Apogee Introduces Duet, Professional Two-Channel FireWire Audio Interface For The Mac

September 06, 2007

Apogee Electronics introduces Duet, a revolutionary FireWire audio interface designed specifically for Apple's Mac computers. Duet is the first two-channel audio interface with control functions built directly into Apple's Logic Pro, Soundtrack Pro and GarageBand software, creating a powerful yet simple personal audio system for professional production on a Mac.

Duet's inputs and outputs feature two channels of Apogee's legendary A/D and D/A conversion. The inputs offer two premium, digitally controlled microphone preamps with 75 dB of gain and two unbalanced high impedance instrument inputs. The two channels of reference quality output are available via the 1/4" powered speaker connections and studio quality headphone jack.

Duet is designed for ease of use and portability. Its sleek, ultra-compact chassis gives it a small footprint in the workspace and its bus-powered FireWire connection makes it possible to create professional recordings anywhere. Duet's multi-function controller knob can select the input or output source and set gain or level. Duet is also capable of controlling MIDI devices with a simple setting in Apogee's Maestro software application.

Features & Specifications

Two channels of professional-quality 24-bit/96kHz audio input and output
Two balanced XLR inputs, with selectable 48V phantom power on each input
Two unbalanced high impedance instrument inputs
One high-level stereo headphone output
Two unbalanced -10 dBV line outputs for powered speakers
Multi-function controller knob for volume and input gain control and assignable MIDI control
Multi-segment LED meters to display input or output levels
FireWire 400, compatible with Mac OS X Core Audio
Integration and control with Apple's GarageBand, Logic Pro, Logic Express and Final Cut Studio (Soundtrack Pro)
Compatible with any Core Audio-compliant audio application
Apogee's Maestro software for advanced control and low latency mixing

System Requirements

Computer: Mac G4 1GHz or faster, G5 or Intel CPU
Memory: 1 GB RAM minimum, 2 GB recommended
OS: 10.4.10 or greater
Connection: FireWire 400 port

Availability: September 2007

MSRP: $495.00 US

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.apogeedigital.com/.

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