Antelope Audio Zen Q Synergy Core Thunderbolt Audio Interface

I got the Zen Q Core TB3 and I've spent 4 hours trying to get my Mac 2 to locate this device.. The unit did not came with a quick start card like it says it does. The software doesn't give an option to load up the Zen Q Core TB3. It gives an option to load the USB version as well as the Zen Go version but not the Q. After going to the website for help, I found that it is worthless, very generic information. I guess I'll wait til morning and call tech support. Something so basic has gotten off to a terrible start. I've had three people look at this during the 4 hours of delightful dead ends, one being a computer programmer and she was as at her wits end as well!! Might be shipping this bad boy back in a hurry..

It was DOA - TWICE. Thank goodness I had had enough experience trouble shooting the ZenGo I started with to know that I shouldn't waste my time trying to resolve problems with this. I bought it because their tech support said the problems I encountered with the ZenGo would likely be solved by the 'better' (read: more expensive) thunderbolt system in the ZenQ. Too bad they couldn't get it to interact with the DAW. I think they had a bad batch of hardware units. The support guys were obviously familiar with the issue and told me to send it back.

I had the the thunderbolt and USB version, I couldnot detect a speed difference, so if you don't have thunderbolt connections you are not missing out on anything. As far as the machine itself, It has Crystal Clarity, With Depth, Thickness and Detail. If you have the budget, get it. It brought a whole new dimension in my monitors. This was a massive upgrade from Focusrite Scarlett. Built well. Works well with Windows 10 and No issues unlike Universal Audio Apollos. My only gripe is Antelope customer service could use some improvements.

As a guitar player, singer songwriter, I wanted to up my recording quality and monitoring playback with studio level AD/DA and clocking. After much research, I was eyeballing Antelope interfaces for a couple of years now. I was thrilled when Antelope developed the Zen Q thunderbolt interface, because the Zen Tour was just out of my price range, and I didn't need that many IO options. I had also been waiting for Antelope to get their PC windows driver in place, as I'm not a Mac user. The Zen Q is working perfectly for me. Great sound quality for both recording and monitoring, thunderbolt connectivity and internal DSP, so no latency issues. And I'm enjoying the modeling mic capability as well (I have the Edge Solo). The software download, installation, and setup was trouble free (followed step by step instructions and had no issues, everything worked immediately). And the internal signal routing has been excellent, lots of ability to run internal effects and straight dry signal into and out of my Studio One DAW. I have the afx2daw, so that's great for using Antelope effects right in my DAW for mixing. Great build/construction, works great with Windows and StudioOne. I've had the Zen Q since October '21, and am glad I purchased it. Its going to serve my recording and production purposes for a long time to come.

I am a local producer. I have gone through many audio interfaces from the low end that Behringer produces to the lower end MOTU M4. In the midrange, I have used UAD and others. I wanted something with lower latency (I use a LOT of Vst's) and great audio quality. I tried the Apollo Symphony Desktop, but had a great deal of issues with it. The sound was great when it worked, but those times were few. I came across the Antelope Audio line. I initially purchased the Antelope Audio Zen Go and loved it. I wanted more inputs and even lower latency so I purchased the Antelope Audio Zen Q, a Thunderbolt, bus powered unit. This was exactly what I was looking for. The sound was pristine, it has onboard effect and the latency was incredible. As an added bonus, I have had to reach out to support a couple of times and they were fast and knowledgeable. One of my issues actually had nothing to do with the Zen Q itself, but a piece of software I was using that twas causing issues. The technician got back to me with information on how to modify the software I was using. In the end, the Zen Q was working flawlessly and so was the software. This was terrific! The bundle I purchased came with a Solo modeling mic (which sounds great) and also the BitWig studio full version. I am a Steinberg Cubase user, but there are some very nice features in the Bitwig that I use. All in all, I am very happy with my purchase and would both recommend the uint as well as purchase it again if needed.