I've got a Duet 1 Firewire too. It's a paradox in the fast lived computer world. An excellent piece of hardware, does not seem to age. I wish I could hook it up to my 2022 M1 iMac
Using this with Mac Sonoma on my my old mac mini i7... Still beats most portable interfaces till this day, especially the convertors and headphone out...another shock..the convertors on this are actually better than my previously owned UAD Apollo.
Thank you so much for this video. I love my Duet FireWire and didn’t think I would be able to use it when I upgraded my computer. You have made my day! Thank you. Awesome!!
Thanks for this video! I'm using a FW Duet for my VO and music recording within Catalina and it seems to continue to work fine. I've been tempted about an Audient ID 14 or Apollo Twin but it doesn't give me any problems. One of the best VO audio engineers for Auto in the world heard my setup and said "Don't change anything!"
@@sol_music thank you very much! I just recommended this to one of my guitar students here in Texas and noticed there aren't any for sale locally. Maybe other people are starting to figure this out. You saved me a few hundred dollars and I really appreciate it!
Great video man. Thanks. I picked one up for free last year. The guy was giving it away BECAUSE it was firewire. My main is Saffire Pro 40 but gonna use the Duet for mobile mixing. You're right. It does sound great. Thanks again. 👍🏽
Thanks so much man! Exactly what i was looking for. You have made the exact transition I need to make, from 2011 macbook pro to 2018 mac mini with catalina. I'm gonna try to find a good deal on those adaptors. Any advice?
Honestly, no I don't. I got my Firewire to Thunderbolt 1, and Thunderbolt 1 to 3 dongles directly from Apple at one of their stores. Not cheap at all, but incredibly glad they work. I've had mixed success with anything non-Apple brand that has a thunderbolt connection, so have started just sucking it up and paying their crazy prices
@@stick_figure7858 I'm pretty sure the thunderbolt to firewire device is just using PCIE lanes(which thunderbolt can carry) to a firewire chip(intended for a PCIE card) inside the adaptor, so the expense is somewhat understandable for that device. Other brands seem to be even more expensive, albeit they're all overpriced in comparison to the pcie cards. I think the thunderbolt - thunderbolt adaptor is decoding & re-encoding it(both ways) for the different standards, which also adds some cost.
I still use my apogee duet first gen. I bought it second hand on ebay almost a decade ago and it's still very reliable. I love that it uses firewire because I got no other devices competing for that port.
The headphone output sounds fantastic. I still use mine, and it powers my Sennheiser HD 8XX and 2021 Audeze LCD-X with authority. It also records beautifully. I got mine used for $100 on eBay in excellent condition and it doesn't have anything to envy from my pricier audio interfaces, and DACs and headphone amps.
@@EsbenLykkeskovsure does. Although i do have the midi/audio utility app open on startup which i need to switch the duet resolution from 44.1k to 48k (wait for it to reset) and then back to 44.1k (wait for it to reset). Then it works perfectly. If you're projects are in 48k to begin with just do the opposite of what i mentioned above.
Currently trying to get it to work with Monterey on an iMac late 2015. Maestro is not recognising the duet at all. Gutted. Thanks for the video though!
Nice video, tho! I have one that I use with my mac mini 2012. I have the same issue with Catalina but also my recording is not that clear. Unfortunately, I have a lot of hiss even though I'm using a Perception 220 mic. I need to check if there's any power is cable issue...
I get fairly common hiss in mine as well, but it seems to be more so the XLR cables needing to be re-adjusted both at the mic and breakout cable end. Not sure if I just have really bad XLR cables, or if that's a common issue with this interface
Just stumbled across your video. I was excited to see this video with anther converter to get to usb-c as I had already made the old duet work with thunderbolt 2 on Macbook pro with the maestro working so already had that dongle. Now I have an iPad Pro that has thunderbolt 3 and they now have Logic Pro for iOS and wondering if it is even possible to to using the duet as an interface for iPad Pro or if I have to get a new one. Would I be missing any quality if it works?
The GUI FW DUET no longer works on my 2015 I7 MBP on Monterey. Maestro 2 is inconsistent too & inputs selection & vol modes are tricky to navigate now. Think I’ll get a Volt 276 as Duet 3 is £600….
