Used Universal Audio Apollo 8 Quad Thunderbolt 2 Audio Interface with Real-Time UAD Processing

Apollo 8 is an elegant update to one of the world's most popular professional audio interfaces - delivering enhanced sound with the tone, feel and flow of analog recording. This 18 x 24 Thunderbolt 2 interface offers genuine UA analog design and next-generation A/D and D/A conversion, putting class-leading audio quality in a sleek new package. Built on UA's 50 year legacy of analog design excellence, Apollo 8 also features powerful UAD-2 QUAD or DUO processing and four onboard Unison mic preamps, delivering sonic performance that surpasses anything in its class.

• Next-generation Apollo A/D and D/A conversion for professional music production
• Onboard UAD-2 QUAD or DUO Core DSP allowing Realtime UAD Processing
• 4 Unison-enabled mic preamps for tracking through preamp emulations from Neve, API and Universal Audio
• 18 x 24 Thunderbolt 2 audio interface for Mac with powerful Console 2.0 software control
• Cascade up to 4 Apollo interfaces and 6 UAD devices total over Thunderbolt (Mac)
• Convenient front panel monitoring functions including Alt Speakers and assignable Dim or Mono
• Includes Realtime Analog Classics Plus" plug-in bundle
• World class UA analog design, superior components and premium build quality

Audio Interface
• Sample rates up to 192 kHz at 24-bit word length
• 18 x 24 simultaneous input/output channels:
• Eight channels of analog-to-digital conversion via mic, line or high-impedance inputs
• 14 channels of digital-to-analog conversion via: Eight mono line outputs, Stereo monitor outputs (switchable to fixed line outputs), Two stereo headphone outputs
• 10 channels of digital I/O via: Eight channels ADAT Optical Lightpipe I/O with S/MUX for high sample rates, Two channels coaxial S/PDIF I/O with sample rate conversion
• Two Thunderbolt 2 ports facilitates daisy-chaining of other Thunderbolt devices
• Cascade up to 4 Apollo interfaces and 6 UAD devices total over Thunderbolt (Mac)

Microphone Preamplifiers
• Four high-resolution, ultra-transparent, digitally-controlled analog mic preamps
• Unison technology for deep integration with UAD preamp and pedal plug-ins
• Front panel and software control of all preamp parameters
• Switchable low cut filter, 48V phantom power, pad, polarity inversion and stereo linking

Monitoring
• Stereo monitor outputs (independent of the eight line outputs)
• Digitally-controlled analog monitor outputs maintains highest fidelity
• Front panel control of monitor levels and muting
• Two stereo headphone outputs with independent mix buses
• Independent front panel volume controls for headphone outputs
• Front panel pre-fader metering of monitor bus levels
• S/PDIF outputs can be set to mirror the monitor outputs
• Up to two alternate stereo monitor outputs selectable via front panel or Console software
• Assignable front panel monitor function switch for alternate speakers, dim, & mono

UAD-2 Inside
• DUO and QUAD models featuring two or four SHARC processors
• Realtime UAD Processing on all analog and digital inputs
• Same features and functionality as other UAD-2 devices when used with DAW
• Can be combined with other UAD-2 devices for increased mixing DSP
• Includes UAD Powered Plug-Ins Realtime Analog Classics Plus" bundle
• Complete UAD plug-ins library is available at the UA online store

World-Class Sound with Superior Apollo A/D and D/A Conversion
The original Apollo, introduced in 2012, quickly became a gold standard among modern music producers and engineers - it now counts many of the world's top artists as users. Apollo 8 improves upon the original Apollo's sound quality with completely redesigned, class-leading A/D and D/A conversion - giving you increased dynamic range and even lower THD. Building upon a 50-year legacy of circuit design, UA engineers started with an obsessive audition of the latest converters, pairing them with completely redesigned analog circuitry. Confirmed by extensive double-blind listening tests, the end result is 3 dB better dynamic range on both A/D and D/A conversion versus the original Apollo, placing the Apollo 8 as the measurable class leader.

