At AES, Apogee Electronics unveiled Symphony 64, a
64 channel, 24bit/192kHz PCI Express card made to interface Apogee’s
X-Series and Rosetta Series converters directly to Apple’s Mac Pro.
Next Generation Workstation
The Symphony System excels on several levels, the award-winning sound
quality of Apogee’s AD&DA Converters, the groundbreaking power of
Apple’s Mac Pro, and the stability and ultra low latency performance of
the Symphony 64 card. This combination provides a flexible, stable,
high-end solution for customers seeking a workstation compatible with
any Core Audio application. And, because Symphony utilizes the power of
the Mac Pro for plug-in processing, customers are spared the expense of
a high priced DSP card.
Extended Audio Routing: Symphony’s SBus and Vbus
Symphony 64 features Extended Audio Routing with VBus and SBus
technology. VBus allows users to route demanding, stand-alone software
instruments, directly between Core Audio based applications, instead of
running them as plug-ins. Symphony’s SBus doubles the DSP power of The
Symphony System by facilitating the communication of digital audio
between Symphony equipped Macs with a single cable. Now it is possible
to route audio to a second computer and back again for plug-in
processing, sample libraries, soft-synth players, and session transfers
from one Core Audio application to another.
“The combination of Symphony 64, Apogee converters and Apple’s Mac Pro
marks a powerful turning point in digital audio production and is
directly challenging the paradigm of the costly card-based DSP system.
And, with 64 channels per card and the introduction of SBus technology,
Symphony 64 has truly raised the bar for the Native audio workstation.
Not only is the quality and performance of the Symphony System
unprecedented, so is the value. Never have our customers had access to
such an advanced solution for so little cost.” says Betty Bennett
Co-Founder and CEO of Apogee.
Symphony 64 at a glance:
- 64 channels of 24-bit 192kHz Digital I/O per card
- Up to 128 channels of I/O per Mac Pro
- Near zero latency performance
- Connects directly to Apogee’s X-Series and Rosetta Series converters via the X- Symphony option card
- Apogee’s VBus - virtual routing within a Core Audio application or between multiple applications.
- Apogee’s SBus - 32 channel, 192kHz digital audio network between two Mac computers
- Apogee’s Maestro Software for advanced control and routing
- Compatibility with any Core Audio application
Symphony 64 PCIe Card, Availability: October 2008, MSRP: $995*
*Upgrade Program
Apogee is offering an upgrade program to customers who have purchased a
Symphony 32 card 60 days prior to the release of Symphony 64 on October
3, 2008. All that qualify for the program can upgrade directly thru
Apogee for $295.
For more information: www.apogeedigital.com/products/symphony.php