Goliath – Thunderbolt ™, USB & MADI Audio Interface
REALISTIC VINTAGE FX
Goliath employs Antelope’s powerful FPGA chip, a massive platform allowing you to process four zero latency mixers with custom effects.
These include the stunning AuraVerb reverb and over 60 modern and vintage hardware EQ, compressor models and Guitar Amps & Cabinets.
Goliath comes with a growing arsenal of premium effects:
- EQUALIZER LEGENDS: VEQ-STU 089, VEQ-STU 169, VEQ-STU 900, VEQ HA32C, BAE 1023, BAE 1084, NEU-W492, NEU-W495, VEQ-4K Black, VEQ-4k Brown, VEQ-4K Pink, VEQ-4K Orange, BAE-1073, VEQ-HLF, VEQ – 1A, VMEQ-5, LANG PEQ2, VEQ-55A, UK-69, NEU-PEV, INTEGRATED EQ
- VINTAGE COMPRESSORS: X160, Tube176, X903, Gyratec X, Grove Hill Liverpool, ANTELOPE FEEDFORWARD COMPRESSOR, FET-A76, Impresser.
- AURAVERB™:New Reverb Leveraging Unique Algorithms and Proprietary FPGA Chip for “Smooth and Clear” Sound
- THE GUITAR CLASSICS:
Guitar Amps: Darkface 65 US, Top32 UK, Modern US, Plexi 59 UK, Rock 22.10 UK, Rock 75 UK, Marcus II US, Tweed, Deluxe US, Overange 120 UK, BurnSphere DE, Bass SuperTube VR.
Cabinets: Darkface 65 2×12, Top30 2×12, Green 2×12, Vintage 4×12, Green 4×12, Caliper50 1×10, Clst 1×12, England4x12, Modern 4×12, Bluelux 1×12, Bass Tube 1×15.
Mics: California121 Ribbon, Austria Gold 414, American57, German FET87.
- VINTAGE MICROPHONE EMULATIONS (available with Antelope’s Edge Modeling Microphone): Berlin 47 FT, Berlin 87, Berlin 67, Tokyo 800T, Oxford 4038, Berlin M103, Berlin 49T, Sacramento 121F, Berlin 57, Vienna 12, Vienna 414
- VINTAGE MICROPHONE EMULATIONS (available with Antelope’s Verge Modeling Microphone): Berlin 184, Perth 55, Freiburg 6, Aalborg 4006, Hamburg 40
- MIC PREAMP EMULATIONS: Gyratec IX, VPA 76, BAE-1073MP, RD-47, BA-31
- TAPE-MACHINE EMULATION: Reel to Reel
Key Product Features:
- Free Integrated FPGA-based AFX modeling legendary vintage gear
- 64 channels I/O simultaneous streaming, multiple mixers and FX processing
- 36 analog inputs; 32 analog outputs
- 16 Class-A Mic Pres, Hi-Z, Mic & Line ins
- AES, MADI, ADAT, S/PDIF I/O
- Cutting-edge monitor output DACs with 129dB dynamic range
- Flawless 4th Generation 64-bit clocking and unique analog circuitry
- Network Control from multiple PCs
- Intuitive, high-resolution touch screen
- Thunderbolt and USB connectivity
The most powerful audio interface on the market
Offering the biggest number of I/O’s available on the market, Goliath is the result of Antelope’s 20+ years of experience in digital audio, innovative clocking technologies and analog circuit design.
Connectable via blazing-fast Thunderbolt™, USB & 2 x MADI, Goliath houses a total of 36 analog ins and 32 analog outs, providing digital clarity and analog realism like no other audio interface out there.
Antelope’s most powerful audio interface comes with an array of hardware-based audio effects, among which vintage guitar amps & cabs, AuraVerb reverb, legendary EQ and compressor emulations, plus our world-renowned Acoustically Focused Clocking technology.
THE SOUND YOU HAVE ALWAYS DREAMED OF
Flawless clocking and unique analog circuitry brings pro sound to a new level.
At Antelope Audio we love to say that best clock = best sound.
So, no surprise that our 4th generation of Acoustically Focused Clocking jitter management algorithms (AFC) is in charge of Goliath’s flawless clocking. The audio interface features the oven-controlled crystal oscillator you know from Antelope’s signature crystal-based master clocks.
For optimum detail and sound stage, Goliath can be additionally synced to the extremely accurate Rubidium Atomic Clock – 10MX, and it can also be used as a master clock for two other devices via Word Clock Outs on BNC.
