Antelope Clocking Driven By The Highest Quality Oscillator In Existence
The core of any master clock is its Crystal Oscillator. While other master clocks cut corners with their Oscillators, Antelope uses the best: The Oven Controlled Discrete Transistor Crystal Oscillator. Before Antelope, this component was found only in high-performance aerospace and telecommunication hardware. A better oscillator means better clocking, delivering 4X-6X less jitter and 100X greater stability than the closest competitor.
Features
- Ultra low jitter, oven controlled crystal oscillator, accurate to 1PPM
- Jitter Management Module for improved sonic performance
- Atomic Clock input resolves to Rubidium clock for ultimate stability
- DA mode cleanly regenerates the incoming reference prior to distribution
- The device locks to audio, video, HDTV and atomic clock references
- Built-in Video Generator supports PAL, NTSC and even NTSC 60
- Unique ability to lock Video Generator to audio eliminates video-induced jitter
- Full audio and video gearboxing with simultaneous 0.1 and 4% pull up/downs
- Flywheeling protects the studio from clock dropouts
- Extensive frequency and cable termination diagnostics
Oven Control
Temperature fluctuation seriously compromises oscillator accuracy. The Isochrone OCX-V addresses this completely with oven control. The oven's temperature controlled environment allows unparalleled oscillator stability.
Master clocks using standard crystal oscillators don't account for temperature at all, and quality suffers as a result. Only Isochrone offers the reliability of oven control.
Antelope's Jitter Management Module
Jitter free operation is critical in the modern studio. Antelope's Jitter Management Module makes jitter essentially nonexistent. Adaptive Loop Filtering is taken to the next level with a sophisticated DSP Based Multistage IIR filter, ensuring a jitter free, great sounding studio.
Acoustically Focused Clocking, The Next Generation Of DDS Technology
Connecting a device to the OCX-V will noticeably improve sound quality. This is achieved with Antelope's exclusive Acoustically Focused Clocking technology (AFC). AFC is the 3rd generation of DDS, a technology introduced over ten years ago by Isochrone engineer Igor Levin with his ground breaking Aardsync master clock. This legacy of amazing sound further evolves with AFC. Providing far more than impressive specs, AFC is a hybrid of advanced engineering and exhaustive listening tests designed to deliver extraordinary sound.
Atomic Clock
The Isochrone OCX-V can be locked to the most accurate clock on Earth: the Atomic clock. A studio can truly achieve perfect stability with the power of Atomic Clock, and only Isochrone clocks are capable of locking to this unprecedented technology.
Peace Of Mind
Clocking is a critical task, and should never be confusing. With straightforward controls dedicated to specific tasks, warning lights for critical errors, extensive termination diagnostics and a highly visible, accurate frequency display, operating status is apparent at a moments glance. Never before has such a powerful device been so easy to use.
Cutting Edge Video
No master clock even approaches the OCX-V's comprehensive video support. The rapid proliferation of HDTV will soon render most video enabled master clocks obsolete, but the OCX-V's groundbreaking HD functionality guarantees its relevance for many years to come. A staggering 20 HDTV formats are accommodated, alongside thorough NTSC and PAL support. International pull up/down standards are supported as well, ensuring worldwide compatibility. A versatile video sync generator provides ultra-precise reference clock for external devices.
Next Generation Gearboxing
The OCX-V stands ahead of the pack with its extensive format conversion features. Outgoing clock is not required to match the incoming reference frequency. By phase locking to the incoming signal, all outgoing clock is still perfectly aligned with the rest of the studio. Video is capable of slaving to audio clock, providing unheard of accuracy.
