Synergy Core处理平台会将建模效果的未来直接引入您的工作站，借此您将轻松拥有自己的虚拟录音室。DSP和FPGA的独特融合可以让您获得经典模拟设备的真正魅力，并在您的录音和混音Session中实时应用。
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Synergy Core
最佳实时模拟建模效果器的核心
更具智慧的效果处理
追求你的创造力，
而非电脑的运算力
探索Synergy Core的优势
效果器收藏
一个包含模拟建模效果器
和第三方效果器的完整效果库
Synergy Core是专业音频领域中增长最为迅速的效果平台之一。集合了一系列经典硬件的仿真效果，并与Antares和Inertia Sound Systems等第三方厂商共同开发了越来越多的效果器。其中大多数的建模设备是行业公认的“黄金标准”，而另一些则模拟了那些昂贵而且难得一见的设备，并使它们成为了Synergy Core平台独享的特别工具。
第三方效果器
均衡器
踏板、延时和调制效果
话放和通道条
动态处理器
吉他箱体
吉他箱头
仿真处理
独特的硬件建模技术
在音频领域，为模拟硬件建立数字模型并不是什么新鲜事。而我们的效果器与市场上其他类似软件的区别，在于元件级的测量和利用FPGA处理器进行建模的过程。对于每个模拟建模效果，我们都拆解了原始硬件，并单独测量了每一个电容器、晶体管、变压器和电子管的特性。只有这样，数字效果才能在FPGA上重现模拟设备中的一切非线性特征。这种方式也使我们的效果器能够重建出尽可能接近原始硬件的声音。对于真实电路的纯粹而复杂的建模，是羚羊音频的出发点。
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当声音信号通过模拟设备时，从变压器到电子管、电容器、电阻器，甚至是电线，它会受到设备内部每个组件的影响。模拟设备的独特魅力就隐藏在其中元件带来的一切非线性特征当中。声音通常会因一些独特的谐波失真而产生变化，但不幸的是，软件开发者们使用的传统仿真技术很难对这种深度和维度的变化进行精确复制。
软件公司通常会测量模拟设备的输入和输出信号，并尝试用数学算法补偿差异。在某些情况下，这些效果可能会做出响应，并听起来接近原始硬件，但这仅仅是模仿而已，无法捕捉到细微之处。这些传统的方法无法准确复制每个元件添加到音频中细微的非线性特征。
羚羊音频相信这些传统方法已经过时，这就是为什么我们开发了一种全新而独特的建模方式。对于我们创建的每种效果，我们的工程师团队都将模拟域的每一个元件剥离下来，对其进行精确测量，然后在数字域重建它的行为、数值和非线性特征。然后，使用原始硬件原理电路图，我们构建了模拟硬件的真实数字表达式。我们设备中独特的FPGA芯片使我们能够同时、实时地重建模拟设备中每一个元件的行为。这种仿真技术的纯粹性是传统技术无法比拟的，因为传统的DSP芯片根本没有足够的并行计算能力。
录音和混音
实时的工作流程
在制作的任何阶段都难以察觉到延迟
您可以在录音、现场和后期制作中使用这些实时效果器。进行现场演出或录音时，您可以制作带效果的独立返送混音，并让乐手以几乎零延迟的方式进行实时的返送监听。通过将效果器作为硬件intsert或通过AFX2DAW插件集成到DAW中，您还可以将Synergy Core效果添加到您的效果链。Synergy Core能够直接从您的音频接口中为您提供虚拟录音和混音工作室体验。
协同处理
FPGA芯片独特的并行计算能力
与精细的模拟建模效果相得益彰
ARM DPS强大的加速性能
使得效果库更加丰富而完善
高效处理
效果运行的动力之源
该处理平台可同时运行一个Session中所需的所有效果。能够将大量效果器运行于各个通道，无需外置加速卡，也不必担心DSP的负载。即使满负荷运行，Synergy Core仍可保持稳定，无需担心效果引擎过载或崩溃。
内置平台
CPU 零消耗
Synergy Core将所有处理工作下放到音频接口中，从而节省了电脑的内存处理能力。这为电脑内部运算所需的更多带宽扫清了道路，例如在DAW中加载的其他Native插件或一些高CPU需求的合成器、采样器软件等等。您还可以将剩余处理能力用于减小Buffer Size以降低系统延迟。
运用Out-of-the-box思路
进行in-the-box制作
音频接口
处理单元
附赠效果数量
可运行效果数量
Zen Go Synergy Core
1 x DSP & 1 x FPGA
37 analog-modeled
Up to 32 loaded simultaneously*
Zen Q Synergy Core
2 x DSP & 1 x FPGA
37 analog-modeled
up to 48 loaded simultaneously*
Zen Tour Synergy Core
4 × DSP + 2 × FPGA
37 analog-modeled
Up to 112 loaded simultaneously*
Discrete 4 Synergy Core
2 × DSP + 1 × FPGA
37 analog-modeled
Up to 32 loaded simultaneously*
Discrete 8 Synergy Core
2 × DSP + 1 × FPGA
37 analog-modeled
Up to 64 loaded simultaneously*
Discrete 8 Pro Synergy Core
2 × DSP + 1 × FPGA
37 analog-modeled
Up to 128 loaded simultaneously*
Orion Studio Synergy Core
6 × DSP + 2 × FPGA
51 analog-modeled
Up to 128 loaded simultaneously*
Galaxy 32 Synergy Core
6 × DSP + 2 × FPGA
37 analog-modeled
Up to 128 loaded simultaneously*
Galaxy 64 Synergy Core
12 × DSP + 2 × FPGA
37 analog-modeled
Up to 256 loaded simultaneously*
Axino Synergy Core
1 × DSP + 1 × FPGA
11 analog-modeled
Up to 12 loaded simultaneously*
*此数字在很大程度上取决于Session的实际情况，因为每个效果的资源消耗量是不同的。这里给出的是处理平台配置所能达到的理论最大值。
“The Synergy Core allows me to have more processing muscle power when I am mixing large sessions, with many different EQ and compression options.”
