Universal Audio Apollo x4 Gen 2 Essentials+
Product information "Universal Audio Apollo x4 Gen 2 Essentials+"
Includes Rackmount Heritage Edition & Realtime Analog Classics Plus software bundle.
Apollo x4 enables musicians and producers to effortlessly record, overdub, and mix larger projects with outstanding A/D and D/A conversion, four Unison preamps, and real-time QUAD Core UAD plug-in processing - all in a desktop Thunderbolt 3 audio interface for Mac or PC.
Apollo x4 builds on UA's 60-year legacy of audio craftsmanship and surpasses anything in its class with 127 dB of D/A dynamic range, an included bundle of UAD Analog Emulation plug-ins, and the LUNA Recording System, giving you a fully-featured analog studio right on your desktop.
- ADAT-In: Yes, 1 (up to 8 mono channels)
- ADAT-Out: 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: 2x 6,3 mm Stereo Jack
- Hi-Z Input: 2x 6,3 mm Jack (Ch 1-2)
- Includes: Interface, Power Supply, Software
- Input channels that can be used simultaneously: 12
- Line in: 4x XLR/ Jack -Combo (Ch 1-4)
- Line out: 6x 6,3 mm Jack (balanced)
- MADI: no
- Mic-In: 4x XLR/ Jack -Combo (Ch 1-4)
- 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 .
By now impressive effects pedals for guitarists and specialised guitar-recording tools such as the Universal Audio OX are also part of the range and are extremely popular with fans of outstanding tone.
