Universal Audio Apollo Twin X QUAD Gen 2 Essentials+
Product information "Universal Audio Apollo Twin X QUAD Gen 2 Essentials+"
Desktop 10 x 6 Thunderbolt audio interface with two Unison microphone preamps, Apollo X Gen 2 elite-class audio conversion, Auto-Gain, Apollo Monitor Correction, Bass Management, QUAD Core DSP plug-in processing and premium software suite.
Hear every detail in your recordings with the next generation of UA's Apollo Twin X interfaces, equipped with ultra-high-resolution audio conversion, two Unison™ microphone preamps and QUAD Core DSP processing, which lets you record in real time with the world's best UAD plug-ins from Auto-Tune, Neve, Manley, SSL and hundreds more.
Top artists and producers around the world have trusted Apollo Twin X for decades. It brings timeless sound and legendary UA craftsmanship straight to your desktop.
Key benefits:
- Hear the next generation of audio conversion with the greatest dynamic range and lowest distortion of any Apollo model
- Experience analog tones with UnisonTM preamps that let you record in real time using authentic emulations of Neve, API, Avalon, Manley, Fender and more
- Access the entire library of 200+ UAD DSP and Native plug-ins, including award-winning titles like Capitol Chambers, Sound City Studios, EL8 Distressor and more
- Mix with confidence in any room or on headphones using Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks®*
- Use Auto-Gain to set your levels across multiple inputs in seconds so you never miss a take
- Hear all the detail in the low end of your mixes by adding a subwoofer to your monitor setup
- Quickly set up low-latency cue mixes, plug-in scenes and immersive audio monitoring with the UAD Console App
- Receive award-winning UAD plug-ins from Auto-Tune, Fairchild, Teletronix and others worth thousands of euros with a selection of Essentials+ or Studio+ editions
Get the best Apollo ever on your desktop
Universal Audio designed Apollo Twin X for the next generation of music producers who want the sounds used by the biggest artists in the world for decades. With its unprecedented dynamic range and premium 24-bit/192 kHz audio conversion — now with improved monitoring — Apollo Twin X is ready for your creative journey and brings the sound of the stars into your studio.
Record through world-class preamps
With two Unison™ preamps and a front-panel Hi-Z instrument input, Apollo Twin X enables real-time tracking using emulations of classic hardware from Neve, Manley, API and many others, delivering the same rich analogue textures heard on the most important productions of our time.
Mix with authentic analogue tones
Apollo Twin X gives you the tools used in the world’s top studios right out of the box. Together with the included Teletronix LA-2A compressors, Pultec EQs and Marshall and Ampeg amps, you can access the full library of over 200 UAD plug-ins and unleash proven, hit-making sounds like Ocean Way Studios, Capitol Chambers and many more.
Hear the details like never before
Now in the Gen 2 design, Apollo Twin X features UA's highest-resolution D/A converters, paired with Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks®. That means when you play back your recordings through monitors or headphones you’ll not only hear an uncoloured representation of your work, but you also won’t encounter surprises when you check your final mix or master.
Find your flow in the UAD Console App
Just like an analogue studio where a console is the heart of the workflow, Apollo Twin X features a powerful digital mixing engine that lets you control plug-in routing and monitoring. With the latest features like Auto-Gain, Bass Management and Plug-in Scenes, it’s easy to find a workflow that fits your needs.
A hybrid system built for your mission
Combine the QUAD Core DSP of Apollo Twin X with the native processing of your host computer to build large sessions with complex plug-in chains — a powerful hybrid workflow that outperforms any purely native recording setup.
