User Manual
diaphragm modeling mic. We aren’t stopping here, our team is working hard to expand the AFX and Mic Emulations
suites with more models of coveted studio gear!
We are condent you will nd our emulations sound and behave incredibly lifelike. That’s because they are all happening
in real time on the Discrete 8’s FPGA (eld-programmable gate array) chip. FPGA technology lets us provide authentic,
circuit-level emulations of classic studio hardware. Rather than “describe” circuitry in abstract DSP code, we dynamically
re-congure the chip to behave exactly like it.
That’s right – we recreate all this rare vintage equipment on an actual hardware circuit, piece by piece. This way, the
FPGA literally takes on the personality of the same circuitry and components that forged the sounds of countless classic
records. It’s a bit of a marvel, really!
There are some limitations in place, however. The number of eects you can apply simultaneously depends on which
Discrete 8 bundle you purchased. Here’s the breakdown:
Discrete 8 Basic – 2 channel strips with 4 FX instances each & all 50+ Antelope Audio real time FPGA FX emulations +
Mic Emulations.
Discrete 8 Premium – 8 channel strips with 4 FX instances each & up to 16 channel strips using the upcoming
AFX2DAW plug-in and all 50+ Antelope Audio real time FPGA FX emulations + Mic Emulations.
With this out of the way, let’s jump into the AFX Rack!
6.3.1 Loading Effects
The AFX Rack is extremely simple to use. It has the following buttons and menus to the left, while the eects are
visualized on the right: