Hi Slau, that’s great to hear. As I said, when we last discussed this about three years ago, I just went for a FocusRite with more ins and outs. It’s a nice unit, but the price on this one is far too good to miss, and I love the pre amps in it.
All the best, Dónal > On 18 May 2016, at 18:08, Slau Halatyn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Donald, > > The Duet is very usable. I have the Duet II which I use for the occasional > live recording or for capturing simple stereo audio when necessary. The > Maestro control panel is mostly accessible. The main volume knob isn't > visible but the Duet has a giant volume knob right on the unit itself. A few > checkboxes are unlabeled but things start to make sense once you navigate > around a bit. Here's a very important caveat: the Avid-branded version of the > Duet is not accessible. Make sure what you're getting is an Apogee-branded > Duet, preferably the Duet II. It's super solid, the pres are excellent and > it's reliable. > HTH, > Slau > > On May 18, 2016, at 12:28 PM, Donal Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> It's been a while since I've posted here, so I hope you're all keeping well. >> I'm re-visiting a topic I enquired about back in 2013, namely use of an >> apogee Duet by someone who's blind. at the time, I went for a Focusrite, >> however I now have the option to purchase a duet fairly reasonably. So: >> Has anyone played with one of these things in the meantime? if so, how do >> you find it? My instinct says that it's usable eyes-free, however I'm a >> relative novice in these matters so I'll defer to others' knowledge. >> all the best, >> Dónal >> >> >> Email Disclaimer >> >> "This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are >> intended solely for use by the addressee. 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