Santa Monica, CA, April 17, 2008 - Apogee Electronics announces its professional two-channel audio interface, Duet, will be sold in select Apple retail stores across the United States. Known for its seamless integration with Apple’s Logic Pro, GarageBand and iTunes software, Duet has quickly become the portable audio device of choice for serious Mac users who demand the highest quality recording and listening experience.

“We are pleased to announce Duet’s availability in the Apple retail stores,” says Apogee’s co-founder and CEO, Betty Bennett. “Apple has created a new paradigm for retail, and the Apple Store is a great setting to showcase how Duet has revolutionized audio for the Mac. We are confident music lovers looking for the best way to listen and record music on their Mac will love discovering Duet at their local Apple Store.”

Duet features two channels of Apogee’s legendary A/D and D/A converters, two professional microphone pre-amps and a single controller knob that let’s users access all of Duet’s features with ease.

Apple stores to feature Duet in initial distribution are as follows:

• Glendale, CA
• Northridge, CA
• San Francisco, CA
• South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA
• The Grove, Los Angeles, CA
• Third Street, Santa Monica, CA
• Topanga, Canoga Park, CA
• North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
• Fifth Avenue, NY
• Soho, NY
• West 14th, NY

Santa Monica, CA (March 12, 2008) - Apogee Electronics, a leading manufacturer of digital audio hardware systems and related accessories, is pleased to announce the availability of the Apogee Duet in the flagship Tokyo Apple store, located in the Ginza district of Tokyo. Ginza is a very high profile location one of the highest traffic spots in the world.

“We are exceptionally pleased to have the flagship Ginza store be the first Apple retail location for the Apogee Duet” says Apogee’s Greg Laney, “With this location we are very excited to be able to offer the Apple store clients the ultimate audio accessory for the Mac, bringing the product to a very wide and sophisticated audience.”

According to Shuhei Uchimura, Apogee Product Manager for Electori Co., Ltd, the Apogee distributor in Japan, “One of our main objectives for 2008 is to offer a very high quality audio interface to the Ginza store customer. In addition, Duet will be used in the theatre and studio to demonstrate Apple’s Logic and Garageband software and deliver the highest quality listening experience possible.The Apple store at Ginza will expose a whole new audience to this technology and we are pleased to be able to offer it in an Apple retail location for the first time in the world.”

Frankfurt, Germany, Musikmesse: March 13, 2007 - Today at Musikmesse, Apogee announced a new group of distributors who will be handling Apogee products in designated territories throughout Europe, beginning March 12th, 2008. The new distribution line up includes, Luthman Scandinavia KB distributing to Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway, MWorks distributing to The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg and Soundwave Distribution srl covering Italy. Previous Italian distributor, A&G Soluzioni Digitali, will stay on as a highly specialized Apogee Dealer. All distributors have developed reputable success in their respective markets by offering some of digital audio’s strongest and most prestigious brands. “We are very excited to welcome Luthman Scandinavia KB, MWorks and Soundwave Distribution srl to the Apogee family,” said Max Gutnik, Director of Sales. "We look forward to the opportunity of working with these great distributors to bring Apogee quality to more people and places across Europe," Gutnik concludes.

Contact information for new Apogee distributors:

Luthman Scandinavia KB (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway)
Box 6070
12907 Hägersten
SWEDEN
Phone: +46-8-55502000
Fax: +46-8-55502099
http://www.luthman.se

MWorks (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg)
Ceintuurbaan 180
3051 KD Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)10 2110170
Fax: +31 (0) 10 2110179
http://www.mworksonline.com

Soundwave Distribution srl (Italy)
Via Marmolada,2/g
31027 Spresiano (TV)
Italia
+39 0422 887465
http://www.soundwave.it

AES New York, October 7, 2007 - Apogee’s Ensemble and Symphony both won TEC awards at Mix Foundation’s 23rd Annual Excellence & Creativity Awards. At the ceremony held in New York on October 6th, 2007, Ensemble took home the prize in the “Digital Converter Technology” category and Symphony won for “Ancillary Equipment”. The TEC Awards, founded in 1985, honor the individuals, companies and technical innovations behind the sound of recordings, films, TV shows and live performances. The nominations are made by a panel of industry professionals and voted upon by the subscribers of Mix. These are the 13th and 14th TEC awards that Apogee has received.

