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Owner’s Manual

Portable Thunderbolt

™

 / USB Audio Interface

www.AntelopeAudio.com

Summary of Contents for Zen Tour

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Portable Thunderbolt USB Audio Interface www AntelopeAudio com ...

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Page 3: ...4 Installation Guide 8 5 Activation Guide 9 6 Front Panel Explained 10 7 Rear Panel Explained 11 8 Touchscreen Explained 12 9 Software Control Panel 17 10 In the Box 24 11 Troubleshooting 24 12 Technical Specifications 26 13 Antelope Audio Support Resources 28 ...

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Page 5: ... not attempt to repair the device yourself Consult authorized service personnel or your dealer instead Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Do not use harsh chemicals to clean your unit Clean only with specialized cleaners for electronics equipment Connect all your devices before powering your unit DC power supply c...

Page 6: ...your career Antelope turned Zen Tour in a powerful tool for growing huge in the crazy music business The custom FPGA is a rock solid platform for creating multiple zero latency mixes and applying an exciting stack of effects Forget about buying expensive plug ins Zen Tour offers something better Get creative with Antelope s brand new hardware based guitar amp cab simulations recreations of legenda...

Page 7: ...e In on TRS 8x Line Out on DB25 8 channels 2x ReAmp Outs on TRS 2x HP Outs on TRS 2x Monitor Line Out on 1 4 TRS stereo jacks L R CHs for pair of stereo monitors 1x S PDIF I O on 2x RCA 2x ADAT I O on Fiber optic 1x TALKBACK Mic 1x 3 5 high resolution TFT display 262 000 colors with capacitive touchscreen panel ...

Page 8: ...most recent firmware installed Check this by selecting the Options panel and clicking on the Firmware Update button Mac OS 1 Connect the Thunderbolt TB or the USB cable to the TB or USB port on your computer 2 Download the Zen Tour launcher from www antelopeaudio com products zen tour 3 Start the application the launcher will automatically download the Software Control Panel 4 Open your Control Pa...

Page 9: ...uncher will automatically download the Software Control Panel 4 You will be greeted by an Activation Screen If you already have an Antelope Audio account click on Use existing Antelope ID Enter your information and click Continue If you don t have an Antelope Audio account please enter a user ID e mail and password then click Done Check your email for the activation link mail and click on it If th...

Page 10: ...function touchscreen that displays various information and control options 5 Gain Button Press to adjust the volume level of Zen Tour using the Rotary Control Knob 6 Headhone Select Press to switch between the two headphone outputs and adjust their volume levels 7 Antelope Function Button Accesses various menus in combination with other buttons 8 Talkback Button Press the talkback button to activa...

Page 11: ...time 13 S PDIF Input and Output 75 Ω S PDIF inputs and outputs for use with compatible equipment 14 Line Output D SUB 25 D SUB 25 connector with 8 outs following TASCAM standard 15 USB 2 0Type B Connector Custom USB interface for Zen Tour control via Antelope Audio Software Control Panel 16 Thunderbolt Port Enables you to connect your Zen Tour to a Thunderbolt port on a Mac computer using a Thunde...

Page 12: ...between the computer and Zen Tour USB or Thunderbolt Screen Saver Style andTime Changes the amount of time it will take for the screen saver to appear as well as the type of the screen saver for the touchscreen SR Conversion Enables and disables the Sample Rate Converter for the S PDIF Inputs Presets Saving Enables you to save the current settings on a preset Factory Reset Resets the device to the...

Page 13: ...ll be switched off Tap it to see the power icon then tap it again to switch the device on ACTIVATE This screen indicates you have to activate your device MAIN DISPLAY Tap here to get the listed meter sources and scroll by pressing and dragging to find the source you need displayed ...

Page 14: ...p speaker icon to mute or press the Zen Tour knob LINE Enter the Line Out menu to adjust the output volume level Tap speaker icon to mute or press the Zen Tour knob HEADPHONES Cycle through the two Headphone outputs and set their volume levels Tap speaker icon to mute or press the Zen Tour knob ...

Page 15: ...e touchscreen TALKBACK Press and hold the Talkback button on the Zen Tour Front Panel to adjust Talkback volume level and select mute Talkback on Headphone Outs 1 2 and on Monitors GAIN Tap here to select the input mode or press the Gain button on the Zen Tour Front Panel to adjust the gain levels of the inputs and cycle through the different modes Line Mic Hi Z ...

Page 16: ...t a signal type to be displayed in Meters mode Presets 1 5 The Global Presets save all device settings to one of the five available Preset slots By pressing buttons P1 to P5 you switch between all customizable presets ...

Page 17: ...ct how the Zen Tour is to be clocked 6 Sample Rate Select 7 Lock light 8 Devices This dropdown menu allows you to switch between Antelope Audio devices connected to your computer or on the same network 9 Settings 10 Info 11 PREAMP ADAT IN S PDIF IN Section 12 Headphone HP 1 volume slider 13 Headphone HP 1 Mute button 14 Headphone HP 2 volume slider 15 Headphone HP 2 Mute button 16 Talkback button ...

