The Audio Interface that does EVERYTHING
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Today I'm breaking down my studio's audio interface setup with the galaxy 32 synergy core.
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This unit is the key part of my new Hybrid setup. Getting ready to move into a new studio over the next 2 weeks!! Check out the Antelope Audio Discord community linked in the description.
Hope it's serving you well. Curious: Why pick this over something like an RME? I almost pulled the trigger on an Antelope, but the driver issues were a no-go for me, especially in a world where RME still officially supports 15-year-old firewire interfaces.
RME is superior in driver support my M1 Mac mini still works with my Fireface 800 through FireWire to TB3 adapter and its flawless I have both the Antelope galaxy 32 and RME but I use the RME as my main PLAYBACK and then my antelope galaxy 32 as my DAC through adat if you have a RME stick with it those drivers are coded to PERFECTION
I am extremely curious after a month or half a year🔥😁
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Yes, do a video on how you are routing the Galaxy in "Control Panel". Thanks.
Will do!
"The audio interface that does everything!"
Yah okay but can it fix my marriage?
It will fix it by making you guys more apart from each other
Does she take dante?
@@itsstudiotimeshe did. that's the issue!
Yes, you will spend less time fixing audio issues, and fixing more of your wife's issues 😂😂😂
My Antelope Goliath actually fixed my marriage.
I originally ordered this because of the the 32 Dsub Ins and Outs, I mean come on a 1 U rack space with all my I/O. Unfortunately when I got the item my happiness turned to sadness and frustration because Antelopes drivers and launch portal are unreliable. I am not the only person who has debt with this. Customer service left a lot to be desired all in all I’d say the item worked 10% of the due to drivers. I bought the MRC as well and it was one or the other that would show up on my computer...Interface or Monitor controller ...had it a month and it never met my needs..when the largest Music store drops that product..leave it alone..I have a Focusrite Red 16L and it is solid as a rock. Good Luck.
Curious, I'm assuming you're running it on a PC?
@@camshash While that would perhaps explain some people’s issues I was running it on an intel based mac book pro (I9, 64gb Ram, 4TB Storage) 2019 16 Inch. No matter what I did I could not get the system to latch with thunderbolt.
Get an UA Apollo x16 and a x8p
@@Billy_bSLAYER I have an x8p currently and I like it, but the dollar for i/o is very expensive. The x16 is $4k for 16 i/o vs $3.3K for 32 i/o on the orion. Of course thats a mute point if the antelopes software doesnt work
can you specify what exatly waas your problem, what do you mean "due to drivers"? did you get pops and clicks in your recording? was the playback stopping?
I was first nervous watching this video but im happy with my RME UFX3 , i can do the routing and setup like the galaxy. ok i dont have dante but it can handle 188 Channels on the same time. via madi and Adat. in class compliant mode i can record all on a usb stick without computer too.
Same. I’m using the UFX+. Love RME. This one (Antelope)
sounds like a good one too. I moved away from Apollos as well.
Yes PLEASE make a detailed video on the “control panel” and how you use it. I love the sound of the interface, besides all the routing and other features. Thanks for sharing your experience with it.
I almost bought an Orion a few years ago, but they keep changing the model and upgrading the units, I decided not to buy something that would be an "older model" and out dated within a couple months. Maybe they settled down now....
All my rooms are equipped with orion 32 variations, best converters ever.
Are you going to admit that the Galaxy 32 was provided to you for free by the company and that's what lead to this video?
So far everything you've mentioned about the Galaxy 32 sounds pretty awesome! But I still need you to admit you're sponsored!
My personal experience was similarly frustrating as many others commenting. I have, and still use, the original Orion 32. I was never able to connect 32 channels via usb as promised. I carefully created my computer, as much as I could, based on tips and warnings, to have a successful 32 channel usb connection…no success.
I had to shell out for an RME Madiface Pro to get full Orion functionality. (Extra money, more complexity now).
In addition to that frustration, Antelope abandoned support of their first “amazing, do-it-all” product extremely quickly.