About Ensemble:
Ensemble is a multi-channel digital audio interface designed specifically for Apple’s Mac computers and uniquely integrated into Apple’s Logic Pro Studio. The all-in-one Ensemble features 36 channels of simultaneous audio, including eight channels of Apogee’s legendary A/D and D/A conversion, four transparent, digitally controlled 75dB mic-preamps, eight channels of ADAT I/O, two channels of S/PDIF coax and optical I/O, and FireWire connectivity to and from the computer. Also included with Ensemble are Apogee features such as SoftLimit to prevent digital overs, UV22HR dither for mastering, and ultra-low jitter Intelliclock.

Here’s what Ensemble users are saying:
"I have been so incredibly happy with the Ensemble, you could not imagine. The sound has taken all of my mixes and compositions to another level. It is an amazing piece of engineering. I bought the Ensemble because I am a Logic user and I need the best possible sound. The Apogee sound is unprecedented and extremely present in the Ensemble. It has all the quality, features, and ease of use that I have been looking for. The direct integration with Logic lets me do more - faster and better. I can't wait to use it on my next scoring job."
- Felix Brenner - Composer, Mixer, Producer

About Symphony:
Symphony connects Apogee’s legendary X-Series and Rosetta Series converters to Apple’s revolutionary Mac Pro and Logic Studio audio creation and production DAW. The result is the lowest latency available in a native audio system (1.6 milliseconds at 96k) and an incredible capacity for plug-in processing and high channel count recording that outperforms popular card-based DSP systems. And, with all of those benefits, a Symphony System comes at a fraction of the cost, making it an undeniable choice for professional high-end audio.

Here’s what Symphony users are saying:
The Symphony card has brought a new level of sophistication to my writing rig. I am now able to have the extremely low latency that was never before associated with native systems. Symphony's performance has made a huge difference to me and the musicians I work with. And it worked seamlessly out of the box with a new Mac Pro which has allowed me to replace a four computer rig with just one powerful integrated system...amazing.
- John Powell - Film Composer

“This is an exciting new market for the Ensemble. We worked very closely with professional sound supervisors and engineers in the motion picture industry to create an “on-location” solution that would fully integrate with any Core Audio-compliant application. I am confident our customers will be quite pleased with the quality, ease of use and functionality of this special version of Ensemble,” says Betty Bennett Co-Founder and CEO of Apogee.

Ensemble Mobile Features 36 channels of simultaneous audio, including 8 channels of Apogee’s legendary A/D and D/A conversion, 4 transparent, digitally controlled 75dB mic preamps, 8 channels of ADAT I/O, 2 channels of S/PDIF coax and optical I/O, and FireWire connectivity to and from the computer. Ensemble Mobile also includes such Apogee’s features as “SoftLimit”, “UV22HR” and “Intelliclock”.

Power to Ensemble Mobile is provided by an industry standard XLR-4 connector that also gives you the option of plugging in using the included external AC to DC power adaptor with a standard IEC input. Ensemble Mobile is as flexible as you are and will work with any DC power source with voltage between 11 and 16 Volts. The power requirement is 20 Watts maximum or 1.7 Amps at 12 Volts, giving an average of four hours of run time from a 7AH battery.