Realtime UAD Plug-In Processing for Tracking, Mixing and Mastering
Imagine having a classic analog studio, in single rack space. Apollo 8 lets you record through UAD Powered Plug-Ins - including vintage EQs, compressors, reverbs, tape machines and more - at near-zero latency, regardless of your audio software buffer size. With award-winning UAD plug-ins from Ampex, Lexicon, Neve, Manley, Roland, SSL, Studer and more, Apollo 8 serves up authentic analog tone and warmth. The key to its analog sound is onboard UAD-2 DUO or QUAD DSP Processing, which powers the UAD plug-ins while reducing the strain on your host computer. Apollo 8 comes bundled with Realtime Analog Classics Plus" suite of UAD plug-ins. From there, you can choose from a vast and expanding collection of plug-ins in the UA Online Store.

Four Mic Preamps with Unison Technology
Apollo 8 comes equipped with four Unison-enabled mic preamps, letting you track projects with colorful mic preamp sounds from Neve, API and Universal Audio. An Apollo breakthrough, Unison technology nails the tone of these sought-after tube and solid state mic preamps - including their impedance, gain stage sweet spots," and component-level circuit behaviors. The secret to Unison is its hardware-software integration between Apollo's mic preamps and its onboard UAD-2 processing. Simply place a selected tube or solid state preamp plug-in on your desired mic input and record in real time through stunning emulations like the bundled UA 610-B Tube Preamp plug-in or the Neve 1073 and API 212L.

Impedance and Gain Matching
Apollo 8 is further enhanced by adding Unison technology to its front-panel Hi-Z instrument inputs, giving you dead-on impedance and gain matching for new stompbox models like the Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808.

Improved Monitoring and Workflow
Apollo 8 features a host of front-panel upgrades over the original Apollo, including Alt Speakers, Dim and Mono functions as well as input and output metering capabilities.

Expand Your System
Thanks to Apollo Expanded software, users of Thunderbolt-equipped Apollo Twin, Apollo 8, Apollo 8p and Apollo 16 audio interfaces can combine up to four Apollos and six total UAD-2 devices - adding I/O and DSP as your studio grows. Apollo Expanded also provides seamless integration with previous generation Apollos over Thunderbolt.

A Sleek New App
With Apollo 8's Console 2.0 application - a complete re-imagining of Apollo's original Console software - you can take advantage of over 25 new user-requested features such as Channel Strip presets, Drag & Drop functionality, dynamically resizable windows and more.

Hardware

Front & Rear Panels
The Apollo 8 interface places all the most commonly used recording and monitoring features right on the front panel, for fast, direct access. Similarly, its rear panel provides all the dedicated, high-quality I/O needed for a typical production studio.

Software

Console application
Analog-style control interface for realtime monitoring and tracking, Enables Realtime UAD Processing with UAD plug-ins, Remote control of Apollo 8p features and functionality, Virtual I/O for routing DAW tracks through Console

Console Recall plug-in
Saves Console configurations inside DAW sessions for easy recall, Convenient access to Console's monitor controls via DAW plug-in, VST, RTAS, AAX 64 and Audio Units plug-in formats

UAD Meter & Control Panel application
Configures global UAD settings and monitors system usage

Other
Easy firmware updates, 1U rack-mountable form factor, One year warranty includes parts and labor.

Realtime Analog Classics Plus Bundle
With the Realtime Analog Classics Plus plug-in bundle, you not only get legendary compressors such as the Fairchild 670 Legacy and EQs like the Pultec EQP-1A Legacy, but also stunning guitar and bass amp emulations from Softube, as well as UA's landmark 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ plug-in.

UA 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ
The 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ plug-in will impart your tracks with the same legendary warmth and character of the classic hardware unit used to track everyone from Duke Ellington to Coldplay. By emulating the entire signal path, including tube amplifiers, transformers and circuit nonlinearities, the 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ plug-in injects glowing detail and saturation to any signal - whether you're re-amping or tracking through the 610-B via Universal Audio's breakthrough Unison technology - the first and only way to truly emulate classic analog mic preamp gain stage sweet spots," and component-level behaviors at the input stage.

Raw Distortion Plug-In
Modeled from a vintage early-'80s Pro Co Rat, the Raw Distortion plug-in delivers all the gritty dynamic raunch of the legendary stompbox. And with Unison technology, you can plug in to Apollo Twin, DUO or QUAD and experience the same circuit interaction, gain range and clip points for the true tone, feel and response of the original hardware.