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16 x 20 Interface for Mac w/ 8 Mic Preamps

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Since it's launch the Apollo 8 has become one of the world's most popular professional interfaces; delivering the tone feel and flow of analogue recording but with all the benefits that a digital system can bring. This new Apollo 8pre makes the best even better now with Windows compatibility and a thunderbolt interface that boasts 8 onboard top quality Unison mic pre-amps.

The Apollo 8 is an 16 x 20 Thunderbolt interface that has been designed to work seamlessly with both with Apple Mac and windows based computers. It combines a genuine UA analog design with next-generation A/D and D/A conversion, ultra high performance processing and thunderbolt connectivity to create a class leading interface in a sleek package. 

The Apollo series combine Realtime UAD processing with their Unison technology to let you record at near-zero latency through a full range of plug-ins. The Unison technology offers classic preamp emulations from Neve API and Universal audio, so you can choose to record with pristine clarity, or utilise the legendary colouration of these classic preamp circuits

Please note: you can now connect via Thunderbolt 3 with the UAD Thunderbolt 3 Option Card!

Here's what UAD say about the Apollo 8P

Apollo 8p is the premium eight-preamp version of the world’s most acclaimed professional recording interface for Mac and Windows — giving project and commercial studios superior A/D and D/A conversion with the tone, feel, and realtime workflow of classic analog recording.

Built upon UA’s 60-year heritage of audio craftsmanship, Apollo 8p distinguishes itself with eight Unison™-enabled mic preamps, onboard UAD-2 QUAD Core processing, and an included bundle of award-winning UAD plug-ins — which you can track through with near-zero latency, shaping sounds like a classic analog studio — without taxing your host Mac or PC.

 Record with world-class Apollo A/D and D/A conversion — as heard on hundreds of hit records
 Track with near-zero latency through preamp emulations from Neve®, API®, Manley® and more using Unison™  technology†
 Mix with UAD plug-ins like the included Teletronix® LA-2A, 1176, and Fairchild® compressors, Pultec® EQs, and 610-B Preamp
 Cascade up to 4 Apollo interfaces and 6 UAD-2 devices over Thunderbolt,* adding DSP and I/O as your studio grows

Unison™ Technology: The Genuine Sound of Neve®, API® & Manley® Preamps
Apollo 8p comes equipped with eight Unison-enabled mic preamps, letting you track larger projects through exacting mic preamp emulations from Neve, API, Manley, and Universal Audio. An Apollo exclusive, 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-2 QUAD Core DSP Acceleration. Simply place a Unison preamp plug-in on your mic input, and tap into the classic sounds of the world’s most recorded mic preamps.

A Full Suite of Classic Analog Processing Onboard
Right out of the box, Apollo 8p provides a suite of incredible analog emulation plug-ins including the world’s only authentic Teletronix® LA-2A, 1176LN, and Fairchild® compressors, the legendary Pultec® EQs, and the Unison-enabled UA 610-B Tube Preamp. Developed by UA’s world-renowned team of algorithm engineers, these Realtime Analog Classics 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, or the pump of a genuine Fairchild 670 compressor on drums, your recordings will take a giant leap forward in rich, sonically complex analog sound.
 
Access the World of UAD Powered Plug-Ins
Beyond the included Realtime Analog Classics plug-ins, you can tap into the full library award-winning UAD Powered Plug-Ins — including vintage EQs, Compressors, Reverbs, Tape Machines and more — at near-zero latency, regardless of your audio software’s buffer size and without taxing your computer’s CPU.

With exclusive emulations from Neve, Studer, Manley, API, Ampex, Lexicon, Fender, and more,† it’s like having an endless analog studio, in a single rack space. And unlike competing interfaces, these DSP-powered plug-ins are also available in your DAW for mixing.

“UAD plug-ins are amazing… I’ve used them on all my projects for the last few years.”
- Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys)

Next-Generation A/D and D/A Conversion
Of course, the heart of any audio interface is the quality of its conversion. In designing the next-generation Apollo range, UA engineers started with an obsessive auditioning of the latest A/D and D/A converters, ultimately pairing the selected 24-bit/192kHz converters with all-new analog circuitry for the optimal signal path. Apollo 8p provides increased dynamic range and lower THD versus other interfaces — rivaling dedicated converters costing thousands more.

Apollo: The Choice of New-School Professionals
Apollo 8 is the interface of choice for hit-making professionals, as used to record breakthrough albums by Kendrick Lamar (To Pimp A Butterfly), Coldplay (A Head Full of Dreams), Dr. Dre (Compton), Brad Paisley (Wheelhouse), and many more.

Build a Networked Studio System Over Thunderbolt
Apollo 8p offers 16 x 20 simultaneous inputs/outputs, with two built-in Thunderbolt ports. Thanks to Apollo Expanded software, users of any 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 8p also provides seamless integration with previous generation Apollos over Thunderbolt.

Now with Vintage Amps and Stompboxes
New for Apollo 8p is Unison technology on the front panel instrument inputs, giving you dead-on, impedance-matched emulations of guitar and bass amps like the Fender '55 Tweed Deluxe, Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959, and Ampeg B-15N Bass Amplifier, as well as iconic stompboxes like the Ibanez Tube Screamer.

Apollo 8p Key Features:

 16 x 20 Thunderbolt audio interface for Mac and Windows* with powerful Console 2.0 software control

 8 Unison™-enabled mic preamps for recording through exacting preamp emulations from Neve, API, Manley, and Universal Audio

 Built-in UAD-2 QUAD Core allows Realtime UAD Processing — tracking through DSP-assisted UAD plug-ins with near-zero latency, without draining CPU

 Includes “Realtime Analog Classics Plus” UAD plug-in bundle featuring authentic LA-2A, 1176, and Fairchild® compressors, Pultec® EQs, UA 610 tube preamp, and more

 Next-generation 24-bit/192 kHz Apollo A/D and D/A conversion as heard on hundreds of hit records

 Cascade up to 4 Apollo interfaces and 6 UAD devices total over Thunderbolt*

 Convenient front panel monitoring functions including Alt Speakers, and assignable Dim or Mono
 
 World-class UA analog design, superior components, and premium build quality

 Free, industry-leading technical support — on the phone and online — from knowledgeable audio engineers

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Written by Ollie Mason

Specifications
Brand
Universal Audio
Analogue Inputs
8
Digital Inputs
ADAT
Digital Outputs
ADAT
Analogue Outputs
24
Connectivity
Thunderbolt

Customer Reviews

4.5

2 reviews

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Mo fae Mo14th Apr 2016

My hole world has changed,just love the plugins,headphones sweet,8 unison pre's bliss and my Apollo Quad plugs in and gives me more. Heaven am in Heaven

Charlie5th Feb 2016

An amazing interface with fantastic UA plug ins. I had an issue with the interface after about 6 months, the main stereo outputs stopped working. Andertons took the unit & it was sent back to UA for further checks, after 2 weeks a new Apollo 8p was issued & amazing this had the exact same issue. A 3rd interface was issued and so far its working fine. Despite this fault issue the unit is amazing, UA customer service is great & I have gone on to record some great sounding songs in a home studio set up with the Apollo 8p

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