APOGEE Symphony Desktop

Symphony Desktop for Mac, iPad pro, and Windows brings the legendary audio quality of Apogee's Symphony I/O Mk II rack into a sleek and inspiring 10×14 audio interface that lays flat on your desk and fits in your bag. With the new Symphony Desktop you can record, mix anywhere with high-end AD/DA converters and microphone preamps.

Combining these features with new features like microphone preamp emulation, Symphony ECS Channel Strip plug-in, and ultra-low latency recording with hardware DSP and Apogee native FX plug-ins, Symphony Desktop will amplify your creativity in the studio and on the road.

High-end analog and digital components selected by ear
As a product of the Symphony family, Symphony Desktop is a product in keeping with Apogee's core philosophy of designing the most powerful audio interfaces using top analog and digital components, carefully selected by ear. While others cut costs and rely on conventional design approaches, Apogee uses innovative components and circuit optimization to continually improve the performance of their products.

A/D conversion - faithfully captures all the nuances
Similar to the Symphony I/O Mk II, the Symphony Desktop's analog-to-digital converter features ultra-low distortion, high slew rate, a fully differential analog operational amplifier and a state-of-the-art dual A/D converter. Built with the confidence that every nuance of your analog input is faithfully reproduced in the digital domain.

D/A conversion - A wide-angle view into your mix
Symphony Desktop's digital-to-analog converter uses brand new technology to deliver the same uncompromising portable system performance as Symphony MKII, including a robust, ultra-low distortion output amplifier. Regardless of downstream connections, Symphony Desktop provides a transparent widescreen window into the sonic landscape of the mix.

Microphone Preamps - Excellent Performance + Alloy Emulation
Symphony Desktop's two microphone preamps use Advanced Stepped Gain Architecture™ technology, where circuits are dynamically optimized for maximum bandwidth, ultra-low noise and non-existent distortion, all with up to 75dB gain. This allows you to perfectly adjust the input sensitivity (either by driver or software) and achieve maximum detail without unwanted noise. Symphony Desktop preamps are designed for all dynamic, condenser or ribbon microphones suitable for capturing any sound source without compromise.

Plus, there are microphone preamp emulations that can add the character to the sound you're looking for.

Headphone outputs
Symphony Desktop also features a single high-end DAC with Constant Current Drive output circuitry (first used in Groove) that dynamically compensates for electromechanical or acoustic non-linearities of your connected headphones, resulting in lower distortion and a more linear frequency response.

Apogee Alloy emulation gives you the temperature and tone of sought-after analog preamps
The Apogee Alloy Mic Preamp (AMP) emulation combines analog circuitry plus DSP processing to create the richest and most authentic sound modeling available in a sound card. Critical aspects of the model, such as input impedance, transient profile and distortion characteristics, are first implemented in the analog domain, followed by precision and refinement in the DSP, resulting in a hybrid result that is a better sum of its parts.

British Solid State - Class A mixing console sound
Inspired by the Marinar "Round can" input transformer and the discrete transistor circuitry of the Neve 1066 class A mcrophone preamp, this emulation gives you the sonic density and smooth transient response of hardware. Increase the input level for more width and punch