Apogee Duet QuickStart Guide V1, April, 2013
Contents Overview!...........................................................................................................................4 Introduction!4 Package contents!5 Duet panel tour! 7 OLED Screen Tour!8 Connecting to your Mac!................................................................................................11 System Requirements!11 Install Duet Software !11 Connect to Headphones or Speakers!12 Configuring the Input!13 Connecting to your iPad!......................................
Warranty & Notifications! Registration and Warranty Information!35 Warnings!37 Copyright Notice!38 Software Notice !38 Declarations of Conformity!39 35
Overview - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Overview Introduction Thank you for purchasing Duet. This QuickStart guide describes how to set up Duet with your Mac and iPad, connect speakers or headphones to play back music and connect mics and instruments to record your own creations.
Overview - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Package contents The following items are included in the Duet box: • Duet • Breakout cable with: • 2 combination line/mic/instrument inputs • 2 balanced line outputs • 2 meter USB cable • 30-pin iOS cable • Universal power supply with NA, EU, UK, AU, JP • QuickStart Guide Software, firmware and the Duet User’s Guide are available online only. Please register your product and download the latest installer here: http://www.apogeedigital.
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Overview - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Duet panel tour Full Color Interactive OLED Display Multi-function Controller Knob User Assignable Touchpads 1/4” Stereo Headphone Output Durable Cast Aluminum Body MIDI Analog In and Out USB DC Power Stereo Headphones Out 7
Overview - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide OLED Screen Tour Home View 8
Overview - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Detail View (Input) Input Level Grouped Inputs Input Type Meters Group Phase Soft Limit 9
Overview - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Detail View (Output) Sum Output Level Phones Mute -47 Output Type Meters OUT 1-2 10 Dim Output Assignment
Connecting to your Mac - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Connecting to your Mac System Requirements • • • • • Computer: Intel Mac 1.5GHz or faster Memory: 2 GB RAM minimum, 4 GB recommended OS: 10.6.8, 10.7.5 or greater Connection and power: Any available USB port on a Mac USB bus powered; DC power optional (DC power supply included) Install Duet Software 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Connect Duet’s USB port to a USB port on your Mac using the supplied USB 2 cable. Go to http://www.apogeedigital.com/downloads.
Connecting to your Mac - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Choosing Duet for Mac Sound I/O After connecting Duet, installing the software and restarting your Mac, a dialog box will prompt you to choose Duet for Mac sound input and output. Click Yes. Connect to Headphones or Speakers Connect headphones to the headphone output on the front of the unit. Connect the provided breakout cable to I/O Breakout Port on the rear of the unit.
Connecting to your Mac - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Configuring the Input Connect a microphone or instrument to the breakout cable’s combo jack.
Connecting to your Mac - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Open Apogee Maestro software (found in your Mac’s Applications folder), and select the Input tab. Select the Analog Level setting that corresponds to the device you have connected to Duet’s input(s). For example, if you have a microphone connected to the XLR input of channel 1, select “Mic” from the Analog Level menu on channel 1.
Connecting to your iPad - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Connecting to your iPad System Requirements • iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad, iPad 2, iPad (3rd gen.) • Connection: 30-pin dock connector • iPod Touch (5th gen.), iPhone 5, iPad (4th gen.), iPad Mini • Connection: Apple’s Lighting to 30-pin adapter (sold separately) • iOS version: 5.1.1 or greater • DC power required: DC power supply included Install Maestro from App Store 1. Connect the provided external power supply to Duet.
Connecting to your iPad - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide 3. On the iPad/iPhone, open Settings and choose General > About > Duet, then choose "Find App for Accessory".
Connecting to your iPad - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide The App Store will open and navigate automatically to the Apogee Maestro app. 5. Once you've signed in to the App Store, download Apogee Maestro. Note: it's possible to record through the mic inputs and play back audio without installing Maestro Connect to Headphones or Speakers Connect headphones to the headphone output on the front of the unit. Connect the provided breakout cable to I/O Breakout Port on the rear of the unit.
Connecting to your iPad - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Configuring the Input Connect a microphone or instrument to the breakout cable’s combo jack.
Connecting to your iPad - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Open Apogee Maestro app, choose Duet from the main menu and select the Input tab. Select the Analog Level setting that corresponds to the device you have connected to Duet’s input(s). For example, if you have a microphone connected to the XLR input of channel 1, select “Mic” from the Analog Level menu on channel 1.
Connecting to your iPad - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide 48V Phantom power button in Maestro 48V Phantom power indicator on OLED Display Note: If you are using a condenser microphone that requires phantom power, select the 48V box on the Input tab of the appropriate channel in Maestro. Phantom power is indicated on Duet’s display by a red dot above the microphone icon.