I believe there was one update then nothing.
The next version came out and was/is completely incompatible. Most companies would have allowed the original to have software compatibility and possibly receive a couple shared perks from the new version. However, it was completely abandoned.
Although it’s the best solution sound vs price if it works, this is my first and last Antelope product. I don’t even read new product announcements from Antelope due to the lack of loyalty on their part.
@STUDIO TIME
Excellent video, thank you!
I have the BOSS RC-600 looper and I also use it as an Audio Interface, but since I never used other ones I couldn't say if it in comparison is any good.
Would you be interested in doing such a comparison? Please, please!
Andrew, in the next video can you explain how this interface compares to using a patch-bay. Do you still need a patch-bay? This sounds soooo cool and forward thinking. I think that the days of "patching" are limited and coming to an end. Thanks for making this and sharing the info.
What box(es) are you using for AD/DA with the MADI IO?
Wow!!! fantastic! So I have about 50 or so inputs in my studio, drum mics, percussion mics, organ leslie mics, guitar amp, bass amp, vocal mics, stereo keyboards, etc... I think something like this is too small for me... unless you are able to expand easily. I did see on the website for this product you can combine all physical inputs, along with all its digital options... what do you think? Should I get this?
Bro played the first note of Sculptures of Anything goes with the right sound
Please breakdown more info on this interface!!!! More Videos :)
I bet you can get the same quality recording in ‘your studio Andrew.. that you did when you recorded that band -in that big studio on that API..
Keep plugging along!
I’m intrigued with how you’re utilizing MADI
Expanded the analog IO via madi to a ferrofish A32 pro giving me 64 channels of analog IO for the studio! 32 channels of recording inputs and 32 channels of analog hardware inserts!
Great video, Is the monitoring/no daw etc avaliable on UA? I'm sure lots of your viewers use UA interfaces and would be keen to hear how you'd route that in console?
Just bought an Orion 32HD and spent two weeks just getting it to work, although tech support was very helpful they are located in Bulgaria so don’t expect fast support here in the US.
How does this compare to an 19I20? I've got over 25 pieces of outboard gear, and all my chains, drums, guitar, bass, vocals, keys, are all run through it. cost vs options?
I would love to cos I see my self getting it in the future thanks a lot bro I always knew pro tool HD o never went in for more knowledge am wonder I why I fell for this one probably the antelope
I'm still working towards a day when we actually need a $6K audio interface LOL !!! thanks for breaking it down though
How does each musician listen to their own mix? Headphones connected to where?
Also, what other MADI unit are you using to get the extra MADI input and outputs to the Galaxy?
Happy you liked Galaxy 32 and absolutely thrilled to collaborate with you, Andrew!
What did you all do about your missteps around driver support? Do you have more/different coders in-house now? Honestly I didn't even consider Antelope for my last few big purchases because of all the driver issues people were having.
6 grand wow thank you for doing this andrew
arent you that guy with another channel?
Ahh yeah the antelope galaxy sphere get ready to become frustrated with bugs and support issues i think before anyone buys one they should check and make sure that they can run this with their computer because boy oh boy there will be something
It does a lot, but it also costs a lot. Will it be usable 10 years from now just like RME does with their interfaces for almost 20 years?
Does this unit as versatile as the FOCUSRITE red 16?
Haven’t tried this one yet but I’m moving from UA Apollo X interfaces to the Apogee Symphony MKII SE.
Nice, I just sold my apogee 32x32 SE and switched to this for the IO expandability (now using 64 IO) and ability to use thunderbolt / HDX / dante / Madi / Adat. Sounds incredible.
@@itsstudiotime I like the unit but I believe it is the Orion gen 4 or other antelope interfaces that has 512 buffer size which can be a huge issue.
@@braxal6983are you saying that the buffer size can’t change using the antelope inside your daw and that it’s stuck at 512?
