Apogee Duet 2 now available

Apogee Duet has been one of the most respected audio interfaces of all time. While it has continued to receive industry awards, Duet has also been vital in the creation of numerous Grammy Award-winning albums. While competitors try to emulate its sound quality, ease of use, and innovative design, Apogee has focused all its efforts on improving them. Duet2 incorporates all the features of its predecessor and includes new features, delivering even better sound quality than the original model.

Turn your Mac into a professional recording studio. Duet2 is the best solution for capturing your music on Mac. You can record vocals, guitars, basses, or keyboards with studio-quality sound, and since it is fully portable, you can transport it with complete ease. When mixing, Duet2's outputs allow you to listen to recordings with incredible detail and dimension, enabling you to add the finishing touches to musical projects like a professional. Better sound quality: A difference you can hear. Utilizing the latest technologies and drawing on Apogee's experience in developing audio interfaces, the new Duet sounds much better than the original model. From the microphone preamps to the AD/DA converters, Duet2 offers the best of Apogee, allowing you to capture audio with exceptional clarity and detail. The two preamps on the new Duet2 feature a new design with new click-free components and a gain range of up to 75 dB, allowing you to capture the finest details. The preamps are also optimized for any sound source, so no matter what you are recording, you will capture every detail. State-of-the-art AD/DA converters. Like the preamps, Duet2's AD/DA converters feature a new design capable of delivering the best listening experience alongside pure audio capture. OLED display. The new Duet2 features a color OLED display. This high-resolution screen is the control center of the new Duet, providing visual information for multiple functions such as signal meters, numerical input and output level values, phantom power status, and Soft Limit activity indicators. Configurable touch sensors. The new Duet2 features configurable touch sensors located on either side of the encoder wheel, allowing quick access to output functions such as “Mute Outputs,” “Sum to Mono,” and “Toggle Headphone Source.” Each sensor can be assigned using the new Maestro 2. New breakout cable. The new breakout cable offers a combination of microphone/instrument connectors (XLR and 1/4”) in a single connector and two 1/4” balanced connectors for speakers. Maestro 2 control software. Duet2 not only benefits from Symphony I/O's sound quality but also integrates the new Maestro 2. Maestro allows you to choose the functions assigned to the touch sensors, Soft Limit, output assignment, Dim and mute in the output selection, and sample rate, and it also includes a low-latency mixer.