Its design follows the Apple model of simplicity, with a total of nine touch controls accompanied by a single chrome knob. The Quartet is half-rack in width for effortless traveling and wedge-shaped for easy ergonomics.
This is where Quartet becomes a superhero. Barring multitrack concert recordings, most of my remote sessions are for overdubs and don't require ten analog inputs (although I usually need more than two), but still, a rack full of gear doesn't make for compact traveling. For example, my Avalon AD2022 and Langevin Dual Vocal Combo are helpful in getting more personality than the 828mkII alone provides. For travel sessions, I have typically pulled a MOTU from the rack, in addition to any preamps I considered necessary to get better performance (and character) through the MOTU's inputs.
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The mod doesn't elevate these units to par with the Apogee Ensemble, but it's a noticeable stride in the right direction. The Happy Club studio is equipped with a pair of MOTU 828mkII audio interfaces in the rack, both modified by Black Lion Audio. I spent my evaluation period counting the conveniences I would have enjoyed if I had taken Quartet on my just-completed trip to Los Angeles, recording overdubs and solo acoustic performances for an album project with alt-folk-punk pioneer Michael Knott. Apogee's latest audio interface reached me barely a week too late (my fault, not theirs) to make my life considerably easier.
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