@@jacobcrockett9681 Yeah, I was doing research on the Orion Gen 4 and found a video where you can not go above 512 buffer size at all. I am not sure that applies to all units but it could be an issue. Please do a search on it to see what I am talking about.
There is a youTube video by Fady Gergis where he mentions this issue about 12:42 min into the video where he explains the issue.
For $6,000 this better have everything. Wow...
I would by an Antelope in a heartbeat -- it seems perfect for what I need. But the supposed driver issues, Sweetwater no longer carrying them... too big of a $$$ to chance.
For £4000 I would want it to do everything.
MY RME do the same
Samsung Galaxy 🌌 Audio Interface
Great sound, but not stable!
i’ve got 2 discrete 4 synergy cores on 2 different PCs, the software was unstable when i first got it in 2021 but it’s been stable for years now. only thing that’s a problem now is USB4/TB4 doesn’t have compatibility with TB2 devices anymore. their new interfaces are TB3 equipped and all of them have USB2 as well.
Which headphone system are you using?
Behringer p16s!
@@itsstudiotimeas the p16s are personal mixers themselves receiving 16 channels via ultranet, I assume you send out 16 stems via 2x ADAT out to the p16i ADAT to Ultranet converter? For what are you using the antelope onboard mixes then?
Aside from that: Do you really find just 4 onboard monitor mixes enough, with an interface that has that many outputs? A RME UFX can have an individual mix for every single available output (94 mono or 47 stereo mixes).
your good
So what are you using the apogee symphony mrk 2 for if u now have the galaxy??
No - I switched from the symphony to the galaxy. More routing flexibility, more I/O, includes HDX, Dante, Madi, Adat and thunderbolt all in half the rack space.
@@itsstudiotimeHow it does it sound compared to the Apogee Symphony MKII SE?
I’m close to pulling the trigger on a Prism Titan.
For $6 000 I would certainly expect it to be good.
Couldn’t you do all this with your previous desk?
Nope I have twice the IO, separate mixers for headphone mixes as well as direct monitoring in the control room, digital patch routing, and the AFX plugs, HDX compatibility in half the rack space at a fraction of the cost. Apogee I was using is over $9,000 and the console is $18,000.
@@itsstudiotime How much IO did your console have?
yadi yadi yada show it
Doesn’t matter how good a hardware is if you can’t can’t get good driver and driver support
Well... same thing (even standalone with the pc off) with a RME UFX III (USB3) and you can scale up to 192 simultaneus I/O with AD/DA boxes and mic expansions all in the MADI realm.
PLUS hardware DSPs for temporary performer's fxs with REAL no latency, PLUS hardware on board 32 tracks recording on a USB stick, PLUS TotalMix FX mixer software interface and the Digicheck suite with spectrum analyzer, visual stereo spatialization, total levels in many scales, PLUS over 30 years of hardware and drivers pure german bullet proof solidity!
was gona say, if you're on a budget, RME can do all of this at a much more approachable price
Had the first version UFX. Software was great but the sound was so terrible that I left a bad taste after owning Apogee Rosetta 800 at that time. Even the USB of my Yamaha 01V96i was much much superior in that regard. Since than used Motu 1248, Avid Carbon and Apollo X. All pretty amazing sounding units. Hope newer RME’s are on par with sound.
@@enginkaplan2317Interesting, I watched a ton of blind tests between Apogee, RME and UAD Apollos and the RME usually won.
Any thoughts on merging?
@@epicasttv not exactly! A full blown RME system with an UFX III as center piece (or even better an HDSPe pcie board) and AD/DA and MIC boxes costs much much more!
Only ever had bad experience with Antelope. Both from the software and the support team. A shame cause their hardware is phenomenal. Can't recommend it to anyone.
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I've never had issues with their tech support. They have always responded quickly and fixed my issues.
Same.
Same as here. I have orion 32HD+ gen 3. The software sucks
This video is great!! I had the Orion Synergy Core then switched to the Orion32+ Gen4 just for this reason because of the expanded I/O!! Watching this video I was like somebody else gets it just being able to play an instrument without extra patching or always being in the DAW!!!!
