Help! Apogee Duet / Logic

Hello,
I got the new Apogee Duet last week, and I love it. Tonight, I started noticing a lot of distortion whenever I try playing software instruments through Logic and listening through the headphone jack of the Duet. Everything sounds perfect if I plug my headphones into my computer, so I'm guessing it's the Duet. Has anyone else had the same trouble and solved the problem?
Thank you!
Brian

Pjberry,
The Ensemble was a great choice for me.Very punchy pro quality D/A A/D that is said to be just shy of the Rosetta series. Since the latest drivers for 10.4.11 and 10.5 have come out I installed these and had immediate increased stability and responsiveness of the included mixer and configuration software. The Mic pre's are more than passible and can even be preferred over costly outboard gear at times. 75 db of gain plus soft clip to avoid a stray +20 peak. ( you can still clip it but it's a little harder.) The built in sample rate conversion came in handy and the balanced inserts work great with outboard compressors and EQ. The integration into the Mac Core Audio is really nice. You adjust the computers volume and the Ensemble just talks direct and follows.
I found the output amps slightly noisy but I put a Mackie big Knob and now the Ensemble is not wide open for monitoring so the noise is perfect now.
I had an 828mk2 before it died and the Ensemble is a cut above,far better fidelity and stability on the FW buss.
The Duet has the same D/a A/d and the same mice pre's.
Have to deliver in Protools format? Get an Mbox and save for the DV toolkit for Timecode
Run this on a separate machine. Not sure if you used the same Machine , if the drivers of the Ensemble and the USB drivers for the Mbox can live together but I would like to find out.
GF

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What am I doing wrong? No playback output - Apogee Duet / Logic Express 9

I have an Apogee Duet, using Logic Express 9.
I am getting NO output of anything when playing back a recording.
While recording a guitar thru Duet, I get output from my speaker (hooked up to 'OUT R" output of Duet). Logic Express 9 hears the input and the recording appears to be present.
When I attempt to playback I get NO sound whatsoever.
I have rechecked all my Preferences in both Logic & the Mac Sound System Preferences.

Tried all of the above. No change.
Seems the problem is that on the Maestro Mixer - I need the "To Hardware" set to "None". Why is this? When set to "Out L-R" I get nothing any time from Output except while playing something into the Duet inputs.
I also tried playing a Youtube video and an iTunes song and I get nothing from the Duet Output. I have tried Headphones through the Duet Headphones output jack. I have tried powered speakers thru both the Output-R and the Headphones output.
When I plug a guitar in the Duet Input, I get sound from the Duet Output as I am playing.
Only when the "To Hardware" is set to "None" do I get sound outputting from computer. Can someone tell me what's going on? What's the Out L-R for then? Obviously I am really really new to all this.
Here are some of the settings I have:
MacBookPro
System Preferences / Sound / Output / "Duet (0612) - Firewire
Settings for the selected device: "The selected device has no output controls:
Output volume set at 50%
No Mute checked
Show volume in menu bar - checked
System Preferences / Sound / Sound Effect
Play sound effects through = Duet (0612)
System Preferences / Sound / Input / Duet (0612) - Firewire
Maestro Mixer - Duet (0612)
To Hardware = None
(When set to Out L-R is when I get no sound)
Maestro Control - Duet (0612)
When OUT Mute is engaged - both Speaker and Headphones checked
When OUT Mute is not engaged - nothing checked
Logic Express / Preferences / Audio / Devices
Core Audio
Enabled - checked
Output Device = Duet (0612)
Input Device - Duet (0612)
I/O Buffer = 256
Universal Track Mode, 24-bit Recording, Software Monitoring - checked
Logic Express / Preferences / Audio / IO Assignments
Output / Stereo / Output 1-2 (Stereo Output)
Logic Express / Options / Audio / Open Apogee Control Panel
Output = -28dB
Level = Line -10dBV
Mute - not checked
Mute Behavior - Mute Main Output & Headphones
Meter / Display shows - Input
Overload Hold - 2 seconds
For what it's worth, my sole focus for the time being is simply recording audio (either vocal and drums mic'd through XLR Inputs or guitars/bass through Instrument Inputs) and mixing. I am not interested in software instruments, although I might try and add an effect to a guitar at some point.
Not getting playback after recording something has been driving me nuts.
Thanks