Thanks so much fir reaching back to cover the FW Duet. I just picked up a FW Duet and added to my chain along with a RAID array and two iSight cans. Running late 2010 Mini on El Capitan and the Duet is fine. Question: I need to add a powered XLR desktop speaker to hear Zoom meetings. Am budget limited. Would you have any speaker recommendation(s)?
I personally use KRK Rokit 5's, and those have XLR inputs along with TRS and RCA. They're not the cheapest, but that model has been around for so long you can usually find used ones pretty reasonably priced (which is how I got mine)
Also, its cool to hear that you are still using it in a daisy chain. I previously had it running that way with my external hard drive, but was unable to get that to work when I moved from my 2011 Macbook Pro to my 2018 Mini
Actually, I misspoke. I assume I need an RCA jack speaker to plug into the Duet. Or, ... can one of the Duet's XLRs work as output to speaker? I guess not.
@@OleHippy the standard output from the breakout cable are 1/4” cables, which you can get adapters that go from 1/4” to either RCA or XLR if needed. The speakers I mentioned have all three, so I just go straight 1/4” cable to them
I just got my hands one for 40 dollar, complete in box and deluxe carrying case. I’m going to use it on my MacBook Pro late 2011(upgraded with SSD’s and 16gb of ram, will be 32gb soon) with Logic and GarageBand and I hope that FL studio will also play with it. I’m a beginner into making music, bought courses for both Logic and FL studio hoping to be able to make beats. Also want to buy a guitar in the future which I want to hook up with the Apogee and use that with my MBP as the amp, not necessarily record it (at least right away) but for practice and playing for the fun of it. So in short, did I do good on buying the apogee for this or do I best try and resell it to buy something else? I bought it on a whim really because I immediately fell in love with the aesthetics (minus the breakout but can’t really do without any cable anyway) and 40 bucks seemed like a bargain.
Personally I think that interface is PERFECT for a MacBook Pro late 2011, as that is actually my original laptop I bought this interface for. It's also great for that computer, since it has a firewire connection so you can use that and free up your other ports. It is a fantastic little interface that sounds great
@@stick_figure7858 Thanks for replying. It is indeed a perfect and gorgeous little device, feels very sturdy and well made and honestly have the feeling that it isn’t even used all that much as I can’t find a single scratch or anything on it and the break-out cable also looks as if it’s just out of the box. It came in a protective pouch which tells me that at the very least the previous owner was real careful with it. Worked out of the box and all the DAW’s immediately recognized it and no further configuration was needed. The sound coming through is very good on my Sony WH-900 series, this afternoon my studio monitors will come in and I’m very curious as to how they will sound in combination with the duet. Mackie CR3’s which I also bought for the criminally low price of $50, judging by the photos they are also as good as new. I bought stagg TRS (balanced) cables to hook those up, that is the best way to go, at least that’s what I read or heard in reviews. I never thought I would have a complete home studio for the (relatively) low amount of money I did spend. All in all I have a decent mic on an arm stand(not sure how that’s called in English) with a shock mount, an Arturia Minilab mk2, Apogee Duet FireWire, Mackie CR3 active studio monitors and all cables for a little over $175,- not including a 24” Lenovo monitor as extra which a friend gave me as well as Magic Trackpad and keyboard I bought from money I made of my old Magic Mouse came down evenly and the MacBook Pro I already had, bought that 2 years ago for $125. Wish I had known that earlier, I would’ve definitely started earlier making music.
@@stick_figure7858 how did you get maestro to work.... My computer (mbp 2012) recognises the Duet with catalina but maestro doesn't work... So I can't record in logic right now
Yes, it works with my late 2014 iMac beautifully. You will have to use the Maestro 2 software and switch on phantom power via the program but the sound is marvelous!
