Universal Audio - Apollo x8 Gen 2 Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface with Essentials+ Plug-Ins
Model: APX8G2-ESS
SKU: 12533027
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Experience superior sound with 123 dB dynamic range on mic inputs and ultra-low THD+N, ensuring professional-grade recordings and mixes with exceptional clarity and detail.
LOW LATENCY - Achieve near-zero latency (1.1ms at 96 kHz) for real-time tracking and mixing with UAD plug-ins, providing a seamless workflow and eliminating distracting delays during critical recording sessions.
Equipped with 4 mic preamps, 8 line inputs, Hi-Z inputs, ADAT/S/PDIF digital I/O, and Thunderbolt 3, this interface offers extensive connectivity for any studio setup and workflow.
IN BUNDLE - Elevate your sound with a suite of industry-leading UAD plug-ins, providing access to legendary compressors, EQs, and reverbs for shaping and polishing your tracks with professional quality.
Benefit from rock-solid Thunderbolt 3 drivers, ensuring reliable performance and compatibility with macOS and Windows systems, minimizing downtime and maximizing creative flow.
Bring your music production to life with the Apollo x8 Gen 2 Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface, featuring Essentials+ Plug-Ins. Designed for creators and producers managing extensive projects, this advanced audio interface offers the highest-resolution audio conversion, four Unison mic preamps, and real-time UAD processing. Experience the legendary UA sound and craftsmanship in your studio rack, allowing you to record through renowned plug-ins from Auto-Tune, Neve, API, Manley, and more, all without latency.The Apollo x8 is equipped with elite-class Apollo X Gen 2 converters, delivering an unprecedented dynamic range that ensures you hear every detail of your music. Its four Unison preamps utilize impedance-matched analog modeling technology, recreating the sound and feel of classic analog gear from industry giants like Neve, API, Manley, and Fender. This technology provides digital control over mic preamp impedance and gain staging, allowing you to capture the rich analog textures that define iconic recordings.With a studio-grade D/A conversion boasting -127 dB THD+N and 130 dB DNR, the Apollo x8 ensures ultra-low noise and distortion, offering the widest dynamic range of any Apollo interface to date. Its enhanced Monitor D/A delivers professional headphone monitoring with 126 dB DNR and -117 dB (0.00014%) THD+N into 300 Ohm, making it ideal for critical listening environments.The Apollo x8's HEXA Core DSP allows you to record through UAD plug-ins in real-time, providing a seamless workflow with new UAD Console features such as Auto-Gain, Plug-In Scenes, Monitor Controller, and Immersive Audio. Mix with confidence using Apollo Monitor Correction by Sonarworks, ensuring accurate sound reproduction in any room or through headphones.Included with the Essentials+ package are a variety of UAD plug-ins, including channel strips, compressors, equalizers, special processing tools, and more. These plug-ins, such as the Teletronix LA-2A compressors, Pultec EQs, and amps from Fender, Marshall, and Ampeg, give you access to over 200 UAD plug-ins, enabling you to achieve proven hit-making sounds.The Apollo x8's hybrid system combines its powerful HEXA Core DSP with your host computer's native processing, allowing you to handle large sessions with complex plug-in chains effortlessly. Expand your studio capabilities by linking up to four Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces, providing up to 128 channels of premium I/O in your DAW, all controllable from your desktop using Apollo Twin or x4.Whether you're mixing, recording, or producing, the Apollo x8 Gen 2 Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface with Essentials+ Plug-Ins is your gateway to authentic analog sound and professional-grade audio production.