Antelope Audio Galaxy 64 Synergy Core 64-Channel Audio Interface

Here’s What Antelope Audio Say About the Synergy Core Galaxy 64

Unprecedented solution for the most demanding recording environments

GALAXY 64 SYNERGY CORE is a high-end recording system that connects your entire studio within a 2U rack space while providing high-fidelity audio and onboard plugin processing for your most demanding projects. With Dante, HDX and Thunderbolt connectivity, the world’s first 64-channel AD/DA converter offers unbeatable flexibility when moving sound around your high-profile production facility, live stage, broadcast, or other enterprise applications.

Simultaneous Use Of All Digital Ports

Galaxy 64 Synergy Core is the only interface to offer two Dante® ports for audio networking, four HDX ports for a full array of 128 channels at 192kHz sample rate in Pro Tools as well as Thunderbolt™ connectivity. These features can be used simultaneously with multiple systems for easy adaptation to different workflows with preferred DAW applications. This is all made possible by utilizing our exclusive FPGA configuration and advanced digital routing.

High-Fidelity Audio Performance

High-spec AD/DA converters provide low total harmonic distortion and signal-to-noise ratio for artifact-free recording sessions. Signature clocking technology helps deliver accurate width, separation, and detail in musical performances.

36 Real-Time Synergy Core Plugins Included

The collection is largely composed of software emulations of vintage analog gear found in world-renowned facilities. The onboard Synergy Core offloads all processing to the interface while allowing direct monitoring with plugins in real-time with no perceived latency – a feature widely used in live performances.

World’s First 64-Channel AD/DA Converter in 2U Rack Space

GALAXY 64 SYNERGY CORE fits 64 channels of analog I/O in just 2U of rack space. The interface is designed to be the hub of your entire recording environment that eliminates the need for any external modules & expansion cards, thus centralizing your entire setup.

Dante® audio over IP

The audio networking choice of nearly all professional audio manufacturers, Dante® audio networking uses standard IP networks to transmit high-quality, uncompressed audio with near-zero latency.

The ease of installation, affordable cabling and glitch-free transmission make Dante® the optimal choice for installations, live events, production facilities and any situation where large volumes of high-definition digital audio must be reliably transferred over large distances.

Galaxy 64 Synergy Core joins the expansive Dante® ecosystem with dual RJ-45 ports, each carrying 64 channels of 24-bit/192kHz audio. This configuration provides straightforward integration and reliable redundancy, with the secondary RJ-45 port serving as a backup 64-channel Dante® route.

128 CHANNELS IN PRO TOOLS VIA HDX

Galaxy 64 Synergy Core is the only interface to offer four HDX ports. Each is a primary port, that enables interfacing to two HDX cards simultaneously for a primary/secondary recording setup or a full array of 128 channels ready to interface across multiple Pro Tools sessions through several hosts. What is especially impressive about our exclusive FPGA configuration is that it allows this channel count to be maintained at high sample rates such as 192kHz.

THUNDERBOLT 3 CONNECTIVITY

Dual Thunderbolt™ 3 ports and custom drivers for Windows and macOS guarantee optimal cross-platform operation for the Galaxy 64 Synergy Core. Developed from the ground up and field-tested for low latency and stability at high sample rates, the Antelope Thunderbolt™ driver works behind the scenes to carry 64 channels of 192kHz audio wherever you want them to go – on both PC and Mac setups based around any market-leading DAW. The left Thunderbolt™ port enables USB-C connection to a secondary computer for remote control purposes. This is the first Antelope Audio interface featuring two Thunderbolt™ 3 ports that enable daisy-chaining.

High-fidelity audio performance

GALAXY 64 SYNERGY CORE employs high quality converters, providing low total harmonic distortion and signal-to-noise ratio. The dedicated monitor converter is of the same kind as those built into specialized mastering converters. This way, the Galaxy 64 Synergy Core does not require external converters for monitoring and facilitates critical listening without coloration or signal degradation.

Internally, Antelope’s proprietary 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking & Jitter Management systems ensure the kind of audio quality that set apart the legendary Trinity OCX master clock - still employed in the most prestigious studios and production facilities.

Synergy Core

The Synergy Core real-time plugin processing platform employs 12 × ARM DSP and 2 × FPGA processors in a custom configuration, engineered to process tens of input/output audio streams and hundreds of low latency studio plugins in real-time.