I've also seen videos recently that it will work with Big Sur. I've not tried personally yet (if I do, I may post a video), but it looks like people have gotten it to work fairly easily
Hi thanks for the video. I have an issue with the duet firewire . Maestro 2 doesn't recognize it. All i need is to turn on -48v for condensor mic . if you can recommend something i would really appreciate it . Iam using macbookpro High SIERA OS10.13 and cubase 9.5 thanks Ruslan
Now the question is will it work with Big Sur. I just installed Big Sur on a separate volume, installed the Yosemite version of the Maestro software (thats the latest version) and plugged the device in via fw400 to 800, 800 to thunderbolt, thunderbolt to usb-c (which all works perfectly fine on Catalina) but the Duet isn't recognized by Maestro. I remember having all sorts of problems getting it to work on Catalina so I'm not surprised, but eventually I got it to work on that OS. So I haven't given up hope on Big Sur, but I would appreciate some advice if you or anyone else gets it to work!
I’ll likely hold off updating to Big Sur, since the update to Catalina was so rough when it first released, and I’ve finally got everything working correctly on it. Let me know if you get it to work on Big Sur and what steps it took!
The sound of my duet firewire is suck when I connect balanced monitors to the duet’s unbalanced output’s. I thought I’m listening really quality sound. But when I tried connect monitors via headphone output it was 9000% difference. Sound from main output like mono and with lowcut filter in comparison of headphone output. Also I hear huge noise when in 44100 mode from headphone jack but not from 48khz. The huge noise is also when I connect’s Apple Studio Display to the macbook. And if you type something or use trackpad/mouse this noise is so annoying… So the quality of the DUET is not so good (( 😢 Next is drivers and maesto which not working with M1. Yes I can make it working if type a few commands in terminal under safe mode when booting mac os. But after each mac update they removes firewire driver again and again…. I got a AU Volt 176 and don’t have now any issues and don’t have this LOUD noise.
Thanks for this vid. Any idea if the old firewire duet works in OSX 12 (Monterrey)? I just picked up a mac mini that was unfortunately already updated. Thanks in advance for any info.
I have an M1 Mac with Monterey 12.1 and for output is working normally, but maestro is disabled that means no input nor phantom power. I have hope that possibly apogee will work on a fix for it...not likely though...
How much were the adapter dongles? I have a very old Mac that won’t run Logic Express anymore so might have to adapt my trusty Duet to a new(er) machine. Also, I was thinking of a Mac Mini but what monitor do you use with it? Thanks for the informative video!
Apogee interfaces are great when they work (I have a firewire and a USB duet) but Apogee actually released firmware for the USB Duet which damaged my product and then fail to provide support. They also unnecessarily decommissioned the firewire interface post Sierra. As for Maestro, it is a dreadful piece of software! No documentation and not intuitive! For the sound quality, Apogee could do so much better in my opinion. NIce video btw. Thanks
Its nearly instant. I'm not a guitar player, but do record vocals often, and notice essentially zero latency. I've also played around with plugging synths into the line inputs, and have had no issues there as wel
I downloaded the Apogee Maestro software while still on High Sierra, and when I updated to Mojave, it continued to work, so unfortunately, I'm not sure if the most up to date version of Maestro available will work straight away on Mojave. I am currently running an older version of Maestro at the moment, 2.10.2
Dude this is sooooo helpful!!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to share. By the way, how did you find your dongle sequence and how to make it work? Trial and error, or did u apply some sort of logic about thunderbolt? Total noob here 🤓
Correct, it will just be completely frozen, with a spinning pinwheel when I mouse over it. I go in and do a force quit when that happens and re-open it and it then works fine
As far as dongles go, that was the only way I could find to make it work. I'm sure there are hubs that could work too, but as far as buying dongles directly from Apple, for Firewire, they only offer Firewire 800 to Thunderbolt 1, so I then tried a Thunderbolt 1 to Thunderbolt 3 dongle and it happened to work
Doesn't seem to work on my new 2019 macbook pro running on catalina 10.15- any advice? I'm using the dongles and ebverything just like you showed. Freakkin' love this piece of gear as much as you do and would hate for it to be rendered obsolete =/ Thanks!
That's super weird, because I can't imagine the 2019 MacBook Pro is too different than the 2018 Mac mini. I just checked, and I am on Catalina 10.15. I am running Apogee Maestro 2.10, and there is a newer version of Maestro than that, but I'm afraid to update since it is working as is. Is Maestro simply not recognizing the Duet Firewire at all?
