Apogee Duet 3 2x4 USB Type C Audio Interface

Apogee Duet 3 2x4 USB Type C Audio Interface Overview: Sounding Amazing Never Looked So Good.

In 2007 the original Apogee Duet shattered the expectations of what a home studio interface could be. Professional personal and portable Duet revolutionized independent recording and empowered musicians producers and engineers with legendary Apogee sound quality elegant design and effortless ease of use. Now the all-new Duet 3 brings next-generation Apogee performance and features to a beautiful ultra-low profile design. Duet 3 includes on-board hardware DSP that powers the Symphony ECS Channel Strip for zero-latency recording with FX. Tuned by Bob Clearmountain the ECS Channel Strip includes presets custom crafted by the legendary mixer so you can dial in a pro recording sound instantly. Ideal for music creation voice recording streaming and even gaming you can use Duet 3 with your Mac or Windows workstation in your studio or on the go. Take your Duet 3 to the next level with the sleek Duet Dock accessory for the ultimate ergonomic desktop experience.

Legendary AD/DA Converters

With two inputs and four outputs of legendary Apogee AD/DA conversion plus two world-class preamps Duet is the perfect partner for your home and mobile studio. Connect microphones guitars keyboards and line-level devices to capture every detail. Monitor and mix with the full depth and dimension of your sound through two truly-balanced line-level analog outputs for speakers. And power your headphones with a zero-ohm headphone output for a dedicated headphone mix.

World Class Preamps

One of the most critical components for high-quality recording is your preamp and the pres in Apogee Duet are world-class. With up to 65dB of gain and 48v phantom power, you can capture any audio source with even the most demanding microphones cleanly and precisely. Meticulous Apogee engineering keeps noise and distortion down even as you crank up the gain.

Plug into On-board DSP

To capture your best performance you need to dial in an inspiring sound quickly and easily. And few things are more distracting than latency when trying to record. Duet gives you onboard hardware DSP for FX processing with the Symphony ECS Channel Strip to precisely shape your tone on input and give you great sounding tracks all while eliminating the delay that can occur while recording.

Features

• Best-in-class Apogee conversion and mic preamps
• 2x4 USB Type C audio interface
• Up to 24 bit / 192kHz recording
• Low profile design with aluminum body
• Scratch-resistant top
• Precision balanced backlit knob
• Input and output connections via breakout cable:
• 2x ¼” Instrument inputs
• 2x Mic/line inputs
• 2x ¼” Balanced outputs
• ?” Headphone output
• 2 USB Type C ports
• Bus-powered / External power optional via second USB Type C port as needed
• On-board hardware DSP for low-latency recording with Apogee FX
• Symphony ECS Channel Strip - Hardware DSP FX included
• Travel case included
• macOS: 10.15 and later
• PC: Windows 10 Anniversary update or later