Apogee Quartet is the ultimate desktop audio interface and studio control center for professional recording. Made for the musician, producer and engineer that wants the ultimate sound quality and studio control in a compact desktop form factor, Quartet features legendary Apogee AD/DA conversion, 4 world-class microphone preamps, USB MIDI I/O, ESS Sabre32 DAC technology and monitor controls. With Quartet’s 4 Combo inputs you can connect microphones, guitars, keyboards or line level devices such as external mic preamps or a mixing board. Expand your system with 8 additional inputs via Quartets optical (ADAT/SMUX) digital IN. Quartet also includes 8 analog outputs – 6 1/4” balanced outputs for connection to speakers or outboard equipment and a separate, independently controlled 1/4” stereo headphone output. You can control up to 3 pairs of speakers or set Quartet up for 5.1 surround monitoring.Computer: Intel Mac 1.5GHz or faster
Product Features
- AD/DA conversion for recording up to 192kHz / 24-bit.
- USB 2.0 High Speed connection to Mac or PC.
- Direct digital connection with iOS devices (iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. 30-pin/ Lightning cable sold separately).
- Monitor control for up to 3 sets of speakers or 5.1 surround.
- Software control of hardware parameters including input selection and low latency monitoring.
Nearly Perfect At this time, Apogee is one of two brands of audio interfaces that the Apple website sells. With that in mind, you can assume the quality, appearance and integration must match Apple products’ standards. There is no disappointment. Most reviews have noted, sometimes somewhat dismissively, that this is a good looking product. Guilty as charged. This is completely, 100% unimportant in the act of creating music, BUT almost ever music creator who has seen my music station has commented on it, admiringly. It matches the appearance of my iMac and looks like it naturally belongs next to my iPad. Again, this is NOT important. Don’t spend $1,500 because some visiting guitarist is going to give you a nodding approval at your good looking gadget. But I am human and it has been pleasing to me all the same. The layout and organization of the buttons and functions is VERY Apple: efficient and minimal. It doesn’t need an instructional manual. And like Apple, it doesn’t offer a huge…
Seasoned Music Producer…. I’m impressed! Recently upgraded from my Duet 2, and let me say I am very happy with the results I am getting with the Quartet. To top it of it came with the WAVES Gold Bundle plug-ins that I use in Logic Pro X…. can’t go wrong with that!Although my Duet 2 had great D/A converts too, the quartet sounds even more ‘warm’ and ‘analog’ when it comes to tracking guitar and/or vocals. I just love how much head room the pre-amps gives me when it comes to compressing and mixing my audio files.As very as features and button/switches layouts I can say those are very easy to figure out. I have 2 sets of studio monitors connected on my outputs and I am able to switch back and forth between them when I am referencing mixes… or I can use all 4 monitors all at once. Apogee has great software that comes with it’s interfaces as well, leaving you total control as far as assigning input/outputs, adjusting levels, and assigning buttons A,B, and C for different tasks.Overall I’m…
WOW! What a great piece of equipment EXTREMELY high quality – sleek design and VERY easy to setup, understand and use within minutes. If you want a hassle free audio interface buy this it is worth the extra $$$. Highly recommend!