Ensemble Mobile at a glance:
• 8 channels of premium 24-bit 192kHz AD/DA conversion
• 4 digitally controlled 75db microphone preamps
• 2 fully balanced inserts on mic pre channels
• 4 Hi-Z instrument inputs capable of handling high level instruments
• 2 individual, controllable and assignable high-level headphone outputs
• 2, 6 or 8 channel monitor outputs
• 8 channels of ADAT I/O
• FireWire 400 I/O, compatible with OS X Core Audio (no driver required)
• 2 channels of SPDIF I/O
• “Soft Limit” for maximum digital input level without overs
• “UV22HR” for superior dither of 24-bit resolution down to 16-bit
• Advanced dual-stage “Intelliclock”
• Complete integration and control with Apple’s Logic Pro Software
• Compatibility with any CoreAudio software applications

Relevant links:
Ensemble




2007-10-05 12:00:00

Santa Monica, CA, September 6th, 2007 - Apogee Electronics introduces Duet, a revolutionary FireWire audio interface designed specifically for Apple’s Mac computers. Duet is the first two-channel audio interface with control functions built directly into Apple’s Logic Pro, Soundtrack Pro and GarageBand software, creating a powerful yet simple personal audio system for professional production on a Mac.

Duet’s inputs and outputs feature two channels of Apogee’s legendary A/D and D/A conversion. The inputs offer two premium, digitally controlled microphone preamps with 75 dB of gain and two unbalanced high impedance instrument inputs. The two channels of reference quality output are available via the 1/4” powered speaker connections and studio quality headphone jack.

Duet is designed for ease of use and portability. Its sleek, ultra-compact chassis gives it a small footprint in the workspace and its bus-powered FireWire connection makes it possible to create professional recordings anywhere. Duet‘s multi-function controller knob can select the input or output source and set gain or level. Duet is also capable of controlling MIDI devices with a simple setting in Apogee’s Maestro software application.

“We are excited to advance the Native recording revolution with Duet,” said Betty Bennett, CEO of Apogee Electronics. “Apogee has worked very closely with Apple to produce the finest integrated audio solutions for the Mac. Duet is the personal version of our Ensemble interface and brings a level of quality and capability never before available at this price point.”

Features & Specifications
• Two channels of professional-quality 24-bit/96kHz audio input and output
• Two balanced XLR inputs, with selectable 48V phantom power on each input
• Two unbalanced high impedance instrument inputs
• One high-level stereo headphone output
• Two unbalanced -10 dBV line outputs for powered speakers
• Multi-function controller knob for volume and input gain control and assignable MIDI control
• Multi-segment LED meters to display input or output levels
• FireWire 400, compatible with Mac OS X Core Audio
• Integration and control with Apple’s GarageBand, Logic Pro, Logic Express and Final Cut Studio (Soundtrack Pro)
• Compatible with any Core Audio-compliant audio application
• Apogee’s Maestro software for advanced control and low latency mixing

System Requirements
• Computer: Mac G4 1GHz or faster, G5 or Intel CPU
• Memory: 1 GB RAM minimum, 2 GB recommended
• OS: 10.4.10 or greater
• Connection: FireWire 400 port

Availability: September 2007
MSRP: $495.00 US

Los Angeles, CA-July 20, 2007 – While in the throws of mixing songs from Linkin Park’s Earth Day performance in Japan tracked just a week earlier, Le Mobile’s Guy Charbonneau was called in last minute to mix a secret performance of the band for influential, new music station KROQ 106.7FM at an undisclosed location in Los Angeles. Charbonneau mixed from his portable Pro Tools system with a stack of AD-16X and DA-16X’s direct-connected to an HD-3 rig via Apogee X-HD option cards.

“Kevin & Bean’s Breakfast With...” series has become an incredible vehicle through which some of the biggest artists in new music today are showcased, including Beck, Coldplay, and Nine Inch Nails. With 100 lucky listeners in the audience, the show is broadcast to millions of morning KROQ listeners, rendering sonic quality a top priority. “We are right in the middle of mixing songs from the Japan performance, so we couldn’t bring the truck up from San Diego for this event,” explains Guy. “But fortunately, we have a portable Pro Tools system that we can pack up and travel with at a moment’s notice-which is what we are using today.”

Set up in a makeshift mixing room behind the stage, Guy worked to capture the magic and energy of the band’s performance. “It is important to have the best tools going into any live recording situation. With the 16X’s, I know that the sound is being captured and played back correctly. I have really come to depend on them.”

