Avid Fast Track Duo USB Audio Interface w PT EX
Fast Track Duo – Personal recording system for Mac, PC, and iPad
With Fast Track Duo, you have everything you need to showcaseyour talent in the highest quality. Capture great-soundingperformances through studio-grade electronics and inputs usingPro Tools Express. Compose tracks with hundreds of amazingvirtual instrument sounds. And polish and perfect your mixes withprofessional effects.
Get everything you need to start making music
Whether you want to capture ideas quickly, createprofessional-sounding recordings, or compose musicelectronically, Fast Track Duo offers an easy and affordableway to make music. Record and compose with Pro ToolsExpress using many of the same industry-leading recording,MIDI, and notation tools used to create your favorite albumsand soundtracks. Or connect Duo to your iPad and use yourfavorite iOS audio apps to capture your creativity.
Double the fun with two mic pres and line inputs
While its little sibling, Fast Track Solo, features a single micpreamp, Fast Track Duo doubles your capabilities. With twohigh-quality mic pres in dual combo XLR/instrument inputs, youcan capture two simultaneous vocals, a vocal and acoustic guitarperformance, or even a live band performance in stereo. What’smore, Duo sports two line-level inputs, enabling you to connect akeyboard, digital music player, and other gear.
Create wherever and however you want
With Fast Track Duo, you gain unprecedented versatility tocapture your creativity whenever and wherever it happens.Create with Pro Tools Express or another favorite DAW. Workon a Mac or PC. Record to your iPad with any iOS audio appfor iPad. And with its compact size, Duo is an easy fit at home,in the studio, or on the go.
Get reliability – and peace of mind
Like all Avid products, Fast Track Duo goes throughrigorous hardware and software testing to provide theperformance and reliability you need to keep your creativityflowing. Plus, with its ultra-rugged, full metal chassis andreinforced jacks and controls, you gain extra protectionagainst daily abuse and the unpredictable—no need toworry about damaging the interface when travelling.
Compatibility
- Interface: Works with Pro Tools Express (included) or any ASIO- or Core Audio-compatible software on Mac/Windows; works with iOScompatible audio recording apps on iPad
- Plug-ins: Supports AAX Native, RTAS, and AudioSuite plug-ins in Pro Tools Express (and others when used with third-party software)
What’s included
- Fast Track Duo interface
- Pro Tools Express Activation Card (requires software activation and download)
- 6-foot USB cable (for Mac/PC connection)
- 3-foot Device Link cable (for iPad connection)
- USB iLok key (for Mac/PC software authorization)
- User guides and documentation
System requirementsLaptop or desktop computer
- Avid-qualified computer
- Mac OS X 10.6.8 or higher software or Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1)
- 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
- 5 GB free hard disk space (for Pro Tools Express installation)
- 2 USB ports for Fast Track Duo and iLok connections
iPad
- iPad 2 or later or iPad mini
- Any iPad-compatible iOS audio recording app
- iPad (4th generation) and iPad mini require a Lightning to 30-pin Adapter (sold separately).
Specifications
- Total simultaneous channels of I/O: 2/2
- Simultaneous analog inputs/outputs: 2/2
- Mic preamps: 2
- Mic/instrument inputs: 2 (combo XLR/instrument)
- Line inputs: 2 (1/4″)
- 48V phantom power: Yes
- Maximum resolution: 24-bit/48 kHz
- Line outputs: 2 (1/4″)
- Stereo headphone o