Thanks for the great video. You are giving me hope that I can extend the life of my beloved FireWire Duet! I’ve already been using the FW to Thunderbolt adapter for a while. Now when I search for Thunderbolt 1 to Thunderbolt 3 adapters, I only see an adapter for TB 2 to TB 3. Will that do the trick?
They weren’t cheap. If I remember correctly each was around $30 or $40. For my Mac Mini, I just use a somewhat nice monitor I got off Facebook marketplace. One caveat to getting a Mac Mini is I have an Intel one, not one of the new M1 models. I’m not sure if the Duet would work on those or not
My Duet FW still works fine...for the most part. My mic preamps no longer work. When I try to record with my mic, I get a lot of static. My DAW only records the static. Has anyone else had this problem? Any solutions....shy of buying a new interface?
I occasionally get static with mine, but usually simply readjusting or reseating my XLR cables fixes that issue (personally I think I just need new XLR cables in my case). If you are only getting static all the time and have tried different cables, then the only other thing I could think it could be, other than a broken device, would be the breakout cable could be damaged
I am currently running Maestro 2.10.2, but I've seen people get it to work on Big Sur with the most up to date version of Maestro (such as in this video: ua-cam.com/video/aeJtsTes2eo/v-deo.html )
to get a cord that works with a mac that uses USBC (thunderbolt 1). (This cord would be thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 1aka usbc) go on ebay! There is one I just ordered for 9.50$. Do not buy this through apple. I needed to get my old apogee duet to work on my new M1 mac and finally found this solution.
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I've got a Duet 1 Firewire too. It's a paradox in the fast lived computer world. An excellent piece of hardware, does not seem to age. I wish I could hook it up to my 2022 M1
iMac
Using this with Mac Sonoma on my my old mac mini i7... Still beats most portable interfaces till this day, especially the convertors and headphone out...another shock..the convertors on this are actually better than my previously owned UAD Apollo.
just picked one up as my sole audio interface. Running smooth on 10.13.6. Quality kit.
Thank you so much for this video. I love my Duet FireWire and didn’t think I would be able to use it when I upgraded my computer. You have made my day! Thank you. Awesome!!
Thanks for this video! I'm using a FW Duet for my VO and music recording within Catalina and it seems to continue to work fine. I've been tempted about an Audient ID 14 or Apollo Twin but it doesn't give me any problems. One of the best VO audio engineers for Auto in the world heard my setup and said "Don't change anything!"
That's awesome to hear!! It will be a very sad day if my Duet FW ever stops working
I have Audient 14 and Apogee Duet, keep the duet. It's superior.
@@sol_music thank you very much! I just recommended this to one of my guitar students here in Texas and noticed there aren't any for sale locally. Maybe other people are starting to figure this out. You saved me a few hundred dollars and I really appreciate it!
@@Gigmeister1 Happy to help :)
Great video man. Thanks. I picked one up for free last year. The guy was giving it away BECAUSE it was firewire. My main is Saffire Pro 40 but gonna use the Duet for mobile mixing. You're right. It does sound great. Thanks again. 👍🏽
Thanks so much man! Exactly what i was looking for. You have made the exact transition I need to make, from 2011 macbook pro to 2018 mac mini with catalina. I'm gonna try to find a good deal on those adaptors. Any advice?
Honestly, no I don't. I got my Firewire to Thunderbolt 1, and Thunderbolt 1 to 3 dongles directly from Apple at one of their stores. Not cheap at all, but incredibly glad they work. I've had mixed success with anything non-Apple brand that has a thunderbolt connection, so have started just sucking it up and paying their crazy prices
@@lukeshort2872 ebay mate. I picked an adapter up for 15 quid.
@@stick_figure7858 I'm pretty sure the thunderbolt to firewire device is just using PCIE lanes(which thunderbolt can carry) to a firewire chip(intended for a PCIE card) inside the adaptor, so the expense is somewhat understandable for that device.
Other brands seem to be even more expensive, albeit they're all overpriced in comparison to the pcie cards.
I think the thunderbolt - thunderbolt adaptor is decoding & re-encoding it(both ways) for the different standards, which also adds some cost.
I still use my apogee duet first gen. I bought it second hand on ebay almost a decade ago and it's still very reliable. I love that it uses firewire because I got no other devices competing for that port.