The Police, prior to embarking on their 30th Anniversary world tour, chose Apogee converters and clocking to capture the long-awaited, historic performances. The Police’s touring rig, spec’d by their Live Engineer Donal Hodgson, features Big Bens, X-Video Cards, Rosetta 200s, 3 AD-16Xs with 4 X-HD cards, all running Pro Tools HD.

Hodgson, who is also Sting’s Sound Engineer, was confident that Apogee was the gear he could rely on for such a demanding tour. He explains, “I am extremely happy with the Apogee gear, the Pro Tools recordings sound so much better, it’s not even comparable to the old system, a totally different league of sonic excellence. As the rig is primarily setup for live show recording, multiple outputs weren’t necessary and I love the fact Apogee have been clever enough to realize that everyone works in a different way with I/O configuration and I simply didn’t want to fill the rack with a bunch of D/As that we won’t use on the road. With the video board upgrade on the Big Ben I can provide or sync to black & burst with the video world, and being sample accurate with concert footage is a must. The system feels really solid, the stereo imaging is really true and wide. I’m just thoroughly impressed and confident we have a system that will make fantastic recordings out on the road time and time again. A big thank you to you all at Apogee.”

Following the tour launch in Vancouver, the gear has stood up to the expectations of quality that is needed on the road. He comments, “I’m back from Canada and really very pleased with the quality of the recordings we’re now making on the tour.” In addition to the gear on tour currently, The Police also have a Big Ben and Rosetta 800 with X-HD card in their UK-based Rig.

Relevant links:
The Police
AD-16X
Rosetta 200


2007-07-05 00:00:00

Santa Monica, CA-April 4, 2007-Today, Apogee Electronics Corporation has released Stand-Alone Mode firmware for Ensemble, Apogee's digitally controlled, multi-channel audio interface. Stand-Alone Mode allows Ensemble to function without being connected by FireWire to a Macintosh computer.

"We are very pleased to announce the availability of Stand-Alone Mode for Ensemble," says Betty Bennett, CEO of Apogee Electronics. "Given the flexibility the firmware update will offer, professionals now have the power to choose how and where they want to use their Ensemble."

Ensemble's Stand-Alone Mode At A Glance:

• With Stand-alone mode, control panel, routing and low latency mixer settings need only to be configured in Maestro once, at which point the settings remain operational despite the absence of a host computer. All front panel controls remain active.
• Ensemble may be used in a wide variety of new configurations, including conversion between analog and optical and/or S/PDIF coax.
• Changes to routing or settings in Maestro still require connectivity to a Macintosh computer.

Santa Monica, CA-March 19, 2007-Apogee Electronics Corporation announced today that its FireWire option card for the Mini-Me and Mini-DAC is now shipping worldwide through authorized dealers and distributors. The new FireWire option card allows professionals to connect their Mini-Me and/or Mini-DAC to their DAW at sampling rates up to 96kHz or 192kHz, respectively. The FireWire option card also allows for the aggregation of multiple units for those who want to expand beyond two channels.

With the FireWire option card, professional users will get more out of their Mini-Me and Mini-DAC, continuing the Minis’ tradition as a truly high-performance, portable recording solution, whether at home, at the studio, or on the road.

“After much anticipation, we are very pleased to announce the availability of this very powerful new capability for the Mini-DAC and Mini-Me,” says Betty Bennett, CEO of Apogee Electronics. “With the ability to use multiple Mini-Mes and achieve higher sampling rates, I believe users will be very satisfied with the FireWire option.”

Mini-Me At A Glance:

• Two channels of Apogee 24-bit, 96 kHz A/D conversion, top-quality mic/instrument preamps and line-level inputs
• Headphone outputs
• AES/EBU, S/PDIF digital outputs
• Low-current, low-voltage, Ideal for location/ENG

Mini-DAC At A Glance:

• Two channels of Apogee 24-bit 192kHz D/A conversion
• High current headphone output
• Inputs include AES, Optical & S/PDIF Coax
• Analog Output level control for direct connection of powered monitors

Availability: NOW AVAILABLE

Santa Monica, CA-March 13, 2007-Uber-successful scoring engineer Malcolm Luker’s impressive rack of Apogee gear is beginning to measure up to his never-ending list of credits. Partnered with his eldest son Jamie, the Luker team swear by their ten AD and DA-16Xs and 5 Rosetta 800s, all with X-HD cards, and 3 Big Bens using one HD6 and two HD2 rigs. With consistent feedback on the great sound quality of their mixes from the industry, Malcolm and Jamie continue to trust Apogee.

