High-end Monitoring and Summing for Your Studio
Do you monitor on multiple sets of speakers? It's a good idea — and to do it right, you'll need a monitor controller. Have you discovered the advantages of working with stems? You'll need a summing system. The Antelope Audio Satori satisfies both of these requirements, giving you advanced capabilities that even a project studio can afford. A Zen Buddhist term for enlightenment, Satori is a fitting name for this digitally controlled, true-analog monitoring and summing system with an advanced circuit design that delivers mastering-grade transparency while maintaining vivid analog realism and warmth. Satori's relay-controlled stepped attenuator, generous connectivity, and stereo effects such as mid-side monitoring let you step up to a superior professional studio workflow.
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Equipped to handle any studio monitoring scenario
Antelope Audio's Satori employs premium platinum relays and precision resistors, giving you accurate, stepped control-room level attenuation for up to four sets of monitors plus an LFE (Low-Frequency Effect)/subwoofer channel while maintaining sonic excellence. By pressing and holding any input or output button on the front panel, you can turn the volume knob and program a volume offset. The offset can be +/-6dB, represented by lights around the volume knob and as a numeric value in the software control panel. Depending on whether the mono button is pressed, you have various stereo and mono configurations for inverting phase, flipping left and right, or monitoring only left or right channels or the sum or difference of each channel.
Four independent, audiophile-grade headphone amps
Most Sweetwater musicians agree that a great-sounding custom headphone mix helps them perform better studio takes, and this is another area where Satori shines. Satori goes way beyond most monitor controllers that offer just one or two headphone outs, with four independent headphone amps that give band members their own feeds — any of which can be routed to monitor any of the eight stereo inputs or follow the main monitor selector. Each feed can, additionally, be assigned talkback and volume levels from the control panel. These audiophile-grade headphone drivers (the same as those found in Antelope's high-end home audio converters) easily drive both low- and high-impedance headphones.
Robust analog summing functionality
Satori isn't just an outstanding monitor controller; it also rocks an onboard 8-channel summing mixer! If you work completely in the box, Satori lets you mix signals in the analog domain for a more natural blending of instruments. Satori's summing mixer maintains maximum headroom and wide dynamic range while giving you the characteristic warmth and punch of legendary analog consoles. When summing eight channels of audio, you can monitor any of the stereo pairs from the front panel — convenient for checking the audio on any stereo stem or for monitoring individually assignable headphone mixes.
Mastering-grade sonics at a project-studio price
Satori gives you a monitoring solution that maintains the sonic integrity of the source — especially when the D/A is being handled by one of Antelope's outstanding converters. It's Antelope Audio's extensive expertise in designing pristine analog circuitry, optimized PCB layouts, and high-tech power supplies that enables them to endow Satori with mastering-grade sonics at a project-studio price. Satori is a perfect match with Antelope's popular Orion 32 AD/DA interface (a Sweetwater best seller). This dynamic duo would be an ideal complement to any mixing or mastering setup that requires the highest level of monitoring quality — whether in your home or in a world-class studio complex.
Analog sound, comprehensive digital control
Satori's impeccable sonic performance comes courtesy of Antelope Audio's advanced analog circuit design, but the flexible and comprehensive control capabilities you'll enjoy are made possible by Antelope's next-gen software control panel technology. For Satori, this means fast, responsive source and speaker output switching and accurate remote volume control, along with mute, mono, dim, and mid-side monitoring. The Satori Control Panel also gives you stereo peak meters for quick signal visualization. Hover Control View lets you select a minimized view of the control panel with volume, mute, and talkback controls that can float above your DAW windows at all times. You can control up to 31dB of output gain or 24dB of trim from the control panel's mixer-style master fader. This low-noise, fast slew rate, true-analog amplifier is extremely useful for providing proper volume level to other analog processing gear or directly into an A/D converter for capturing your final mix.
Smart design and generous I/O
On Satori's front panel, you get warmly lit buttons and a big aluminum volume knob, for quick, elegant management of major monitoring functions. Programmable presets let you effortlessly switch between inputs and outputs and also entire setups that can include summing output levels and headphone output assignments or other changes. The talkback button also simultaneously dims the input source material for clean communication with performers. You can even plug in your own dynamic talkback mic or use the mic built into your computer. Satori also provides generous connectivity options you won't find on other 1U monitoring systems, including eight stereo inputs, four stereo outputs, and a comprehensive choice of connections that include XLR, 1/4" TRS, and D-sub 25. Satori also rocks a dedicated LFE/subwoofer output with an on/off button in the software control panel, as well as a switchable 110Hz highpass filter.
Antelope Audio Satori Features:
- Analog Summing Built-in 8-channel analog mixer achieves the sound of a world-class mixing console
- Independent Monitoring Create multiple personalized monitor mixes
- Innovative Attenuator Design Retains the superb sonic performance of relay attenuators using state-of-the-art technology
- Analog Circuitry Optimized PCB layout and power supply technology delivers mastering-grade quality
- Extended Connectivity Loaded with 8 stereo ins, 4 stereo outs, XLR, 1/4" TRS, D-Sub, and subwoofer outputs
- Extended Remote Control Take command with user-friendly desktop software and iOS and Android mobile apps
