Avid Pro Tools | Quartet by Apogee

Product Description

For musicians, engineers, producers, sound designers, and audio post professionals who demand a complete audio/MIDI creative solution, Avid Pro Tools | Quartet enables you to turn your Mac or PC into a high-performance yet portable music and audio production studio. Featuring industry-standard Pro Tools | Software and the best-in-class Quartet by Apogee 12x8 audio interface, Pro Tools | Quartet provides everything you need to create professional-level productions that will help you stand out from the crowd—from first note to final mix.

Pro Tools | Quartet comes with Pro Tools | Software, giving you everything you need to compose, play, practice, record, edit, mix, and master music and audio on Mac and Windows. Pro Tools redefines professional production for today’s workflows with powerful audio and video engines that enable you to work with a wide variety of virtual instruments, effects, and HD video. Plus, with turbocharged 64-bit performance, you can take on the most demanding sessions and maximize your creativity—without holding anything back.

In the Box:

• Pro Tools | Quartet audio interface
• Pro Tools | Software activation card (requires activation and download)
• AAX plug-in bundle with over 60 virtual instruments and effects (requires download)
• Pro Tools IO Control EUCON-enabled software (requires download)
• iLok 2 USB key (for Pro Tools authorization)
• USB cable
• Universal power supply with 3-pin IEC cable
• Quick Start guide

Features:

Maximum Audio Resolution: 24-bit/192 kHz

Connections: 

• Mac/PC—USB 2.0 (power supply required and included)
• USB MIDI I/O—For connecting a CoreMIDI-compatible keyboard, synth, or DJ controller

Included Software:

Pro Tools | Software

• Compose, record, edit, and mix music and soundtracks
• 60+ virtual instruments, effects, sound processing, and utility plug-ins
• Drivers for third-party software use

Pro Tools IO Control

• View and edit Duet and Pro Tools system settings
• EUCON-enabled low-latency mixer

Software Compatibility:

• OS X/Windows—Works with Pro Tools and any other DAW software that supports ASIO, Core Audio, WDM, MME, or multi-client drivers
• Audio plug-ins—64-bit AAX Native in Pro Tools; supports other plug-in formats when used with third-party DAWs

Analog and digital inputs/outputs (I/O) and preamps:

Simultaneous channels of I/O: 12/8 (up to 96 kHz with analog inputs and ADAT/SMUX) 4/8 (at 176.4–192kHz)

Simulatneous analog I/O: 4/8

Mic preamps: 4

Analog input: 4 combo mic/instrument/line inputs

• Combination line inputs: balanced, +20 dBu max
• Mic/instrument inputs: +20 dBu/+14 dBu max

Digital input: 8 channels ADAT/SMUX input via two Toslink connections (44.1–96 kHz)

5.1 surround output support

Analog output: 6 balanced 1/4" line/speaker outputs

• Six 1/4" TRS balanced line/speaker outputs (+20 dBu max output level)

Stereo headphone: 1 (1/4") with independent volume control

Word Clock output

Built-in Features:

• Phantom power (48V) and phase invert
• Soft Limit: 4 (selectable on analog inputs)

Control knob: Level control

Monitor Controls: Mono sum, dim, mute, select speaker set

Group inputs: 2 stereo group

Low latency monitoring

Input/output meter display: 2 full color, high-resolution OLEDs

QuickTouch pads for input and output selection: 6

Configurable touchpads: 3

Specifications:

Dimensions (W x D x H): 10.2 x 5.3 x 3 in (25.9 x 13.5 x 7.6 cm)

Weight: 3.1 lb (1.4 kg)

Power: DC power supply required (included)

Mic preamps: 

• Gain: Up to 75 dB
• EIN: 128 dB (unweighted) @ 60 dB, 150 Ohm input
• Max input level: +20 dBu
• Input impedance: 3K Ohm

Hi-Z:

• Max input level: 14 dBu
• Input impedance: >2M Ohm

Connections:

• High-speed USB 2.0—For connecting to a Mac or Windows-based computer
• MIDI I/O (USB-A type connector)—For connecting a CoreMIDI-compatible keyboard, synth, or DJ controller

Max audio resolution: 24-bit/192 kHz

A/D conversion:

• Max input level (+4 dBu ref): +20 dBu
• Max input level (-10 dBV ref): +6 dBV
• Input impedance: 5K Ohm
• Frequency response (20 Hz–20 kHz): > +/-0.2 dB @ 44.1 kHz
• Relative THD + N: -106 dB @ 96 kHz
• Dynamic range: 114 dB, A-weighted

D/A conversion:

• Max output level (+4 dBu ref): +20 dBu
• Max output level (-10 dBV ref): +6 dBV
• Line output impedance: 90 Ohm
• Max headphone level output: 19 dBu
• HPH output impedance: 30 Ohm
• Frequency response (20 Hz–20 kHz): > +/- 0.05 dB @ 44.1 kHz
• Relative THD + N: -113 dB @ 96 kHz
• Dynamic range: 123 dB, A-weighted

Phantom power: 48V, selectable on analog inputs

Soft Limit: Selectable on analog inputs

Phase invert: Selectable on analog inputs

Low-latency monitoring: Complete input/output control with Pro Tools IO Control software (works on Mac and Windows)

Control knob: Controller knob enables you to set input and output levels

Meter display: Two full color, high-resolution OLED displays for viewing input and output levels and settings

Touchpads:

Three configurable touchpads enable you to: Mute outputs

• Dim outputs
• Sum to mono
• Clear meters
• Engage speaker set (enables monitoring of up to three speaker sets or 5.1 surround)

Six QuickTouch pads for selecting inputs and outputs