Universal Audio UA Apollo x4 Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface - Heritage Edition

Product Information:

The new Apollo Heritage Editions deliver a premium software suite of 5 or 10 award-winning UAD plug?ins titles — including the full Collections from Teletronix,® Fairchild,® Pultec,® Helios,® and UA — conveniently packaged at significant savings.

These are the same UAD plug?ins that built UA’s reputation for analog modelling over the past decade — including vintage compressors, EQs, mic preamps, and reverb — giving you the most accurate library of classic analog emulations anywhere, right out of the box.

Apollo x4 allows musicians and producers to easily track, overdub, and mix larger projects with elite-class A/D and D/A conversion, four Unison-enabled preamps, and QUAD Core realtime UAD plug-in processing — all in a desktop Thunderbolt 3 audio interface for Mac and Windows. Built upon UA’s 60-year heritage of audio craftsmanship, Apollo x4 confidently outperforms everything in its class, with 127 dB D/A dynamic range and an included bundle of UAD analog emulation plug-ins, giving you a fully-stocked analog studio, right on your desktop.

Apollo x4 features four Unison-enabled mic preamps, letting you track through exacting mic preamp emulations from Neve, Helios, API, Manley, Universal Audio and many more. Exclusive to UA Audio Interfaces, Unison technology nails the tone of these sought-after tube and solid state mic pres — including their input impedance, gain stage “sweet spots,” and the component-level circuit behaviors of the original hardware.

The secret to Unison is its hardware-software integration between Apollo’s mic preamps and its onboard UAD QUAD Core DSP Acceleration. Simply place a Unison preamp plug-in on your mic input in Apollo Console software, and it physically reconfigures the Apollo interface's impedance — so you can tap into the classic sounds of the world’s most recorded mic preamps.

With thousands of hit songs and hundreds of Grammy-winning albums under their belt, Apollo interfaces are used to track exceptional-sounding records every day. To improve on the previous generation of desktop Apollo interfaces’ class-leading audio conversion, UA engineers redesigned the x4’s audio conversion to deliver a striking 127 dB dynamic range and -117 dB THD+N, giving Apollo x4 a spacious, organic sound that easily rivals dedicated high-end converters.

Right out of the box, Apollo x4 offers a suite of incredible analog emulation plug-ins including the world’s only authentic Teletronix LA-2A, 1176LN, Fairchild 670, Pultec EQs, and the UA 610-B Tube Preamp & EQ. Developed by UA’s world-renowned team of algorithm engineers, these Realtime Analog Classics Plus plug-ins set the standard by which all other hardware emulation plug-ins are judged. From the tube warmth of the Pultec EQ on guitars, to the gentle limiting of the LA-2A on vocals, your recordings will take a giant leap forward in rich, sonically complex analog sound.

Specifications:

Shape world-class recordings with a curated bundle of top UAD plug?ins

Get complete plug-in Collections from Teletronix, Helios, Pultec, and more

Inject rich analog warmth into your mixes with the world's best hardware emulations

Desktop 12 x 18 Thunderbolt 3 audio interface for Mac and Windows

Elite-class A/D and D/A conversion derived from the Apollo X rackmount interfaces

4 Unison mic preamps offer stunning models of classic tube and transformer-based mic preamps and guitar amps

UAD-2 QUAD Core processing for tracking through vintage compressors, EQs, tape machines, mic preamps, and guitar amp plug-ins

Near-zero latency

2 Unison-enabled front panel Hi-Z instrument inputs

2 independent front panel headphone outputs

Built-in Talkback mic for communication with studio talent and recording slate cues

Dedicated monitor functionality including monitor remote functions and Mono, Mute, DIM, and ALT monitor controls

Up to 8 channels of additional digital input and output via optical ADAT and S/PDIF

Includes the "Realtime Analog Classics Plus" UAD plug-in bundle featuring the Teletronix LA-2A and 1176 compressors, Pultec EQs, UA 610-B Tube Preamp & EQ

Runs UAD Powered Plug-Ins via VST, RTAS, AU, and AAX 64 in all major DAWs

Uncompromising analog design, superior components, and premium build quality

Includes LUNA recording system.

Apollo X Series System Requirements

ALL:Thunderbolt 3 cable (not included)Internet connection to download software and authorize UAD plug-ins6 gigabytes available storageQuad Core i7 or better processor recommendedFor additional compatibility information, visit help.uaudio.com

MAC:Available Thunderbolt 1, 2, or 3 portThunderbolt 1 and 2 connections require an Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter (not included)macOS 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, or 10.14 Mojave

PC:Available Thunderbolt 3 portWindows 10 (64-Bit Edition)