Apogee Symphony Desktop USB Audio Interface - FX Complete

Product Description

The Apogee Symphony Desktop combines the renowned sound-quality of the legendary Symphony I/O Mk II with Apogee’s iconic AD/DA converters and preamps in a sleek desktop USB audio interface for Mac and Windows. With new features like built-in DSP, preamp emulation, and Apogee native FX plug-ins, the Apogee Symphony Desktop makes it easier than ever to create studio-quality productions at home or on the go. The FX Complete includes Pultec EQP-1A, Pultec MEQ-5, ModEQ 6, ModComp and Opto-3A plug-ins.

STUDIO-QUALITY SOUND

Equipped with class-leading components and cutting-edge circuit designs, Apogee Symphony Desktop delivers pristine sound quality. Two world-class preamps with stepped gain and variable impedance offer up to 75 dB of gain for crystal-clear recordings. The front-panel instrument input makes it easy to quickly capture guitar riffs and keyboard licks as soon as inspiration strikes. And with Apogee’s acclaimed AD/DA converters, Apogee Symphony Desktop is capable of recording and mixing at resolutions up to 24-bit/192 kHz.

FLEXIBLE I/O

With 10 inputs and 14 outputs, Apogee Symphony Desktop packs an impressive amount of connectivity into a compact package. Two mic/line combo jacks and a dedicated hi-z input enable you to record virtually any instrument.

Connect Apogee Symphony Desktop to your favorite studio monitors using the dedicated two monitor outputs. Or dial in separate artist and engineer mixes using two built-in headphone outputs. Expand your I/O even farther via two Optical Toslink connections.

Apogee Symphony Desktop’s high-resolution TFT touchscreen offers intuitive hands-on control, while the Symphony Desktop Control application lets you adjust settings remotely.

APOGEE FX PLUG-INS

Apogee Symphony Desktop comes bundled with a carefully curated collection of high-quality plug-ins, including Symphony EQ, Symphony Compressor and Symphony Reverb. Apogee Symphony Desktop also includes state-of-the-art preamp emulations, such as the British Solid State and American Tube, modeled after the Neve 1066 and Ampex 601 preamps, respectively.

Apogee FX Plug-ins included:

• Symphony EQ - Native and hardware versions
• Symphony Compressor - Native and hardware versions
• Symphony Reverb - Native version

Mic Preamp Emulations included:

• British Solid State - Class A console sound inspired by the Marinar “Round can” input transformer and discrete transistor design of the Class A Neve 1066 mic preamp
• American Tube - This emulation offers the lush, larger-than-life sounds of the 50s era Ampex 601 preamp, carefully restored and modded for lower noise and greater dynamic range

FX Complete:

The FX Complete also includes the following plug-ins:

Pultec EQP-1A

• Precisely recreates the Pultec EQP-1A’s unique characteristics
• Broad EQ curves, to gently but powerfully shape your sounds while maintaining their integrity
• Interaction of Bands, to create characteristic EQ curves used by engineers for decades
• Circuit Non-Linearites, to add the “magic” that hardware units are renown for
• Developed with Pulse Techniques, current manufacturer of hardware Pultec EQs
• Apogee plug-in modeled from brand new Pultec unit
• Officially Licensed and Endorsed by Pulse Techniques
• Includes FX and FX Rack versions
• Run natively in your favorite DAW on your Mac, no Apogee hardware required
• Runs on Apogee hardware DSP in Element Series and Ensemble Thunderbolt audio interfaces and features DualPath Monitoring for near zero latency recording

Pultec MEQ-5

• The Apogee Pultec MEQ-5 Midrange Equalizer plug-in precisely recreates the original hardware to sculpt critical midrange frequencies with precision and warmth
• Developed with Pulse Techniques, current manufacturer of hardware Pultec EQs
• Techniques
• Includes FX and FX Rack versions
• Run natively in your favorite DAW on your Mac, no Apogee hardware required
• Runs on Apogee hardware DSP in Element Series and Ensemble Thunderbolt audio interfaces and features DualPath Monitoring for near zero latency recording

ModEQ 6

• 6 Band Parametric EQ
• Lo Pass, Hi Pass
• 2 Peak/Shelf
• 2 Peak/Notch
• Visual user interface
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Band Solo
• Proportional/Constant Q

ModComp

• Modern Compressor/Limiter
• Visual user interface
• 3 User Selectable Styles, Punch, Easy and Level
• 2- Band Sidechain EQ
• Auto Makeup
• Dry/FX Mix

Opto-3A

• Optical Compressor/Limiter
• Reproduces the reactive compression characteristics of modeled hardware
• Extended Hf emphasis functionality
• Sidechain HP filter
• Dry/FX Mix