Universal Audio Apollo x16D Rackmount Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface with Dante and Essentials+ Pug-Ins

The Apollo x16D Rackmount Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface with Dante and Essentials+ Plug-Ins is a game-changer for live sound venues and networked recording studios. This elite-class audio interface offers the renowned Apollo X sound quality and real-time UAD plug-in processing via Thunderbolt and Dante, making it an indispensable tool for audio professionals. With the Apollo x16D, you can seamlessly mix and record live performances using over 200 UAD plug-ins from industry giants like Neve, SSL, and Auto-Tune, as well as classic compressors such as the LA-2A and 1176.

Designed for versatility, the Apollo x16D allows you to connect to your digital mixer and utilize UAD plug-ins live, in real-time, over Dante. The innovative Plug-In Scenes feature lets you recall settings instantly, even during a performance, ensuring you never miss a beat. Transform any Ethernet-enabled space into a multi-room Apollo recording studio, and link up to four x16Ds to create a robust 64-channel Dante system with network redundancy.

The Apollo x16D is the only audio interface in the world specifically engineered for mixing live performances with UAD plug-ins, thanks to its 16 channels of Dante I/O, 24-bit / 192 kHz elite-class Apollo X D/A conversion, 133 dB of dynamic range, and powerful HEXA core DSP processing. This makes it the most powerful system for expanding your Thunderbolt Apollo studio over Dante.

Work efficiently with the Apollo x16D's powerful digital mixing engine, which gives you control over inputs, outputs, and plug-in routing. Build your mix and manage entire effects chains in real-time, and quickly recall your plug-in settings over MIDI without interrupting the performance. The Apollo x16D comes in two editions, both offering a comprehensive suite of UAD plug-ins, including the Teletronix LA-2A and 1176 compressors, Pultec EQs, and Neve channel strips, along with modern favorites like Auto-Tune and Avalon.

Expand your recording studio capabilities by linking up to four x16Ds for a 64-channel Dante system or enhance your existing Thunderbolt Apollo studio with the low-latency, scalable audio network that Dante provides. This flexibility means you can easily transition to a networked recording studio or grow into a multi-room setup without starting from scratch.

After the live show, the Apollo x16D serves as your all-in-one monitoring hub in the studio, supporting mixing formats up to 9.1.6. This enables the creation of 16-channel immersive audio mixes for formats like Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, and Sony 360 Reality Audio.

The Essentials+ edition includes a wide array of plug-ins, such as:

Channel Strips & Preamps:
- Century Tube Channel Strip
- CS-1 Channel Strip
- Helios Type 69 Preamp & EQ
- Precision Channel Strip
- UA 610-A and 610-B Preamp & EQ

Compressors/Limiters:
- Fairchild 670 Legacy
- Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler series
- UA 1176LN and 1176SE Legacy

Special Processing:
- Auto-Tune Realtime Access
- Precision Enhancer Hz
- PolyMAX Synth

Delay & Modulation:
- Galaxy Tape Echo
- Oxide Tape Recorder
- Precision Delay Mod series

Reverbs & Rooms:
- Precision Reflection Engine
- Pure Plate Reverb
- RealVerb Pro

Equalizers:
- Pultec EQP-1A series
- Pultec HLF-3C Passive EQ
- Pultec MEQ-5 Passive EQ

Guitar & Bass:
- Raw Distortion
- Ampeg SVT-VR Bass Amplifier
- Marshall Plexi Classic Amplifier

The Apollo x16D Rackmount Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface with Dante and Essentials+ Plug-Ins is a comprehensive solution for audio professionals seeking unparalleled sound quality and flexibility both on stage and in the studio.