So you wanna upgrade your needle/stylus for a Mac/interface. Lucky for you, Muddy Waters invented electricity. There are several basic types of guitar-specific audio interfaces. The Apogee Element Thunderbolt audio interfaces start at $595 for the 24, and go up from there at $895 for the 46 and $1,495 for the 88. Home; Articles. All Articles; Tutorials; News; Classes. Logic Class; Home; Articles. All Articles; Tutorials; News. USB/Firewire audio interface for MacBook / Logic Pro. Best display for mac mini 2017. Discussion in 'Converters / Interfaces' started by Robotor, May 8, 2008. Best Mac Audio InterfaceInterface For Recording On MacIn this weeks episode of Logic Pros, we are taking a look at the new Apogee Element Thunderbolt audio interfaces. Has sat atop the world of digital audio conversion for quite some time now. Its premium Thunderbolt and are among the top choices for industry professionals in terms of overall sound quality and unwavering support for Apple’s pro computers. The company has also dipped into the home/portable market with a series of fantastic boxes that bring Apogee’s professional mic-pres and D/A converter tech to a much more affordable price point with the,. These new Thunderbolt for Mac represent a sweet spot in Apogee’s lineup, using the best technology from the company’s higher end machines while stripping out some of the bells and whistles to bring the price down drastically. That means they’re now the best value in the lineup in terms of the number of ins and outs you get versus the company’s less expensive One and Duet products, and the more expensive Quartet, and Ensemble products. You sacrifice physical controls and a display for metering on the box, but Apogee makes up for it with slick Mac and iOS apps, integration with Logic, and a new separate remote accessory. There are 3-models in the new lineup: Element 24, 46 and 88. They are all basically the same, just with more inputs/outputs and mic-pres (and of course higher-price points) on the higher-end models. You can even stack them together if you need to upgrade for more I/O at some point down the line. The two larger models support two separate headphone outputs, while the 24 just carries the one (you’ll find a comparison chart for all three ). We’ve been giving the Element 88 a run for its money, along with the companion Mac/iOS apps and the add-on hardware remote Control. Head below for more on how this new function over form approach held up in action. My very first impressions of the system were positive. I unboxed it and had it all set-up and working over Thunderbolt on my Mac Pro and within minutes. The companion app known as Element Control installs on your Mac as part of the installation process and acts as the main control center for Element. Mac software download. Don’t be alarmed by the basic hardware design of the machine.
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