Apogee Symphony I/O MKII Thunderbolt Chassis with 8×8 Module.

Description

Featuring Apogee’s award winning AD/DA conversion, Apogee Symphony I/O is apremium grade multi-platform, multi-channel Audio Interface with connectivity for Thunderbolt, Pro Tools HD (for Mac & PC) and Waves SoundGrid.
Symphony I/Os audio path design is elegant and efficient, incorporating the most advanced opamps that offer better performance than multiple parts used in previous designs.
Modular I/O design, total software control, and direct connection to all popular DAWs make Symphony I/O a long-term sound investment.
Front Panel Touchscreen with Comprehensive Control
The Symphony I/O Mk II Features a touchscreen on the front panel, where you can access all youressential input and output settings. Change your input selection, monitoring levels, mic pre gain or calibrate your Symphony I/O Mk II to match the levels of the other analog gear in your system.
The Screen utilises a high-resolution TFT displaywhich delivers clearvisual feedback that’s critical for recording and monitoring.You’re not bound to looking at your computer when in the middle of atracking session as the Symphony I/O Mk II lets you see metering for up to 64 channels of I/O, 32 IN x 32 OUT signal levels, polarity, muting, phantom power and Soft Limit.
Features

Best AD/DA conversion of any Thunderbolt audio interface
Up to 32 channels of modular analog I/O with optional 8 mic preamps
Best per-channel value of any interface in its category
Choice of Thunderbolt, Pro Tools HD (Mac/PC) or Waves SoundGrid connectivity*
Ultra-low latency performance
Intuitive touchscreen display and front panel control
Option card slot for future platform flexibility
Designed in California, Built in the U.S.A.
The 8×8 ModuleThunderbolt Setup
The I/O Modules are the sound and soul of Symphony I/O Mk II, and represent 30 years of Apogee R&D and design excellence. These powerful Modules deliver Apogees core competency: superior sounding digital audio recording. This setup offers a Thunderbolt Chassis with the8x8 module included;8 balanced inputs and8 balanced analogue outputs, bothon DSUB 25-pin connectors. You also get plenty of connectivity to plug to the rest of your setup; This includes AES, Optical and Coaxial S/PDIF.
Analog Inputs

8balanced inputs on 1 DSUB 25-pinconnector
Digital Inputs

*AES-EBU IN: 8 inputs on 1 DSUB 25-pin connector
*Optical IN: Supports ADAT, SMUX & S/PDIF ADAT: 8 channels 44.1-48 kHz on 1 Toslink connector SMUX: 8 channels 88.2-96 kHz on 2 Toslink connectors S/PDIF: 2 channels, up to 96 kHz on 1 Toslink connector
Coax IN: 2 channels of S/PDIF, up to 192 kHz
*Dig I/O hardware switch selects AES or Optical digital I/O format