Expand your studio as you grow
Build out your studio by connecting up to four Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces with up to 128 channels of premium I/O to your DAW, and control everything from your desktop with Apollo Twin X. No matter how far your music takes you, an Apollo will always be within reach
Main features:
- 10 x 6 Thunderbolt audio interface with QUAD Core DSP plug-in processing
- Two UnisonTM microphone preamps, Hi-Z instrument input, optical Toslink input (ADAT or S/PDIF)
- Two 1/4" monitor outputs, two 1/4" line outputs (ALT), one 1/4" TRS headphone output
- Apollo X Gen 2 elite-class converters with 24 Bit/192 kHz resolution
- Improved D/A for critical monitoring and playback with 129 dB dynamic range
- Calibrate your main monitor and headphone outputs with Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks® (Requires Apollo Monitor Correction add-on and SoundID Reference licences)
- Updated UAD Console App with Auto-Gain, Plug-in Scenes, subwoofer integration with Bass Management, Immersive Audio support and more
- Fully featured monitor controller with speaker switching and built-in talkback for easy communication with performers
- The onboard DSP supports over 200 UAD plug-ins in VST, AU and AAX 64 formats across all major DAWs
- Includes up to 50+ UAD plug-ins with Essentials+ or Studio+ editions
- Compatible with LUNA, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live and more
- Expandable with Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces or selected models via Dante
Plug-ins included in the Essentials+ Edition:
Channel Strips & Preamps (6):
- Century Tube Channel Strip
- CS-1 Channel Strip
- Helios Type 69 Preamp & EQ
- Precision Channel Strip
- UA 610-A Preamp & EQ
- UA 610-B Preamp & EQ
Compressors / Limiters (7):
- Fairchild 670 Legacy
- Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler
- Teletronix LA-2A Gray Classic Leveler
- Teletronix LA-2A Silver Classic Leveler
- Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Leveling Amplifier
- UA 1176LN Legacy
- UA 1176SE Legacy
Equalizers (6):
- Helios Type 69 Legacy EQ
- Pultec EQP-1A Legacy EQ
- Pultec EQP-1A Passive EQ
- Pultec HLF-3C Passive EQ
- Pultec MEQ-5 Passive EQ
- Pultec Pro Legacy EQ
Special Processing (4):
- Auto-Tune Realtime Access
- Oxide Tape Recorder
- Precision Enhancer Hz
- Verve Analog Machines Essentials
Instruments (1):
- PolyMAX Polyphonic Synth
Delay & Modulation (3):
- Galaxy Tape Echo
- Precision Delay Mod
- Precision Delay Mod L
Reverbs & Rooms (3):
- Precision Reflection Engine
- Pure Plate Reverb
- RealVerb Pro Custom Room Modeler
Guitar & Bass (3):
- Ampeg SVT-VR Classic Bass Amplifier
- Marshall Plexi Classic Amplifier
- Raw Distortion
- ADAT-In: Yes, 1 (up to 8 mono channels)
- AVB: no
- Dante: no
- Design: Desktop
- Direct Monitoring: Yes (Software)
- Displays: LEDs
- Dynamic Range: 129 dB
- Headphone Output: 6,3 mm Stereo-Jack
- Hi-Z Input: 6,3 mm Jack (Ch 1)
- Includes: Interface, Power Supply, Software
- Input channels that can be used simultaneously: 10
- Line in: 2x XLR/ Jack -Combo (Ch 1-2)
- Line out: 4x 6,3 mm Jack (balanced)
- MADI: no
- Mic-In: 2x XLR/ Jack -Combo (Ch 1-2)
- Onboard Effects: ja, digital
- Power Supply: External Power Adapter
- Rack mounting: no
- Resolution: 24-Bits
- S/PDIF Coaxial I/O: no
- Sampling Rate: 192 kHz
- Subcategory: Thunderbolt Interface
- Supported Operating Systems: macOS and Windows
- Thunderbolt: Thunderbolt 3
- USB: no
- Unison Technology, with 4 SHARC DSP for UAD-2 Plug-Ins (also usable in DAW), Integrated Talkback Microphone, Connecting Cable NOT Included
- Apollo Monitor correction (SoundID reference measure)
- Auto gain function for perfect leveling of the Microphones
- Plug-in scenes via MIDI
- iEssentials+ Plugin Bundle included
Pioneer in audio recording for more than 50 years
Founded in 1958 by Bill Putnam Sr., Universal Audio has long been synonymous with innovative recording equipment. As the favourite engineer of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles and others, Bill was a passionate innovator who is regarded as the father of modern audio recording. Many of his legendary studio and equipment designs are still in use today. B. Putnam was the inventor of the modern mixing console, the multiband audio equaliser and he was the first engineer to use artificial reverb on commercial recordings. Alongside his friend Les Paul, Bill was also involved in the early development of stereophonic recording.
Putnam, known as a driven entrepreneur, founded three audio product companies during his long career: Universal Audio, Studio Electronics and Urei. All three companies built devices that were widely adopted after their introduction and would shape the studio sound for generations. The boutique compressors LA-2A and 1176 and the 610 tube console are among these legends. Artists such as Sinatra, the Beach Boys and Van Halen recorded their studio albums on the 610 console.
Universal Audio was re-established in 1999 by Bill's sons James Putnam and Bill Putnam Jr. The plan was twofold: on the one hand to faithfully reproduce classic analogue recording gear in their father's tradition; and on the other to bring the sound and spirit of vintage analogue technology into the new digital recording tools .
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