Apogee Duet/ Logic 8 - Lose Right Channel Sound When Recording

Hi all. Using Logic Pro 8.0 on an Intel iMac, OS 10.11, with 2 Seagate Ext. FW Drives with an Apogee Duet.
Here's the problem that's recently developed and reoccurring more frequently when recording into Logic:
I plug guitar or a mic into channel 1 of the Duet ( have double checked everything connection-wise - all good)
I hear the signal from the input in both ears... everything fine so far.
I record or rehearse and all is well.
I stop the playback and then I only hear/monitor my current instrument or mic in one ear (usually the left - the right channel disappears. This has nothing to do with the headphone or speaker connections as all pre-recorded tracks are still coming out in stereo (both ears).
Sometimes if I just press play and stop, the missing side will reappear, but not always.
If I was just recording into channel 1 of the Duet and I encounter the problem, I physically unplug the source and put it into channel 2 and re-arm the input and/or the record and then I have 2 sides again... strange.
As well, when I use a Logic session template under this same setup, I can hear my guitar in both ears , but the moment I mute an effect in the channel strip I'm playing through... boom.... one ear/side is gone. I can only get it back by unmuting the effect or going through the above mentioned unplugging routine.
To sum up, I should be able to simply monitor my guitar or mic input in both ears (stereo) without it disappearing randomly. I know a guitar/mic is mono but you should be able to have it coming out both sides. It always worked until the Duet started acting up.
Lately, I also have been hearing strange artifacts and phasing when monitoring a LIVE source back through the Duet... this is intermittent but becoming more frequent. Previously recorded tracks are sounding ok.
Any tips or similar experiences? I'll give Apogee a buzz and see what they can offer.
Thanks all.
Dave

Hi,
Thanks for offering your tip... much appreciated. When setting Mono versus Stereo, are you referring to the little "circle" icons at the bottom of the channel strip, next to the "I" (input monitoring)?
I did have it set to mono, with a single meter in the mixer window channel strip and still had the right channel disappearing suddenly problem. Speaking of the mono/stereo circle icons, why is it that some channel strips show these icons but others don't? I have two guitar tracks that both play back fine, but one allows access to the mono/stereo select icon but the other doesn't display it. They're both identical in every other way.
My feeling is that this could be a Duet problem because of the thin phasey ring modulation sound and level changes that will appear suddenly while monitoring a clean input source moments after everything was just fine.
Maybe this is because I'm still on 8.0 and Tiger? I'm in the middle of a project and can't risk update problems right now. What do think about the latest Logic with Leopard....safe to do and still have access to previous Logic 8.0 session files?
Thanks for your kind advice!
Cheers,
Dave

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Ok, so I completely feel like this is a stupid question for those of you already in the know and recording tracks onto your Computers DAW from instrument apps on the iPad and other i devices. I can not seem to find out exactly what connector or unit I need to be able to connect and use my ipad as a instrument to record tracks onto logic. I have an ipad2 that I want to connect to my apogee duet 2 interface which is obviously connected to my Mac. I know Logic comes with plenty of drum and synth options but I still want to be able to use beatmaker, jam up pro and the sunrizer synth apps on some of my tracks. I do have the camera conversion adaptors. So my question is, do I just run from the camera adapter in the ipad into the midi port on my apogee interface? (I'm new to and still learning about midi) Or is there a special 30 pin cable I need to get that runs from the ipad into the XLR or quarter inch in the break out cables on the apogee? I did find one cord out there that plugged into the ipad and had left and right XLR connectors but my duets break out cable only has two inputs each is their own channel. Also , if the cable I need isn't midi and does connect to the breakout cables, do I set it as an instrument or as a mic in the apogee software? Or am I completely way off base and needing something different all together. Any help would be much appreciated!
I have a fare amount of experience when it comes to recording, set up and the flow of standard instruments, using external hardware and plugins. But the last few weeks I spent a lot of time programming some great beats in beatmaker on my ipad and I want to track them into Logic. It seemed like no matter how I worded the questions when researching what I thought was and should be simple to figure it out, it just took me to answers I wasn't looking for. Thank you ahead of time. Like I said I'm just starting to get out of my comfort zone and learn about midi and the more digital side of things. So sorry about any ignorance concerning that side of things.

The new Apogee Duet for iPad and Mac, is compaible with iOS devices and includes a USB Midi input. This sounds like the perfect solution for your workflow.

After using apogee duet, mac's built in mic & logic's track headers for recording are not working properly. How do I fix it?

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After using apogee duet for mac, I was away from my home studio without the duet and wanted to record vocals via the internal microphone on my mac book pro. (Obviously, I know it wouldn’t be the same quality. I wanted to do it as a draft, because I had a melody in my head and wanted to record it so I could remember it later.)
After opening up a project I was unable to record audio. I noticed the track headers had changed. Sometimes the “record ready” button was missing. But whether it was there or wasn’t, the same thing kept happening… After pressing the “record button” or the “record ready” button a window would pop up that said, “No input source selected!” I tried to trouble shoot by configuring track header and by going to prefereces>audio>devices>core audio, and switched the “input device” to “built in microphone,” and things like that, but I still would get the same pop up window indicating “no input source selected.” To be thorough, in preferences under “core audio,” I have selected universal track mode, 24 bit recording, and software monitoring.
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Ok, think this through... you've changed from a stereo source to a mono source.
The message reads: “No input source selected!”
On the track you're trying to record there is an Input section directly underneath the I/O label. Click and hold to select the correct Input for that track.
Also, the project you opened was saved with the Duet's driver/interface parameters.. if you open the same project without the audio interface Logic will do it's best to pick I/O that's compatible but I've never seen any DAW do this perfectly.. it always takes a small amount of user input. Especially since you've changed from the Apogee to the internal mic.

