Zen Go Synergy Core : Could've been great

Handling: 2/5

1 volume control for 3 different outs is about as practical as you'd expect.

Features: 4/5

Ticks a lot of boxes, but really buggy software. If they fix it eventually it could be great.

Sound: 2/5

Line out sound quality is good, but ground loop noise is passed to the monitors. You can hear your mouse moving when connected to a pc. Headphone outs are underpowered and low quality.

Quality: 3/5

Solid construction, looks pretty. High quality usb cable included is a nice touch as well. But with all the other problems I mention, I can't give it more than 3 stars. Not filtering ground noise is ridiculous.

Overall: 2/5

This is advertised as a 4x8 interface, yet there's only 6 discretely routable outs. 8 of the 16 available asio out channels are not mapped to anything and can't be utilized in any way, indicating they probably cut an ADAT out at the last minute.

The advertised 65dB mic gain turned out to be around 46dB. I hope this was down to receiving a bad unit.

Software controls are clunky. The mixer needs around 30sec to load, sometimes more, on a top of the line computer. Many features are buggy and work only partially or not at all. FX randomly stop working without any indication. The internal server running the fx engine crashes often, launcher loses access to the interface, restarts required, it's all very unstable.

The interface I received was nowhere near ready for launch. Could've been great if they worked on it a little longer. As it stands, I can't recommend it to anyone.