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SKU: APX4

Product Description

Finally, a four preamp interface from Universal Audio! The Apollo X4 fits the bill for music producers after a desktop device with plenty of room to manoeuvre.

Universal Audio are at the top of the recording game - their Apollo series is the industry standard for recording artists. The X4 offers some of the best studio quality A/D and D/A conversion in its class, borrowed from UAD's high-end rackmount units.

Add in UAD’s acclaimed analogue emulation plug-ins bundle powered by QUAD Core processing and you’ve got everything you need to lay down tracks straight out the box.

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Preamps

UAD use Unison mic preamps, which allow you to emulate iconic Neve, Helio, API, Manley and UA preamp characteristics. There’s plenty of sought-after tube and solid-state tones to discover through each pre’s impedance and gain sage sweet spots.

You also have the option of two Hi-Z gain matching instrument inputs if you're using modelling plug-ins. As with all UAD interfaces, the X4 runs at near-zero latency at a dynamic range of 127 dB. No frustrating DAW fiddling here.

Plug-ins

You’ll be hard-pressed to find an interface that includes as many great plug-ins as the Apollo range. The Realtime Analog Classics Plus suite is sure to spice up your sound, packing guitar and bass amps from the likes of Marshall and Ampeg. Choose from an array of compressors, EQs, tape delay and reverb all powered seamlessly by the QUAD Core processor.

Connectivity

The Apollo X4 is built to be the centrepiece of your recording setup. In addition to its four preamps and two Hi-Z ins are two headphone outs, making collaboration with other musicians in the room incredibly easy.

Its pro spec’d four line outs, monitor controls, talkback function and ADAR/SPDIF in and out is far more than you’ll find on similarly priced interfaces. There’s also room to expand. The X4 can combine up to four Thunderbolt Apollos for further connection options as your studio grows.

LUNA DAW Included

Mac users of Thunderbolt-equipped Apollo can now use Universal Audio's digital audio workstation, LUNA. Apollo interfaces are fully compatible with any DAW of your choosing, but UA have designed LUNA to specifically get the most out of the Apollo series. With Accelerated Realtime Monitoring for seamless hardware-software integration, you can capture audio through UAD plugins with virtually no latency. UA have worked with some of the biggest names in audio to load LUNA with great sounding instruments and extensions. Enjoy high-quality extensions such as the Studer multitrack tape and Neve Summing, as well as instruments from Moog, UA, Spitfire Audio and more!

Key Features

  • 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
  • UAD-2 QUAD Core processing
  • 2 Unison-enabled front panel Hi-Z instrument inputs
  • 2 independent front panel headphone outputs
  • Built-in Talkback mic
  • Dedicated monitor functionality
  • Up to 8 channels of additional digital input and output
  • Includes the "Realtime Analog Classics Plus" UAD plug-in bundle
  • Uncompromising analog design, superior components, and premium build quality

Realtime Analog Classics Plus Bundle

  • UA 610-B Tube Preamp & EQ
  • Fairchild 670 Compressor (Legacy)
  • UA 1176LN Limiting Amplifier (Legacy)
  • UA 1176SE Limiting Amplifier (Legacy)
  • Pultec EQP-1A EQ (Legacy)
  • Marshall Plexi Classic Guitar Amp
  • Pultec Pro EQ (Legacy)
  • Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier (Legacy)
  • Raw Distortion
  • Ampeg SVT-VR Classic Bass Amp
  • Precision Channel Strip (Precision Mix Rack Collection)
  • Precision Reflection Engine (Precision Mix Rack Collection)
  • Precision Delay Mod (Precision Mix Rack Collection)
  • Precision Delay Mod L (Precision Mix Rack Collection)
  • Precision Enhancer Hz
  • RealVerb Pro Custom Room Modeler
Specifications
Analogue Inputs
4
Brand
Universal Audio
Connectivity
Thunderbolt
Analogue Outputs
8

Customer Reviews

4.9

11 reviews

Value

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Sound

Ms Lisa Murray12th Dec 2020

This is my dream audio interface and I am so happy to finally call it my own !

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer10th Oct 2020

Value 4Looks 5Durability 4Sound 5

Mr Jason Ward27th Aug 2020

First UA interface I have bought but seems very well built and sound quality is great.

Value 4Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer2nd Jul 2020

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr Louis Harrison27th Jun 2020

Value 4Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr. Neil Shaw-Hulme9th Jun 2020

The sound is very audiophile and the performance excellent. Obviously In keeping with a high end product. You really do get what you pay for. I was surprised at how it analytically pulled apart my mixes until now. The plugins are expensive bit do sound like the original hardware.

Value 5Looks 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer1st Jun 2020

For me this is a Game changer, both in sound and workflow.. and I’ve used studio grade kit and lower cost interfaces. For me I got this to have the Manley vox, and to effectively try out other studio hardware using unison.

Value 4Looks 5Durability 4Sound 5

Mr PETER MORRIS20th May 2020

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer16th Jan 2020

Excellent, easy-to-use interface. Well built, great features with two headphone sockets, multiple output formats, and solid software that makes control room monitoring a breeze. I only dropped the fifth star because of plugin limitations which I hadn't expected. The unit can only run so many UAD plugins, so keep that in mind if you run larger projects. Otherwise it's the best and most portable interface I've owned. If UAD would add midi sockets to their range they'd be perfect, but this comes close.

Value 4Looks 5Durability 4Sound 5

Ms Mandi Butterton9th Dec 2019

Value 3Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

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