Although he would be able to discern the superiority of Apogee’s quality himself, it is the positive return his work generates that reinforces his decision to be an Apogee devotee. Luker says, “We used the Apogees on the Denzel Washington movie “Deja Vu”, and I am very pleased to have heard from people in the industry that the music sounded great in the movie theatre. That's due to Harry Gregson Williams, who wrote the score, and the use of the best equipment available.”

In addition to working on Jim Carey’s latest film, “The Number 23” and the upcoming “Shrek 3”, Malcolm and Jamie recently collaborated with Sir Anthony Hopkins on “Slipstream”, who not only stars in and directs the film, but also composed the score. Malcolm recalls Hopkins as a man who “humbly introduces himself as Tony, a nicer and more appreciative man would be very hard to find.”

For “Slipstream”, Luker says, “We scored the film at Todd AO using the Apogees, and mixed it using our three rigs with Apogees. It is interesting to note that the recording desk at Todd AO has the ability to bypass the recording media with the touch of one button, enabling a perfect A/B comparison between direct and any recording media. At 88.2kHz we could not perceive any collapsing of image through the Apogees, as opposed to another brand of convertors which will remain nameless. I am glad we made the decision to use Apogee.”

Los Angeles, CA-March 5, 2007-The LA Philharmonic will present the first of four highly anticipated movements composed entirely with Apogee Electronics’ Ensemble by Composer Felix Brenner on Monday, March 12 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles at 8:00 p.m. Brenner, known for his score to the award-winning short film The Death of Salvador Dali, will premiere his work alongside the French Trio Las Ondas Marteles and debut performances by Oscar-winning singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler.

For his first full-length symphony, Brenner drew inspiration from the Salvador Dali film and credits it for being the source of the symphony’s themes. He used the Ensemble during his travels throughout South America, Cuba and Mexico, where he composed the beginning stages of his first movement, the rest of which he finished at his home studio in Los Angeles upon his return. Brenner elaborates, “I wrote many of the themes while on the road, but the first movement as a whole was composed at home entirely with the Ensemble. I am currently in the process of completing the next three movements.” 

Brenner’s decision to utilize the Ensemble came down to convenience, quality, and performance, all qualifications met by the Apogee FireWire Interface. He says, “When it came time to orchestrate, expand, and develop the themes from the Dali short into a classic four movement symphonic form, I knew I needed to make a major upgrade to my system to realize the full depth of the orchestra. Apogee was my first choice and the Ensemble's simple interface and stellar sound quality fit the bill perfectly. With the many sections and huge dynamic range of the orchestra, being able to hear the nuances and character of each individual instrument is paramount. With the Ensemble, I am able to place myself inside the orchestra as if I were in the conductor's position.”

NAMM Winter Convention-ANAHEIM, CA-January 18, 2007-Today at NAMM, Apogee Electronics announced that its AMBus FireWire option card for the AD-8000 converter and Trak2 audio interface is now shipping worldwide through authorized dealers and distributors. The new AMBus FireWire option card allows professionals with AMBus supported Apogee products to connect to their DAW via FireWire.

This new capability gives professional users the ability to extend the life of their AD-8000 and Trak2, through compatibility with the most modern connectivity options available.

“We are pleased to announce the release of the AMBus FireWire card,” Says Betty Bennett, CEO of Apogee Electronics.  “This fulfills a commitment we made to AD-8000 and Trak2 users and shows our continued dedication to all members of the Apogee family.”

