Orion Studio Synergy Core

Account Creation and Product Activation

Please note that the mandatory device activation procedure requires an active internet connection on your computer. Activating an Antelope Audio device offline is not possible. Your Orion Studio Synergy Core must be activated online to work. This chapter contains the necessary instructions:

1. Connect the Orion Studio Synergy Core to a Windows or macOS computer.

2. Open your internet browser and navigate to https://en.antelopeaudio.com/login/

3. Log in to the Antelope Audio user area with your email and password. If you don't have an account, visit https://en.antelopeaudio.com/sign-up/ to create one.

4. Click on the "Activate New Device" button.

5. Click on "Orion Studio Synergy Core" from the device list.

6. Download and install the Antelope Launcher application for Windows or macOS

7. Open the Antelope Launcher application and click on the "Log-in" button (marked with red below):

Enter the email and password you used to login into the Antelope Audio user area in the website and click "Log in".

8. Click on "Activate device".

9. Upon successful activation, the final window will read:

"You have successfully activated your device. Software is required to be installed and up to date for the device to be used".

Click on "Software Installation" to go through the rest of the setup process or if you would like to, click on "Install Later" if you prefer to postpone this step. The installation step is available later in the Antelope Launcher’s Manage Device section that you can find under your "DEVICE ID" (3rd box from left to right).

The following warning message advises to power off or unplug any devices connected to the interface to avoid any potential damage during the firmware installation process. Click on "Continue" when ready and go through the instructions that follow.

After the installation is complete, you can proceed with the instructions for your operating system and configure the interface for use with your Windows or macOS computer.

Note: The Orion Studio Synergy Core will be listed on the "My Hardware" page of the Antelope Audio user area with it's serial number and activation date.

Setting up after online activation is complete

Configuring for Windows 10

When using a USB connection under Windows, here is how you can configure the operating system playback using Windows Audio:

1. Enter the "Sound" options window from the Windows Control Panel or right-click the speaker icon in the system tray and choose "Open Sound settings".

2. Under the Playback and Recording tabs, 4 stereo channel pairs are available for playback and recording, corresponding to the first 8 DAW Out and In channels in the interface’s signal routing matrix. These can be used for playing and recording audio with applications using Windows Audio as opposed to the ASIO driver.

3. Make sure the Orion Studio Synergy Core channels 1/2 are selected as the default playback device for seamless playback experience. The same is valid for the Recording tab.

Notes

• Please note that Windows Audio is not yet supported over a Thunderbolt connection - only ASIO. We recommend using the VB-Audio VoiceMeeter Virtual Audio Mixer as an ASIO-to-Windows Audio bridge.

Tips

If you are experiencing interruptions or failure when using your DAW and trying to playback audio from your OS at the same time, make sure that the device sample rate matches the one of your DAW sessions.

Further Reading

Antelope Audio Knowledge Base - Windows 10 Optimization

Configuring for macOS (10.14 and later)

The security settings in macOS (10.14 and later) may result in no input signal reaching your DAW, despite having everything set up correctly. These steps apply when you are using the Orion Studio Synergy Core in a DAW for the first time:

1. Launch your DAW and choose Orion Studio Synergy Core as the input device. The following dialog box will appear (if using Ableton Live 10 Suite, for example):

2. Click "OK" and your DAW should function normally.

However, if the events above did not occur for some reason, or you are using multiple DAWs, you must manually adjust settings for each in "Security & Privacy". Here is how:

1. Click the "Apple" symbol at the top-right of your display and choose "System Preferences". Then head to the "Security & Privacy" settings menu.

2. Click the "Privacy" section. In the column on the left, choose "Microphone". Make sure there's a checkmark next to any DAW you want to use.

Note: You may have to click the padlock symbol in the bottom-left corner and enter your password to make changes.

DAW setup with Antelope Devices

This guide shows how to setup your DAW with your Antelope device

Please follow one of the videos below for your desired DAW

Guide for Pro Tools

Guide for Ableton Live 10

Guide for Studio One

Guide for Logic Pro X

Guide for Cubase 10

Routing, Tracking and Monitoring

This video tutorial explains in depth how to route, track and monitor with Zen Tour Synergy Core, Orion Studio Synergy Core, Galaxy 32 Synergy Core, Galaxy 64 Synergy Core, Goliath HD Gen.3, Orion 32+ Gen.3 and Orion 32HD Gen.3