Universal Audio Apollo Twin X QUAD Gen 2 Essentials+ Edition, Thunderbolt Connectivity, Integrated Monitor Controller, Up to 20+ UAD Plug-ins, Unison Mic Preamps, UAD Plug-In Support
Universal Audio
- Thunderbolt Connectivity: 10 x 6 audio interface with QUAD Core DSP processing for efficient performance.
- Unison™ Mic Preamps: Two high-quality mic preamps emulate the sound of legendary analog gear from brands like Neve, API, and Manley.
- High-Resolution Converters: Elite-class Apollo X Gen 2 converters offer 24-bit/192 kHz resolution for pristine audio fidelity.
- Dynamic Range: Enhanced D/A conversion with a 129 dB dynamic range for critical monitoring and playback.
Warranty: 1 Year — effortless warranty claims with UK-wide coverage. Learn more
Key specifications
- Connection
- Thunderbolt
Details
- Shipping Weight
- 0.50 Kg
- Shipping Dimensions
- 10.00 cm x 20.00 cm x 25.00 cm
- Audio Interface
- 10 x 6 Thunderbolt
- DSP Processing
- QUAD Core
- Mic Preamps
- 2 Unison™ mic preamps
- Instrument Input
- Hi-Z input
- Optical Input
- Optical Toslink (ADAT or S/PDIF)
- Monitor Outputs
- 2 x 1/4" monitor outs
- Line Outputs
- 2 x 1/4" line outs (ALT)
- Headphone Output
- 1 x 1/4" TRS
- Conversion Resolution
- 24-bit / 192 kHz
- Dynamic Range
- 129 dB
- Monitor Correction
- Apollo Monitor Correction (Sonarworks®)
- Plug-In Formats
- VST, AU, AAX 64
- Included Plug-Ins
- Up to 20+ UAD plug-ins (Essentials+ )
- Compatibility
- LUNA, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live
- Expandable
- Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces or Dante models
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Leo K. Used for: 6–12 months
Pros
The extra DSP means the mix stays on the interface and not on the laptop
Comment
Went QUAD rather than DUO because the DUO ran out of processing on the last big session, and that has proved to be the right call, with a full vocal chain on four inputs and headroom still on the meters. Most of a year in, the fanless case has never got more than warm. It does need a hub though if your laptop only has the one port, and that is another thing to buy on top of an already eye watering total.
Ava L. Used for: Less than a month
Comment
First interface I have owned that arrived with a sound rather than a spec sheet. The 1073 emulation on the input is the one I keep coming back to, and it is doing the work in real time rather than eating the laptop. Came from a USB box that needed its buffer at 512 to survive a session with plugins on. This sits at 64 with a full mix running and the round trip is under three milliseconds. My playing improved the same afternoon, which tells you how much the old latency was costing me!
Oscar K. Used for: Less than a month
Pros
Rock solid on a Windows machine, which I did not expect
Cons
The included software wants an account, an installer and half an afternoon
Comment
Setting the thing up took longer than recording the first track: account, licence manager, plugin authorisation, firmware. Once that was done though it has not asked for anything since. The preamps are quiet enough that a ribbon microphone is usable without a booster, and that was the test I bought it for.
Millie M. Used for: 3–6 months
Pros
The DSP does the heavy lifting so the laptop stays cool
Comment
Quietest preamps I have ever recorded through, no contest
Isla M. Used for: More than a year
Comment
Bought it for mixing and it turned into the tracking box as well. Everything that goes down now goes through a preamp emulation first, and mixes come together faster because the decisions are already made. Over a year of near daily use and the only fault has been my own cable.
Isla C. Used for: Less than a month
Pros
Sounds better than the price of it, which is saying something
Cons
Two inputs only, so a band still needs a second box
Comment
Straight into a Thunderbolt port on the laptop and it simply appeared, no drivers to hunt down and nothing at all to restart