Adjusting Input & Output Levels - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Adjusting Input & Output Levels Input level To change Duet’s input level (i.e the preamp gain of microphones and instruments): 1) Push the Multi-function Controller Knob until the microphone or instrument icon is lit on the Duet’s display 2) Turn the Controller Knob until the desired recording level is obtained. IN 2 The controller knob operates in parallel with Maestro’s input controls.
Adjusting Input & Output Levels - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Speaker Output level To change Duet’s speaker output level (i.e the listening level of connected speakers): 1) Push the Multi-function Controller Knob until the speaker icon is lit on the Duet’s display 2) Turn the controller knob to the desired listening level. Speaker The controller knob operates in parallel with any software output controls.
Adjusting Input & Output Levels - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Headphone Output level To change Duet’s headphone output level (i.e the listening level of connected headphones): 1) Push the Multi-function Controller Knob until the headphone icon is lit on the Duet’s display 2) Turn the controller knob to the desired listening level. Phones The controller knob operates in parallel with Maestro’s headphone control.
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Software Setup - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Software Setup Mac OS: Using Duet with Logic 1) Go to the Logic Pro or Logic Express menu and choose Preferences > Audio. 2) In the Core Audio pane of the Device tab, select Duet for Output Device and Input Device.
Software Setup - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide 3) Set the I/O Buffer Size to 64. Click Apply Changes at the bottom of the Preferences window.
Software Setup - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Mac OS: Using Duet with Logic (continued) 4) Now close the Logic Pro Preferences window and select New > Empty Project > from the File Menu.
Software Setup - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide 6) Logic will now ask you to name the project and save in on your hard drive. 7) Click the Record button in the transport control at the bottom of the Logic window.
Software Setup - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Mac OS: Using Duet with Avid Pro Tools (9 or greater) 1) Choose Setup menu > Playback Engine. 2) Choose Duet for Current Engine.
Software Setup - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide 3) Set the Buffer Size to 64. Click OK. 4) The following dialog box will appear. Click Yes.
Software Setup - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Mac OS: Using Duet with Ableton Live 1) Choose Live > Preferences. Click on the Audio tab. 2) Select CoreAudio in the Driver Type menu. 3) Select Duet in both the Audio Input Device and Audio Output Device menus. 4) Set Buffer Size to 128 5) Close the Preferences window after making settings.
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Software Setup - Apogee Duet Quick Start Guide Using Duet with iOS Apps Duet works with any iOS Core Audio compatible app on iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. Simply download your favorite app, connect Duet and you’re ready to go! Recommended apps: GarageBand - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785?mt=8 Auria - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/auria/id524122834?mt=8 Cubasis - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cubasis/id583976519?mt=8 Visit www.apogeedigital.
Additional Support For more information: • Complete Apogee Duet User's Guide • Apogee KnowledgeBase and FAQs • Apogee Product Registration • How to contact Apogee Technical Support Visit: http://www.apogeedigital.
Warranty & Notifications Registration and Warranty Information To receive free tech support, important information and product updates first... Register your new Apogee product here: www.apogeedigital.com/register/ If you do so, Apogee can contact you with any update information. As enhancements and upgrades are developed, you will be contacted at the registration address. Firmware updates are free for the first year of ownership unless otherwise stated.
ALL UNITS RETURNED TO APOGEE OR AN AUTHORIZED APOGEE REPAIR FACILITY MUST BE PREPAID, INSURED AND PROPERLY PACKAGED, PREFERABLY IN THEIR ORIGINAL BOX. Apogee reserves the right to change or improve design at any time without prior notification. Design changes are not implemented retroactively, and the incorporation of design changes into future units does not imply the availability of an upgrade to existing units.
• Missing/bent parts • Cracked components • Liquid/water damage USA: Some states do not allow for the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or liability for incidental or consequential damage, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights which vary from state to state. Service Information Your Apogee product contains no user-serviceable components; refer to qualified service personnel for repair or upgrade.
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to take whatever measures necessary to correct the interference at his own expense. Copyright Notice Duet is a computer-based device, and as such contains and uses software in ROMs. This software, and all related documentation, including this User’s Guide contain proprietary information which is protected by copyright laws. All rights are reserved.
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3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a different circuit from that to which the receiver is connected. 4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. NOTE: The use of non-shielded cable with this equipment is prohibited. CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Apogee Electronics Corp.
Declaration of Conformity – CE Apogee Electronics Corporation hereby declares that the product, the Duet, to which this declaration relates, is in material conformity with the following standards or other normative documents: • EN50081-1/EN55022; 1995 • EN50082-1/IEC 801-2, 3, 4; 1992 following the provisions of: • 73/23/EEC – Low Voltage Directive 89/336/EEC – EMC Directive Declaration of Conformity – Japan Apogee Electronics Corporation hereby declares that Duet, to which this declaration relates, is in
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