Hey, the RUclips algorithm send me your channel, and I just spent like 3h to watch all your videos… I just can’t tell how your stuff, studios, materials is like THE perfect dream for me! Keep going, it’s so interessting for us to know about all this functions and this materials 😊
Thanks you ✌🏻🇫🇷
Good interface, but it have one major flaw.. it is antelope, so be prepared for surprises. I switched from antelope few months ago, what a relief.
Their discord is awesome. It's so fun getting the inside scoop with bug fixes and updates and their native plugin drops
Let us know how those drivers are - I know Antelope's had some trouble in recent years, but ymmv and I haven't heard much this year about that, but you never know!
Similar in format are the RME UFX interfaces - You're not getting Dante there, tradeoff is less analog i/o, more ADAT, higher conversion specs, and a lower price. Kind of like comparing an orange to a tangerine, really, depending on your needs.
And for folks who're thinking of the Dante route - There are gonna be some interesting things on the horizon this year, so keep your eyes peeled :)
Hey - the drivers are fine with the Galaxy boxes, just as they have been with the various Orion units. I know all the debates and have been in them. Antelope has gotten knocked by individuals just like any product or hardware. They also get knocked for customer support - again a fallacy as I have worked with them on questions and specific PC setup issues I had at one point. Also usb vs Thunderbolt have played big differences too and how Antelope has addressed things. And Its worth noting - Antelope does not have 1 set of drivers they manage and keep updating that then work across all their interfaces or levels of interfaces. They have drivers they manage individually across each product and they have to write them uniquely for each due to the intricacies of each platform, which I admit they tend to be so advanced - they kill off platforms pretty quick or have. Everything led to the Synergy platform and all these levels and flavors of them. But, still they hand maintain each driver set for each platform for each OS, and they are barely a 200 person company. They are not some massive establishment or part of a larger corporate entity. So the plus is they listen and connect like that to users. And that can be difficult in this world when we all want quick answers and helped instantly. Also their modeling of gear into plugins - is the hidden gem, barely anyone knows about their PLUGINS, even with massive marketing on it (at least via email deals) - but their modeled plugins of say tube compressors is unrivaled. I am open minded about them and the future, but this is what I know. And maybe they are such an underdog yet respected at the toppest tier of the music industry game with engineers of all kinds, and that is why I love them. But, they honestly should be in more of our rooms and setups. And Andrew's video is definitely a helper to demystify these Galaxy boxes for sure.
@@dayzaudio😂
Support have been great for me..
Though the orion studio hdx has been a nightmare while trying to use on m1 mac .. constantly having to hotplug the unit while in a session just tobe seen is crazy ..
THEY NEED TO UTILISE AI NOW WITH ASISTANCE IN WRITING DRIVERS ...
YES, please do a video on how you route hardware/software in/out between each other on the control panel. It all sounds AWESOME!! Thanks for your great videos!!
my opinion, this video is advertising atelope , and I don't think there will be more videos about
I looked at the Antelpoe stuff early on. I was going to pull the trigger but then heard stories of driver issues etc. and other issues.
It may be time to look again.
I know too many guys who have tried Antelope and been totally EFFED over by their customer support...
Antelope have improved their deiver stability… I had many bugs at the beginning but very stable now
Drivers *
This looks awesome, and I’m probably going to end up going this route if MOTU discontinues AVB. My 1248 has an insane level of flexibility for not a ton of money.
MOTU makes good stuff. I still have my 896 mk3 Firewire. I recently upgraded my setup but I wanted to go with a MOTU 24Ai & 24Ao hooked up to an Allen & Heath Zed 428. It dawned on me it was cheaper to go with a Presonus StudioLive 64S.
