DUET is the first bus powered FireWire interface in the Apogee family. Which means your computer powers DUET, liberating you from a wall socket . So with DUET , a laptop and a little gear , you can roam to wherever your creativity you  takes and make incredible sounding recordings in an inspired space.

Features:

-Two channels of professional-quality 24-bit/96kHz

-Two balanced XLR inputs , with selectable 48v phantom power on each inputs

-Two balanced high impedance instrument inputs

-One high-level stereo headphones output

-Two unbalanced - 10 dBV line outputs for powered speakers

-Multi-function controller knob for volume and input gain control and assignable MIDI control

-Multi-segment LED meters to display input or output levels.

-FIreWire 400 ,compatible  with MAC OS X Core Audio .

-Control function built directly into Apple 's Logic Pro,SOundtrack Pro and Garageband

-Compatible with any Core Audio-compliant audio application.

-Apogee's Maestro software for advanced control and low latency mixing.

-Dimension : 4w x 6.3l L x 1.5 H

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

-Computer: MAC with an Intel or Power PC G5 processor

-Memory:1GB minimum of installed RAM ,2 GB recommended

-OS: 10.5.7 or greater

-Connection and power: FireWire 400

NOTE:daisy chaining DUET to MAC from an external hard drive is not supported