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Old 10th September 2008, 10:41 PM   #61
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New question.... I thought duet was only for recording, why would someone need it on stage? For mics?
lots of cats use a DAW in live stage performances... Ableton, Serato, et al especially...

im sure there are other applications as well. that area aint my bag tho ..
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New question.... I thought duet was only for recording, why would someone need it on stage? For mics?
To get sound out of their laptops?
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Old 11th September 2008, 09:51 AM   #63
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New question.... I thought duet was only for recording, why would someone need it on stage? For mics?
perhaps if you're playing back tracks out or if you're using software FX on stage - it's the way forward you know
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Old 11th September 2008, 11:30 PM   #64
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Got one

I picked one up because I have an Ensemble and liked it so much. I needed a small, portable bus powered solution for some live use. It really sounds about the same as the ensemble. The mic pre's are totally useable much like the ones on the Ensemble. I've got lots of other pre's that I use most of the time, but the Apogees will work well on most things if you just need a clean pre. I do wish it had balanced outs, but it wouldn't be as small if it did. It forces me to use a DI live with it to connect to the snake. It can also hang off my firewire chain and add two more inputs/outputs to my Ensemble when configured with the Ensemble as an aggregate audio device. I'd highly recommend it. Apogee makes great sounding stuff. Really tight integration with OSX as well.

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Old 12th September 2008, 03:58 AM   #65
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I love my duet, solid NO PROBLEMS.

BUT : I LOVE IT even more since I got the GRACE M101 added as an external pre.
some one here said they were equal but I find the graces gets a more detailed sound that I liked more than the DUET.

Personally I think that is a great starting chain, DUET: plua Grace M101, or lunchbox API if you can afford it.
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Old 13th September 2008, 11:52 PM   #66
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Duet with MOYU 896hd

I am interested in getting a duet for 2 ad converters are they better that the 896HD converters?
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Old 13th September 2008, 11:56 PM   #67
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Duet with MOTU 896HD

....also I have 2 channels of Trident 65 board pre & EQ's and a Trident s100 will the pre's be better in the Duet or with the Trident?
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Old 14th September 2008, 01:22 AM   #68
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I am interested in getting a duet for 2 ad converters are they better that the 896HD converters?
way better imo. (cleaner)

i have both (trying to sell the motu)
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Old 30th September 2008, 06:24 AM   #69
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I was thinking of selling my Digi 002
and getting the Apogee Duet
Logic Pro is rockin my world and pro tools seem to be a pain to just think free in...

I am on the fence about this move
but the clarity of the duet has left a impression on me

some one slap me and tell me im wrong....
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Old 30th September 2008, 06:36 AM   #70
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I was thinking of selling my Digi 002
and getting the Apogee Duet
Logic Pro is rockin my world and pro tools seem to be a pain to just think free in...

I am on the fence about this move
but the clarity of the duet has left a impression on me

some one slap me and tell me im wrong....
sorry, you're actually right.
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I believe so... I had bought a focusrite channel strip and once I plug the out into the duets mic line the pre's automatically were bypassed..
Are you guys sure about this? I was assuming that when I bought an external mic pre I was going to go into one of the instrument ins... am I wrong?
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Old 30th September 2008, 03:57 PM   #72
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Are you guys sure about this? I was assuming that when I bought an external mic pre I was going to go into one of the instrument ins... am I wrong?
you go in the mic ins but you have to select line in (-10 or +4) in the software

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you go in the mic ins but you have to select line in (-10 or +4) in the software

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What would happen if I went into the instrument in?
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I haven't tried it, but I imagine you would get sound, but it wouldn't be ideal as the impedances will be mismatched

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Old 30th September 2008, 06:43 PM   #75
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Has anybody gone from a Fireface 400 to a Duet for Sound Quality? I have owned RME and Apogee before and I always thought the Apogee clocking was better. How does the Duet compare to the Metric Halo Uln-2:





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Old 30th September 2008, 07:36 PM   #76
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Thumbs up Apogee Duet A/B test with Digi 002

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sorry, you're actually right.
I got my Duet & man it is rocking!!
So clean sounding and I got a 3rd party Duet breakout box
that has real clean XLR and 1/4 inch inputs

I am doing a A/B test with some tones, songs and noise
with my Digi 002 and the duet.
I have to say the duet and logic are very intuitive together.
its great that if you unplug your system with your session still up it will not crash!
just a little pop up that says "yo.. its unplugged but its all cool buddy" well not literally but you get the drift.
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Old 22nd November 2008, 11:16 PM   #77
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Hello slutz!!!

Is the headphoneamp useful? Does it "sound" better than the macbook headphone outs?
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Old 23rd November 2008, 01:38 AM   #78
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Hello slutz!!!

Is the headphoneamp useful? Does it "sound" better than the macbook headphone outs?
Haven't got a Macbook so can't compare, but the Duet Headphone out definitely sounds good. It's clear, got enough level, and has a good frequency response.
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Old 25th November 2008, 12:00 AM   #79
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Is the headphoneamp useful? Does it "sound" better than the macbook headphone outs?
Dramatically less muddy.
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