Symphony Desktop
$1,495.00
Studio Desktop Interface
Record, overdub, and mix with the legendary sound quality of Apogee’s rack-mount Symphony I/O Mk II in an elegant and inspiring 10×14 audio interface that sits on your desk and fits in your bag.
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Flagship Sound Quality
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Vintage Preamp Emulation
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Hardware DSP with Premium Native Plugins
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Immersive Touch Screen Interface
Symphony Desktop
Put the Sound of a Symphony on Your Desk
Simplified Setup, Flagship Sound
The Symphony Desktop features the same high-quality conversion as the Symphony I/O Mk II, but without the rackmount setup.
Mix without the Mouse
Select your favorite mic preamp modeler, or shape your sound with onboard plugins with Symphony Desktop’s Touch Screen Control.
Creative Flexibility
DualPath Monitoring allows you to either to print your plugin FX as you record, or monitor them while keeping your raw take. Save and recall presets of your favorite plugin chains to speed up your workflow.
Classic Preamp Sounds
Apogee Alloy Preamp emulation combines analog circuitry and DSP processing to create authentic preamp modeling.
Product Details
Specifications
Highlights
Bundled Software
Compatibility
Preamps:
- Gain: Up to 75 dB and advanced stepped gain circuit design
- Selectable 48v phantom power, Soft Limit and polarity invert
- EIN: 129dB (un-weighted) @ 60dB, 150 Ohm input
- Max input level: +20dBu
- Input impedance: 150 – 4K Ohm (default)
- Max Hi-Z input level: 14dBu
- Hi-Z input impedance: 220k/470k/>20M Ohm
D/A Conversion:
- Max output level (+4dBu ref): +20dBu
- Max output level (-10dBV ref): +6dBV
- Line output impedance: 50 Ohm
- Freq resp 10Hz -20 Khz: > +/- 0.05dB (@44.1Khz)
- Rel. THD+N : -114dB
- Dyn Range: 129dB (A-weighted)
- Headphone Max output level:— 520mW into 30 Ohm — 90mW into 600 Ohm
- Headphone Rel THD+N: -111 dB with 600 Ohm load
- Headphone Dyn Range: 128dB (A-weighted)
- Most affordable Symphony series interface ever
- Cutting edge components and circuit design deliver flagship sound quality
- Up to 24bit/192kHz digital audio
- 2 Advanced Stepped Gain mic preamps
- FET instrument input with electric guitar tube amp characteristics
- Apogee Alloy Mic Preamp emulation (Analog processing + DSP modeling)
- Built-in hardware DSP processing of Apogee FX plugins
- Flexible, zero latency plugin workflows: Print, Monitor and DualPath Link workflows
- Dynamic touch screen display for comprehensive hardware control
- 2 fully balanced 1/4″ outputs
- 2 assignable headphone outputs: 1 x 1/4″, 1 x 1/8”
- 10 IN x 14 OUT simultaneous channels of audio
- Digital I/O: 2 x Optical Toslink (ADAT,S/PDIF)
- USB 2.0 over USB Type C connector
Plugins:
- Clearmountain’s Spaces – macOS, Windows 10 – Native only
- Symphony ECS Channel Strip – macOS, Windows 10 – Native and Hardware DSP
Preamp Emulations:
- AP-66 – British Solid State
- AP-57 – 50s American Tube
- macOS: 10.14.6 Mojave or later
- iOS/iPad pro: iOS 13
- PC: Windows 10 Anniversary update or later
Getting Started with Symphony Desktop
FAQ
The maximum numbers of individual plugins that can run on the DSP depends on which plugins you are using and the sample-rate.
The Symphony Desktop Control software is always free. The Symphony Desktop also comes with the Symphony ECS Channel Strip plugin, Clearmountain’s Spaces, and Apogee Alloy Mic Preamp Emulation that is also free. All other plugins have a Trial period where you can test them out. Licenses for plugins you like can be purchased from your local Dealer or the Apogee webstore.
Many of these features will become available as we roll out new releases. You can see our Feature Release Schedule here: https://apogeedigital.com/support/symphony-desktop#schedule
*Note – All Free FX Plugin activation codes included with Symphony Desktop are to be considered Limited Time only. Free FX Plugin activation codes included with Symphony Desktop require an original proof of purchase from an official dealer. Used units do not quality for FX Plugin activation codes when registering.
Yes, there is!
We use CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Hub and it has worked well for us on both Mac (Intel and Apple Silicon) and Windows PC.
Symphony Desktop does not provide power to iOS devices and will not charge any iOS device it is connected to.
You will need to make sure your iOS device is fully charged when using Symphony Desktop.
Symphony Desktop also cannot be bus powered over a USB C or Lightning connection to any iOS device, it will always require the power supply and USB / Lightning connection.
