Zen Tour Synergy Core : Big punch in small package.

Besides of being aesthetically pleasing, the compact desktop unit is also has a very solid build quality and feel to it.

Sound wise the interface is superb. From inputs to outputs everything is sounding amazing. Antelope clocking and AD/DA converters are marketed top tier and this interface delivers just that.

The AFX effects sound great and the interface has vast amount of processing power to run them.

Overall I'm very pleased with this interface. Sure there's things that could be improved or changed, but for now there's no clear flaws for me.

So summing it up. I'm using the Zen Tour on both Windows (via USB) and OSX (via TB3) systems.

Things I think could be better:

-More control over touchscreen, and custom metering layout view

-A little more coarse resolution rotary dial. This guy really wants to go around for things to happen.

-Control panel's AFX window isn't scalable.

-AFX resource meter.

-Auraverb or other reverb and delay as AFX effect.

Things I love about it.

-The physical appearance, the robust build quality and connectors, locking power cable (I use this in a live gig setup/scenario and you learn to appreciate such things)

-The amount of I/O and the different connector types in such a compact form. This is like swiss army knive. There's really no scenario that this thing couldn't handle. The versatility is outstanding and there definitely is a LOT of features for the price.

-The routing and (4) internal mixers. Once again, the versatility of the routing complimenting the amount of I/O. That's just a superior feature. And the four software mixers are an outstanding tool to be used for monitor mixes or subgroups when recording live.

-The sound. The superb quality, it's just so audible.

-The AFX effects and the processing power. Awesome sounding effects and the ability to run multiple instances in multiple tracks

-Hardware presets. Another useful tool in many scenarios.