Page 18: ...opdown menu matches the type of signal being inputted 26 Mic and Line Rear inputs on TRS XLR combo modes selectable via dropdown menu please ensure your selection from the dropdown menu matches the type of signal being inputted 27 Channel Gain value adjustable in 1 dB steps Ctrl Left Click Win Cmd Left Click Mac mutes the channel 28 48V Phantom Power Switch independently assignable 29 Peak Meter 3...

Page 19: ...ster Mix Level indication 10 Master Mix Mute 11 Mixer 1 4 Show Hide Zen Tour offers four software low latency mixers which provide near zero latency mix and monitoring that can be distributed to any output from the control panel For example you can drag all of the 24 USB PLAY channels to MIXER 1 channels and then drag and drop MIX 1 L R to LINE OUT 1 2 providing a stereo bus mix to LINE OUT channe...

Page 20: ... output to your monitors by clicking and dragging MIX 1 1 2 to MONITOR 1 2 on the routing matrix Fine tune the reverb mix by balancing between the dry signal on the mixer channel s fader and the reverb Output Level knob AuraVerb Parameters Color AuraVerb s Color control allows you to adjust the overall tone of the reverb On 0 the space created is darker like a lushly carpeted area On 100 the rever...

Page 21: ...ession of the simulated acoustic space AuraVerb allows you to fine tune several other parameters for even deeper control of the acoustic environment you are designing Richness Reverb Time Room Size Reverb Level AuraVerb offers 24 presets suitable for a variety of genres and instruments The S L icons stand for saving and loading your own AuraVerb presets 8 3 EffectsTab Click on the Effects Tab to r...

Page 22: ... Shelf Filter in green 8 Bandpass Notch Filter in blue red Compressor 9 Detector 10 Ratio 11 Threshold 12 Knee 13 Attack 14 Release 15 Gain 16 Compression Meter 17 Compression Curve 18 Save Load Bypass 19 Stereo Link 20 Save Load Bypass All 21 Select Preset 22 Add Effect to Channnel Strip Bypass 8 4 MetersTab The Meters tab allows you to measure the volume levels of all audio signals coming from a...

Page 23: ...ut Trim 2 Monitor B Out Trim 3 Line Out Trim 4 S PDIF SRC 5 Talkback HP1 6 Talkback HP2 7 Talkback Monitor 8 9 Oscillator 1 Frequency and Mute 10 11 Oscillator 2 Frequency and Mute 12 Oscillator Level 13 Reamp Volume 14 Line Out Volume 15 Brightness Adjusts the front panel display brightness 16 Windows only ASIO Control Buffer Size USB Streaming Mode 17 Thunderbolt Latency Mode 8 9 2 1 3 12 4 5 6 ...

Page 24: ... the Line Out channels by dragging and dropping from the top section to the bottom Have you set the correct sample rates matching your DAW with your computer s sound and the Zen Tour On Mac first check that the sample rate is correct in the audio midi setup then proceed to check in the DAW before finally checking the Zen Tour sample rate For Windows first check in play back devices right click on ...

Page 25: ...g issues with is not muted DAW What buffer size is your DAW set to If it is significantly low i e lower than 128 samples in your buffer size try increasing it Try increasing the buffer size from the Zen Tour control panel Windows Only Have you checked the input and output routing is correct in your DAW Is the Zen Tour device selected in the relevant sound card section of the DAW s preferences If t...

Page 26: ...RS 2 x ReAmp outs on TRS 1 x Line out on D SUB 25 20dBu 56 Ohms Digital 2 x ADAT up to 16CH on optical fibre 1 x S PDIF on RCA USB I O 1 x USB 2 0 Hi Speed Data stream up to 480 Mbits 192kHz 24 channels I O Type B Thunderbolt 1 x Thunderbolt 32x32 channels I O D A Main Monitor Converter Dynamic Range 129 dB THD N 108 dB D A Converter Dynamic Range 120 dB THD N 107 dB A D Converter Dynamic Range 12...

Page 27: ...ty 0 02 ppm oven controlled at 64 5ºC 148 1ºF Clocking Aging 1 ppm per year Clocking Calibration 0 001 ppm Sample rates kHz 32 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 192 Operating temperature 0 50ºC 32 122ºF Power Supply DC Universal Input 18V Power Consumption 25 Watts Max Dimensions Weight Width 255 mm 10 Height 59 mm 2 3 Depth 167 mm 6 6 Weight 1600 g ...

Page 28: ...help desk Live Chat Connect with a customer support agent directly via the website http www antelopeaudio com en support Click on Antelope Tab on the right hand side of the webpage Hours of Operation 7 00 a m 3 00 p m EST Control Panel Newsfeed The software control panel for Zen Tour incorporates a newsfeed at the bottom which displaysall new updates and relevant information Facebook Page Get soci...

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