The problem with Antelope Audio is their drivers and software suck! Hardware is great, however if you can't use the dsp on it, it's pointless. Plus Thunderbolt for Windows flat out does not work at all! Got the Zen Studio + and still can't get it to work correctly. And everytime Windows updates, everything gets all fucked up! Wish it wasn't so, because IMO you need at least 12 tracks to record drums. She if you work with real instruments based music, you have to be able to record drums! But 16 is preferred, especially if you want to do a small half live session, where the drummer is isolated but you have the whole band playing scratch tracks to get that live feel! Please stop editing every single thing to the grid! It does not sound good!
This is a tale as old as Windows itself… that’s why the pros never ever ever ever ever ever update Windows.. they all run on an old ass stable version of windows 10 or 11 and have updates disabled.
Or they use Mac Os - as it's actually made for creatives, not for Excel fanboys who think 5Gb/s USB is "state of the art" (well it was, but 15 years ago).
@@BeatsAndMeatsantelope drivers don't work also on macOS. But this one luckily has dante so you don't have to use antelope drivers
@@tutatis96 Oh crap! I didn’t know that drivers weren’t needed with Dante… that’s awesome!!
@@g3cd That’s why I switched to a MacBook a couple years ago… holy shit everything is so much easier!
Please keep us updated on your experience with the unit over time! I'm one of the many who had a pretty horrendous experience with Antelope in the past that turned me off to the comapny as a whole. But I've heard they've been making an effort to turn things around, and I would absolutely buy another one if that is the case! You just can't beat the value they offer. On paper, at least...
SAME HERE!! DRIVERS,DRIVERS where a nightmare on the orion Studio HD,, other then that i loved the routing,and sound quality but we need stable drivers or else its hard to use as it would disconnect and not be seen with the host Mac M1
I knew it was a matter of time that you got an Antelope. Can’t beat the price for the I/O and such great conversion.
Thank you for your content. I have the Antelope Pure 2 and I love the conversion. I’m connecting it through AES on my Avid HD. Can this now connect to the Avid HD through Primary port as if it’s another HD IO? That’s very cool if it’s low latency
like Lynx or Apogee.
I just bought the Orion 32 Gen 4 and absolutely LOVE it! Does exactly what I want it to do and is rock solid.
PC or Mac?
@@jasonjames7109 I run it on a Mac Studio M2. From what I’ve been hearing in some of the forums, I’d stay clear of the M3 processors.
@@jasonjames7109 Mac Studio M2
For the price you can get a RME Fireface UFX III + RME 12Mic-D 😮
And rock solid drivers 🤐
LOVE my antelope interface, I have the Orion studio. Less io, but same flexibility with the control panel / routing / FX
Huge upgrade from my 20 year old Delta1010 🤣🤣
As someone who owns the Antelope Audio Orion, there’s no doubt that they have one of the best sounding interfaces. There’s only one downside to them…their software is SO bad it’s pretty irritating.
I went from UAD to Antelope and one thing I miss about the UAD is how good their software was, and I really hope Antelope decides to up their game.
Nice interface. It seems like it can handle anything you throw at it.
It's great to see how your setup has evolved over the past year to zero in on what works best for you.
AAAAAAHHH I'm so jealous! I've drooled over antelope for years. I really wish Sweetwater would become a direct distributor for them.
Dude you look tired as fuck...but, yeah, appreciate the videos.
Thanks homie.
what does your electric bill look like?
Antelope has been so great! I love using mine!!
honestly i tried antelope and i think their converters are terrible compared to apogee, rme and universal audio. Everything sounds really eqed, harsh and undefined in the low end (especially the subs) when you start to sum tracks recorded with it. Their interface capabilities are good but the sound is crap. Nothing personal against you of course.
Have never had any issues with any of their gear and customer service is great. Conversion is wonderful.
Having no “special” i/o (phones, monitors etc.) harkens back to how things were with analog tape & mixer. As you also do now, all the chains & tracks were built through a (normalized) patch bay in a 1:1 fashion.
Clunky, but every “channel” was the same as the other - a prerequisite for any general use studio available for hire. But sure, bygone times as most studios are like yours - adapted for personal use. Which is great…!
