Universal Audio Apollo Firewire QUAD

Universal Audio Apollo Classic Firewire Quad

Apollo FireWire Audio Interface w/ QUAD Processing Universal Audio Apollo Classic Firewire Quad is one of the world’s most popular professional audio interfaces — delivering the sound, feel, and flow of analog recording to music creators everywhere. A perfect centerpiece for studios running original Mac Pro towers and Windows 7 machines, this 18 x 24 FireWire 800-equipped interface features analog design based on UA’s 50-year heritage, along with gold-standard Apollo A/D and D/A conversion for impeccable audio resolution. Universal Audio Apollo Classic Firewire Quad further distinguishes itself with Realtime UAD-2 Processing and Unison™ technology, letting you record with near-zero latency through the full range of UAD plug-ins from Neve, Studer, Manley, Lexicon, and more — including new mic preamp emulations from Neve, API and Universal Audio.

• Worldwide standard in professional A/D and D/A conversion for music production
• Onboard UAD-2 QUAD Core DSP allows Realtime UAD Processing
• 4 Unison-enabled mic preamps for tracking through preamp emulations from Neve, API, and Universal Audio*
• 18 x 24 FireWire audio interface for Mac and Windows 7
• Cascade two Apollos for 16 analog I/O and 12 digital I/O
• Includes “Realtime Analog Classics Plus” UAD plug-in bundle
• Upgradeable to Thunderbolt via Thunderbolt 2 Option Card (Mac)
• World class UA analog design, superior components, and premium build quality

While Universal Audio Apollo Classic Firewire Quad’s “natural” sound is exceedingly open and transparent, it can quickly deliver a wide range of classic analog tones and color via its Realtime UAD Processing. Featuring powerful onboard QUAD processing, Apollo FireWire’s DSP Acceleration allows for recording through UAD Powered Plug-Ins — with sub-2ms latency, regardless of buffer settings — letting you monitor and “print” audio with classic analog emulations from Ampex, Lexicon, Manley, Neve, Roland, SSL, Studer, and more.*The Universal Audio Apollo Classic Firewire Quads bundled “Realtime Analog Classics Plus” suite of UAD plug-ins gives you the UA 610-B Tube Preamp & EQ, Raw Distortion, Softube Amp Rooms, legacy LA-2A, 1176, and Fairchild compressors, Pultec EQs, and more, so you have a rack full of bonafide audio classics, right out of the box.   Apollo FireWire comes equipped with four Unison-enabled mic preamps, letting you track with colorful mic preamp sounds from Neve, API, and Universal Audio. An Apollo breakthrough, Unison technology nails the tone of these sought-after tube and solid state mic preamps — including their impedance, gain stage “sweet spots,” and component-level circuit behaviors.