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Discrete 8 Synergy Core User Manual
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1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN
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Congratulations on your purchase! We’d like to turn your attention to the following:
As with all Antelope Audio interfaces, the software Control Panel is the “mediator”
between the Discrete 8 Synergy Core and your preferred DAW. To take complete
advantage of the unit’s capabilities, you are meant to handle tasks like gain adjustments,
signal routing, effects processing, 'rough' mixing and metering from the Control Panel.
The resulting audio is routed into your DAW for recording in formats of your choice, such
as multi-track, stem, and two-channel stereo.
Depending on your experience, you might find this approach different from what you are
used to. Perhaps the most familiar workflow for the modern recordist involves treating
the audio interface like a box which brings audio in and out of your computer, with the
rest of the session taking place in your DAW. To an extent, it is possible to use the
Discrete 8 Synergy Core in this manner by relying on the front panel display and controls
for monitoring, gain control and setup. The DAW is used for recording, mixing and
mastering.
However, the only way to use Synergy Core effects as inserts (plug-ins) in your DAW is
by purchasing the Antelope Audio AFX2DAW plug-in. Think of it as a hardware-to-
software “bridge” that turns our hardware-processed, low-latency effects into typical
software plug-ins applied to your audio tracks. At the time of writing, AFX2DAW is only
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