Btw, I’ve used more ancient Antelope i/o for years, and it just worked - paying customers like that, so we could focus on the session.
Best of luck from -an old- (?!) …a ‘vintage’ recording engineer & musician… 👍
The amazing thing with these HDX Galaxy units and the Orion HDX boxes previously ~ you can run two interfaces with two different DAWs off the same interface at the same time! And literally route between the two off the same computer! That + what you covered running standalone with no computer is a huge set of differentiators for these...
yeah it pretty much does everything wow
Break it all down Bro....Greatly appreciate it, thanks for all of the info!!!!
Appreciate it!
I actually just upgraded my interface from a mtu 828es to an orion 32 plus gen 3 and like you I live not having to turn my computer on to hear myself. I also love being able to record with and without the afx dsp processing. I have a small home studio so I only need 2 mixes 1 for the artist and 1 for myself. I have the mixes easily switchable with the front buttons.
All to say excited to see some antelope audio content in the future!
Dope vid, Antelope stuff is great, nothing else compares in terms of single rack space I/O and all the flexibility you'd want in the future for expanding.
This does look like an amazing product. How does it sound? I would love to know how the conversion measures up? Thanks for another great video.
Was that a take on 96 quite bitter beings!?
Antelope has terrible reputation for their drivers. Would never buy an interface without excellent track record in drivers. Or it can potentially just stop working whenever. There is so much thats going on and need to talk to each other and good driver support should never be the bottleneck
Just installed and used the Galaxy 64 for a client and it's pretty awesome. The routing page takes a bit to get your head around, but the ability to also bring in and route Dante is a huge benefit of this piece in larger spaces that have podcast studios, multiple recording spaces, etc. Just super cool to have all of that accessible right there in one box.
That's awesome the 64 is a beast!
This is it!!! Ive been trying to do this with scarlett clarett 8 pre can you do a video of how to route the interface in a hybrid setup
Using a discreet 8 from antelope for several Years now, with two older Motu units coming in through adat for a total of 24 ins and 24 outs. It’s been super stable and super versatile and they’re support has helped me out several times when I’ve gotten stuck. I’ve started looking at the galaxy to upgrade at some point in the future so more videos about yours would be awesome!
Everything except fit in my budget lol
Great review bro. I have an Lynx Aurora N but I need more tracks I'm thinking of selling my Lynx and picking one of these Antelope 32 would be
perfect...What do you think Andrew Thank You. Yes do a vid on this brother.
My RME 802 does that decades ago.. totalmix is unbeatable
I honestly don’t think you can beat RME the routing, support and quality are insane.
Nice video,
I have been considering the Orion Gen 4 (rather than the Galaxy) as I mainly I need the 32 analog inputs and outputs (via D-sub). I need from an interface the 32 analog outputs to connect to a 32 channel Analog mixer.
This will allow me to use my many vintage rack gear units (and newer units also) which I used when I did audio recording full time years ago. (I used to have back at that time a 48 channel inline fully modular analog console and an analog large format multi-track recorder running at 30 IPS).
I probably don't need All the Orion's 32 analog inputs all at once (usually 12 to 16 is needed for tracking a band), but having those extra inputs doesn't hurt for sure.
The Orion Gen 4, (even though The Galaxy offers more), I would say gets me where I need to go for my way of recording because the biggest pain without all those analog outputs (as I'm sure you know) is patching in your outboard gear easily for that mix down and other recording uses.
Thanks for doing the video. Very well done. Question, I saw a Trident console (great units) in some shots, but it's not there in other shots. Are you no longer using it? Thanks and super informative video. All the best.
Phil
NYC Area
the worst company ever
Hi Andrew! Thanks for the video! While the Galaxy 32 looks like a outstanding interface on paper (I/O, routing, dsp etc.) I would like to warn you about some issues I’ve had while tracking a band not too long ago.
I was using the dsp plugins on the hardware to clean up some tracks with processing going to the Daw.