Thank you mate, think I’m gonna buy one after watching this. I’ll probably just zip tie the breakout cable in a loop to get better control of it.
The headphone output sounds fantastic. I still use mine, and it powers my Sennheiser HD 8XX and 2021 Audeze LCD-X with authority. It also records beautifully. I got mine used for $100 on eBay in excellent condition and it doesn't have anything to envy from my pricier audio interfaces, and DACs and headphone amps.
I just Bought 2 Apogee Ensembles firewire ($600) in Aug 2020... Best 👍 Audio interface..With Great Pre Amp...
Nice!! That's an awesome price for 2 amazing interfaces
Love mine too. My go to interface for vocal tracks.
I'm computer illiterate and found an old apogee. Thank you so much for this fantastic video!!!
No problem!! Glad this has been helpful to people, I was just looking forward to showing off my collection of tech
So… 2023 and still going strong?
Using it with Monterey on a flashed Early 2009 Mac Pro 5,1. Still rock solid.
Does maestro also work?
@@EsbenLykkeskovsure does. Although i do have the midi/audio utility app open on startup which i need to switch the duet resolution from 44.1k to 48k (wait for it to reset) and then back to 44.1k (wait for it to reset). Then it works perfectly. If you're projects are in 48k to begin with just do the opposite of what i mentioned above.
Currently trying to get it to work with Monterey on an iMac late 2015. Maestro is not recognising the duet at all. Gutted. Thanks for the video though!
I got a message no apogee system found I got the same interface how could I fix it please?
Nice video, tho! I have one that I use with my mac mini 2012. I have the same issue with Catalina but also my recording is not that clear. Unfortunately, I have a lot of hiss even though I'm using a Perception 220 mic. I need to check if there's any power is cable issue...
I get fairly common hiss in mine as well, but it seems to be more so the XLR cables needing to be re-adjusted both at the mic and breakout cable end. Not sure if I just have really bad XLR cables, or if that's a common issue with this interface
Hi where are the preamps? does it have digital preamps ?
I'm sad that it doesn't work under Ventura due it no longer suppoting the FireWire protocol. It still works great under Monterey.
Awesome news! Just got the M1 Mac Mini- hope there aren’t any software issues getting the Duet 1 working.
Please post an updated comment once you try it out!! I haven’t yet seen if it works on M1 Macs or not
update?
interesting if duet work with m1 mac... hopefully the case. any update?
As far as I know there are software issues, please if you find a fix let us know :)
@@petevargasmadrigal I will. So far it does not work. Apogee is only interested in updating the 2nd generation model.
Thanks for the video!
Just stumbled across your video. I was excited to see this video with anther converter to get to usb-c as I had already made the old duet work with thunderbolt 2 on Macbook pro with the maestro working so already had that dongle. Now I have an iPad Pro that has thunderbolt 3 and they now have Logic Pro for iOS and wondering if it is even possible to to using the duet as an interface for iPad Pro or if I have to get a new one. Would I be missing any quality if it works?
Duet 🔥FW all day🎼
Thank for this vídeo! Actually this interface works good with high sierra OS
They (maybe aftermarket) sell a breakout BOX for this so you can avoid using the mess of the breakout cable.
Will this work on the new MacBook M1 pros ?
The GUI FW DUET no longer works on my 2015 I7 MBP on Monterey. Maestro 2 is inconsistent too & inputs selection & vol modes are tricky to navigate now. Think I’ll get a Volt 276 as Duet 3 is £600….
Where can I find a replacement FireWire cable for this? I have one but it’s missing the FireWire to usb cable
I’ve had the duet and duet 2…
Going for the duet 3
That new Duet is does look super nice. If I were to get a new interface, it would definitely be on my short list
Had duet firewire and usb the firewire sounded more musical in my opinion
Thanks so much fir reaching back to cover the FW Duet. I just picked up a FW Duet and added to my chain along with a RAID array and two iSight cans. Running late 2010 Mini on El Capitan and the Duet is fine. Question: I need to add a powered XLR desktop speaker to hear Zoom meetings. Am budget limited. Would you have any speaker recommendation(s)?
