Re: Are the 4 mic pre's on an Apogee Ensemble extra A/D's?

Roman Pirie <[email protected]> Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:37:47 +1300
Newsgroups gmane.comp.audio.emagic.logic.off-topic
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 21/12/2007, at 5:16 PM, Brian Mikiten wrote:

>
>
> On Dec 20, 2007, at 5:05 PM, Roman Pirie wrote:
>
>> But you haven't answered my question. Are the extra four pre's A/D
>> converters making the total A/D inputs 12 not just 8?
>> On 21/12/2007, at 1:43 AM, Brian Mikiten wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 20, 2007, at 12:50 AM, Roman Pirie wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Apogee Ensemble has 8 in and 8 out digital conversion. Are the
>>>> extra 4 mic pre's actually an extra 4 A/D's. This would make the
>>>> Ensemble 12 in, 8 out. It seems a little misleading the way the
>>>> advertising states it's features. Especially seeing how much money
>>>> Apogee converters cost.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Roman.
>>>
>>> Nothing misleading when I read it. The quality is way above most
>>> other
>>> equipment in that class.
>>>
>>> Brian
>
>
> Yes, there are 4 pre inputs with phantom power. From the site:
>
> Ensemble features 36 channels of simultaneous audio, including 8
> channels of Apogee’s legendary A/D and D/A conversion, 4 transparent,
> digitally controlled 75db mic preamps, 8 channels of ADAT I/O, 2
> channels of S/PDIF coax and optical I/O, and FireWire connectivity to
> and from the computer
>
> The preamps feed the A/D side or you can go direct through the rear
> channel inputs.
>
> Brian
>
Still slightly ambiguous. So you are saying that the 4 mic pre's are 
not an additional 4 A/D converters?



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