Apogee Symphony I/O MkII 8×8 Pro Tools HD AD/DA Converter
The Apogee Symphony I/O 8×8 MkII is a 8-in 8-out, modular AD/DA and audio interface using Apogee’s latest AD/DA conversion and intuitive touchscreen display.
The Apogee Symphony I/O MkII is designed to deliver high-quality and professional sound for audio recording, mixing and mastering applications and has been used to provide outstanding audio to engineers and producers worldwide.
This modular AD/DA is highly configurable and comes with connectivity to three platforms, Thunderbolt, Pro Tools and Waves SoundGrid. Two new modules can also be used to provide improved analogue to digital and digital to analogue conversion.The new DA stage features a high current and low impedance circuit, which ensure no decrease in performance regardless of the load, preserving fidelity and punch. Using the latest ESS Sabre32 32-bit Hyperstream, DAC with Time Domain Jitter eliminator provides impressively low THD+N resulting in a dramatic dynamic range of up to 129dB. It also provides true audio fidelity and transparency.
A brand new front panel with touch screen provide access to essential I/O functionality and monitoring levels as well as mic pre gain or a way to calibrate your Symphony I/O mkII. The high resolution TFT display provides all the visual feedback critical for recording and monitoring of up to 64 channels of I/O as well as signal levels, polarity, muting, phantom power and soft limit.
Features
- Best AD/DA conversion of any Thunderbolt™ audio interface
- Includes 8×8 I/O card
- Best per-channel value of any interface in its category
- Choice of Thunderbolt, Pro Tools® HD (Mac/PC) or Waves SoundGrid® connectivity
- Ultra-low latency performance
- Intuitive touchscreen display and front panel control
- Designed in California, Built in the U.S.A.
Inputs
- Analog IN: 8 balanced inputs on 1 DSUB 25-pin connector
- *AES-EBU IN: 8 inputs on 1 DSUB 25-pin connector
- (192k single wide compatible)
- *Optical IN: Supports ADAT, SMUX & S/PDIF
- ADAT: 8 channels 44.1-48 kHz
- SMUX: 8 channels 88.2-96 kHz
- S/PDIF: 2 channels, up to 96 kHz
- Coax IN: 2 channels of S/PDIF, up to 192 kHz
Outputs
- Analog OUT: 8 balanced outputs on 1 DSUB 25-pin connector
- *AES-EBU OUT: 8 outputs on 1 DSUB 25-pin connector
- (192k single wide compatible)
- *Optical OUT: Supports ADAT, SMUX & S/PDIF
- ADAT: 8 channels 44.1-48 kHz
- SMUX: 8 channels 88.2-96 kHz
- S/PDIF: 2 channels, up to 96 kHz
- Coax OUT: 2 channels of S/PDIF, up to 192 kHz
*Dig I/O hardware switch selects AES or Optical digital I/O format
Specifcations
Connection:
- Pro Tools HD Core card
- Pro Tools Accel PCI card
- Pro Tools HD Native PCI card
- Pro Tools HD Native Thunderbolt
- Pro Tools HDX PCI card
Performance:
- 44.1kHz – 192kHz
- Sample accurate compatibility with Pro Tools Delay Compensation
Computer:
- Mac or PC
Control:
- Front panel touchscreen
Compatible Software:
- Pro Tools HD 9 or greater