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Apogee Ensemble £1404
With some functionality issues ironed out recently, things are looking pretty good for this ground-breaking product.
The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 12:07 pm UTC
As well as optical and phono digital connectors, there's an additional FireWire socket.
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Pros
Great FireWire interface. Top quality A/D and D/A converters.
Cons
No PC support.
Verdict
After a slow start, Apogee’s Logic-integrated interface is beginning to show its truly innovative colours.
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Ensemble
- Price:
- £1404
- Additional Features:
- 2 multi-purpose rotary encoders designed to drive Maestro or Logic software control panels.
- Description:
- 18 ins and 18 outs (8 analogue, 8 ADAT, 2 S/PDIF 24-bit AD/DA conversion @ 192 kHz). 4 x Hi-Z instrument inputs, 2 x headphone outputs
- Interface:
- FireWire
- MIDI in/out:
- false
- No of Inputs:
- 18
- No of Outputs:
- 18
- No. of Inputs (XLR Mic):
- 4
- Phantom Power:
- true
- Platform:
- Mac
- Power Supply:
- Mains
- S/PDIF in/out:
- true
- Sampling Frequency (kHz):
- 192
- Supported Bit Depths:
- 24-bit
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