As well as the new HypeMic, which should be available almost immediately, Apogee are taking the opportunity at NAMM 2019 to preview several products not due for release for some time. Apogee are showing their Apogee FX Rack DualPath Monitoring Feature, their Pultec Series of plug-ins for Apogee FX Rack - two classic vintage Pultec plug-ins and a Symphony Mk II Dante Software Preview.

Apogee FX Rack DualPath Monitoring Feature For Ensemble Thunderbolt and Element Series Interfaces

At NAMM 2019, Apogee will be previewing their Apogee FX Rack premium DSP-Native plugin platform, with Apogee’s DualPath Monitoring technology. DualPath Monitoring is a direct monitoring feature for Ensemble Thunderbolt and Element Series audio interfaces that enables you eliminate recording latency and maximize plug-in processing power in any DAW on your Mac.

Thanks to Apogee’s DualPath Monitoring technology, Apogee FX Rack DSP-Native plugins can run both on the hardware DSP in Ensemble Thunderbolt and Element Series interfaces and as native plug-ins in your DAW.

For Logic Pro X users, DualPath Monitoring unlocks the full potential of the ongoing Apogee and Logic Pro X integration initiative, designed to make simple and innovative workflows accessible with the click of a button on your Mac.

Price And Availability

DualPath Monitoring for Ensemble and Element Series interfaces will be available in March 2019 and the Apogee FX Rack with the ModEQ and ModComp plug-ins will be free to customers that purchase Ensemble Thunderbolt and Element Series interfaces.

Apogee FX Rack Expands With New Pultec MEQ-5 Plug-in Creating Pultec Series Bundle with EQP-1A Plug-in

Apogee are announcing the Pultec Series of plug-ins for Apogee FX Rack, two classic vintage Pultec plug-ins, including the new MEQ-5 Mid-Range EQ, co-developed and endorsed by Pulse Techniques using their newly manufactured EQP-1A and MEQ-5 hardware models. The result of a direct partnership with Steve Jackson, Ph.D., owner of Pulse Techniques, the Apogee FX Rack Pultec Series plug-ins offer what they describe as “the truest sonic emulations of original Pultec hardware available for the first time as DSP-Native plug-ins”.

Price And Availability

The Apogee MEQ-5 plug-in and Pultec series bundle will be available March 2019 and the Apogee FX Rack Pultec Series EQP-1A and MEQ-5 plug-ins will be available as a bundled download for $199.99 (USD) from Apogee’s online store and authorized Apogee dealers worldwide.

Symphony Mk II Dante Software Preview

If you are at NAMM 2019 you will be able to see Apogee’s preview of their Symphony I/O Mk II Dante in action at their NAMM booth with their app preview.

The Symphony I/O Mk II Dante option card uses Audinate’s Dante Brooklyn II module which features plug and play media networking for up to 32 bidirectional channels at 96kHz and 16 bidirectional channels up to 192k. With the included Pro Tools HD peripheral port, route audio between your Pro Tools session, the Dante network and Symphony I/O modules.

Customers will be able use the sound quality of Apogee’s Symphony MkII combined with a powerful networking solution from Audinate featured in many large scale installations in Broadcast, Live, and Post Production venues.

The Symphony Mk II system can be configured with a number of custom options ranging from 8-32 analog I/O channels.  Symphony Mk II with Dante will allow up to 32 channels with ProTools and redundant Dante connectivity to be fitted into a single two space rack device providing what Apogee describe as “the smallest footprint available with this feature set”.

Price And Availability

Symphony MKII Dante™ option card will begin shipping in April, 2019 with the following pricing…

• Symphony I/O Mk II 2×6 Dante: $4,195

• Symphony I/O Mk II 8×8 Dante: $4,395

• Symphony I/O Mk II 16×16 Dante: $5,495

• Symphony I/O Mk II 8×8+8 Mic Pre Dante: $5,895

• Symphony I/O Mk II 24×24 Dante: $7,890

• Symphony I/O Mk II 32×32 Dante: $8,890