AMBus FireWire At A Glance:

• Two S400 FireWire connectors, allowing convenient chaining of multiple units
• A standard off-the shelf adapter cable allows connection to S400 FireWire ports
• Compatible with Apple’s Core Audio FireWire driver
• Supplied with Windows XP WDM/ASIO driver
• Up to 8 inputs and 8 outputs of 24bit, 88.2/96k audio (Max. 48K with AD-8000 converter)
• Fully compliant and compatible with 61883-6 and other relevant 1394 IEEE and AES specifications
• Low Latency Mixing via FireMix software

Availability: Now Available

NAMM Winter Convention-ANAHEIM, CA-January 18, 2007-Apogee Electronics Corporation announced today that its Symphony PCI-Express and PCI-X cards are now available for sale at $795.00 retail through authorized dealers and distributors worldwide. With this new attractive price point, customers can experience the high quality and unparalleled performance that Symphony delivers now at an unbeatable value.

• 32 channels of 24-bit 192K Digital I/O
• 32 channel bi-directional connector
• Connects directly to Apogee’s Rosetta 800, Rosetta 200 and AD-16X and DA-16X converters via the X-Symphony option card
• Apogee’s Maestro Software for advanced control and routing
• Compatibility with any Core Audio application

 Availability: Now Available

“Stand-Alone Mode makes Ensemble a more flexible interface for every professional,” says Betty Bennett, CEO of Apogee Electronics. “We are pleased to introduce this sought after feature, and believe that end-users will be very excited to experience Ensemble’s latest capability.”

Ensemble’s Stand-Alone Mode At A Glance:     

• Maestro mixer and routing settings, now located in Ensemble’s non-volatile memory, enable storage of settings in Ensemble.
• Allows the use of Ensemble as a converter from analog to optical, coax and optical, or coax to analog, as well as other possible configurations.
• Changes to routing or settings in Maestro still require connectivity to a Macintosh computer.

Availability: Now Available

NAMM Winter Convention-ANAHEIM, CA-January 18, 2007-Today at NAMM, Apogee Electronics announced that its FireWire option card for the Mini-Me and Mini-DAC will be available worldwide through authorized dealers and distributors in February of 2007. The new FireWire option card allows professionals to connect their Mini-Me or Mini-DAC to their DAW at sampling rates up to 96kHz or 192kHz, respectively.

With this new capability, professional users will get more out of their Mini-Me and Mini-DAC, continuing the Minis’ tradition as a truly high-performance, portable recording solution, whether at home, at the studio, or on the road.

“We are pleased to announce the release of the Mini-FireWire card,” says Betty Bennett, CEO of Apogee Electronics.  “Now Mini users can take advantage of higher bandwidth and sampling rates directly to and from their workstations.”

Mini-Me At A Glance:

• Two channels of Apogee 24-bit, 96 kHz A/D conversion, top-quality mic/instrument preamps and line-level inputs
• Headphone outputs
• AES/EBU, S/PDIF digital outputs
• Low-current, low-voltage, Ideal for location/ENG

Mini-DAC At A Glance:

• Two channels of Apogee 24-bit 192kHz D/A conversion
• High current headphone output
• Inputs include AES, Optical & S/PDIF Coax
• Analog Output level control for direct connection of powered monitors

Availability: February, 2007

NAMM Winter Convention-Anaheim, CA-January 18, 2007- Today at NAMM, Apogee Electronics Corporation announced Symphony Mobile, the first professional, state-of-the art native audio workstation designed specifically for Apple’s MacBook Pro.

Symphony Mobile features all of the performance, quality and value of Apogee’s Symphony PCI-Express card, with up to 32 channels of I/O, and less than 1.6 milliseconds of latency at 96K, in a portable form factor. Installed directly into Apple’s MacBook Pro and connected to Apogee’s legendary X-Series or Rosetta Series converters, Symphony Mobile delivers amazing sound quality and capability that rivals most desktop workstations, making it the ultimate solution for professionals that want to do audio production on a laptop.

“We are very excited about Symphony Mobile,” says Betty Bennett, CEO of Apogee Electronics. “This product allows professionals the opportunity to make world-class audio productions on their MacBook Pro, whether at home, on the road, or in the studio.”

