Introduction; System Requirements - Apogee Symphony 32 User Manual

Symphony PCI card – User's Guide

Introduction

The Symphony 32 system is a cost effective and flexible way to connect Apogee hardware interfaces to Apple
Mac Pro and G5 computers. Using SBus, a powerful digital audio network may be created between Symphony
64 and Symphony 32-equipped Macs.
Symphony 32 Features
• Up to 96 channels of 24-bit 192 kHz I/O
• Extremely low system latency
• Supports Apogee Rosetta 800, Rosetta 200, AD-16X and DA-16X hardware
• Simple, one cable interface between Apple Macintosh computers and Apogee hardware
• Compatible with any CoreAudio application
• Apogee VBus - virtual routing within a CoreAudio application or between multiple applications.
• Apogee SBus - 32 channel, 192 kHz digital audio network between Apple Macintosh computers.
Symphony 32 drivers and software must be updated to February 2009 versions (or later) for Sbus
functionality.
System Components
• Symphony 32 PCIe card
• A compatible Apogee hardware interface equipped with an X-Symphony option card
• PC-32 cables between interfaces and to the Apple Mac Pro
• Apogee Maestro routing and low latency mixer application

System Requirements

• Apple Mac Pro Intel or PPC G5 processor running OS X Leopard 10.5 or greater.
• Minimum 2 GB of memory, 4 GB recommended.
• Apogee Rosetta 800, Rosetta 200, AD-16X, or DA-16X interface equipped with an X-Symphony option
card (the X-Symphony card must be updated to version 2.7 firmware or later).
Please see pages 28-31 for supported Apogee hardware combinations.
Important Compatibility Information
• Symphony 64 and Symphony32 cards and drivers may not be installed on the same computer
• X-Symphony option cards must be updated to version 2.7 firmware or later.
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