#Antelope orion studio vs zen studio update#
#Antelope orion studio vs zen studio pro#

Direct In is an input method for direct A/D conversion, I thought it would be very good to capture analog summing sound and hardware effects by direct In. You can select the input method for microphone, line and direct input. It is an excellent product in terms of both quality and cost performance. Or the Apollo either.I switched from AVID HD I/O to Antelope Orion Studio Synergy Core.ĪVID HD I/O is also a very good product, but I was surprised by the audio interface of Antelope Orion Studio Synergy Core. Allegedly the converters are not as high spec as the Goliath, but I can't say I've noticed a difference in quality between the two. And for 32/32 channels, it was a GREAT value. I will say that the Orion 32 has been very stable over MADI FWIW. But it's still cumbersome and I experience some failures from time to time.

#Antelope orion studio vs zen studio update#

But yes, the new app has helped the update process. So every time I want to update, I have to crawl behind my desk, unplug the TB and plug in the USB so it can update. You cannot have TB and USB connected at the same time either. I haven't updated my Goliath in a while out of fear, but last time I did this was the case. I think all the interfaces have to update by USB. They also put out the AFX2DAW but its pretty expensive IMO so i havent tried it yet. Ive now got their Edge emulation mic, and ive no experience with the true vintage mics but im very impressed with the Edge. ive got an OG Orion Studio and for some reason it wont update by TB, so a very slight inconvenience to temporarily switch to USB but other than that i havent had any more of the issues that were in the past, very frequent. They put out a new version of their update application which basically does it all for you. But it seems like they launch a new Apollo every couple years.ĭamase wrote:fwiw with Antelope the firmware update situation has vastly improved in the past 8 months. What irks me about them is that every year they seem to revamp the Apollo, and now my newer Apollo which I bought a few years ago will get a fraction of what I paid for it if I do sell it. UAD has much better support and stability. I’m keeping one Apollo for a few more inputs and as a backup in case the Goliath goes down. I got a second hand Orion 32 to expand the IO through MADI. It’s far from stable, but it’s not bad, and again, it’s the only unit with that much IO. Firmware updates are a really weird thing with the Goliath. Sweetwater shipped me one the same day with next day shipping, and let me return my unit at my convenience.

They wasted several hours of my life remoting in only to confirm it was fucked. My TB port shit the bed, I think after a firmware update, within the first couple months. I wouldn’t have taken the chance if I hadn’t bought from Sweetwater.

#Antelope orion studio vs zen studio pro#

I'm more inclined lately to skip getting a 3rd interface, as the same money would be better spent on a pro patchbay with DSUBs on the back and bantam on the front, and a bunch of quality snakes. Firmware update on UAD is so painless you don't even notice it happening! So I had to withdraw any idea of Antelope just based on that. Then I read the firmware update procedure and it's pretty terrifying sounding. Or that the SPDIF stopped working and so on. But there are also a ton of people saying that after a firmware update they can connect by USB but not TB. There are a lot of folks that rave about the sound of Antelope. But I kept coming back to the horror stories about firmware updates. I mulled over the cost of two Apollos compared to the Goliath, Orion Studio and a couple other solutions like the Zen Tour etc.