Effects - Pedals, Multi-Effects, and Floor Boxes

[brnxsbstpstl]

Anybody have any input on these? Looking for something to do some simple two mic recording. 

[ArrMatey]

They are awesome. I want to get one as well asap.

[nomenclature]

have one, its nice, sounds good, pretty simple, great that you can run it on USB only/no additional power supply if you want. got the breakout box for it as I found the squid cable a bit of a pain/messy, but the squid is better if you're on the go.

its pretty expensive though. mac only of course. if you're just looking for something to use for recording direct/quick ideas/you don't need all the extras, it may be worthwhile to look at something else.

[cryptosonic]

Agreed. 750 is a lot for casual two input recording.

[percyexpat]

They're very nice.  I used to have an Duet v1 and I've used a v2 in the past.  They sound fantastic and are easy to use.

After using quite a few different low end interfaces over the years I have to say that a cheap soundcard is a false economy.  If you can afford a good quality one, like the Duet, then it's well worth the investment in low latency, reliability and, of course, sound quality.  At the moment I have an RME Babyface which has a few more advanced features than the Duet but is quite similar.  The main advantage of the RME is that it works on Windows, whereas Apogee is Mac only.

[HP Hovercraft]

Keep in mind they just announced version 3. Duet 2s might go down in price as soon as they start getting stocked. The only difference as far as I can tell is a direct MIDI input.

[nomenclature]

saaaaaaaay whhhaaaaaaaat?

*look it up*

goddamn it. I knew they released the Quartet, had no idea the duet 3 was coming. slightly annoying since I got the 2 just a few months ago. looks like the main upgrades are midi and iOS connectivity, and while midi would be nice I already have a USB midi breakout box that I use. I'm a bit surprised that they stuck with USB 2 rather than going to 3 or thunderbolt. I'm sure USB 2 is fine for bandwidth, but they're not really helping the industry advance and future proof by sticking with outdated tech that apple has already dropped.

[npfrs]

I recently used one of a soundtrack commission, worked great. Also I use it to recorded banjo, vox, guitar, etc, and bring it to the studio I do most of my work in, run the tracks through some fancy converters/etc and viola - album.

[LWatford-2]

I really like mine, I've had zero issues with it. Bought it from the original owner, no issues there either. I did wait till I found a good deal, not sure if I would have gone for the new price.

[chrisjnyc]

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percyexpat wrote:

After using quite a few different low end interfaces over the years I have to say that a cheap soundcard is a false economy.  If you can afford a good quality one, like the Duet, then it's well worth the investment in low latency, reliability and, of course, sound quality.  At the moment I have an RME Babyface which has a few more advanced features than the Duet but is quite similar.  The main advantage of the RME is that it works on Windows, whereas Apogee is Mac only.

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Anyone else tried the Apogee head to head with another interface? Is the Duet $300-400 better than a M-Audio or Foucrite? I have never owned an Apogee (windows user), but I wonder if you are getting that much more for your buck.

Anyone seen any recording clips done with the same setup, and only the interface was changed?