Apogee SIOC-A2X6 Symphony I/O Chassis 2X6

Apogee Symphony I/O

Professional audio interface for Mac-based Pro Tools, USB and Thunderbolt䋢 workstations

Apogee Symphony I/O is a modular multi-channel audio interface featuring premium AD/DA conversion and world-class microphone preamps. Designed to deliver professional sound quality for audio recording, mixing and mastering on a Mac, Symphony I/O is the ultimate music production centerpiece for any modern studio.

Legendary Sound Quality

Symphony I/O is the culmination of 25 years of Apogeeäó»s award-winning design experience. Using the most advanced components available, Apogee engineers created an extremely efficient circuit and power design resulting in a significant improvement in audio clarity and transparency over any previous Apogee product.

Input and Output Flexibility

There is a Symphony I/O solution everyone; the home studio, project studio, commercial recording studio and scoring stage. Choose from four base configurations, 2×6, 8×8, 16×16, or 8×8 with 8 mic preamps and easily expand as your studio grows. With two module slots and the capacity for up to 32 inputs and outputs of A/D & D/A conversion per unit, Symphony I/O offers the best per-channel value of any interface in its category.

Complete Compatibility

Connect Symphony I/O to any Apple workstation; MacBook, iMac or Mac Pro via USB, Pro Tools HD, Symphony PCI or Thunderbolt. Symphony I/O is simple to set up and easy to use.

Symphony I/O Highlights:

• Best sounding Apogee interface ever
• Best price-per-channel value of any professional audio interface
• Complete compatibility with Audio Interface Modes (AIM):
• Symphony/Thunderbolt䋢 (connect to Symphony 64 | ThunderBridge or Symphony 64 PCIe card)
• Pro Tools HD (connect directly to any Pro Tools PCIe card)
• USB (connect to high-speed USB 2.0 port)
• StandAlone (Analog inputs routed directly to Digital outputs)
• Expand with 5 available I/O Modules and 8 channel mic preamp module
• Up to 32 channels of simultaneous analog and digital I/O per unit
• Ultra-low latency performance
• Future-proof modular architecture
• Symphony I/O works with any Core Audio compatible application including: Logic, Pro Tools 9 and 10, Final Cut. Ableton Live
• Designed in California, Made in the U.S.A.

Inputs

• Analog Inputs
• 2 balanced inputs on 2 female XLR connectors
• Connect microphones via external mic preamps
• Connect guitars via DI boxes or external mic preamps
• Connect keyboards directly to Symphony I/O
• Digital Inputs
• AES IN: Stereo input on 1 female XLR connector
• Optical IN: Supports ADAT, SMUX & S/PDIF
• ADAT: 8 channels 44.1-48 kHz on 1 Toslink connector
• SMUX: 4 channels 88.2-96 kHz on 1 Toslink connector
• S/PDIF: 2 channels, up to 96 kHz on 1 Toslink connector
• S/PDIF Coax IN: 2 channels, up to 192 kHz on 1 RCA connector
• Recommended Cables
• Analog IN: Wyde Eye XLR

Outputs

• Analog Outputs
• 6 balanced outputs on 1 DSUB 25-pin connector
• Digital Outputs
• AES OUT: Stereo output on 1 male XLR connector
• Optical OUT: Supports ADAT, SMUX & S/PDIF
• ADAT: 8 channels 44.1-48 kHz on 1 Toslink connector
• SMUX: 4 channels 88.2-96 kHz on 1 Toslink connector
• S/PDIF: 2 channels, up to 96 kHz on 1 Toslink connector
• S/PDIF Coax OUT: 2 channels, up to 192 kHz on 1 RCA connector
• Recommended Cables
• Analog OUT: DA8-IFC

Apogee Symphony I/O 2×6 Thunderbolt System

Connection:

• Symphony 64|ThunderBridge
• Performance:
• 44.1kHz – 192kHz
• Computer:
• Mac Pro/Intel
• Operating System:
• Mac OS 10.6.8, 10.7.4 or greater
• Control:
• Maestro over USB

Software:

• Logic Pro
• Pro Tools 9 or greater
• Ableton Live
• Cubase
• Digital Performer
• Any Core Audio application