The new Apogee Symphony Desktop brings the power and sound quality of the brand’s rack-mount Symphony I/O Mk II into a compact, 10×14 desktop audio interface. The Symphony, announced at this week’s NAMM 2020 show, gives musicians and producers the power to record, overdub, and mix audio with the brand’s cutting-edge AD/DA converters and mic preamps. This is the most affordable Symphony series interface to date, and it pairs with macOS, iPad Pro, and Windows devices. Here’s everything you can expect with the Symphony Desktop.
The Apogee Symphony Desktop is shaking up the audio industry with exciting new features like preamp emulation, the Symphony ECS Channel Strip plugin, and ultra-low latency recording with hardware DSP and Apogee’s native FX plugins. The 10×14 audio interface packs Apogee’s renowned sound quality into a small desktop size. The Apogee may be cutting edge, but it’s also intuitive. A dynamic touchscreen display and control knob hardware make audio precision easier than ever. It’s portable, powerful, and the most affordable Symphony series interface yet.
Key Features:
- 10 IN x 14 OUT simultaneous channels of audio
- Cutting edge components and circuit design for pristine sound quality
- A/D and D/A Resolution up to 24bit/192kHz
- 2 advanced stepped gain mic preamps, up to 75dB of gain, variable impedance
- 1 Instrument input with variable impedance
- Built-in hardware DSP processing of Apogee FX Rack plugins
- Flexible, zero latency plugin workflows: Print, Monitor and DualPath Link
- Apogee Alloy Mic Preamp emulation (Analog processing + DSP modeling)
- Includes Symphony ECS Channel Strip Tuned by Bob Clearmountain
- Includes Symphony Reverb (native version)
- macOS, iPad Pro, and Windows compatible
Flawless and Reliable Sound Quality:
Apogee has a proven track record of pristine sound quality, and the Symphony Desktop is no different. This 10×14 desktop device fuses innovative analog and digital components. The Symphony Desktop has two advanced stepped gain mic preamps (up to 75dB of gain), ultra-low latency recording with hardware DSP and Apogee native FX plugins, and a Symphony ECS Channel Strip plugin. The macOS, Windows, and iPad Pro compatible device was designed with musicians and producers in mind.
Seamless, Intuitive Controlling:
With a dynamic touch screen display and a precise control knob, the Symphony Desktop is seamless and intuitive from the get-go. Pair this with the computer’s control app and focused input and monitor control plugin for your digital audio workspace, and you’ll have full creative control over even the finest details of your project.
Impressive portability
The 10×14 Symphony Desktop is compact enough for most desktops, although it’s portable when gigs take you on the go. The device has a die-cast aluminum chassis and treated glass touch screen for durability.
The Apogee Symphony Desktop is available for at Adorama.
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