Antelope Audio - Beyond DSP

Antelope Audio founder Igor Levin chats to Sam Inglis about their distinctive approach to audio interface design. We find out how Antelope’s innovative use of FPGA technology has enabled them to deliver impressive signal processing power, providing a platform for an ambitious catalogue of vintage studio hardware emulations and virtual microphones.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:22 - History08:42 - Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)11:29 - AFX Technology13:14 - Creating Emulations Using FPGA17:40 - Recruiting Programmers18:43 - Synergy Core20:30 - The Product Range23:06 - Using FPGA in Your DAW26:56 - Different Applications 31:29 - Ethernet Audio33:41 - AFX2DAW34:56 - Modelling A Vintage Processor42:05 - The Most Difficult Item To Model45:24 - Modelling Vintage Microphones50:46 - Future Of Audio InterfacesAntelope Audio BiogAntelope Audio is an award-winning company founded by Igor Levin, that delivers high-resolution sound to acclaimed recording studios worldwide. The company’s rise to fame can be traced back to their innovative master clocks and multi-channel audio interfaces. With real hardware-modelled effects running on the advanced Synergy Core processing platform and the most renowned clocking technology in the audio industry, the company is pushing the limits of detailed digital audio and signal processing.Sam Inglis BiogEditor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).https://www.soundonsound.comCatch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Get a print or digital subscription to Sound On Sound magazine.