I personally use KRK Rokit 5's, and those have XLR inputs along with TRS and RCA. They're not the cheapest, but that model has been around for so long you can usually find used ones pretty reasonably priced (which is how I got mine)
Also, its cool to hear that you are still using it in a daisy chain. I previously had it running that way with my external hard drive, but was unable to get that to work when I moved from my 2011 Macbook Pro to my 2018 Mini
Actually, I misspoke. I assume I need an RCA jack speaker to plug into the Duet. Or, ... can one of the Duet's XLRs work as output to speaker? I guess not.
@@OleHippy the standard output from the breakout cable are 1/4” cables, which you can get adapters that go from 1/4” to either RCA or XLR if needed. The speakers I mentioned have all three, so I just go straight 1/4” cable to them
@@stick_figure7858 Got it, thanks!
I just got my hands one for 40 dollar, complete in box and deluxe carrying case. I’m going to use it on my MacBook Pro late 2011(upgraded with SSD’s and 16gb of ram, will be 32gb soon) with Logic and GarageBand and I hope that FL studio will also play with it.
I’m a beginner into making music, bought courses for both Logic and FL studio hoping to be able to make beats. Also want to buy a guitar in the future which I want to hook up with the Apogee and use that with my MBP as the amp, not necessarily record it (at least right away) but for practice and playing for the fun of it.
So in short, did I do good on buying the apogee for this or do I best try and resell it to buy something else? I bought it on a whim really because I immediately fell in love with the aesthetics (minus the breakout but can’t really do without any cable anyway) and 40 bucks seemed like a bargain.
Personally I think that interface is PERFECT for a MacBook Pro late 2011, as that is actually my original laptop I bought this interface for. It's also great for that computer, since it has a firewire connection so you can use that and free up your other ports. It is a fantastic little interface that sounds great
@@stick_figure7858 Thanks for replying. It is indeed a perfect and gorgeous little device, feels very sturdy and well made and honestly have the feeling that it isn’t even used all that much as I can’t find a single scratch or anything on it and the break-out cable also looks as if it’s just out of the box. It came in a protective pouch which tells me that at the very least the previous owner was real careful with it.
Worked out of the box and all the DAW’s immediately recognized it and no further configuration was needed. The sound coming through is very good on my Sony WH-900 series, this afternoon my studio monitors will come in and I’m very curious as to how they will sound in combination with the duet. Mackie CR3’s which I also bought for the criminally low price of $50, judging by the photos they are also as good as new. I bought stagg TRS (balanced) cables to hook those up, that is the best way to go, at least that’s what I read or heard in reviews.
I never thought I would have a complete home studio for the (relatively) low amount of money I did spend. All in all I have a decent mic on an arm stand(not sure how that’s called in English) with a shock mount, an Arturia Minilab mk2, Apogee Duet FireWire, Mackie CR3 active studio monitors and all cables for a little over $175,- not including a 24” Lenovo monitor as extra which a friend gave me as well as Magic Trackpad and keyboard I bought from money I made of my old Magic Mouse came down evenly and the MacBook Pro I already had, bought that 2 years ago for $125.
Wish I had known that earlier, I would’ve definitely started earlier making music.
Any tip for the Catalina's?? It's not working and I tried everything that I could find. Thanks!
I am running Catalina currently with this interface without issue. What specifically isn't working with it?
@@stick_figure7858 how did you get maestro to work.... My computer (mbp 2012) recognises the Duet with catalina but maestro doesn't work... So I can't record in logic right now
Please, can you specify what the cables i can use on the Mini Mac 2020? Orl the cables to substitut that?
Is your Mac Mini an intel based one or does it have an M1 chip?
@@stick_figure7858 M1 chip 2020
Will appogee duet FW work on Mac os 'catalina' ? Will we get its driver ?
Yes, it works with my late 2014 iMac beautifully. You will have to use the Maestro 2 software and switch on phantom power via the program but the sound is marvelous!
