1Universal Audio Apollo x8 Gen 2 Essentials
Item No. : 207110
| Log in : | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Format : | Rack 1U |
| Entrées : | 18 |
Boullard Price:
3'029.–
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The specialist's opinion
The Universal Audio Apollo x8 is designed for creators and producers managing large-scale projects, offering ultra-high-resolution audio conversion, four Unison™ microphone preamps and UAD real-time processing - allowing you to record via plug-ins from Auto-Tune, Neve, API, Manley, and many others, without latency.
Apollo x8 brings you legendary UA sound and know-how, right in your rack.
The Apollo x8 was designed for professional and semi-professional studios where impeccable audio quality is essential. Thanks to Apollo X high-end audio conversion, unrivalled dynamic range and enhanced listening (optimized D/A monitoring), Apollo x8 guarantees authentic analog sound.
Details
- Thunderbolt 3 18 x 24 audio interface with HEXA Core DSP plug-in processing
- Four Unison™ Microphone preamps, two Hi-Z instrument inputs, eight 1/4" line inputs, two Toslink optical I/O (ADAT S/MUX), RCA coaxial I/O (S/PDIF), Word Clock I/O (BNC)
- Two 1/4" monitor outputs, eight 1/4" line outputs (ALT / 7.1 surround), two 1/4" TRS headphones outputs
- Elite-class Apollo X Gen 2 converters with 24-bit / 192 kHz resolution, featuring Dual-Crystal Clocking for ultra-low jitter at all sample rates
- Optimized D/A conversion for critical listening and audio playback, with a dynamic range of 130 dB and an extremely low total harmonic distortion rate of -127 dB
- Calibration of main outputs (monitor and Headphones) thanks to Apollo Monitor Correction, powered by Sonarworks®*
- Full-featured monitoring controller with alternative speaker switching and integrated talkback function to facilitate communication with artists
- Updated UAD Console application, including Auto-Gain, Plug-In Scenes, subwoofer integration via Bass Management, immersive audio support, and more
- Integrated DSP compatible with over 200 UAD plug-ins in 64-bit VST, AU and AAX formats, usable in all major STAN (digital audio stations)
- Included: up to 50 UAD plug-ins with Essentials or Studio editions
- Compatible with LUNA, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live, and more**
- Expandable with other Apollo Thunderbolt interfaces and via Dante thanks to the Apollo x16D
- Free, state-of-the-art technical support from experienced sound engineers
Recording with four Unison preamps
Unison™ technology lets you record in real time with the sound of classic console preamps and slices from Neve, Manley, API, and many others - to recapture the rich analog textures used in the greatest recordings.
Hear the smallest details like never before
Now featuring a Gen 2 design, Apollo x8 incorporates the highest-performance D/A converters to date. This enhanced listening quality, combined with new features such as the Apollo Monitor Correction developed by Sonarworks, ensures faithful reproduction of your recordings, whether via monitoring speakers or headphones.
Mix with authentic analog sounds
Apollo x8 provides you with the tools used by the world's top sound engineers. With Teletronix LA-2A compressors, Pultec equalizers and Fender, Marshall and Ampeg amps included, you have access to the entire library of over 200 UAD plug-ins, to give your productions a professional sound, worthy of the biggest hits.
Find the workflow that's right for you
Like an analog studio where the console is at the heart of the system, Apollo x8 features a powerful digital mixing engine to handle plug-in routing and monitoring. With the latest features like Auto-Gain, Bass Management, 7.1 surround sound and Plug-In Scenes, you can easily adapt your workflow to your needs.
A hybrid system for all your ambitions
Combine the Apollo x8's HEXA Core DSPs with the native power of your host computer to handle complex sessions with advanced plug-in chains - an ultra-high-performance hybrid configuration, far more powerful than native systems alone.
Grow your studio at your Rhythm
Grow your studio by connecting up to four Apollo interfaces via Thunderbolt, for a total of 128 channels of high-end I/O in your STAN (digital audio workstation), and control the whole thing from your desktop with an Apollo Twin or x4. Wherever your music takes you, an Apollo interface will always be close at hand.
Included with Essentials
Channel Strips & Preamps: Century Tube Channel Strip, CS-1 Channel Strip, Helios Type 69 Preamp & EQ, Precision Channel Strip, UA 610-A Preamp & EQ, UA 610-B Preamp & EQ.
Compressors / Limiters: Fairchild 670 Legacy, Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler, Teletronix LA-2A Gray Classic Leveler, Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Leveling Amplifier, Teletronix LA-2A Silver Classic Leveler, UA 1176LN Legacy, UA 1176SE Legacy.
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, Pultec-Pro Legacy EQ.
Special Processing: Auto-Tune Realtime Access, Oxide Tape Recorder, Precision Enhancer Hz, Verve Analog Machines Essential.
Instruments : PolyMAX Synth.
Delay & Modulation: Galaxy Tape Echo, Precision Delay Mod, Precision Delay Mod L.
Reverbs & Rooms: Precision Reflection Engine, Pure Plate Reverb, RealVerb Pro Custom Room Modeler.
Guitar & Bass: Raw Distortion, Ampeg SVT-VR Bass Amplifier, Marshall Plexi Classic Amplifier.
Additional Files
 Instruction manual |
Specification
| Générale | |
|---|---|
| Series : | Apollo |
| Log in : | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Format : | Rack 1U |
| Configuration | |
| Definition : | 24 bit |
| Sampling frequency : | 192 kHz |
| Entrées : | 18 |
| Outputs : | 24 |
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