Conversion & Clocking
Class-leading AD/DA conversion with up to 130dB of headroom.
Recording, mixing and playback at up to 24-bit/192kHz.
Proprietary 64-bit AFC™ (Acoustically Focused Clocking) technology & Jitter. Management algorithm delivering increased sound width, separation, and detail.
Connectivity
8 × Discrete 6-transistor preamps with 75dB of gain for pristine recordings, with 48V phantom power. All work as microphone/line (DC-Coupled) and two are also Hi-Z inputs, on combo XLR jacks.
8 × DC-coupled line outputs over D-Sub 25
Two reamp outputs on TRS ¼ jacks for further amp processing of guitar signal. They can also be used as an additional stereo monitor output – this allows you to have two pairs of monitor speakers playing together simultaneously.
USB 2.0 type-C port with custom macOS & Windows drivers. Additional Class Compliant mode for macOS to work without an installed driver.
Digitally expandable over ADAT I/O, with up to 16 channels available.
Digitally expandable over S/PDIF I/O, with 2 channels available.
Three word clock outputs let you distribute the interface’s highly stable clock signal across your studio and a word clock input allows you to sync the Discrete 8 Oryx with other gear.
Footswitch input that can be used as a single footswitch (on 1/4” TS jack) to control the dim function and a dual footswitch to control both the talkback and dim functions.
Four stereo headphone outputs with separate gain control.
Dedicated stereo monitor output over TRS.
Workflow-enhancing features
Direct monitoring with Synergy Core effects, processed in real-time with imperceptible latency.
X-feed – Headphone crossfeed mode with calibration, mimicking the stereo sound stage of monitor speakers.
Customizable presets with signal routing, level adjustments, mixer and FX settings.
Customizable monitoring mixes with adjustable volume, pan and reverb.
Easily accessible front-panel talkback with built-in microphone.
Front panel with color display, navigation buttons for hands-on control of core parameters. Hardware relay-based gain knobs for each preamp, plus mode control (mic/line/Hi-Z) via push sequence.
Option to work without being connected to a computer (standalone operation).
Remote control of software features from a separate computer connected to the same network.
Real-time effects processing
Included 37 Synergy Core Real-Time FX modeled after classic and rare analog outboard gear.
Synergy Core proprietary onboard platform powered by 2 × DSP & 1 × FPGA chips for Real-Time FX processing with imperceptible latency.
Mic Modeling Engine allowing pairing with the Edge line of microphones for real-time use of vintage microphone emulations.
