User`s guide

APOGEE ELECTRONICS

Symphony PCI card – User’s Guide

Introduction

The Symphony 32 system is a cost effective and exible way to connect Apogee hardware interfaces to Apple

Mac Pro and G5 computers. Using SBus, a powerful digital audio network may be created between Symphony

64 and Symphony 32-equipped Macs.

Symphony 32 Features

• Up to 96 channels of 24-bit 192 kHz I/O

• Extremely low system latency

• Supports Apogee Rosetta 800, Rosetta 200, AD-16X and DA-16X hardware

• Simple, one cable interface between Apple Macintosh computers and Apogee hardware

• Compatible with any CoreAudio application

• Apogee VBus - virtual routing within a CoreAudio application or between multiple applications.

• Apogee SBus - 32 channel, 192 kHz digital audio network between Apple Macintosh computers.

Symphony 32 drivers and software must be updated to February 2009 versions (or later) for Sbus

functionality.

System Components

• Symphony 32 PCIe card

• A compatible Apogee hardware interface equipped with an X-Symphony option card

• PC-32 cables between interfaces and to the Apple Mac Pro

• Apogee Maestro routing and low latency mixer application

System Requirements

• Apple Mac Pro Intel or PPC G5 processor running OS X Leopard 10.5 or greater.

• Minimum 2 GB of memory, 4 GB recommended.

• Apogee Rosetta 800, Rosetta 200, AD-16X, or DA-16X interface equipped with an X-Symphony option

card (the X-Symphony card must be updated to version 2.7 rmware or later).

Please see pages 28-31 for supported Apogee hardware combinations.

Important Compatibility Information

• Symphony 64 and Symphony32 cards and drivers may not be installed on the same computer

• X-Symphony option cards must be updated to version 2.7 rmware or later.