Re: Apogee Duet

[Chris Sewell <lunamusic@mac.com>]

Thanks so much Todd.
On Nov 3, 2009, at 10:42 AM, Todd Matthews wrote:

> I gotta run to work but I wanted to give you a quick update. I  
> spent this morning A/B'in the Ultralite and Duet. I have a Mk I  
> Ultralite just to put that out there. I 'm not sure if there are  
> different components used in the Mk III.
>
> The Duet does sound much better mic pre wise and for live usage  
> I've going into the Duet and setting the XLR to +4dBu. My preamp  
> for my double bass blends a pickup and mic and this gets a really  
> clean signal into the Duet. When you switch it to this setting you  
> don't control the volume with the Duet you control it from the  
> preamp I realized. It sound amazing and most of the time I spent  
> playing within Ableton Live with a buffer setting of 256. Just  
> dring the last 15 minutes I switched it 128 to get lower latency  
> and I didn't get any pops or clicks but it's way too early to  
> decide if that usable for a live setting or not. If I can at least  
> get by with a 256 buffer setting this is going to be the perfect  
> device for me so I can record a high quality demo with the pianist  
> I play with and I can use it to play our shows. My new preamp/ 
> blender is the same size as the duet so it will be amazing if it  
> all works out having a smaller footprint. I'll keep you updated as  
> I keep plugging away.
>
>
> Todd Matthews
> On Nov 2, 2009, at 7:48 PM, Chris Sewell wrote:
>
>> Evening,
>> Does anybody have experience in comparing the sound of Apogees  
>> Duet to other interfaces.
>> I'm being seduced by its size and simplicity. I have an Original  
>> Motu Ultralite that sounds good and is very reliable. And small. I  
>> am just curious as to the claims of sonic superiority that  
>> Apogee   makes.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Chris
>>
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