Apogee Electronics Symphony Desktop 10×14 USB Audio Interface

Merging the sound quality of the rackmount Symphony I/O Mk II with the simplicity of the Duet and Quartet, the Apogee Electronics Symphony Desktop 10×14 USB Audio Interface offers musicians and producers premium Apogee fidelity, flexible I/O, and powerful plug-in processing in a travel-friendly form factor.

With emulations of vintage British and American mic preamps, DSP/native Apogee FX plug-ins, and multiple zero-latency plug-in workflows, the Symphony Desktop puts you in complete control of your tone. Thanks to its colour touchscreen and large control knob, the Symphony Desktop provides easy operation and comprehensive visual feedback.

Record mic-, line-, or instrument-level signals through the variable-impedance, high-gain preamps and use the monitor outputs and assignable headphone jacks for listening to the main mix or an alternate source. Expand your setup by connecting external digital equipment to the optical TOSLINK ports, which support 8-channel ADAT or 2-channel S/PDIF protocols.

Key Features:
Sound quality of rackmount Symphony I/O Mk II in a compact desktop format
Easy operation via colour touchscreen and large control knob
Simultaneous Channels of Audio: 10 in and 14 out
A/D and D/A resolution up to 24-bit / 192 kHz
Built-In DSP: FPGA processing of Apogee FX Rack plug-ins
Print, Monitor, and DualPath Link: Flexible, zero-latency plug-in workflows
Apogee Alloy mic preamp emulation including British Solid State and 50’s American Tube
Two independent ultralow impedance headphone outputs with individual routing and dual-sum ESS DACs
Software control via Symphony Desktop Control application
Compatible with macOS and Windows computers running Quad Core i7 or later processors
Works with iPad Pro running iOS 13
Flexible I/O
Two stepped-gain mic preamps with up to 75 dB of gain and variable impedance
XLR-1/4″ combo mic/line inputs
1/4″ Hi-Z input with variable impedance
1/4″ monitor outputs
1/4″ and 3.5mm assignable headphone outputs
Optical TOSLINK ports for ADAT or S/PDIF digital I/O
USB Type-C and USB Type-A ports
Included Apogee FX Plug-Ins
Symphony ECS Channel Strip: AEQ, compressor, and saturation tuned by Bob Clearmountain (includes native and hardware DSP versions)
Symphony Reverb (includes native version)
Included Mic Preamp Emulations
British Solid State: Class-A console sound inspired by the Marinair round can input transformer and discrete transistor design of the Class-A Neve 1066 mic preamp
American Tube: lush, vintage-style tone inspired by a 1950s Ampex 601 preamp that was restored and modded for lower noise and greater dynamic range
Flexible Plug-In Workflows
Symphony ECS gives you the full range of Apogee workflow options. For zero latency tracking, you can print through it as you record or set up a DualPath Link for monitoring and print later when you mix. Or simply use Symphony ECS as a native plug-in in your DAW, no Apogee hardware required.

Specifications
Form Factor Tabletop
Display 1 x Touchscreen
Channels of I/O Analogue:
2 Input / 6 Output at 192 kHz
Digital:
8 Input / 8 Output at 48 kHz
Max Sample Rate/Resolution 192 kHz / 24-Bit
Number of Mic Preamps 2
Connectivity
Analogue Audio I/O 2 x Combo XLR-1/4″ TRS Balanced Mic/Line Input
1 x 1/4″ TS Unbalanced Hi-Z Input
2 x 1/4″ TRS Balanced Monitor Output
1 x 1/4″ TRS Unbalanced Headphone Output
1 x 1/8″ / 3.5 mm TRS Unbalanced Headphone Output
Phantom Power +48 V
Digital Audio I/O 1 x TOSLINK Optical ADAT / S/PDIF Input
1 x TOSLINK Optical ADAT / S/PDIF Output
Host Connection / USB 1 x USB Type-A
1 x USB Type-C
MIDI I/O None
Memory Card Slot None
Performance
Gain/Trim Range Up to +75 dB
Digital Audio
Sample Rates Up to 192 kHz
Bit Depths 24-Bit
Sync Sources ADAT, Internal, S/PDIF
Compatibility
OS Compatibility iOS 13
macOS 10.12 or Later
Windows 10.1607 or Later
Mobile Device Compatibility iPad Pro
Required Hardware Available USB Port
USB Cable (Included)
Internet Connection Required for Registration, Software/Driver Download
Power
Power Requirements AC/DC Power Adapter (Included)
AC/DC Power Adapter 9 to 16 VDC (Included)
Power Consumption 30 W