Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt

Description

30x34 audio interface with high-quality Thunderbolt™ 2 connection, with a latency of only 1.1ms round trip @ 96kHz/32 buffer and 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A conversion, equipped with 4 combo inputs with Line/Mic/Instrument selection, 8 microphone preamplifiers with gain up to 75 dB, 48V phantom power, independent phase inversion and soft limit, 2 of which with insert send/return, 4 balanced XLR Mic/Line inputs, pair of Guitar I/O for connecting guitars, reamping and stomp pedals, 2 balanced outputs with 1/4" jack, 8 separate outputs on DSUB-25 connector, SPDIF input and output in coaxial and optical format, 2 optical ADAT/S/MUX inputs and outputs, Word Clock input and output, 2 headphone outputs with independent volume control, integrated microphone based on Apogee One usable for talkback or as an additional input, 4 assignable buttons for immediate access to "Engage Talkback", "Mute Outputs", "Dim Outputs", "Sum to Mono", "Clear Meters" or "Engage Speaker Set" functions, 10 buttons for direct access to input settings, 2 high-resolution OLED displays for visual feedback of input and output parameters, 2 encoders for adjusting inputs and outputs. Proprietary Thunderbolt audio driver, ESS Sabre32 D/A converter that allows 32-bit playback, optimized Core Audio, Maestro 2 control/mixer software. Compatible with Mac OS X and all applications that support Core Audio drivers. N.B. Check the manufacturers' website for minimum system requirements and currently supported Mac operating systems.