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Shan · #1 09-10-2014, 08:19 PM

Apogee I/O on Windows.

Many will be happy to see this!

Shane

Buccanears · #2 09-10-2014, 08:55 PM

Damn it!

Righty27 · #3 09-11-2014, 02:02 AM

Shame the iOS compatibility has been dropped from the Avid version.

Anyone know if these will be available without the Pro Tools licence i.e. for existing users?

Buccanears · #4 09-11-2014, 02:56 AM

Whoah! http://www.avid.com/US/products/pro-tools-quartet

Southsidemusic · #5 09-11-2014, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Righty27

Shame the iOS compatibility has been dropped from the Avid version.

Anyone know if these will be available without the Pro Tools licence i.e. for existing users?

http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/faq/Duet-Quartet

Not right now as it has to be the Avid "Black" edition and it comes with PT as far as I read this

I would probably get one for the hell of it if it wasn't forcing me to buy another license of PT11/10 as we use HD11 and already have 5 licenses in our studio

Well hopefully they will be availble later on but O wouldn't bet any "bitcoins" on that

Righty27 · #6 09-11-2014, 03:43 AM

That's really my position. I'm currently considering another/new interface and the smaller Apogees would be on my shortlist - as a Pro Tools user, the Avid versions should really be an option.

However, the possibility of working with my iPad give some brownie points to alternatives such as the SPL Crimson/Audient ID22 (apart from the 'standard' Apogees). The prices of the new Avid-branded Quartet (including Pro Tools without iOS-compatibility) would put current users into Symphony territory. I guess if the bundle was priced along the lines of the current Eleven Rack bundle, where the licence appears all but free (likely only possible as this is genuine Avid hardware, not a third party's), it would be less of an issue ... but I believe the Eleven Rack has only been sold with Pro Tools so this might be part of a wider strategy to bring non-users into the 'family'?

Maybe Bruce could chime in and just rule in/out whether these interfaces will be made available without a licence in the not-too-distant future?

reichman · #7 09-11-2014, 08:22 AM

Or, if you already own PT11HD, can you sell the license for PT independently after you buy the Quartet?

Bruce Paine · #8 09-17-2014, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Righty27

Maybe Bruce could chime in and just rule in/out whether these interfaces will be made available without a licence in the not-too-distant future?

Not that I know of, and I would think that unlikely. It's a collaboration between Apogee and Avid, with a bundle price lower than if purchased separately. If you removed the Avid part (Pro Tools) from the product, only Apogee would benefit from sales of the product.

Just my opinion, but I would guess that would be the answer I would get if I were to ask Avid.

Righty27 · #9 09-17-2014, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce Paine

Not that I know of, and I would think that unlikely. It's a collaboration between Apogee and Avid, with a bundle price lower than if purchased separately. If you removed the Avid part (Pro Tools) from the product, only Apogee would benefit from sales of the product.

Just my opinion, but I would guess that would be the answer I would get if I were to ask Avid.

Thanks Bruce - makes sense!

groundcontrol · #10 09-11-2014, 03:36 AM

It's a great idea. Don't reinvent the wheel + Apogee is starting to have some competition. So it's a win-win there.

But... Avid/Digi good old restrictive marketing sensibility and approach... What can I say. On one hand they're showing-off the ability of the Quartet to do 5.1 but stressing in the Q&A that the package can only do stereo.