Thanks to device miniaturization and the rise of board-mounted components, the ability to easily service a device is a dying luxury. But of course, the broken-ness of it all got under my skin and I started researching how to fix this out-of-warranty $300 future paperweight.Ī.) literally how to fix the OLED screen on an Apogee Duet 2 (I hope google sent you here!) ,andī.) demonstrate how you, normal person with little-to-no knowledge of electronics can approach fixing your stuff Can I repair stuff like this? It looks hard So I was able to get some recording done that week after all. Well luckily, you can do most of what you need with this thing in software using Apogee’s “Maestro” drivers and some might agree it’s a better overall UI experience. But the OLED screen that usually showed meter lights and other UI was busted. That is, the inputs and outputs of the unit were functional. Imagine my dismay when I plugged in my Apogee Duet 2 interface on the first night and it didn’t turn on.Īfter an hour or so furiously swapping cables and downloading drivers, I discovered that it was indeed “working” and being detected by the system. My primary goal during this time was to record some solo jazz guitar. I recently returned from a nice week-long art residency along the northern California coast.
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