Hi, im a techno phobe, ive just aquired a silver apogee duet firewire do yiu know please if it would work plugging into a asus gaming laptop that uses windows 10. Providing a direct digital lightning connection for mac users, allowing for dc charging of the apple device. The apogee duet ios is a portable usb audio interface building on the success of the duet 2 by adding compatibility with windows 10 to mac and ios devices. Also, there is a duet 2 that supports the ipad also. With apogee s legendary digital audio conversion and worldclass mic preamps, duet is the best way to capture your music with incredible dimension and detail. Out of the box, the duet 2 comes with a quick start guide, the usb2 and breakout cables and a switchmode wallwart psu with us, eu and uk plugs, but no software is supplied youll find that as a download on the apogee web site. I talked to a guy who works for apogee a while ago before the quartet was announced about the differences between the duet 2 duet 1 and the duet 2 ensemble. With apogee s legendary digital audio conversion and worldclass mic preamps, duet is the best way to capture your music with incredible dimension and. Apogee duet for mac audio interface 2 input 2 output. Duet 2 is, as its name suggests, a secondgeneration, dualchannel audio interface made by apogee for the macintosh.
Portable 2 in 4out solution for capturing studio quality recordings of vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, and more to your mac. Apogee duet for mac audio interface 2 input 2 output mac. Made for the musician, producer and engineer that wants the ultimate sound quality and studio control in a compact desktop form factor, quartet features legendary apogee adda conversion, 4 worldclass microphone preamps, usb midi io, ess sabre32 dac technology and. Apogee duet sets the industry standard for portable professional audio recording on mac and ipad. Apogee electronics audio interface technical support, product registration, software and. Madame gandhi electronic music artist, producer, and activist. Motu ultralite mk3 vs apogee duet discussion in recordinglive sound started by steverliu, jan 1, 2009. I like the duet 2 a lot, but it doest have other digital inputs so i cant compare its sound to the minidac fairly. While this updated release has given apogee an opportunity to address several key features of duet s capabilities, it has also afforded the company the chance to overhaul its design as the original silver duet echoed the corresponding generation of macbook pro, so duet 2. Motu is an engineeringdriven music technology company passionately driven to create products that help you produce amazing music.
Using duet with motu digital performer select duet in the device list. Compatible with any core audiocompliant audio application set buffer size to 128. If you get a message warning about usb current draw, connect duet 2 to the supplied apogee ac power adapter. Interfaces are devices that include preamps, converters, monitoring routing several steps in one. Apogee duet drivers snow leopard download free patchdagors36. Converters turn your continuous electric signal into a discreet signal that a computer can understand. In the meantime, competitors have brought out some very interesting products, especially rme with its attractive babyface. Apogee duet usb audio interface for mac, ios and windows. Tons of plugins waves, uad 2, ik multimedia tracks and amplitube 4, scuffham amps, nomad factory, dspquattro 5, izotope, ozone 7, slate digital, softube volume 2, and more.
Apogee duet 2 and motu ultralite mk3 audio interfaces. Accessories apogee fx plugins clearmountains domain edu pricing duet clipmic digital element. And because duet 2 is portable you can take it anywhere your creativity takes you. Apogee s maestro software for advanced control and low latency mixing set host buffer multiplier to 1. However, the usb audio portion of the device does work because it is classcompliant and uses an apple coreaudio driver that is built into macos. Apogee duet for ipad and mac studio economik proaudio.
Theres a download item in the dp section for tutorial and demo files. To make a long convo short, the duet 2 was a huge improvement over the duet 1, so it stood to reason that the duet 2 was also a huge improvement sound quality wise from the ensemble as. Apogee quartet is a professional usb audio interface designed to deliver the ultimate mobile and desktop recording experience to ios and mac. Santa monicabased apogee has been at the forefront of digital audio technology for 30 years. About four years ago, apogee launched a digital audio firewire interface called duet that offered two analog ins and outs. The new duet for ipad and mac features special circuitry designed to deliver professional performance for ipad use along with low latency usb 2. I do find the minidac sounding just as good as the duet 2, but i the minidac on battery power so that does improve the sound a bit. As with many softwares digital performer is delivered with a cd rom contaning the application itself and 2 utilities. Many successful composers cite digital performer as their dawofchoice when creating score mockups and composing, including michael giacchino, danny elfman and alexandre desplat. Todays technology with protools, logic, digital performer, reasons, etc having the apogee duet as a companion is well worth it.