A single Galaxy 64 Synergy Core can handle large sessions with hundreds of plugin instances applied across 64 individual audio channels. Each channel strip can load up to 8 plugins at once in a “virtual rack” format, functioning as a standalone plugin processor per single channel. This allows for 64 “virtual racks” at once, with different plugin chains which operate simultaneously and enable multiple instances of your favorite signal processors.

The interface includes a massive library of 36 real-time audio plugins powered by Antelope’s exclusive Synergy Core real-time plugin processing platform. Out of the box, this plugins library stretches beyond the essentials needed at any production stage, both studio and live, with 18 Equalizers, 12 Compressors & Limiters, 2 Preamps & Channel Strips, 1 AutoWah Pedal, 1 Tremolo, 1 De-Esser and 1 Reverb.

Technical Specifications

A/D Line Input

• Input Connection: 8 × D-Sub 25-pin, DC-Coupled with AC/DC coupling switch (TASCAM Standard)
• I/O Channel Count: 64 Channels
• Input Level Trim: 12 dBu to 22 dBu
• Dynamic Range: 124 dB
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz—192 kHz, 24-bit PCM
• THD+N (A): -112 dB
• Impedance Load: 11.2 kOhms

D/A Line Output

• Output Connection: 8 × D-sub 25-pin, DC-Coupled (TASCAM Standard)
• I/O Channel Count: 64 Channels
• Output level: -inf to 24dBu // 1 dB step
• Dynamic Range: 128 dB
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz—192 kHz, 24-bit PCM
• THD+N (A): -115 dB
• Impedance Load: 56 Ohms

D/A Monitor Output

• Output Connection: 2 × ¼” 6.35 mm Jack (3 pin)
• Channel Count: 2 Channels
• Output level: -inf to 22dBu in steps of 1 dB
• Dynamic Range: 130 dB
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz—192 kHz, 24-bit PCM
• THD+N (A): -115 dB
• Impedance Load: 56 Ohms

Headphone Output

• Output Connection: 1 × ¼” 6.35 mm Jack (3 pin)
• Output Level: 22dBu
• Dynamic Range: 122 dB
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz—192 kHz, 24-bit PCM
• THD+N (A): -115 dB
• Impedance Load: 120 Ohms

Digital Interface – Thunderbolt

• Interface Connection: 2 × Thunderbolt™ 3 Ports
• I/O Channel Count: 64 Channels
• Daisy-Chain: Supported
• Remote Control: Supported, (Over USB Type-C)
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz—192 kHz, 24-bit PCM
• Control Panel Support: Supported

Digital Interface - Dante

• Interface Connection: 2 × RJ-45 Ports, I/O
• I/O Channel Count: 64 Channels (@44.1/48.0 kHz)
• Redundancy: Supported
• Connectivity: Dual Ethernet, switched or redundant
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz—192 kHz, 24-bit PCM

Digital Interface - HDX

• Interface Connection: 4 × HDX Ports
• I/O Channel Count: 128 Channels (32 Per Port)
• Primary/Secondary Ports: 4 Primary
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz—192 kHz, 24-bit PCM
• Delay Compensation: Supported
• Manual Delay Compensation: Supported, (up to 128 samples)
• Session I/O Support: Yes (16 × 16)

Digital Interface - MADI

• Interface Connection: 2 × Optical SC Connectors
• MADI Mode: Dual Wire, Optical
• SMUX: Supported
• MADI Protocol: AES10-2003
• I/O Channel Count: 64 Channels @44.1/48.0 kHz
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz—192 kHz, 24-bit PCM

Digital Interface - S/PDIF

• IInterface Connection: 2 × RCA Connectors
• S/PDIF SRC: Supported
• I/O Channel Count: 2 Channels
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz—192 kHz, 24-bit PCM

Digital Interface - AES/EBU

• Interface Connection: 2 × XLR Connectors
• AES Mode: AES/EBU
• I/O Channel Count: 2 Channels
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz—192 kHz, 24-bit PCM

Clocking System

• Clocking Technology: 4th Generation Acoustically Focused Clocking, 64-Bit Jitter Management DDS
• Word Clock Input: 1 × Input @ 75 Ohms 3Vpp on BNC
• Word Clock Output: 6 × Output @ 75 Ohms 3Vpp on BNC
• Loop-Sync Input: 1 × Input @ 75 Ohms 3Vpp on BNC
• Loop-Sync Output: 1 × Output @ 75 Ohms 3Vpp on BNC
• 10M Atomic Reference Input: 1 × Input @ 75 Ohms 1Vpp on BNC
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz—192 kHz, 24-bit PCM