The Launched
Antelope Audio now returns to mesmerize customers with its brand new Eclipse 384 audio device. The multifunctional model offers D/A and 384 kHz conversion, supported by the Companyâs 64-bit mechanism and a flamboyant monitoring control. Additionally, the device comes with converters that are clocked using a pair of trinity grade clocks and a monitor controller employing high end relay attenuators. The Antelope beauty also gives you the control to switch speakers, manage the bass level and an integrated talk back.
Functionality
Apart from the high-capacity converters and monitor controller integrated fully, the Eclipse offers a wide array of spectacular features making it a top-of-the-line device. Users are treated to relay attenuators plated in gold, speaker switching and cue mix functions. The device also takes bass management to another level altogether. The final icing in the cake comes in the form of a pair of excellent headphone amplifiers, customized USB interface and two huge peak meters gracing the front panel. The Eclipse gets along with both PC and MAC, thanks to a cutting edge software control panel system. You can recall all your favorite set ups via nameable presets.
The clocking set up accounts for a dual domain and converts the sample rates more naturally through an analog mechanism. The patching functions are integrated and designed specifically for keeping the supervision of digital or analog sources easy and free from distortion or cable generated noise. You can also remove the myriad of output or input stages as well as the different power supplies featured in individual devices so that the noise floor remains drastically minimal and the sound quality accentuates substantially.
What to Expect?
The Eclipse device comes packed with six individual presets, thereby enabling a comfortable set up. People who are very particular about the quality of the audio will find the specialized Rubidium integrated reference generator useful. Let us now explore some of the features you can expect from the device. The Rubidium core deserves to be mentioned first. This feature provides people with probably the best clock in the entire world called the Atomic clock. With a deviation that comes around a second in a millennium, this device is a genuine feather in the cap of clocking techniques worldwide. However, the Isochromeâs nucleus is dominated by the Rubidium oscillator that can produce uniform sinusoidal frequency.
Apart from rendering the best audio quality, the Isochrome is sure to leave your associates spellbound. Having an atomic clock peeking gracefully from the mesh of gear lining your studio rack definitely gives the professional set up an edge over others. It goes without saying that the early you adopt the atomic technology the more you can beat the completion thrown by traditional studios. The unmatched precision demonstrated by Isochrome 10M creates magic when blended with audio. It removes every single mark of jitter. People who have spent a fortune buying world class equipment for their studio, will definitely require the Isochrome 10M to explore those gears fully.
By erasing the jitter, the atomic clock helps your studio tide over its last lingering weakness. The Isochrome also provides a two way power supply that is redundant, thereby accentuating reliability and removing chances of a costly downtime triggered by power cut offs. The Atomic clock flaunts a strong make up and is known to be very much resistant against mechanical damage. It has been the tradition of Antelope to pump out user friendly products and the newest offering is not an exception either. Just plug the cable in and as power starts flowing through the system, your device is ready to be used.
What not to expect?
The Eclipse has so many things to impress the owner. To begin with, there is a set of D/A and 384 kHz A/D convertors. Secondly, the monitor controller is not just fully integrated but also offers accurate relay attenuators cast in gold. Thirdly, the device makes speaker switching all the more convenient. Thirdly, you can perform cue mixes using integrated talk backs. Fourthly, the bass management provided by the device is something which you cannot fully describe without experiencing at least once. Fifthly, you can track all your audio oscillations through the peak meters, large in size and placed intelligently on the front panel. What is even better, irrespective of whether you are using a PC or a MAC, the device is compatible with both. Now that we have gone through the short list of the gadgetâs prime features, users can only not expect to be disappointed!
Wrap up
The devise is tailor made to perform well in live set ups. Master clocks are fast climbing the popularity charts as a technology highly compatible with digital environments. The sound engineer can use the Eclipse 384 to produce sync references for a maximum of four independent devices even. The Company is presently supplying the model subject to pre-orders and people can expect their products to be shipped by the beginning of 2012.
