Apogee Duet is an award-winning audio interface, headphone amp and MIDI interface making it easy to create professional recordings anywhere on your iPod touch, iPhone, iPad or Mac. With Apogee’s legendary digital audio conversion and world-class m...
The Apogee Duet 2 USB Audio Interface can be seen in a photo (to the right of the keyboard) Nicky Romero posted of his studio gear setup.
moreFrom an 2011 interview, when asked what equipment he uses to produce: "I’m using Logic 9 on my Mac Pro and Apogee Duet soundcard." In a 2013 video, at the 3:58 mark, Hardwell is asked by a fan what sound card he would recommend for a starting producer. Hardwell responds by saying "A sound card I can recommend is this one, the Apogee Duet, I've used this one for almost 5 years, and it's definitely one of my favorite sound cards."
moreAt 0:15 you can see an Apogee Duet 2 to the left of a KRK monitor in Garrix's studio
moreThe Apogee Duet 2 USB Audio Interface can be seen in a photo of Headhunterz' studio setup.
moreA photo posted to Instagram by Eric Prydz reveals he uses an Apogee Duet Audio Interface. The high quality and portability of it likely makes it a good candidate when he produces much of his music on the road.
moreThis Instagram video called "Sunday basement studio vibes" shows Kill the Noise's Apogee Duet 2.
moreGreat converters and great sound .. and also much beautiful object, some problems with the driver but nothing serious, if used in the study.
Julian Calor dropped a picture of his new studio in July 2014. One can clearly see the Apogee Duet 2 USB Audio Interface on his desk.
moreIn this Instagram photo posted by 3lau of his studio gear setup, the sound card he uses - the Apogee Duet 2 - can be seen to the left of his laptop (below his [Apple Thunderbolt Display](http://equipboard.com/items/apple-thunderbolt-display)). The photo is captioned, "The final mixdown check" and was posted Feb 2014.
moreIn this picture martin is making music in his home studio using apogee duet 2 usb
moreThe Duet 2 can be seen between Far Too Loud's laptop and his Livid OHM controller. The signature framed black interface with the singular silver knob are prominent in the center of the shot.
moreAt the [6:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVeNwl2MSpI&t=326s) mark of this video the Apogee Duet 2 interface is shown to the right of Jack
moreA portion of Mark Eteson's studio gear setup can be seen in this photo, which reveals he uses an Apogee Duet 2 audio interface.
moreIn this picture micheal is making music using the apogee duet 2 usb audio interface
moreAt 0:25, Drew talks about using the Duet 2 as his sound card and to record all instruments and vocals with.
moreHe used this to record most of the vocals for Popular Problems. According to his engineer, "At Leonard’s place I used my Neumann U47, a Vintech Audio preamp, which is a Neve 1073 clone, an Apogee Duet, a Mac with Logic 9, a set of AKG headphones, Genelec speakers, a Nord Stage and an 88-key Akai controller. "
moreIn this picture timmy is making music in his home studio in australia and he is using the apogee duet 2 usb
moreOn the "Duet Artists" section found on Apogee's website, Rik Simpson can be seen with an Apogee Duet 2 USB Audio Interface. He says, "I’ve recorded the last 2 [Coldplay](http://equipboard.com/band/coldplay) albums through Apogee converters and always have a ONE and a Duet out on the road with me, enough said…" ([source](http://www.apogeedigital.com/artists/rik-simpson-apogee-duet))
moreIn this photo, the Apogee Duet Audio Interface can be seen in Charlie's studio.
more"My studio and touring rigs are similar in that I use the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra pre-amp for both. Studio-wise, the setup I use for almost everything is pretty simple; MacBook Pro, Logic, Toontrack and Spectrasonics software instruments, Nord Lead 2, Axe-Fx Ultra, a pair of Yamaha HS-80m monitors, and an Apogee Duet interface. "
moreJon Bellion can be seen using the Apogee Duet at 6:37 into his "The Making of Ungrateful Eyes" video.
more"It's been awesome! Preamps are pretty decent for recording, and the headphone amp inside is great. Not sure if I should've shelled out extra for a uad twin to get the uad plugins though..."
moreApogee Duet is an award-winning audio interface, headphone amp and MIDI interface making it easy to create professional recordings anywhere on your iPod touch, iPhone, iPad or Mac. With Apogee’s legendary digital audio conversion and world-class mic preamps, Duet is the best way to capture your music with incredible dimension and detail.
The new Duet for iPad and Mac features special circuitry designed to deliver professional performance for iPad use along with low latency USB 2.0 performance for Mac. And with the addition of MIDI I/O you can connect and power a Core MID compatible keyboard/controller while using Duet with your iPad or iOS device.
A difference you will hear
From the mic preamps to the AD/DA converters and the clocking, Duet is best-in-class and cutting-edge Apogee technology. With components carefully selected in critical listening tests and a highly efficient circuit design, Duet was built by Apogee engineers to make a difference you can hear.
Pristine, next generation AD/DA converters
Duet’s AD/DA converters are designed to deliver the purest recordings and best listening experience possible. Duet’s efficient circuitry and state-of-the-art components provide a simplified signal path resulting in incredibly transparent recordings.
Smooth, detailed world-class mic preamps
Much like the AD/DA converters, Duet’s mic preamps feature the latest components and offer seamless click-free transitions as the gain increases and decreases throughout the incredible range of 0-75dB. This unprecedented feature allows you to dial in the perfect level, either with the controller knob or from within software, while delivering ultra-low noise and smooth, crisp detail. Duet’s mic pres are suitable for all dynamic, condenser or ribbon microphones, allowing you to capture any sound without compromise.
iPad puts you in touch with your creativity
Interacting with iPad to make music is like playing an instrument. In fact, some apps like Apple’s GarageBand turn your iPad into a guitar or virtual instrument. Whether you are moving faders on a mixer, adjusting software parameters, or editing a waveform, iPad’s multi-touch interface is a more hands on environment and superior to mouse clicks or track pad swipes.
