Apogee has announced a new low cost BUT DSP powered audio interface, with a street price of £299 it’s bound to get some attention. We have the details.
This is what Apogee say about BOOM.
“2x2 USB Type-C Audio interface with Built-In Hardware DSP FX
BOOM is made for passionate creators that pursue their creativity without compromise. Whether you're a musician, podcaster, or live streamer, BOOM will inspire you to take your projects to the next level, with legendary studio-quality sound by Apogee.
With BOOM, you can record, monitor, and mix through class-leading mic preamps and pristine digital conversion, fine-tune your input sources using BOOM’s built-in hardware DSP FX, and take your studio anywhere your story takes you. All you have to do is connect directly to your Mac, iPad Pro, or Windows laptop, and let your ideas flow.
Features
Best-in-class Apogee conversion and mic preamps
Up to 24 bit / 192kHz recording
2x2 USB-C audio interface
1x ¼” Instrument input
1x Combi mic/line/instrument input
2x ¼” Balanced outputs
1/4” Headphone output
Low profile design with aluminum body
Bus powered
On-board hardware DSP for low-latency recording with Apogee FX
Symphony ECS Channel Strip - Hardware DSP FX (Native plugin sold separately)
macOS, Windows 10 compatible
Included Software
Ableton Live Lite free
Apogee Soft Limit plugin free
Receive an Apogee web store coupon for 50% off any Apogee plugin or plugin bundle
Exclusive 60 day plugin trial from Neural DSP
Specifications
MIC PRE
EIN: 128dB (un-weighted) @ 62dB, 150 Ohm input
Max Input Level: +18dBu
Input Impedance: 2.4KOhm HI-Z
Max input level: 14dBu
Input Impedance: 3.2kOhm (Pad on), 1MOhm (Pad off)
A/D CONVERSION
Max input level +4dBu: +18dBu
Max input level (-10dBV ref): +6dBV
Input impedance: 6.4KOhm
Freq resp 20 Hz -20Khz: > +/-0.2dB (@44.1Khz)
Rel. THD + N: -100dB
Dyn. Range: 122dB (A-weighted)
D/A CONVERSION
Max output level (+4dBu ref): +15dBu
Line output impedance: 100 Ohm
Freq resp 20Hz -20 Khz: > +/- 0.05dB
Rel. THD+N : -107dB
Dyn Range: 117dB (A-weighted)
HEADPHONE OUT
Max output level headphones: 15dBu/24mW@ 30 ohms
Headphone output impedance 0.5 Ohm
Freq resp 20Hz -20 Khz: > +/- 0.05dB
Rel. THD+N : -107dB
Dyn Range: 117dB (A-weighted)
PRODUCT SIZE
Weight: 2lbs. / 0.95 kg
Dimensions: 9.84” x 2.95” x 7.48” / 25cm x 7.5cm x 19cm
Pricing
$299.00