The recall of the control panel was a mess. I had to check the settings of the dsp-plugins every morning because some of them just would not recall correctly. This happened even after manually re-loading the Galaxy’s session preset. In the end I had to manually recall the settings on some of the plugins by hand.
The second issue I had, were random clicks and pops occurring on transient-heavy sources on some channels while recording. Fortunately I quickly realised they were there and started to check everything (levels, cabling, microphones). In the end only a re-install of the drivers and control panel solved the issue.
In my opinion those are things you should not encounter with a „professional“ piece of gear at that price point. YMMV but I just wanted to raise awareness that the software stability of antelope is still mediocre at best and can possibly ruin a perfect take pretty easily.
Cheers
Phil
Be thankful you were able to slove pops n clicks with a simple uninstall and reinstall.. wish I could say the same here for me using orion studio hdx on a m1 mac 😢
I struggle bad with Antelope Audio, we have a Orion 32+ in the school studio, and somehow it wont communicate properly with new laptops through USB(3). Customers service answer the phone 1 out of 10 times, and I think they do a bad job updating drivers for newer operating systems. In my experience, ill stay far away when upgrading my own home setup. Never had 1 problem with Focusrite for example, my lil old Scarlett 8I6 have direct monitoring and the customer service answers the phone, things just works! Because of this I think il go for the Focusrite RED in the future when I need better converters for home projects.
Nope, learned a hard lesson about Antelope. Absolute 💩 company and practices. There are plenty of horror stories online and when you read how some of the customers were treated you realize it's not worth the headache. Still have my Goliath HD but #neveragain
Great video. Are you still using your patch bays (switchcraft)? I am using an Apollo X8p and have just bought 2 switchcrafts but wondering if I should send them back and replace with the Galaxy?
You're literally describing the limitations of the Apollo interface alone, and you paid $5k for something that my $500 interface does. 192k, Thunderbolt, SPDIF, more I/O than I'll ever need for a full studio setup, everything routed and I never have to touch my interface. Galaxy is definitely $4k past the point of diminished returns. The only thing that I'm interested in from all of the features you mentioned would be the digital mixer. My digital mixer does all of the same routing options, but doesn't look like a full on mixer and at that point that's purely an aesthetic choice. Glad it works for you, but really overkill when my $500 unit literally does all of the same stuff. My guess the extra $4500 is for the licensing of all the Atmos features that you, and I don't really care about.
Antelope Audio is a better solution and it makes Flock patchbay useless especially for the price. I’ll rather go for Antelope Audio 32 or 64 channel Audio interface and will have highest quality audio signal, Flexible routing, High quality DSP + FPGA plugin like hardware and more creative usages. I have asked Antelope Audio to design their console software with the ability to be able to re-call unlimited routing presets with Stream Deck (hopefully they’re listening).
I'm a little surprised that you went with an Antelope product at the center of your studio! They're great! I know Sweetwater stopped selling Antelope products a number of years ago due to driver issues and returns, but I haven't had any problems with my Orion and MP32, and I think Antelope products and the company have only gotten better over time.
I had a Galaxy 64 and finally had to sell it due to poor HDX firmware in the Galaxy, and as it turns out, all Antelope HDX based units. Auto delay compensation on HDX does not work properly. I switched to Pro Tools Carbon and haven’t looked back. Converters are much better than Antelope, which surprised me at first. Carbon + Carbon Pre is the way to go.
It’s after 2am half asleep watching this video did I hear this interface cost $59? Or I can save $59 because My Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 cost $500
When you got rid of your Trident console. Water dropped from my eyes a bit... Is that called tears??? Anyway, I am happy for you to get what makes your work easier, faster and happier.👍
Great vid! Antelope's always been a best-kept secret in studios. VERY intrigued by this interface!
@itsstudiotime , how is this interface any different from any other one with enough I/o ie: the Focusrite I18i20 or the Apollo with the same amount of I/o? I was confused when you said you previously hadn't been able to have all your gear connected and ready to record at once...? thanks