Symphony Mobile At A Glance:

• 32 channels of 24-bit 192K Digital I/O
• Single 32 channel, PC-32, bi-directional connector
• Direct connectivity to Apogee’s Rosetta 800, Rosetta 200 and AD-16X and DA-16X converters via the optional X-Symphony card
• Simple connection with a single PCI-32 cable
• Compatibility with any CoreAudio software applications
• Apogee’s Maestro Software for advanced control and routing
• Apogee’s VBus for virtual routing between CoreAudio applications
• Compatible with any Apple MacBook Pro

Availability: March, 2007

With five rooms of Apogee gear, the decision to add purple to the Flyte Tyme Production Studio racks is proving to be the great future investment it was projected to be. Recording and producing heavy-hitters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with the help of their engineers Matt Marrin and Ian Cross, installed a total of 10 AD-16Xs, 10 DA-16Xs and 5 Big Bens across all five of Flyte Tyme’s production rooms. Each room features 32 channels of Apogee’s premiere A/D and D/A conversion and the revolutionary Big Ben master clock to sync it all together. Seven months after the opening of the private, fully featured studio, the Apogee name has lived up to their expectations.

Marrin, who records and mixes projects for Jam and Lewis, is also the Audio Technical Supervisor at Flyte Tyme. He comments on the Apogee buy, “Obviously after Terry found the studio, the next big decision was what gear we were going to get to make it the high-end studio he and Jimmy needed.” He continues, “I knew that Apogee made an X-HD card which would easily integrate Apogee converters with our Pro Tools rigs, so it was perfect. 32 in and 32 out with each room’s rig was our goal. We wanted a higher-end system like Apogee, and we were thrilled that we were able to utilize them with our set up. We have received incredible feedback from the engineers and artists who have been using them. With a Big Ben in each room, we know that the system will perform flawlessly and allow us the flexibility to add other digital gear as is needed. It’s basically bullet proof.”

Apogee garnered attention as the cornerstone technology in Daniel Teige and Martin Rumori’s second installment of 16:9, the highly acclaimed interactive sound installation at the World New Music Festival 2006, which showcased this July in Stuttgart, Germany. Using Apogee’s Symphony PCI-Express Cards, Apogee DA-16X converters, a Power Mac G5 and custom designed interface and software, the installation created a platform upon which all technologies worked in concert to form a speaker canvas empowering each participant to become a painter of sound.

Daniel Teige, Sound Artist/Composer/Software Developer, elaborates:

“...We used two Apogee Symphony Cards and four DA-16Xs with the new Apple G5. During the festival people were constantly using our system for more than 12 hours a day. The installation was running day and night for three weeks without any problems. Right now we are working on a big exhibition with up to seven single canvases. Since this system just works so well, Apogee will be my choice! Apogee together with Apple Computers is what I call sophisticated hardware setup.”

Apogee partnered this week with Berlin based sound artists Daniel Teige and Martin Rumori to create 16:9, an interactive sound installation that pushes the boundaries of new audio technologies with the incorporation of audio hardware using Apogee’s newest product, the Symphony-PCI-Express card. The system includes the Apogee DA-16X converters, a Power Mac G5 and custom designed interface and software, all of which work in concert to form a speaker canvas from which each participant becomes a painter of sound. As the first official public demonstration of the Symphony-PCI-Express cards, the exhibit will be viewed at the prestigious IRCAM during the heavily attended NIME (New Interfaces for Musical Expression), Agora Festival and Resonance conference.

Daniel Teige, Sound Artist/Composer/Software Developer, elaborates:
“...We are using two Symphony Express Cards together with four DA-16X to get 64 channels audio out of our new Power Macintosh G5. Using Apple Computers together with Apogee products will assure that my installation will run 24 hours a day during the exhibition without any problems. I also used this system to work on my composition for 16:9 running Apple’s Logic...it is my dream team...and besides that...I never heard better converters in my entire life.”

Sound Art, often equated with spatial installation and sculpture, is a truly unique amalgamation of the arts in 16:9 as it converges with painting. Using a portable and easy to use interface, sounds can be mixed and freely spatialized on a 60 channel speaker canvas of several square meters by painting with colors on a handheld touchscreen. Teige and Rumori’s interactive sound installation, with the effortless marriage of Apogee and Apple quality, successfully interlace art and technology with the creation of 16:9.

