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Apogee Digital Symphony MkII 16x16SE Analog I/O Thunderbolt  From Apogee

Apogee’s flagship 16x16 converter system gets even better with the MKII! Featuring standard Thunderbolt connectivity, a sleek new touch-screen control surface, and further improved converter technology, this is the best Symphony yet!

Apogee Digital

$5,995.00

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What We Think

How do you improve upon one of the best sounding multi-channel converters on the market? That was the goal for Apogee’s exciting new Symphony I/O MKII, which features a sleek new touch screen display, a standard Thunderbolt connection option, and further improved converter technology. Additionally, Apogee plans to add connectivity options through HD and SoundGrid expansion cards later this year, giving the Symphony system even more compatibility with a huge amount of existing systems. One of our absolute favorite improvements to the Symphony design is a quieter cooling fan. The fan on the previous model was known to have occasional noise issues when recording quieter, more intimate sources in the same room as the Symphony system, so this improvement is sure to make the lives of home-studio engineers after pro-level converter technology much easier!

Apogee Digital Symphony Roundtable Discussion at SoundPure Studios pt 2/2

The Apogee Digital Symphony Converter is one of the only pro level multi-channel converters that offers the customization, monitor control and headphone amps, high-quality preamps, and incredible conversion all in one chassis. It’s modular design is smart, future proof, and also gives you the option of building your setup and channel count over time. In this video, experts from the SoundPure Pro Audio team get together to discuss the Digital Symphony and their experiences using it in the studio. The Apogee Digital Symphony is available for SoundPure's Try Before You Buy demo program, so you can you hear how it sounds in your studio with your gear. If you would like to know more about this converter or any of the other gear used in this video, check us out SoundPure.com or give us a call anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!

Manufacturer's Description from Apogee

NOW OPTIMIZED FOR ATMOS

 

 

Mixing for Dolby Atmos and other immersive 3D formats is rapidly becoming an essential skill for the modern creator and engineer.  As streaming services highlight immersive content and record companies require immersive audio deliverables, you may be asking yourself “how do I get started”?

 

With Symphony I/O Mk II Thunderbolt’s Monitor Workflows, you’ll effortlessly configure and operate your monitoring system for Dolby Atmos, Sony 360 Reality Audio and other immersive audio systems with control of up to 32 Speaker outputs. 

 

Optimize Your Workflow

Within each Monitor Workflow, you design the audio flow from your DAW outputs, Symphony internal mixers and hardware inputs to your expanded speaker array. Use these features to customize your Workflow:

  • Source Routing - Choose Playback (from your DAW), Mixer or Hardware inputs sources for each Speaker output pair.
  • Speaker Sets - Create up to 3 Speaker Sets, then instantly toggle between them from Symphony Control software
  • Speaker Level Trim - Creating the perfect level balance between all your speakers
  • Speaker Mute/Solo - Resolve issues in your configuration quickly with mute and solo buttons
  • Speaker Status Icon- Color coded icons let you see your active speakers at a glance
  • Easily Configure and Access up to 16 Monitor Workflows

In the modern production environment, you need to be able to completely reconfigure your monitoring system at the touch of a button. Symphony I/O Mk II allows you to create up to 16 Monitor Workflows, then instantly toggle between them from Symphony Control software, the front panel touchscreen, or the Apogee Control hardware remote.

 

Plug and Play Atmos with Logic Pro X

Getting started with Dolby Atmos has never been easier using Logic Pro 10.7 and Symphony I/O Thunderbolt! In the past, setting up your Dolby Atmos studio was a multi-day affair, but now it’s plug and play with the latest from Apple and Apogee.

 

Get Started Right Away

With such flexible monitor controller functionality incorporated at no extra cost for current and future owners, Symphony I/O Mk II Thunderbolt makes the best cornerstone of your Dolby Atmos or other immersive audio studio.

 

 

The best sounding Apogee converters and mic preamps ever

 ♦ The culmination of 25 years of Apogee's design excellence and experience

 ♦ Next generation converter quality

 ♦ Refined and updated circuitry with fewer, more advanced components:

  • Fewer components means a shorter audio path and more recording clarity and transparency
  • Lower converter latency
  • More efficient power distribution
  • Big Ben built-in with enhanced C777 clocking performance

 ♦ Optional mic preamp module

  • 8 Mic Preamps
  • 4 Hi-Z instrument inputs
  • 8 digitally assignable inserts
  • 85 dB of gain

 ♦ Front panel control of headphone and output levels, and mic preamp gain (mic preamps optional)

 

Symphony I/O builds upon the award-winning design approaches of Apogee’s X-Series* and Rosetta Series converters*, the Big Ben master clock and the Trak2 mic preamps. It also refines and updates these proven designs with fewer but more advanced components while optimizing their performance with efficient power distribution. These enhancements allow audio to travel through less circuitry, offering lower converter latency, more accurate clocking and even more transparency and clarity in your recordings.

 

Apogee's engineers do not merely rely on specs and data sheets when selecting converter components, they listen. Each component is auditioned and carefully selected to best reflect the characteristics of the Apogee sound. Symphony I/O’s audio path design is elegant and efficient, incorporating the most advanced opamps that offer better performance than multiple parts used in previous designs.

 

This design improvement minimizes the audio path circuitry and maximizes sound quality. And in the tradition of the X-Series and Rosetta series, the entire audio path is DC coupled, resulting in ultra flat frequency response and extremely low phase error.

 

Apogee Digital

About Manufacturer

Apogee was founded in 1985 and initially made its name designing filters. Later, Apogee's complete conversion systems pushed the envelope of digital audio quality and solved many of the early problems with digital audio technology. Apogee converters have become regarded as the reference standard for digital audio conversion. Products such as the award-winning Rosetta 800, AD16x and DA16x  have become the modern benchmark by which digital audio conversion is judged. A new generation of Apogee products including the revolutionary Symphony I/O, with its modular design and flexible connectivity,  promise to extend the Apogee legacy and further advance the art of digital audio.

Specifications

INPUTS

  • Analog IN: 16 balanced inputs on 2 DSUB 25-pin connectors
  • CoaxIN:S/PDIF on 1 RCA connector

OUTPUTS

  • Analog OUT: 16 balanced outputs on 2 DSUB 25-pin connectors

  • Coax OUT: Supports SPDIF on 1 RCA connector

  • Connection:

    • Thunderbolt cable (Sold separately)

    Performance:

    • 44.1kHz – 192kHz

    • Latency: 1.35 ms with Logic Pro X (96 kHz / 32 buffer)

    Computer:

    • Thunderbolt-enabled Mac computer, including Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, iMac & MacBook Air

    • Operating System: Mac OS 10.9.5 or greater

    Control:

    • Maestro app (included in software installer) and front panel touchscreen

    Compatible Software:

    • Logic Pro X

    • Any Core Audio application on Mac