Apogee Introduces New Ensemble
Apogee Electronics has announced their new Ensemble 30×34 Thunderbolt 2 audio interface for Mac-based studios.
New Apogee Ensemble ($2,495). Click to enlarge.
With this latest iteration, Apogee has completely redesigned the Ensemble, leveraging the best of their innovations from products like Symphony I/O, Duet and Quartet with the new features and power of Intel’s Thunderbolt technology.
Key features of the new Ensemble ($2,495; available this month!) include extremely low round-trip latency performance, 8 mic preamps, front panel Guitar I/O, built-in talkback functionality, and the most comprehensive user interface of any Apogee product.
According to Apogee, Ensemble’s proprietary Thunderbolt audio driver and full 32-bit playback path provide incredible CPU efficiency, allowing you to leverage the power of your Mac to monitor through a DAW with native plug-ins and simplify your workflow.
Ensemble Highlights:
• Thunderbolt 2 Mac audio interface
• 8 Mic preamps with up to 75 dB of gain and Advanced Stepped Gain circuit
• 2 front panel Guitar I/O channels with class A JFET inputs, dual mode re-amp outputs
• 16 analog outputs of premium Apogee conversion
• Proprietary Thunderbolt audio driver and ESS Sabre32 DAC offer full 32-bit playback
◦ Groundbreaking low latency (1.1 ms round trip @ 96kHz/32 buffer)
◦ Core Audio-optimized hardware DMA Engine frees your Mac CPU
• 2 high-resolution OLED displays show levels and settings
• Input select buttons and controller knob for selection of parameters and settings
• 4 assignable buttons to control:
◦ Talkback mic (built-in or external)
◦ Output settings such as speaker set selection, mute, dim, sum to mono
• Complete input/output control with Apogee’s Maestro software
• AD/DA conversion for recording up to 24-bit/192kHz
• Works with Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton or any Core Audio compliant app on Mac
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