Universal Audio Apollo x8 Gen 2 Studio Edition

Create music with a genuine analog sound The most sophisticated Apollo x8 is available. Apollo x8 gen 2 Studio Edition is ideal for creators and producers who require high-resolution audio conversion, four Unison™ mic preamps, and real-time UAD processing. It allows for latency-free recording with plug-ins from Auto-Tune, Neve, API, Manley, and more. Add the World’s Most Trusted Audio Interface to Your Rack! The Apollo x8 gen 2 Studio Edition was designed for professional and project studios where high-quality audio is required. Apollo x8 offers real analog sound right in your rack, thanks to its outstanding Apollo X audio conversion, unmatched dynamic range, and better D/A monitoring. Record via four unison preamps. Use Unison™ technology to track in real-time with the sound of historic preamps and channel strips from Neve, Manley, API, and many more, providing the same rich analog textures utilized on the greatest recordings of our time. Hear Details Like Never Before. Apollo x8’s Gen 2 architecture has the highest-resolution D/A converters ever. This improved monitoring, together with additional features such as Apollo Monitor Correction by Sonarworks*, ensures that you hear the most accurate portrayal of your recordings while mixing via monitors or headphones. Mix featuring authentic analog sounds. Apollo x8 provides the tools used by the world’s greatest engineers straight out of the box. Along with the bundled Teletronix LA-2A compressors, Pultec EQs, and Fender, Marshall, and Ampeg amps, you can access the whole library of over 200 UAD plug-ins and uncover proven hit-making sounds to take your recordings to the next level. Apollo x8 is available in two editions: Essentials (with the UAD Essentials Plugin Suite) and Studio (with the UAD Studio Plugin Suite). Find Your Perfect Workflow. Apollo x8, like an analog studio with a console at the center of the process, features a sophisticated digital mixing engine that allows you to handle plug-in routing and monitoring. And with new capabilities like Auto-Gain, Bass Management, 7.1 Surround Sound, and Plug-In Scenes, you may easily discover a flow that meets your requirements. A Hybrid System for Your Mission. Combine Apollo x8’s HEXA Core DSP with native processing from your host computer to create massive sessions with complicated plug-in chains, resulting in a powerful hybrid workflow that outperforms any native-only recording configuration. Universal Audio Apollo x8 Gen 2 Studio   Features:  Includes an 18 x 24 Thunderbolt 3 audio interface with HEXA Core DSP plug-in processing.  Includes four Unison™ mic preamps, two Hi-Z instrument inputs, eight 1/4″ line inputs, two optical Toslink I/O (ADAT S/MUX), RCA coaxial I/O (S/PDIF), and word clock I/O (BNC).  Includes two 1/4″ monitor outs, eight 1/4″ line outs (ALT/7.1 surround) and two 1/4″ TRS headphone outs.  The Apollo X Gen 2 converters offer 24-bit / 192 kHz resolution and Dual-Crystal Clocking for reduced jitter across all sample speeds.  Enhanced D/A for crucial monitoring and playback, with 130 dB dynamic range and -127 dB THD.  Use Apollo Monitor Correction, powered by Sonarworks®*, to calibrate your main monitor and headphone outputs.  Full-featured monitor controller with speaker switching and integrated talkback for effective communication with talent.  Updated UAD Console app to include Auto-Gain, Plug-In Scenes, subwoofer integration with Bass Management, immersive audio support, and more.  The onboard DSP supports over 200 UAD plug-ins in VST, AU, and AAX 64 formats across all major DAWs.  Includes over 50 UAD plug-ins in Essentials or Studio editions.  Compatible with LUNA, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live, and others. Included Plug-Ins in Apollo x8 Gen 2 Studio Edition Channel Strips & Preamps  Avalon VT-737sp Channel Strip  Century Tube Channel Strip  CS-1 Channel Strip  Helios Type 69 Preamp & EQ  Manley Reference Microphone Preamp  Precision Channel Strip  UA 610-A Preamp & EQ  UA 610-B Preamp & EQ  V76 Preamplifier Compressors / Limiters  dbx 160 Compressor / Limiter  Empirical Labs Distressor  Fairchild 670 Legacy  Fairchild 660 Compressor  Fairchild 670 Compressor  Teletronix LA-2 Classic Leveler  Teletronix LA-2A Gray Classic Leveler  Teletronix LA-2A Silver Classic Leveler  Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Leveling Amplifier  Teletronix LA-3A Classic Audio Leveler  UA 1176 Rev A Classic Limiter  UA 1176AE Classic Limiter  UA 1176LN Rev E Classic Limiter  UA 1176LN Legacy  UA 1176SE Legacy  UA 175B Classic Limiter  UA 176 Classic Limiter Equalizers  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  Countertop Pro Legacy EQ Special Processing  Auto-Tune Realtime Access  Auto-Tune Realtime Advanced  Auto-Tune Realtime X  Oxide Tape Recorder  Precision Enhancer Hz  Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder  Verve Analog Machines Essentials Instruments  Electra 88 Vintage Keyboard Studio  Moog Minimoog  Opal Morphing Synth  PolyMAX Polyphonic Synth  Ravel Grand Piano  Waterfall B3 Organ Delay & Modulation  Brigade Chorus Pedal  Galaxy Tape Echo  Precision Delay Mod  Precision Delay Mod L  Studio D Chorus  Waterfall Rotary Speaker Reverbs & Rooms  Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb  Precision Reflection Engine  Pure Plate Reverb  RealVerb Pro Custom Room Modeler Guitar & Bass  Ampeg SVT-VR Classic Bass Amplifier  Marshall Plexi Classic Amplifier  Raw Distortion