I've also seen videos recently that it will work with Big Sur. I've not tried personally yet (if I do, I may post a video), but it looks like people have gotten it to work fairly easily
Hi thanks for the video. I have an issue with the duet firewire . Maestro 2 doesn't recognize it. All i need is to turn on -48v for condensor mic . if you can recommend something i would really appreciate it . Iam using macbookpro High SIERA OS10.13 and cubase 9.5
thanks
Ruslan
Now the question is will it work with Big Sur. I just installed Big Sur on a separate volume, installed the Yosemite version of the Maestro software (thats the latest version) and plugged the device in via fw400 to 800, 800 to thunderbolt, thunderbolt to usb-c (which all works perfectly fine on Catalina) but the Duet isn't recognized by Maestro. I remember having all sorts of problems getting it to work on Catalina so I'm not surprised, but eventually I got it to work on that OS. So I haven't given up hope on Big Sur, but I would appreciate some advice if you or anyone else gets it to work!
I hope so Josh!
I’ve just upgraded my OS and am looking to get all the cables in order to resurrect my Duet in order to do some sound recording
I’ll likely hold off updating to Big Sur, since the update to Catalina was so rough when it first released, and I’ve finally got everything working correctly on it. Let me know if you get it to work on Big Sur and what steps it took!
@@splinedesign I got it working on a fresh install of Big Sur. I made a video for how to do it ua-cam.com/video/aeJtsTes2eo/v-deo.html
The sound of my duet firewire is suck when I connect balanced monitors to the duet’s unbalanced output’s. I thought I’m listening really quality sound. But when I tried connect monitors via headphone output it was 9000% difference. Sound from main output like mono and with lowcut filter in comparison of headphone output. Also I hear huge noise when in 44100 mode from headphone jack but not from 48khz. The huge noise is also when I connect’s Apple Studio Display to the macbook. And if you type something or use trackpad/mouse this noise is so annoying… So the quality of the DUET is not so good (( 😢 Next is drivers and maesto which not working with M1. Yes I can make it working if type a few commands in terminal under safe mode when booting mac os. But after each mac update they removes firewire driver again and again…. I got a AU Volt 176 and don’t have now any issues and don’t have this LOUD noise.
I upgraded to a 14" 2021 Mac Book Pro M1 running Monterey and the interface works, but Maestro says "no Apogee systems found." Am I SOL?
Thanks for this vid. Any idea if the old firewire duet works in OSX 12 (Monterrey)? I just picked up a mac mini that was unfortunately already updated. Thanks in advance for any info.
I have an M1 Mac with Monterey 12.1 and for output is working normally, but maestro is disabled that means no input nor phantom power. I have hope that possibly apogee will work on a fix for it...not likely though...
How much were the adapter dongles? I have a very old Mac that won’t run Logic Express anymore so might have to adapt my trusty Duet to a new(er) machine. Also, I was thinking of a Mac Mini but what monitor do you use with it? Thanks for the informative video!
Can you turn on phantom power manually without using the software?
Apogee interfaces are great when they work (I have a firewire and a USB duet) but Apogee actually released firmware for the USB Duet which damaged my product and then fail to provide support. They also unnecessarily decommissioned the firewire interface post Sierra. As for Maestro, it is a dreadful piece of software! No documentation and not intuitive! For the sound quality, Apogee could do so much better in my opinion.
NIce video btw. Thanks
still works ?
Any latency issues….or did you get a pretty better upgrade here
have you had any trouble connecting your duet to maestro ? i can't seem to get it to recognize my duet
Check what version of Maestro you're using. That happened to me and I had to install Version 2.10.2 in High Sierra on my iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011).
guys, which driver should I use on Catalina?
How is the latency if I were plugging a guitar into the Apogee into a guitar amp plugin?
Its nearly instant. I'm not a guitar player, but do record vocals often, and notice essentially zero latency. I've also played around with plugging synths into the line inputs, and have had no issues there as wel
is there a lot of difference between apogue 2 / apogee3?
Did you just download the 2014 driver and install it on mojave and it worked straight out of the box ?
I downloaded the Apogee Maestro software while still on High Sierra, and when I updated to Mojave, it continued to work, so unfortunately, I'm not sure if the most up to date version of Maestro available will work straight away on Mojave. I am currently running an older version of Maestro at the moment, 2.10.2
Thanks bro
Download Maestro 2 from Apogee and it will work all the way up to Catalina.
@@Gigmeister1 appriciate your response
@@Gigmeister1 Catalina works with the duet fw?
Where do you get the Maestro software it's discontinued!!?
