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BOOM
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Duet 3
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Symphony Desktop
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Symphony I/O Mk 2
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HypeMiC
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MiC +
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ClipMic digital 2
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Groove
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Jam +
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MetaRecorder
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Plugins
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Apogee Control Remote
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FAQ
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Legacy Products
- AD-16 & DA-16 (non-x versions)
- AD-16x & DA-16x
- AMBEO Smart Headset
- Big Ben
- Duet (Firewire)
- Duet 2
- Duet for iPad/Mac/PC (USB)
- Avid Pro Tools Duet
- Element Series
- Ensemble (Firewire)
- Ensemble (Thunderbolt)
- MINI Products
- Rosetta 200
- Rosetta 800
- GiO
- Jam
- MiC
- One
- Maestro App
- Maestro
- Maestro 2
- One (iPad, Mac, PC)
- PSX-100
- Quartet
- Rosetta AD
- Sennheiser ClipMic
- Symphony32 PCI Cards
- Symphony 64 PCIe
- Symphony 64 Thunderbridge
- Symphony I/O Mk 1
- X-Option Cards
- Symphony Mobile
What is Soft Limit™?
Soft Limit™ is a superior analog design preventing the digital clipping that causes distortion by instantaneously rounding off transient peaks before they hit the analog-to-digital converter. This technology allows several more decibels of apparent level to be recorded while subtly providing an analog-like warmth to the sound.
An Apogee technology first introduced in 1992 on Apogee’s AD-500 converter, Soft Limit can be heard on countless platinum selling records around the world. Once a technology exclusively reserved for Apogee’s most advanced audio converters, Soft Limit is now available in most current Apogee products such as Duet 2, Duet for iPad & Mac, Quartet, Element, Ensemble, Symphony I/O, Symphony I/O mkII, Symphony Desktop, and Duet 3.
With most Apogee interfaces, Soft Limit has a single setting utilizing the default -2dB threshold:
With the 8x8 and 2x6 modules of the original Symphony I/O, there are 4 available settings: -2 dB. -4 dBfs, Soft Saturate and Soft Crush. Each setting possesses its own characteristics for a wide range of versatility in the analog-to-digital conversion process.