Apogee Duet 2 Windows Driver' title='Apogee Duet 2 Windows Driver' />Review 5 Home Studio Production Soundcards Under 1. Soundcards for electronic music producers, theyre the central hub of input and output to a digital audio workstation in a home studio. Today weve got a massive roundup of five soundcards under 1. Read on to see how offerings from RME, Apogee, Propellerhead, Akai, and Alva stack up. Duet MacBook Pro Cant Connect. Apogee Duet for Snow Leopard was in. It depends. Also, Apogee has a. Apogee duet vs microbook. The singular knob on the Apogee Duet is also. My MBP runs Snow Leopard and Logic Pro 9. The Duet features a firewire powered. Apogee Electronics Duet is a. Author Mark Dayhttpswww. Project Management Software Affiliate Program. IDSERP,5472. 1Apogee Duet 2 drivers are bad bad bad Page 3. The No. 1 Website for Pro Audio The No. Website for Pro Audio home. Home The Forums Music Computers Apogee Duet 2 drivers are bad bad bad Login Join. Join. The pictured soundcards in the above image are the Balance, EIE not the Pro model, and Nanoface. SOUNDS GOOD When it comes to choosing a sound card for modern electronic music production setups, there are no shortages of affordable, capable options. With the advent of computer based digital audio workstations, its now possible to record, mix, and master everything in the box, eliminating the need for a plethora of outboard gear. Consequently, a new class of ultra portable audio interfaces have emerged that despite having a limited number of inputs and outputs, are jam packed with all the features you need to create computer based music. In this roundup, were featuring five of these sound cards that span a range of prices and features to help you determine which one is perfect for you. Already know what you want Jump to a specific review here RME Babyface Apogee Duet 2 Propellerhead Balance Alva Nanoface Akai EIE Pro. Price 7. 99 MSRP, available here for 7. Duet-Software.png' alt='Apogee Duet Ebay' title='Apogee Duet Ebay' />Apogee Duet For PcIncluded Sound Card, Breakout Cable Extension Cable, Carrying Bag, USB Cable. Weight 1. 1 lbs. Connectivity USB, 2x XLR Inputs, 2x XLR Outputs, 2x ADATSPDIF Optical IO, 2x Headphone Outputs, 1x Hi Z Instrument Input, Power Supply OptionalRecording Resolution Up to 2. First is the RME Babyface, a card that sports both a comprehensive feature set and a relatively high price tag. RME has an excellent reputation in the pro audio world for crafting high quality interfaces with innovative features and solid drivers. The Babyface is no exception and includes many features found on RMEs higher end interfaces. For most project studio users looking to purchase a high end two channel interface in the price range of the Babyface, the chief concerns would be sound quality of the AD converters mic pre amps, latency performance, and ease of use. RMEs custom M series converters sound crisp, accurate, and among the best of the units tested. The Babyfaces converters will definitely not be the weak link in your monitoring chain, and with its large wheel to control the output, input, and headphone volume, the Babyface doubles as a monitor controller quite handily. While playing back a relatively quiet, un mastered recording, I was able to set a comfortable listening level using only about a third of the Babyfaces available output gain. The mic pre amps also performed well, providing an accurate recording of vocal, guitar, and piano tracks. The Babyface delivers up to 6. Apogee Duet Drivers MacGreetings, Anyone of you guys have experiences running an Apogee Duet on Snow Leopard Bootcamp running XP I am aware that the Duet is a Mac. Apogee Duet Firewire, Used Recording Equipment For Sale in Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland for 150. Grooveshark Clone Script File. Adverts. ie. Hi, Theres the new drivers for Snow Leopard http aller I dont have Snow L. Apogee Dumps Windows, Tells Users Macs are. Windows drivers for the Duet. I think for Apogee. Snow Leopard on my PC to use. B of input gain, which is enough for recording even demanding phantom powered ribbon microphones. The sound of the preamps and converters did not color the sound in any way but lent itself quite well to post recording effects processing. An often overlooked quality in sound cards are the drivers. Some manufacturers invest all their time and money in crafting stellar pieces of hardware then write sub par drivers for their devices, often as an afterthought. On OS X, the Balance and Duet 2 both use the Core Audio driver built into the operating system which provides easy setup and integration with on OS X and i. OS, but delivers less than optimal latency performance. RME crafts its own custom drivers, which ensures optimal functionality and latency performance. I was to run a fairly demanding control project full of third party VST instruments and effects in Ableton Live 9 at just 3. RME Babyface, making it by far the best choice out of any of the sound cards listed for driver stability and latency performance. The Babyface is, for the most part, exceptionally easy to use. Weighing just 1. 1 lbs, it is light enough to be easily portable, but is heavy enough to ensure durability and quality craftsmanship. Connectivity is provided via a breakout cable pictured at left. The only thing that isnt so user friendly is RMEs Total. Mix FX software control panel. Although its clearly a powerful piece of software that promises to help you route, affect, and monitor all the audio coming into and going out of the Babyface, its interface is more than a little daunting and prevented me from fully coming to grips with it. Admittedly Ive had little need for the bulk of its features, aimed at live sound and conventional studio engineers who must manage the monitoring of multiple musicians. These features have far less relevance for electronic musicians generating all their sounds in the computer. Still, Total. Mix FX provides you with features like Dim, Talkback, Direct Monitoring, and extensive routing options usually found on high end recording consoles to confidently handle any recording situation. Summary the RME Babyface is an excellent choice for project studio musicians. The top notch sound quality of its converters and preamps, exceptional drivers, and robust construction make it a pleasure to work with as long as you can reconcile yourself with the relatively high price tag. It is also worth noting that many of the features found in Total. Mix FX that surely contribute to the Babyfaces higher price tag arent particularly relevant to electronic music producers operating exclusively in the computer, so if youre after a simple, no frills two channel sound card with superb sound quality, you may want to consider the Apogee Duet 2 or look elsewhere to save some money. Verdict 4. 55. Pros Rock solid drivers latency performance, very clear detailed sound quality, clean loud pre amps, very flexible DSP, expandable. Cons Expensive, confusing control panel software, DSP features are overkill for most project studios. Price 5. 95 MSRPIncluded breakout cable, USB cable, power supply. Weight 1. 1 lbs. Connectivity USB, 2x XLRTRS Inputs, 2x TRS Output, 1x Stereo Headphone Output, Optional Power Supply. Recording Resolution up to 2. Apogees Duet 2 sound card is a follow up to their acclaimed original Duet Fire. Wire interface and supports the Mac OS X operating system exclusively. Not surprisingly, the Duet 2s brushed aluminum chassis and the Maestro control panel software looks and feels very much like an Apple product. At 5. 99, its feature set emphasizes sound quality and solid construction whilst relying on a breakout cable for connectivity, much like the RME Babyface. Unlike the Babyface, the Duet 2 forgoes extra features such as a carrying case, digital IO and onboard DSP in favor of retailing at a lower price point. Using the Duet 2 is quite simple and straightforward. Simply plug in the device via the included breakout cable or optional breakout box, download the driver from Apogees website, restart your computer, and youre off and running. Despite having some previous driver issues when awaking from sleep, Apogee updated the drivers to address this issue. During testing, the drivers performed quite well, managing latencies as low as 9. CPU intensive Ableton control session running at a 4. The large silver knob on the top of the Duet 2 acts as both a monitor controller for the two main outputs and headphone output, while also controlling the input level of either one of the Duet 2s two XLRTRS inputs.