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The Apogee Duet has been on the market for 14 years now and it's hard to imagine the world of audio interfaces without it. In 2007 the first Duet interface was introduced and in 2013 the second generation followed. The Apogee Duet 3 has other advantages besides its stunning flat and modern design.
Accordingly, this desktop interface has a body made of aluminium and a surface made of Gorilla Glass. Via a breakout cable, the Apogee Duet 3 offers four inputs and two outputs with Apogee's high-quality AD/DA conversion. A zero headphone output is also provided.
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Tuned by mixing legend Bob Clearmountain, Symphony ECS Channel Strip* features EQ, compression, and saturation controls that let you tweak channel processing for recording vocals or acoustic instruments. Choose from numerous Clearmountain-created presets and record latency-free via Duet's internal DSP.
*Native version of Symphony ECS Channel Strip plug-in sold separately.
Apogee Control software gives you complete control over all functions and features of Duet including the effects of Symphony ECS Channel Strip running on Duet's hardware DSP. Apogee Control 2 is shared between all Apogee products and allows Apogee support and development to quickly respond to future macOS as well as Windows operating system updates, ensuring compatibility with your workstation.
The standard scope of delivery of the Apogee Duet 3 includes a breakout cable. With frequent use, it is often only a matter of time before a cable break occurs at one point. The Docking Station Dock for the Duet 3 Interface is the remedy. Two balanced XLR, two unbalanced instrument inputs and two 6.3 jack outputs provide order and overview. In addition, the power supply can also be optionally managed via the USB-C port. Last but not least, thanks to the headphone output, nothing stands in the way of direct monitoring.
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