{"product_id":"apogee-duet-for-ipad-and-mac-demo-deal","title":"Apogee Duet for iPad and Mac (Demo Deal)","description":"\u003cp\u003eApogee 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLegendary Sound Quality\u003c\/strong\u003e - Why Apogee Duet is the best choice for your studio\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eApogee is an award-winning industry leader in digital recording technology with over 25 years of experience. Preferred by recording pros around the world, Apogee products like Duet, Ensemble and Symphony I\/O have been instrumental in creating countless GRAMMY® and OSCAR® winning recordings and have set the industry standard in professional recording for over two decades. Duet is built solidly on this reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFirst professional stereo audio interface for iPad \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDirect digital connection to iPod touch, iPhone, iPad \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eWorks with new iPhone 5, iPad (4th generation), iPad mini  (Apple’s Lighting to 30-pin adapter required - Sold separately) \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eWorks with GarageBand, Auria, MultiTrack; Any Core Audio compatible app on iOS \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eWorks with GarageBand, Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton; Any Core Audio compatible app on Mac \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eLow latency monitoring, complete input\/output control with Apogee’s Maestro software (iOS \u0026amp; Mac) \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eMIDI input\/output (USB-A type connector) \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDC power supplies charge to iPod touch, iPhone or iPad \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eUSB 2.0 audio with 24-bit\/192kHz A\/D and D\/A conversion \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e2 Analog inputs with world-class mic preamps and selectable 48v phantom power \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e2 Balanced analog line outputs \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e1 Independent 1\/4” stereo headphone output \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eLegendary Apogee sound quality \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned in California - Made in the U.S.A.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA difference you will hear. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePristine, next generation AD\/DA converters \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDuet’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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmooth, detailed world-class mic preamps \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMuch 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoft Limit \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSoft Limit for protection from digital overs\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn Apogee technology first introduced in 1992 on Apogee’s AD-500 converter, Soft Limit can be heard on countless platinum selling records around the world. Once a technology exclusively reserved for Apogee’s most advanced audio converters, Soft Limit is included in Duet and can be enabled in Apogee Maestro software.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis superior analog design prevents the digital clipping that causes distortion by instantaneously rounding off transient peaks before they hit the analog-to-digital converter. Soft Limit allows several more decibels of apparent level to be recorded while subtly providing an analog-like warmth to the sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eiPad puts you in touch with your creativity \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eInteracting 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere’s a music app for everything \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThere are hundreds of music apps for iOS and iPad. With multi-track recording DAWs like GarageBand and Auria, synths and drum machines like Animoog and DM1, utilities and guitar effects like Audiobus and JamUp Pro, the music creation offering for iPad is vast and varied. And most apps are more affordable than their Mac based counterparts.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSetting up your studio has never been easier \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eiPad makes everything easier with a simplified user interface and plug and play connectivity for accessories like Apogee audio interfaces. 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Apogee’s Maestro lets you access all hardware parameters and monitor with a low latency mixer.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirect digital connection to iPad \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eApogee ONE, Duet and Quartet for iPad and Mac feature special circuitry that makes a direct digital connection to iPad and iOS devices* and is certified by Apple’s MFi (Made for iOS) program.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDC power charges iPad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn audio, adequate power is essential for excellent sound quality. 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With these 4 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMIDI \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDuet 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. 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