The Perfect Mix
Pro Tools® | Duet and Pro Tools® | Quartet offer the best of both worlds – multi award-winning Pro Tools | Software and the legendary sound quality of Apogee in two uniquely integrated solutions. Avid branded versions of Apogee’s award-winning Duet and Quartet audio interfaces are each paired with Avid’s industry standard Pro Tools software and compatible with the Mac and Windows platforms.
Defining Digital Audio – The Path to Partnership
Apogee’s hardware and Pro Tools | Software have both played significant roles in the advancement of digital audio recording. In 1985, Apogee’s founders developed special technology that addressed the inherent brittleness and distortion heard on the new listening medium of the day, compact discs (CDs). Apogee’s unique 924 and 944 anti-aliasing filters were used in high-end Sony and Mitsubishi digital recording systems to make the CD format sound warmer and more like analog.
- Apogee 944-G Filter
These Apogee products were important factors in the acceptance and acceleration of early digital recording and forever established Apogee as a leader in the field. Around the same time, Pro Tools (then Sound Tools) was forever transforming the recording and editing workflow by bringing it to the computer and making it more efficient and flexible than ever before. By 1997, Apogee was developing premium standalone digital audio converters. Apogee’s AD-8000 became very popular among professional Pro Tools users.
Today, Apogee’s Duet and Quartet audio interfaces, as well as Avid’s Pro Tools | Software, are regarded as some of the highest quality tools available for music creation among industry professionals and aspiring artists.
More about Apogee Duet and Quartet
The original Duet FireWire was introduced in 2007 and quickly became the most popular portable interface for audio professionals using Mac. Since its release Duet has inspired many imitators. Duet challenged old paradigms with an entirely new approach that simplified the user experience yet offered professional sound quality.
Apogee Duet for iPad and Mac
The evolution of Duet continued in 2013 when it was redesigned to offer iPad compatibility and MIDI connectivity. The Duet for iPad and Mac is the first portable professional audio interface for iOS based music makers – featuring studio-grade sound quality, native control software for iOS and the ability to charge an iOS device while connected.
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Apogee Quartet for iPad and Mac
The ultimate desktop audio interface and studio control center
Quartet is the most requested Apogee product ever. As a natural expansion from Duet with its comprehensive speaker set selection, 4 mic preamps, 8 outputs, digital inputs and legendary sound quality, Quartet is the ultimate multi-channel desktop audio interface and studio control center. And like Duet for iPad and Mac, Quartet for iPad and Mac makes a direct digital connection to iOS devices to offer unparalleled quality and ease of use for iPad based music creation. In 2014, Quartet won the prestigious TEC award in the category of Hardware/Peripherals for Smartphones & Tablets.
What are the differences?
Apogee Duet | 
Pro Tools | Duet | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform compatibility | Mac iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) | Mac Windows |
| Appearance | Silver and black Apogee branded | Black on black Avid branded |
| Control software | Apogee Maestro (iOS and Mac) | Pro Tools IO Control with EUCON™ support (Mac and Windows) |
| Software compatibility | Logic Pro, Pro Tools, GarageBand, Ableton and any Core Audio based application on Mac or iOS | Pro Tools and any other DAW that supports ASIO, Core Audio, WDM, MME, or multi-client drivers |
| Who is it for | Already has Pro Tools Works on Mac or iPad | New to Pro Tools Works on Mac or PC |
| Included Software | Special offers on Waves plugins upon registration. | Pro Tools |
| Learn more | Learn more |
Apogee Quartet | 
Pro Tools | Quartet | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform compatibility | Mac iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) | Mac Windows |
| Appearance | Silver and black Apogee branded | Black on black Avid branded |
| Control software | Apogee Maestro (iOS and Mac) | Pro Tools IO Control with EUCON™ support (Mac and Windows) |
| Software compatibility | Logic Pro, Pro Tools, GarageBand, Ableton and any Core Audio based application on Mac or iOS | Pro Tools and any other DAW that supports ASIO, Core Audio, WDM, MME, or multi-client drivers |
| Who is it for | Already has Pro Tools Works on Mac or iPad | New to Pro Tools Works on Mac or PC |
| Included Software | Special offers on Waves plugins upon registration. | Pro Tools |
| Learn more | Learn more |
Is Apogee now supporting Windows?
Apogee is exclusively an Apple OS X and iOS hardware and software developer. Avid has developed Windows audio drivers for Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet for use with Pro Tools. These cannot be used with Apogee’s Duet or Quartet.
When you purchase an Avid Pro Tools | Duet or Pro Tools | Quartet bundle, Avid will provide all of the necessary drivers/software for Windows and you will benefit from the technical support provided by Avid’s Tech Support Team. Pro Tools | Duet and Pro Tools | Quartet will fully function with Pro Tools on Windows systems. You can also use Pro Tools 10/11 on OS X, utilizing Mac OSX Core Audio drivers.
I need technical support for my Pro Tools | Duet or Pro Tools | Quartet. Who do I contact?
Please contact Avid’s technical support department for any technical support inquiries about these products.
Why can’t I use my Apogee Duet or Quartet with Windows?
Apogee’s primary objective is to provide our customers with outstanding products and unparalleled customer support. Because Apogee is a relatively small company with limited resources, we’ve made the conscious decision to focus the full attention of our efforts on developing for Apple Mac OSX and iOS platforms.