After downloading osx 10.9.2 when i open my logic pro 9 and begin to audition loops that came with lp9 i get a message that says "audio device has been removed and then a second message the " select driver not found(-10202). my interface is a apogee duet

after downloading osx 10.9.2 when i open my logic pro 9 and begin to audition loops that came with lp9 i get a message that says "audio device has been removed and then a second message the " select driver not found(-10202). my interface is a apogee duet. Can anyone provide a solution to this problem. Thanks

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!
I got it!!! Yes!!!
Guys, I've solved my problem about that error -10202 (Selected driver not found).
I have installed in my Mac Pro (OS X 10.5.8) a document with an extension ".rsrc" to correct the position of the accents in my keyboard, like acute accent, tilde and circumflex.
That file is called "U.S. - International.rsrc" and it's stored in the following path:
"Macintosh HD/Library/Keyboard Layouts"
So, when it's properly installed, I can choose 2 country flags on the right side of the menu bar (U.S. - International and Brazilian).
That's the clue!
When I pick up "U.S. - International", my keyboard works fine with the accents, >>>BUT<<< Logic Pro 9 doesn't recognize my audio driver; and when I pick up "Brazilian", my keyboard doesn't work with the accents exactly as it shows me on each key, BUT Logic Pro 9 DOES recognize my audio driver.
So, when I want to write anything out, I will pick up the "US - International" and when I want to work on the Logic Pro 9, I will pick up "Brazilian".
I hope I can help all of you.
Regards,
Renato Veiga.

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Hey team,
I recently purchased a brand new Apogee Duet 2 as I wanted to upgrade from my cheap old mbox firewire.
I am running an I-Mac Processor 3.06 // Memory 4Gb // 4 G of Ram planning to update to 8 (With around 250 g of free space still left on the HD)
With my creative music software Logic Pro 9.1.8 and Apogee Maestro 2.5.7 and OSX 10.8.2
I am getting the standard and blogged about hiss from the speaker outputs and if not more on the headphone outputs?
This hiss is everywhere in playback, and from my homework the only solutions seems to get 2 pron plug, but thats illegal in Australia
BUT my bigger issue/ stress is;
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I've read all the fuss about changing sample rates from 128 to any others, doesn't change a single thing, I still get this glitch delay.
By the way I still get some hiss in Logic and I still get the glitch in the speaker outputs too,
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Will try it out in the morning.
Very much appreciated,
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Hello There,
I'm new to the boards. This is my first post. So, please forgive me if this has already been discussed.
I have been browsing the boards for about an hour and want to confirm some things I've read. I'm looking to buy a MacBook Pro and Logic Pro 8. Am I correct in reading that Logic Pro 8 doesn't work quite right with Leopard? If so, or "sort of," what other kinds of limitations and things should I be aware of?
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Zee, L8 works fine with Leopard. However, different users encounter different bugs/frustration points with the app. I record audio (guitars, bass, etc) and a few software intsruments (drums, keys), usually about 12-20 tracks, in the gypsy jazz/blues/metal idiom, and I'm incredibly happy with the results I've gotten. The problems I've had have more to do with my own ignorance, really, and just stupid oversights -- to be expected from an experienced musician who's nonetheless new to the DAW world -- than any inherent problem with Logic.
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GB

Unfortunately, nothing happens when I adjust the settings on the Amplitube interface.
You mean, on playback of a recording, or live while you are playing your instrument?
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Hi,
I'm doing this from memory, as I'm not in front of my Mac right now.. but... The Apogee installer should have installed an "apogee" control panel app on your computer. [maybe re-install?].
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I went back to my old recordings and mixes I did without the Apogee and was shocked at what I did NOT hear !
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Hope this helps !
-Man Parrish
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Apogee Duet is slightly better that can play for a few minutes. Then it may have short pause or digital noises. I need to reset the "Sample Rate" to other values to get it work again.
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I connect the fireware through Apple Thunderbolt to Firewire convertor.
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I've read in other forums that there are two issues that is causing this problem of chopping audio and freezing interfaces. One has to do with USB 2.0 /USB 3.0 issues in OS. The other seems to be an issue with the Fusion drive.
The fix for the fusion drive issue that has been shared online is to either:
Option #1. Don't use the fusion drive and create an external boot drive clone (either SSD or standard HD) and use as your primary drive (completely surpassing the internal fusion drive).
Option #2. Split the internal fusion drive. From there you can use them as two separate logical drives. Load your OS on one of the drives (SSD or HD). http://www.macworld.com/article/2015664/how-to-split-up-a-fusion-drive.html
Before, you do any of the above, make sure that you backup your current system setup.
I just received my imac (2013) with 3TB fusion and I plan on trying option #1. I bought a 3TB external USB drive which I plan to clone after I have the machine running. Once I clone the internal drive, I will test how the machine runs from both the internal fusion and the external to prove if this addresses the audio clipping/stopping problem. Hopefully, Apple will find a fix for this.
It is really a dissapointment that a brand new $2500+ machine and software was not tested to perform something that my 2008 MacBookPro and my home built Window XT machine (circa 2003) did without issue. I wished that I would have checked the forums about these issues before I purchased the machine.
You can do some searches online and find even more detail discussions on this topic.
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