{"product_id":"apogee-symphony-desktop-interface-1541271","title":"Apogee Symphony Desktop Interface","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease Note:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Minor cosmetic blemishes.\u003cbr\u003eSymphony Desktop for Mac, iPad Pro and Windows packs the legendary sound quality of Apogee’s rack-mount Symphony I\/O Mk II into an elegant and inspiring 10×10 audio interface that sits on your desk and fits in your bag. With Symphony Desktop, musicians and producers are empowered to record, overdub and mix with the music industry’s most respected AD\/DA converters and mic preamps. By combining superior performance, with new features like mic preamp emulation, the Symphony ECS Channel Strip and Clearmountain’s Spaces reverb plugins, ultra low latency recording with hardware DSP and Apogee native FX plugins, Symphony Desktop will amplify your creativity in your studio or on the go and give your recordings the Apogee sound quality Advantage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaithfully Capture Every Nuance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\/D CONVERSION – Like Symphony I\/O Mk II, Symphony Desktop’s analog-to-digital converter stage features ultra-low distortion, high-slew rate, fully differential analog op-amps plus a cutting edge A\/D converter in a performance-enhancing dual-sum configuration. Create with the confidence that every nuance of your analog input is faithfully reproduced in the digital domain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Widescreen Window Into Your Mix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eD\/A CONVERSION – The digital-to-analog stage of Symphony Desktop features brand new technology that provides uncompromising Symphony DAC performance in a portable product, including a robust ultra-low distortion, high-current, fully balanced output driver. Regardless of downstream connections, Symphony Desktop delivers a transparent, widescreen window into the sonic landscape of your mix.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperior Performance + Vintage Emulations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREAMPS – At the core of the input stage, are Symphony Desktop’s mic preamps offering up to 75dB of gain. The preamp design features Apogee’s unique Advanced Stepped Gain Architecture which ensures ultra-low noise and distortion regardless of the source, from pounding kick drum to delicate fingerpicking on an acoustic guitar. With variable impedance settings on both mic and instrument inputs, Symphony Desktop optimizes the input stage to better match your specific devices, for deep lows and clear highs. Selectable Apogee Alloy preamp emulations add character, attitude and maybe a bit of grit to your recordings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo High Powered Headphone Outputs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSymphony Desktop has two completely independent ultra low impedance headphone outputs, individually routable, both equipped with dual-sum ESS DACs. Output power range is tailored to the expected type of headphones: the front panel output can drive virtually any headphones, while the rear panel output is specifically tailored for high-efficiency headphones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDial in the Warmth and Tone of Iconic Analog Preamps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApogee Alloy Preamp emulation combines analog circuitry and DSP processing to create the richest, most authentic preamp modeling available in an audio interface. Critical aspects of the model such as input impedance, transient profile and distortion characteristics are first implemented in the analog domain, followed by precise and accurate refinement in DSP, for a hybrid result that’s greater than the sum of its parts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish Solid State – Class A Console Sound\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the Marinar “Round can” input transformer and discrete transistor design of our Class A Neve 1066 mic preamp, this emulation gives you the sonic weight and smooth transient response of the hardware. Push the level for increased width and punch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Tube – Lush, 50s Tone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSymphony Desktop’s AP-57 mic preamp gives you the lush, larger-than-life sounds of a 50s era Ampex 601 preamp, carefully restored and modded for lower noise and greater dynamic range. We’ve captured the harmonic warmth, richness and high-end sheen of the hardware, plus the “gently overcooked” sound of the overloading circuit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePremium Native and Hardware DSP Plugins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObsessively crafted by the same team that designs all Apogee hardware and software products, Apogee FX and FX Rack plugins offer superior sound quality, and full bandwidth performance (44.1 to 192.kHz) for all DAWs on your Mac. 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