Setting up your studio has never been easier
iPad makes everything easier with a simplified user interface and plug and play connectivity for accessories like Apogee audio interfaces. You’ll be amazed by how simple it is to set up your studio.
Breakout Cable
Duet’s breakout cable includes two combination mic/instrument connectors (XLR and 1/4” built into a single connector) and two balanced 1/4” connectors for speakers. The elegant single cable-to-junction design allows for easy cable management and the locking connection to Duet is robust and stylish.
Two Analog Inputs
Duet’s 2 combination input connectors (XLR and 1/4”) allow you to connect microphones, guitars and keyboards or your favorite external mic preamps, compressors and EQs.
Four Analog Outputs
Duet includes four analog outputs. 2-1/4” balanced outputs for connection to speakers or outboard equipment and a separate, independently controlled 1/4” stereo headphone output.
With these four outputs it’s possible for a DJ to monitor a separate mix in headphones while sending a house mix to the club, a live performer to send a click track to in-ear monitors while sending a backing track to front-of-house, and a recording engineer to send a headphone mix to the performer while dedicating the main outputs to studio monitors.
MIDIDuet provides a single USB MIDI connection for your CoreMIDI compatible keyboard, synth, or DJ controller. This eliminates the need for an external MIDI interface and promotes an all-in-one music creation solution where Duet and Maestro manage all audio and MIDI. On iPad, Duet’s MIDI connection allows both Duet and a keyboard or DJ controller to be connected at the same time to the iPad’s single connector (Lightning or 30-pin).
Full-Color OLED Display
The high-resolution OLED screen built into Duet’s top is the main control center for Duet, delivering visual feedback for multiple functions including metering, numeric value for input and output levels, input grouping, and phase, muting, phantom power and Soft Limit indication. With this display you know the status of any input and output at any given moment without having to refer to Maestro or your recording software.
Configurable Touchpads
Duet also introduces configurable touchpads. The two touchpads, located on either side of the encoder knob, allow you to quickly access output functions such as “Mute Outputs”, “Dim Outputs”, “Sum to Mono” or “Toggle Headphone Source”. Each are assignable using a drop-down menu within Apogee’s Maestro 2. This unique feature allows you to select the function you want and access it directly from Duet without having to look at software.
Multi-function Controller Knob
Along with its sleek aluminum chassis, the multi-function controller knob is one of the most recognizable features of Duet’s design. This central control feature allows you to quickly and easily toggle through Duet’s inputs and outputs and set levels while looking at Duet’s dynamic OLED display.
Apogee Duet 2 has professional A/D D/A converters, amazingly sexy and reliable.
it's expensive but have top quality and is so sexy hahah -_-
I had a remix due and my RME got fried in a thunderstorm so this guy came to the rescue. Love it, sounds amazing and has the looks to match. Definitely has that Apple aesthetic going on. Now I use it to produce when I travel, it's perfect on the go.
Have heard nothing but great things about this. The converters and mic pres constantly get praise.
Want to get into producing, thinking this is the perfect audio interface for my macbook pro - small, decent price, looks good.... unless anyone wants to convince me otherwise??
Won't record ANYTHING without this
Desperately NEED an audio interface.! Can't keep relying on my Laptop sound card.!
Best Soundcard
So simple and easy to use, it's sleek in design and the software is very intuitive. I love this Audio Interface, my first one and my last (for now) it does everything I need it to do.
Glad that Windows drivers came out for this thing (converted to Windows from OS X). So yeah...
Though the headphone amplifier is not as flat as the Apogee Groove's, the Duet obviously is designed to be a lot more than a headphone amplifier. For starters, it allowed me to save up for a decent speaker setup (YAY) and stay extremely portable as a laptop producer (=D). Also, I can rest in peace as far as interface buying goes, knowing how many pros swear by this thing... Unless I decide to put my life savings into buying outboard gear, hardware synths, etc... ;D
It is awesome!
Use it to record guitars and vocals plus everything else!
Apparently a GREAT interface.
Actually I sold this after a few years to buy a Apollo, but having experienced both, I can say they deliver the exact same sound and this one is a little bit cheaper. Actually, this might even be better than the Apollo if you want to use it for driving monitors. Overall, the design of the duet looks better to me too.
The advantage of the Apollo is that you can buy the Marshall and Neve plug ins, that sound better than the ones by Waves. If you do go with the duet, you can get the plug-ins from Softube and Kush to get the same quality sound.
Now for the cons, my duet did not last long at all, after two years the lights burnt out, but the recording functions still worked fine on the computer. I regret not just buying another one, because after hearing some of the others, I believe this is the best recording unit you can get for under $1000. It was good enough for Leonard Cohen, so, it's good enough for me.
Excellent sound quality and preamps. I especially like how there is no need for a breakout cable to monitor with headphones while traveling.
sound the best
Duet per Registrazione e Produzione di casa Apogee
Awesome
Unbelievable good.
Honestly, the best interface I have ever used.
DAMN APOGEE !!
Main audio interface on the road - great for traveling and great converters!
The best audio interface I have owned so far. Excellent sound and nice mac integration. Great headphone output also.
I use it on my macpro with krk's and a rode vocal mic, the sound is absolutely beautiful!!!
Love this guy. I've got a larger set up in my studio but this guy is indispensable. Love it. Great for on the go & you've gotta get an idea down or totally go nuts & finish a song-Apogee converters got ya covered.
Amazing convertors
Very useful for all need's
because i have heard good things about it
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