I'm still seeing it as listed on their website: apogeedigital.com/support/duet-firewire
Dude this is sooooo helpful!!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to share. By the way, how did you find your dongle sequence and how to make it work? Trial and error, or did u apply some sort of logic about thunderbolt? Total noob here 🤓
Ps what did you mean when you said that the software would " lock up" w Catalina? Like freeze? :)
Correct, it will just be completely frozen, with a spinning pinwheel when I mouse over it. I go in and do a force quit when that happens and re-open it and it then works fine
As far as dongles go, that was the only way I could find to make it work. I'm sure there are hubs that could work too, but as far as buying dongles directly from Apple, for Firewire, they only offer Firewire 800 to Thunderbolt 1, so I then tried a Thunderbolt 1 to Thunderbolt 3 dongle and it happened to work
Awesome! Thanks soooo mucho
Doesn't seem to work on my new 2019 macbook pro running on catalina 10.15- any advice? I'm using the dongles and ebverything just like you showed. Freakkin' love this piece of gear as much as you do and would hate for it to be rendered obsolete =/ Thanks!
That's super weird, because I can't imagine the 2019 MacBook Pro is too different than the 2018 Mac mini. I just checked, and I am on Catalina 10.15. I am running Apogee Maestro 2.10, and there is a newer version of Maestro than that, but I'm afraid to update since it is working as is. Is Maestro simply not recognizing the Duet Firewire at all?
Un install and then re install the Maestro 2 software. It should work great with Catalina- it does on my iMac.
mine is MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) running Catalina, but can't make it work. Danm!!
@@CarlosDiasShowtv it works for me on catalina with 2019 i9. With All the dongles! Gonna update to big sur now and cross my fingers
How did you get maestro to work?
I had to install Version 2.10.2 in my iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) for it to recognize my Duet FireWire. It's on High Sierra.
is this compatible with mojave 10.14? im reading conflicting info all over the internet but want to buy one but only if I can use it!?
I am currently on Mojave 10.15 and it still works great, but I've also read that other people have had issues getting it to work in Mojave
iOS iPhone ?
Thanks for the great video. You are giving me hope that I can extend the life of my beloved FireWire Duet! I’ve already been using the FW to Thunderbolt adapter for a while. Now when I search for Thunderbolt 1 to Thunderbolt 3 adapters, I only see an adapter for TB 2 to TB 3. Will that do the trick?
They weren’t cheap. If I remember correctly each was around $30 or $40.
For my Mac Mini, I just use a somewhat nice monitor I got off Facebook marketplace. One caveat to getting a Mac Mini is I have an Intel one, not one of the new M1 models. I’m not sure if the Duet would work on those or not
@@stick_figure7858My Firewire Duet just stopped working when I updated my OS. Has this happened to you as well?
My Duet FW still works fine...for the most part. My mic preamps no longer work. When I try to record with my mic, I get a lot of static. My DAW only records the static. Has anyone else had this problem? Any solutions....shy of buying a new interface?
I occasionally get static with mine, but usually simply readjusting or reseating my XLR cables fixes that issue (personally I think I just need new XLR cables in my case). If you are only getting static all the time and have tried different cables, then the only other thing I could think it could be, other than a broken device, would be the breakout cable could be damaged
My unit finally became untenable after I started using macOS 12.0.1 (Monterey). Had to sell off the Apogee Duet FW.
Hi, so unusable after mac os upgrade? Thanks
@@brif56 Sadly, yes.
can you configure it as 4 outputs ??
Unfortunately not. That’s one of my biggest dislikes of this device. Would love to be able to use outboard gear with it
Can I ask what version of Maestro your using please?
I am currently running Maestro 2.10.2, but I've seen people get it to work on Big Sur with the most up to date version of Maestro (such as in this video: ua-cam.com/video/aeJtsTes2eo/v-deo.html )
Can I use this interface for windows also?
Unfortunately this particular model is MacOS only
to get a cord that works with a mac that uses USBC (thunderbolt 1). (This cord would be thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 1aka usbc) go on ebay! There is one I just ordered for 9.50$. Do not buy this through apple. I needed to get my old apogee duet to work on my new M1 mac and finally found this solution.