Due to changes in macos, the apogee gio is not compatible with macos 10. Madame gandhi electronic music artist and activist let us take a look at her studio in l. Made for the musician, producer and engineer that wants the ultimate sound quality and elegant simplicity, duet features legendary apogee adda conversion, 2 world class microphone preamps, usb midi io and ess sabre. To take that same technology and put it in a portable unit where now it can be used with the technology of today is pretty amazing. For more details about current draw on the usb bus, please. Since the companys birth in 1985, its gone from building custom filters for early digital tape machines to creating some of the worlds first standalone ad and da converters. Apogee apogee duet manuals manuals and user guides for apogee apogee duet.
We have 9 apogee apogee duet manuals available for free pdf download. Apogee duet 2 users guide print version apogee electronics. Pablo fernandez ardour itself doesnt interact with or have compatibility issues with any audio interface hardware. This does not in any way hinder apogee to develop their own driver if they wanted to. The apogee support team is constantly updating the knowledgebase. Apogee duet usb duet 2 usb 2 input, 2 output audio interface for mac. The duet 2 s back panel features sockets for usb and power and a connector for the included breakout. Apogee duet is a portable usb audio interface with 2 mic preamps and for professional. View and download apogee duet 2 user manual online. The cause of this can be debated, but apple has cut the firewire support in core audio. I tested the apogee duet 2 with a ivy bridgepowered 15inch macbook pro with 8gb ram and a variety of digital audio sequencers, including pro tools 10, apple logic pro, and motu digital performer 8. The quickest way to download software installer package for your product.
Apogee duet 2 in x 4 out usb audio interface apogee electronics. We use asio4all to wrap up regular windows drivers into a form that works better and with lower latency with music software it still does this on the sp4 but you have to get the settings right. Apogee duet 2 in x 4 out usb audio interface with waves silver plugin bundle from apogee. Apogees legendary digital audio conversion and worldclass mic preamps, duet is the best way to capture. Featuring 4 inputs and 8 outputs of apogee industryleading adda conversion technology as well as 4 worldclass mic preamps, quartet bridges the gap between the 2 channel apogee duet and the apogee flagship interface, symphony io. Dealing with asio4all on the surface pro 4 surface pro audio.
No blemishes and comes with all original packaging. Does maestro for ios work with duet 2, symphony io or ensemble. Support product technical support apogee electronics. Mike holstein post by eddie coffey in jack i chose hw1, which is duet usb, for input and output device. Apogee duet is an awardwinning audio interface, headphone amp and midi interface making it easy to create professional recordings anywhere on your ipod touch, iphone, ipad, mac, or windows pc. Apogees duet 2 puts the companys famed adda conversion into a box thats. Excellent used condition in nonsmoking home studio. Apogee duet 2 user manual 63 pages how to set up duet 2 with your mac, connect speakers or headphones to play back music and connect mics and instruments to record your own creations with apples logic pro or logic express.
This forum is for most discussion related to the use and optimization of digital performer macos and plugins as well as tips and techniques. En63 2, en633, en64 2, en643, en644, en645, en64 6, en648, en6411 declaration of conformity japan apogee electronics corporation hereby declares that the duet, to which this declaration relates, is. Made for the musician, producer and engineer that wants the ultimate sound quality and elegant simplicity, duet features legendary apogee adda conversion, 2. While i was shooting the video about setting up the surface pro 4 for music production i hit an unexpected problem with the asio4all driver. Apogee duet sets the industry standard for portable professional audio recording on mac and i. Maestro audio interface control application apogee electronics. The asio drivers are also given to allow musicians to use vst compatible sound cards and not only the motudigidesign compatible ones. I like my warms better than any interface preamp ive used, but that is a matter of taste, not specs. Apogee was part of just about every studio that ive recorded around the world. The warm will give you a thicker, transformer sound which can really help take the edge off of the digital sound. Made for the musician, producer, and engineer that wants ultimate sound quality and elegant simplicity, duet features legendary apogee adda conversion, 2 worldclass microphone preamps, usb midi io and ess sabre32 dac technology. Duet 2 is the best solution for capturing your music to your mac.
Motus awardwinning hardware and software are used by top professionals every day on hit songs, mega tours, primetime shows and blockbuster films. With duet 2, make studio quality recordings of vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, and anything musical. Click on your apogee product to access software installer downloads, users. The brand with the violet logo couldnt keep its arms crossed so they launched an improved version 2. For an interface, i recommend the apogee duet, or the mbox 3.
Though there are cheap stand alone converters as well that skip this stuff. Download the software installer for your apogee product here. Digital performer is a triedandtrue, professionallevel daw. Apogee quartet is the ultimate desktop audio interface and studio control center for professional recording on mac and ipad.