope Audio's Discrete 8 AFX at the center of your studio is a sure way to invigorate your projects. Experience an expensive-sounding warmth, by virtue of eight console-grade mic pres, while Accusonic modeling arms you with an array of classic microphone and preamp emulations. Beyond that, Discrete 8 AFX's built-in FPGA FX supply you with a sizable collection of spot-on vintage processor models. This audio interface offers incredible sound quality, thanks to Antelope's legendary clocking and conversion. Discrete 8 AFX includes an ample amount of I/O, and its comprehensive monitoring section includes a built-in talkback mic and up to four individual headphone mixes. Discrete 8 AFX belongs in your studio.
This version of Antelope Audio's Discrete 8 includes the Premium AFX Collection, which allows you to use 16 channels of FGPA FX processing. For more information, call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer.











Console-grade preamps with Accusonic modeling
Discrete 8 AFX's eight console-grade preamps feature a fully discrete design consisting of six accurately matched transistors. These pres sound amazing on their own, but Discrete 8 AFX takes things further with built-in Accusonic modeling that emulates classic microphones and preamps in real-time. Experience an authentic blend of 10 different mic preamps, along with tube, transformer, and FET-based microphones, with no artifacts or latency. You can capture sources with and without Accusonic modeling, enabling you to choose between mic and preamp models while mixing. While these preamps work with any microphone, they really shine with Antelope's Edge and Verge mics.






Hardware-based emulations of classic processors
Antelope Audio's Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology not only allows Discrete 8 AFX near-zero latency performance, it also powers its built-in FPGA FX, which are authentic digital re-creations of classic hardware processors. FPGA FX respond more like hardware compared to many other plug-ins, thanks to this powerful processing platform. Discrete 8 AFX's included effects deliver spot-on emulations of vintage processors, but they're just the beginning. Antelope's engineers are continuously working on creating new models, and you'll be able to add them for free as they become available.
Premium AFX Collection
The Premium AFX Collection allows you to employ the full studio power of the Antelope Audio real-time FPGA FX. The collection features authentic models of iconic studio units from BAE, Gyraf Audio, LANG, and FET. With the Premium AFX Collection, you can use 16 instances of each EQ, Compressor, and AuraVerb, plus four instances of each guitar amp/cabinet model. This Premium library features 50+ Antelope Audio real-time FPGA FX.




Guitar Amps

Burnsphere (DE)
Marcus II (US)
Overange 120 (UK)
Tweed Deluxe
Top30
Darkface
Modern
Plexi 59
Rock 75
Rock 22.10

EQ Legends

VEQ-55b
VEQ-STU 089
VEQ-STU 169
VEQ-STU 900
VEQ HA32C
BAE 1023
BAE 1084
NEU-W492
NEU-W495
NEU-PEV
VEQ-4K Series
VEQ-4K Black
VEQ-4K Brown
VEQ-4K Pink
VEQ-4K Orange
BAE-1073
VEQ-HLF
VEQ-1A
VMEQ-5
VEQ-55A
Lang PEQ2
UK-69
ClearQ

Vintage Compressors

X903
VCA160
Gyraf Gyratec X
Tube176
Grove Hill Liverpool
FET-A76
FET-A78
ALT-436C
BA-6A
SMT-100A
Stay-Levin
TubeChild670
Power EX
Power Gate
Feedforward Compressor

Reverb

AuraVerb







Acclaimed clocking and conversion technology
Antelope's 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking (AFC) jitter-management technology, used in top mastering facilities worldwide, delivers some of the most analog-sounding audio conversion we've heard here at Sweetwater. Expect vast stereo imaging, wide and balanced frequency response, and an uncanny sense of depth and dimension. Discrete 8 AFX features a word clock input, so you can de-jitter and distribute an external clock signal. You also get three word clock outputs so you can distribute Discrete 8 AFX's rock-solid reference signal to your other digital gear, keeping everything in perfect sync.




Comprehensive monitoring section with 4 headphone mixes
Discrete 8 AFX has a comprehensive monitoring section complete with a built-in talkback mic. You can create up to four individual headphone mixes for band members, complete with FPGA FX. Set up various tracking scenarios and save them as presets for easy recall. Discrete 8 AFX's front panel features an assignable volume knob to control the level of your main monitors and the individual headphone outputs. Keeping an eye on your levels is easy, thanks to Discrete 8 AFX's front-panel metering.






A rapidly growing audio interface platform
With Discrete 8 AFX, you can save and load AFX presets and exchange settings with the entire line of Antelope Audio FPGA-equipped audio interfaces. This allows you to share your FX settings with other Antelope users, or use professionally programmed FX chains in your projects. It's also great for transferring settings back and forth between your studio and mobile rigs.




Antelope Audio Discrete 8 AFX Features:

Thunderbolt/USB audio interface, 24-bit/192kHz, for Mac and PC
8 console-grade preamps with a fully discrete design
Accusonic modeling emulates classic microphones and preamps in real-time
Built-in FPGA FX deliver spot-on models of vintage processors
Acoustically Focused Clocking (AFC) jitter-management technology yields amazing analog-sounding conversion
Word clock input for de-jittering and distributing an external clock signal
3 word clock outputs keep all of your digital gear in perfect sync
Comprehensive monitoring section with built-in talkback mic
Create up to four individual headphone mixes
AFX presets are compatible with the entire line of Antelope Audio FPGA-equipped audio interfaces
Discrete 8 app for iOS/Android provides remote control of your parameters





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