Apogee

Browse Apogee vintage synthesizer equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Models

AD-1000 — Apogee AD-1000 — 20-bit stereo A/D converter with UV-22, Soft Limit, and multi-format sync. Reviewed by Mix in 1996–97.
AD-16 — Apogee AD-16: 16-channel 24-bit/96kHz A/D converter with Soft Limit and S/MUX Lightpipe support. The multichannel front end Apogee built to break the 24/96 price barrier.
AD-8000SE — Apogee AD-8000SE — the Special Edition AD-8000 converter found in Bob Clearmountain's and Chick Corea's racks. Soft Limit, AMBus, Pro Tools-to-3348HR glue.

PSX-100 — Apogee PSX-100 two-channel 24-bit/96 kHz A/D-D/A converter — independent clocks, UV22 dither, ABS 96 bit-splitting, and a Soft Limit that made it a studio staple.

DA-16 — Apogee DA-16: 16-channel 24/96 D/A with ADAT, TDIF and AES/EBU, jitter-rejecting clocking, and S/MUX support — the multichannel converter Apogee pitched at MOTU rigs.

UV-22 — Apogee UV-22 redithering system — the word-length reduction process inside Apogee's UV-1000 and 20-bit converters that mastering engineers trusted to cut 16-bit CDs from 20/24-bit masters.
UV-22HR — Apogee UV-22HR — second-generation word-length reduction process, successor to the UV22, embedded in Rosetta converters and Ensemble interfaces.

AD-16X — Apogee AD-16X is an 8-channel analog-to-digital converter with C777 clocking, up to 192kHz, and ADAT/S-MUX output. Reviewed by Mix in 2004.
AD-500 — Little is documented about the Apogee AD-500, but the period record places it clearly: an 18-bit A/D converter aimed at professional digital mastering…
AD-8000 — Apogee AD-8000: 8-channel 24-bit A/D converter and Digital Conversion System, an industry standard in late-1990s pro studios.

C777 — Apogee Big Ben C777 is a little-documented master clock; period ads touted it as revolutionary and EQ listed it at $1,495.
DA-1000 — Apogee DA-1000 (1991–1992): a 20-bit/8x-oversampling DAC with sub-30ps jitter claims, linear-phase filters, and a 16-bit input ceiling. Period-tested, quirky, collectible.
DA-16X — Apogee DA-16X — 16-channel D/A converter from the X-Series, paired with the AD-16X and common in Pro Tools HD rooms.
UV-1000 — Apogee UV-1000 Super CD Encoder — the purple-trimmed mastering box that brought UV22 dither to 16-bit CD production in the mid-1990s.

AD-500E — Apogee AD-500E stereo 18-bit A/D converter with Soft Limit and Soft Saturate — a mastering-room reference box still sold remanufactured at $1,495.
Rosetta 200 — Apogee Rosetta 200: two-channel 192k converter with CODA finishing module, UV22HR dither, and Pro Tools expansion. Period review price $1,995.
Rosetta 800 — Apogee Rosetta 800: 8-channel 24-bit/96kHz A/D/A converter, $2,995, with UV22HR dithering and Soft Limit. A single-rack workhorse.
Trak2 — Apogee Trak2 (2000): two-channel mic preamp and 24/96 A/D converter in one rackspace, with Soft Limit, Soft Saturate, UV22HR, and AMBus expansion.