Rosetta 200 was the 12th Apogee product to receive a TEC award. Other recent winners include BIG BEN and the Mini-Me.

About the Rosetta 200
The Rosetta 200 delivers the quality of the popular Rosetta 800, in a 2-channel AD/DA solution. Like the Rosetta 800, the 200 features premium Apogee A/D and D/A conversion, 192k sampling rates (standard), optional Pro Tools HD, Mix and FireWire expansion cards and core Apogee technologies such as UV22HR, and SoftLimit. The Rosetta 200 includes some irresistible extras as well, such as the new CODA audio finishing module, full channel metering, and MIDI and S/PDIF input and output. Flexibility and features galore make the Rosetta 200 an outstanding option for professional and project studios, mastering engineers, and audio archivists.

Here's what Rosetta users are saying:

Manny Marroquin - Mixer/Engineer
Recent Projects: Usher, Kanye West, Nikka Costa, Alicia Keys
"I did some A/B testing, during a mixing session, between the Rosetta 200 and some other converters here at the studio and the Rosetta 200 was extremely impressive. First of all, just the over all output from the Rosetta 200 was stronger. Even after calibrating it to the other units the 200 still sounded bigger. The Rosetta 200 also had more depth and transparency... an openness of sound that I really like."

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The hallway leading to Capitol’s Studio A is lined with pictures of some of the most legendary artists in recording history like Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Another legend descended on Studio A recently, the music of the The Godfather. An orchestra, led by composer/conductor, Oscar® winner, Bill Conti, and arranged by co-composer, Emmy® winner, Ashley Irwin, was assembled to recreate the music for the much anticipated Electronic Arts game of the same name. Scoring engineer, Malcolm Luker chose 2, Apogee AD-16Xs to capture the event into a Pro Tools HD rig.

“When we got the project we wanted to make sure that we captured the sounds of this memorable music with the best equipment possible and the [Apogee] 16Xs were the clear choice for converters.” He continues, “they [the 16Xs] just offer more depth of field and more openness in the higher frequencies that is critical when recording such dynamic and intricate music.” Also involved in the session were Capitol engineer, Charlie Paakkari, and Pro Tools engineer, Jamie Luker.

In “The Godfather: The Game”, inspired by the Mario Puzzo story and subsequent film by Francis Ford Coppola, gamers can “help” the Corleone family navigate the dark under-world of organized crime. The Godfather: The Game is due out in November of 2005.

In the six years of its existence, The Coachella Valley Music Festival has become what many consider to be one of the most important new music festivals of the era. Traditionally showcasing a wide diversity of musical genres, the 2005 Coachella celebration brought artists like Nine Inch Nails, Weezer, Chemical Brothers and Coldplay to the desert of Southern California.

Since the first show in 1999, Guy Charbonneau and Le Mobile have been capturing live performances on the main stage for a planned Coachella theatrical and DVD release. The 2005 show was the first to feature Le Mobile’s new 112 channels of Apogee 16X converters and Big Ben word clock generator on the truck’s two Pro Tools HD systems. “We are really excited to be using the Apogees on this gig” explains Guy, “We are now in a position to capture the audio the way I know it is suppose to sound”.

Guy was also impressed with Apogee’s support and follow up: “In my business, I have to make decisions and act quickly…I know that Apogee is there whenever I need them. That kind of attention to customer support is rare these days”.

In addition to Guy’s truck handling the main stage, the mobile recording crew ‘On The Spot Recording’ was brought in to cover one of the five secondary stages. With 32 channels of AD-16X and Rosetta 800 conversion clocked to a Big Ben on their portable rig, Dylan Ankney and Jason Hicks were set up to cover the two days worth of performances armed with the best digital audio conversion available. “We were blown away at how good everything sounded just going through the Apogees. There was a tonal fullness and clarity that was instantly noticeable”, adding “it was really reminiscent of what great analog tape sounds like”.

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