- Brian Vibberts
6× Grammy Award-winning Audio Engineer
/Michael Jackson, Aerosmith/
“The Antelope plugins sound warm, big, and analog in the best possible way. The Synergy Core platform is my “in the box outboard gear.”
- Lars Deutch
Film Score Composer
“With Synergy Core’s incredible amount of effects, I can get my whole creative process into full gear, long before I even need to open up my DAW. It’s an entire recording studio.”
- Jay Leonard J
Guitarist, Vlogger, Composer, Performer
“The Synergy core technology has given me the power and the freedom to achieve classic sounds and colors without patching a single cable. And it’s not taxing your CPU either.”
- RedStone Productions
/Music Production Studio - Amsterdam, Netherlands/
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When a signal passes through an analog piece of equipment it is being affected by every single component inside - from the transformers to the valves, capacitors, resistors and even wires. The magic and character of analog gear hides in its imperfections and in all the non-linearities added by the components. The sound is often altered by unique harmonic distortion, depth and dimension which unfortunately cannot be replicated accurately with traditional emulation techniques used by software developers.
Companies often measure the incoming and outgoing signals from analog gear and try to compensate for the differences with mathematical algorithms. In some cases that may get the effects to respond and sound close to the original hardware, but it's no more than a mere imitation which is unable to capture the subtleties. Those old methods can’t accurately replicate the subtle non-linearities added to the audio by every single component.
We at Antelope Audio believe those methods are outdated, which is why we developed a unique way of doing things. For every effect emulation we have created, our team of engineers stripped down every single component of its analog domain, measured it and recreated its values, behavior and non-linearities in a digital form. Using the original schematics for the hardware we then built a true digital representation of the analog gear. The unique FPGA chips found in our devices allow us to recreate the behavior of every single component in an analog device simultaneously and in real-time. The purity of this emulation method is incomparable to traditional techniques as standalone DSP chips simply don’t have the capacity for the necessary parallel computation.
What does the FPGA take care of?×
At Antelope Audio we develop custom FPGA chips that take care of many tasks. This allows Synergy Core to complete much more complex algorithmic processing and convolution than the one found in standard DSP-only interfaces with built-in chips. Furthermore, FPGA’s programmable circuits allow us to stay flexible with the design - this way, the platform can be constantly upgraded. In Synergy Core the FPGA:
Allows us to create unique audio effects – After emulating the behavior of every single component found in an analog circuit, we can literally recreate that same circuit in a digital form on the programmable chip. This modeling process separates our analog-modeled effects from any other effect on the market.
Eliminates roundtrip latency when tracking with effects - There is no delay added during the process as all effects are calculated in real-time inside the interface just like real hardware. No samples of latency are introduced by each new effect instance, because the process doesn’t go through your computer.
Takes care of effects processing and core audio processing – The custom FPGAs are not limited to effects only. The circuit board is divided into sections for effects processing and audio processing. Its massive internal memory and parallel computation capabilities tend to the large stream of information that is all routing, mixing, audio stream and effects processing.
Enables you to use your Synergy Core interface as a standalone - Our interfaces don’t require constant connection to a PC or Mac. Once the audio configuration and routing are set, the FPGA’s internal memory is enough to get you through the recording session.
What does the DSP take care of? ×
Contributing a significant boost in computing power, cutting-edge ARM DSPs satisfy the needs of power and processing hungry audio applications. The DSP’s high-speed arithmetic and logical hardware is programmed to execute algorithms and ingest real-time signals. In Synergy Core the DSP:
Executes tasks set by the FPGA - With Synergy Core you always have the right type of processing available for the task at hand because the ARM DSPs work together with the custom FPGAs. The DSP completes all calculations and operations required for processing each piece of real-time FPGA information consecutively, before the next one arrives.
Allows us to expand the Synergy Core with new effects – When it comes to 3rd party and modulation (delay, echo, flanging) effects, DSPs are the most efficient way to update our platform. Synergy Core’s modular design allows us to configure and scale the platform to make it fully future proof.
