Apogee Electronics Duet - Interface de Áudio FireWire

Comments about Apogee Electronics Duet - FireWire Audio Interface:

A great interface.. simple and smooth.. buy one.

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Use this for mostly vocals and works great!

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Maybe it's a waste of time to add another 5 Star review, but this thing is awesome.

I used to use an M-Audio FireWire Solo and I had to crank the input level all the way up to get a decent signal. As a result, my recordings were full of hiss and room tone.

The Duet gives me a clean signal and works perfectly with GarageBand and Soundtrack Pro.

I use it to record voiceover for film projects, but my friend borrows it all the time to record music. She can stack multiple harmonies without adding unnecessary hiss.

Comments about Apogee Electronics Duet - FireWire Audio Interface:

Excellent audio quality, very sleek, enjoy controlling the audio volume with the big knob! I'm using it with my iMac i7 plugged into a daisy chain of 4 external firewire 800 G-Tech drives (the Duet comes with a firewire 800 to 400 cable). Replaces my Roland FA-101 firewire interface that failed after only 4 years of use.

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This thing is compact and yet has plenty of input/output options. Sounds great too. No noise in preamps and outputs are clean. The single volume knob is a nice aesthetic feature and looks great on the console. Being able to switch from speakers/headphones to just headphones is a nice plus. Software was easy to configure. Basically just plug and play. Love this thing!

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Use primarily as a DAC with headphones. Beautiful sound quality and powerful HP amp. The volume control has nice feel. Use ADC to rip vinyl to digital. Gain allows to use without phono preamp and with software RIAA filter.

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This is going to be your best friend! Great for overdubbing at a location of your choice without sacrificing on the pre's and the converters. HIGHLY recommended.

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I had heard great things about the Duet but was hesitant to buy it. I knew that it was designed to work with Garageband and Logic. I use Reason and Record and I thought it would be a nightmare to get all the pieces working together. Finally after talking to a bunch of friends and a lot of hand-holding from a sales person I took the plunge. And it could not have been simpler. It fired up the first time with virtually no issues at all. It automatically mapped everything. Just a few quick settings in record and off to the races. The whole install took 15 minutes. I am so happy with the sound quality. The AD/DA's are as good as people say. The single controller takes a little getting used to. It is like the audio version of BMW's I Drive controller without the bugs. Really it works very well as long as you watch the on screen icons to see what you are adjusting. As an additional benefit, Itunes really cranks with this baby as a sound card. I have a home studio for voice overs and so I really have no need for more than two in or two out. If you are sure that will work for you the Duet is a great solution. If you need room to expand then you probably have to look elsewhere. I can only speak to my experience but I would definitely buy this again.

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I bought the Duet as an interface to record professional boundary mics for a film project that is more akin to a theater performance. I'm running the duet via GarageBand and have absolutely no problems. I only wish the breakout box came with it for the price. One of the reasons I chose the duet is that I won't have a need for it after this project and these seem to hold their resale value very well.

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Very Easy Installation. Crisp Sound. Knocks The Mbox 2 Out of the water. I feel in love with this duet. Its a small package that packs a BIG punch.

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I have used the Duet for every application I have been able to figure out so far, and it's a lot of fun to use. I love the glorified Volume Knob (Encoder) and the LED Level lights. The Maestro software is intuitive and the Manual is written clearly and simply. But, most importantly, the machine works and sounds great, just what I needed.

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I'm a professional Video Producer/Editor and previously was a Recording Engineer. I use the Duet with a Mac Book Pro in my home studio for side jobs and personal projects. I use it for editing in Final Cut Pro. Authoring DVD's (EMI Records) with DVD Studio Pro. Editing and mastering audio with Bias Peak. AND for fun with Garage Band and my Fender Telecaster. It integrates perfectly with each. The user interface is simple but powerful. The fact that the Duet supports 24 bit/ 96 Khz made it the best choice for all of these uses, but especially mastering. (I also do a lot of Field recording at 24/96).
The only limitation I have found in Final Cut Studio is I can't preview audio when capturing from tape during "Log and Capture" with an Canopus ADVC 300 FireWIre video interface. I assume that Final Cut can't "play through" audio between two Firewire devices on the same FIrewire buss (besides, that is not playing through). Not a big deal for me as I normally shoot digital (DVCPro HD or AVCHD) and FCP's "Log and Transfer" works fine with the Duet.
The headphone amp can really kick.
I also use it to transfer vinyl to digital. I have a Pro-Ject audiophile turntable and preamp. Like all turntables it took a little while to figure out the grounding to get the best transfers, because of the unbalanced I/O. It turns out my office light has a cheap built-in dimmer. Now with the dimmer off and the correct gain-staging I get fantastic transfers of my old (and new) vinyl.
The software mixer (Apogee Maestro) works as advertised and is easy to use, but I wish they would take it to the next level and add more features. Like being able to switch presets with one keystroke (like an F-Key). I use pre-sets for each application I have; playing guitar [Garage Band], editing video [FCP], etc. Activating different inputs, muting unused inputs and changing gain for the cleanest possible sound.

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I use the Duet to record Voice Overs into a Mac and it works great. Very good quality, easy to set-up, lots of options in a very elegant interface.

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the duet is a dream, expect no complications coming from it. I've been using two tracks for film dialogue, which the duet gives me crisp and clean audio, and I've used for "direct in" recording. In either case the duet DOES color your sound (most interfaces do) in an apogee fashion, and many engineers don't like that, but it's a great and professional sound that couldn't be considered bad. It has the same converters/preamps as the apogee Rosetta, which is one of the best possible interfaces/converters in the world. Buy with confidence!