Antelope Audio Zen Tour Thunderbolt and USB Audio Interface

Antelope's renowned sound quality goes portable with the Zen Tour! This Thunderbolt/USB desktop interface gives you massive I/O and amazing FPGA FX modeling.

Overall User Ratings (based on 4 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Submitted June 15, 2017 by Ronald Klinger in Rio Nido , CA

"Buy this now!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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'm simply LOVING the Zen Tour. It's marketed as a portable device, but it has all the I/O I need for my small studio. Of course, the best thing about it is the sound! Pristine conversion, silent operation, gorgeous sound and plugins; you've engineered a beautiful circuit here. I had to adjust the crossover settings on my monitors to compensate for the bass response! Now I'm competitive with larger studios all iWho'd have imagined a box like this would ever exist just a few years ago! Oh, and of course, it's portable! Only criticism is the lack of word clock out. But, I suppose that is on par with the price point. It's just sad not to get Antelope clocking throughout my whole rack! Hence, the 4 stars on features. Overall, this thing is a game changer! You won't be able to get mastering grade conversion and sound for close to this price. Also, zZounds is the best!

Musical Background:

Mastering and authoring engineer, guitarist, all part time

Musical Style:

Crunch Metal, blues and jazz mostly
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Submitted April 1, 2018 by Robbie W

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Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Everything about this interface is amazing. I’ve dealt with antelope before because most of the studios I’ve been in has an Orion 32. This interface is unbelievably amazing.

Musical Background:

10 years

Musical Style:

Hip hop
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Submitted July 14, 2017 by Terry Phillips in Southfield, MI

"No plans at Thunderbolt for Windows, only USB 2.0!?!?"

Overall: 1.5 out of 5 stars
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Bought... and Returned... Great sounds, features sound good, but nurfed performance on Windows due to not wanting to put in the work to make good Windows drivers. From their own FAQ "There are no plans to implement ThunderBolt support for Windows at this time. However, if there are recurrent questions about it and requests for it to be implemented, we will forward it as a suggestion to our development teams." I'm not paying for a sports car Audio Interface to drive it slow only on sundays... UAD has Windows Thunderbolt support... Sorry Antelope, great interface, handcuffed by you..

Musical Background:

Producer, Remixer, Creative Services Director for Major US Radio company

Musical Style:

Country, Rock, EDM/electronic, Pop
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Submitted April 18, 2018 by Robert Johnson in Fort Collins, CO

"This Thing Is One Serious Piece Of Gear"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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If this is your first step into the “pro grade” audio interface territory than I cannot recommend any interface over this one. The reason you should be choosing this interface over alternatives from UA/Focustite/Presonus is the Clocking and AD/DA converters. These converters and clock work harmoniously to ensure that no matter what you record it will both go in and out of the box with perfect detail and clarity. Calling these converters “musical” is an understatement. This device is also stocked with their FPGA effects system that you access through the antelope control software. These effects (ranging from BAE 1073s, to STA-LEVEL, and any SSL eq you could dream for, not mentioning about 30 other compressors and EQs) all sound amazing and are truly a way to record straight into the box with anything you might need. This box is perfect and it amazes me everyday.

Musical Background:

Guitarist for 8 years. Engineering for 5 years.

Musical Style:

Post-Metal and Rock.
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