PROCESS MULTIPLE ZERO LATENCY MIXES
Get crazy creative with Goliath’s custom hardware-based effects
Antelope’s new RealModel technology recreate not only the true sound of classic analog gear but its behavior and feel as well. Stacks of effects can be combined in custom FX Chains and saved as Presets.
All our guitar amp and cabs simulations were developed in a partnership with leaders in guitar software Overloud Audio Tools, so we know guitar players will just love Goliath.
64 CHANNELS VIA THUNDERBOLT™
can be routed to a vast selection of digital and Analog I/O options, including MADI, AES, ADAT, and S/PDIF.
Goliath offers 36 Analog Inputs and 32 Analog Outputs with pristine AD/DA converters. These include 4 superb Instrument DI’s, 2 transformer Reamp Outs, 2 Headphone Outs with integrated Talkback on the front, 16-Channels of Class-A Mic Preamps, 2 sets of Stereo Inserts and a pair of mastering grade Monitor Outs on the back.
The DB25 connectors feature 24 Outputs (1-8 can be level controlled for Surround Sound Mixing) and 16 additional Line Inputs, making Goliath an attractive solution for Hardware Inserts and Summing.
Even more Analog I/O Channels can be added by connecting Antelope’s Orion32 or Orion32+ via MADI for a total of 64 Channels of Analog I/O simultaneously.
TOUCH & CONTROL
Reinvent your studio experience with Goliath’s advanced control options.
All Goliath functions are accessible via its intuitive, high-resolution touch screen. All features of the audio interface can be also accessed via the OS X and Windows compatible Software Control Panel. Just like all new breed Antelope Audio devices. the Goliath follows our networking control concept. This means you can now access all Goliath features from multiple computers in the same network.
Antelope Audio presents the new Goliath
SPECIFICATIONS:
ANALOG
Analog Inputs
16 x Line inputs on two D-SUB 25, +20 dBu max, 11.2 kOhms
16 x Mic / Line universal inputs on XLR combos on the rear (first 4 can be used for instruments also)
4 x Instrument (HiZ) inputs on TRS 1/4 jacks on front
Analog Inserts
2 x Inserts on TRS 1/4 jacks (dedicated to rear universal inputs 1, 2)
Analog Outputs
24 x Line outs on three D-SUB 25, +20dBu, 56 Ohms
1 x Monitor out on 2x TRS 1/4 jacks
2 x Stereo Headphone outs on TRS
2 x ReAmp outs on TRS
D/A 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: 120 dB
THD + N: -110 dB
Mic Preamp
Gain: 0, 10 – 65 dB
THD + N: -108 dB
DIGITAL
Digital Inputs
2 x Fiber Optic MADI (up to 64CH each)
2 x ADAT (up to 16CH)
8 x AES/EBU on D-SUB 25 (16CH)
1 x S/PDIF
Digital Outputs
2 x Fiber Optic MADI (up to 64CH each)
2 x ADAT (up to 16CH)
8 x AES/EBU on D-SUB 25 (16CH)
1 x S/PDIF
USB I/O
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed;
Data stream up to 480 Mbits/192kHz, 32 channels I/O, Type B
Thunderbolt™ I/O
1 x Thunderbolt™, 64 channels I/O
CLOCKING
Word Clock Input
1 x Input @ 75 Ohms 3Vpp on BNC 32 – 192kHz
Word Clock Outputs
2 x Outputs @ 75 Ohms 3Vpp on BNC 32 – 192kHz
Thunderbolt
Atomic Clock Input
1 x 10M Input @ 75 Ohms 1Vpp on BNC
Clocking System
4th Generation Acoustically Focused Clocking
64-bit DDS
Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator
Clocking Stability
<+/-0.02 ppm, oven controlled at 64.5°C/ 148.1°F
Clock Aging
<1 ppm per year
Clock Calibration
<+/-0.001 ppm
Sample Rates
32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 (kHz)
OTHER
Operating Temperature
0-50°C/32-122°F
Weight
6.8 kg/ 15 lbs (approx)
Dimensions (Approx.)
Width: 48 3mm / 19”
Height: 81 mm / 3.2”
Depth: 279 mm / 11”
Electrical specs
AC Universal input: ~95-245 V
Power Consumption: 40 Watts Max
In the box:
Goliath – ThunderboltTM and USB AD/DA Interface
Owner’s Manual
Warranty Card
1 AEC Power cable
1 USB cable