DISC Apogee Quartet Audio Interface with Pro Tools Software

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Free Copy Of Latest Pro Tools

Apogee Quartet Audio Interface is the most affordable and comprehensive production bundle on the market, with the Quartet audio interface coming complete with a free copy of the latest full version of Pro Tools software (normally 550 GBP) as a perpetual licence. The perpetual licence gives you access to the latest version of Avid Pro Tools, providing you with updates to the latest version whenever they become available for the first year. This bundle gives you a huge saving on two products designed to work perfectly together, providing you with the most affordable option for obtaining one of the most comprehensive production experiences on the market.

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Apogee Quartet Audio Interface

Optimise Your Workflow

The Quartet Audio Interface is the ideal companion for Avid Pro Tools and this special edition version is designed to optimise your workflow and streamline your production process. The highly portable audio interface is designed by Apogee and works perfectly with the industry-leading DAW on both Mac and Windows computers, allowing you to produce industry-standard recordings with ease. The premium-quality A/D converters are some of the best on the market, providing exceptional audio quality, capturing every nuance of your source audio for studio-grade recordings.

World Class Microphone Preamps

The custom Apogee microphone preamps feature 4 microphone inputs in total, the Quartet interface is ideal for capturing group projects from vocals to instruments. The exceptional audio fidelity captures every detail of your performance plus, the microphone preamps have a gain range up to 75dB, ideal for a range of recording applications. The low-noise performance and rich sound ensure you capture every nuance from your source material, allowing you to capture studio-grade recordings that you can process in Pro Tools. The mic/instrument combination inputs provide everything you need to capture both high quality vocals and instrument performances, ideal for capturing electric guitars, pianos and more.

Rugged Design With Dual OLED Displays

The sleek and compact design of the Apogee Quartet USB Audio Interface makes it perfect for portable applications, from home recordings all the way to the studio. The die-cast aluminium construction is not only eye-catching but highly-rugged, providing optimal durability with a hardened display panel that is also scratch-resistant. The high-resolution dual OLED displays provide precise visual monitoring, allowing you to easily check your level and inputs with ease. The two OLED displays provide you with all the vital info on I/O and input grouping, as well as in-depth metering. Also included are a range of useful controls including a multifunction controller knob as well as access output functions including Sum to Mono and Mute Outputs. Six assignable touchpads are also included for further customisation.

Avid Pro Tools

Latest Version

The latest version of Avid Pro Tools builds on previous versions of the software, retaining all your favourite tools and components while adding brand new features that expand your tool-set and streamline your workflow. New enhancements include 'Project Revision History' which gives you the ability to manage different version of projects, ideal for creating different mixes and more. The latest version also includes support for Pro Tools | MTRX audio interface. One of the most prominent new features is Cloud Collaboration. This powerful new tool lets you upload projects to your cloud storage space and invite other artists to collaborate or work on the project. This feature lets you work on projects with other musicians in real time, providing a ground-breaking new way to collaborate and work with other artists. You can do everything you would in-studio with another artist, from sharing audio and MIDI tracks to mix changes, automation, filters and more. You can also communicate and talk with collaborators through the convenient text chat feature.

64 Bit Architecture and new Avid Audio Engine

The all new Avid Audio Engine provides multiple times the processing power of prior editions of Pro Tools. You can add epic numbers of virtual instruments and effects to your music and experience performance like never before. The extra memory gives you more scope to go even bigger and handle huge sessions with ease. The software gives ultra-low latency with dedicated input and playback buffers on native systems without sacrificing plug-in performance. Dynamic host processing reallocates resources as needed and lets you maximize plug-in counts. Time stamped plug-in automation gives you more accurate mixing and processing.

Features

Apogee Quartet Pro Tools Interface

• USB 2.0 audio interface
• 24-bit/192 kHz analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion
• Four microphone preamps deliver up to 75dB of gain
• Four combo Line/Microphone/Instrument analog inputs
• Two optical inputs for eight channels of ADAT/SMUX (44.1 to 96 kHz)
• Six balanced line outputs with +20 dBu maximum output level
• Independent 1/4" stereo headphone output
• USB MIDI connection for CoreMIDI compatible keyboards, synthesizers or DJ controllers
• Selectable 48v phantom power, Soft Limit and phase invert
• Three configurable touchpads to mute outputs, dim outputs, sum to mono, clear meters, and engage speaker set (enables monitoring of up to three speaker sets or 5.1 surround)
• Dual high-resolution OLED displays
• Multi-function controller knob

Avid Pro Tools

• Industry-standard Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software for Mac and PC
• 64-bit Architecture unlocks serious processing power and massive session handling
• Powerful audio engine provides superior memory management
• Faster-than-real-time bounce to disk streamlines your workflow, frees up resources, and allows you to more easily collaborate with other production environments
• Unified media engine natively supports multiple HD video formats for easier collaboration with Avid Media Composer and other media-production workflows
• Workspace Browser makes project navigation extremely fast and incredibly simple
• Support for Apple's Retina Display
• Simple keyboard commands let you quickly disable and enable sends and inserts
• Capture automation while recording audio
• Utilize up to 128 voiceable tracks at 44.1/48kHz and up to 32 channels of simultaneous I/O
• Take advantage of over 60 bundled 64-bit plug-in processors, effects, and virtual instruments
• Automatic delay compensation (up to 16,383 samples) provides tight mixing with minimal phase issues
• Multitrack Beat Detective and Elastic Audio let you correct timing across all of your tracks
• Score Editor and MIDI Editor provide comprehensive composing capabilities
• Mix various audio file types and formats in a single session without format conversion
• Create flawless performances using simple track compositing functions
• Clip Gain provides dynamic volume flexibility and increases integration with Media Composer
• Visual indicators for mutes and solos and Bus Interrogation view lets you easily sort out your signal flow
• Low-latency monitoring with Core Audio and ASIO hardware delivers smoother tracking
• Read and record from flash drives, RAID systems, network-attached drives, and server storage systems
• Functions such as Export Selected Tracks as New Session make collaboration with other Pro Tools | Software users easy
• Full time-code support with feet and frames rulers and 24-hour timeline support
• Avid Cloud Collaboration and the Avid Marketplace let you connect and collaborate with other musicians