Avid Pro Tools | Duet by Apogee

Designed for singer/songwriters and loop-based musicians, Pro Tools | Duet enables you to turn your Mac or PC into a powerful yet portable music creation and audio recording studio. Featuring industry-standard Pro Tools | Software and the best-in-class Duet by Apogee 2x4 audio interface, Pro Tools | Duet 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 | Duet 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 | Duet 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)
• I/O breakout cable (with two combo mic/instrument/line inputs and two line outputs)
• iLok 2 USB key (for Pro Tools authorization)
• USB cable
• Universal power supply with adapters for US/North America, UK, EU, AU, and JP
• Quick Start guide

Features:

Maximum Audio Resolution: 24-bit/192 kHz

Connections: 

• Mac/PC—USB 2.0 (USB-powered on Mac; power supply included for PC)
• 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: 2/4

Simulatneous analog I/O: 2/4

Mic preamps: 2

Analog input: 2 combo mic/instrument inputs via breakout cable

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

Digital input: None

Analog output: 2 balanced 1/4" line/speaker outputs via breakout cable

• Two 1/4" balanced line/speaker outputs via breakout cable (+20 dBu max output level)

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

Built-in Features:

• Phantom power (48V) and phase invert
• Soft Limit: 2 (selectable on analog inputs)

Control knob: Multfunction

Monitor Controls: Mono sum, dim, mute, toggle headphone source

Group inputs: 1 stereo group

Low latency monitoring

Input/output meter display: 1 full color, high-resolution OLED

Configurable touchpads: 2

Specifications:

Dimensions (W x D x H): 4 x 6.3 x 1.5 in (10.2 x 16 x 3.8 cm)

Weight: 1.1 lb (0.5 kg)

Power: USB bus-powered on Mac; DC power supply included for PC use

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: Multifunction controller enables you to select functions and set input and output levels

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

Touchpads: 

Two configurable top-panel touchpads enable you to:

• Mute speakers, headphones, or all outputs
• Dim speakers, headphones, or all outputs
• Sum to mono speakers, headphones, or all outputs
• Assign headphones to outputs 1-2, 3-4, or low-latency mixer
• Clear meters