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Universal Audio Apollo 8 Quad FW800 w/ TB2 Interface - Used From UA
Audio interface with 4 Unison microphone preamps and classic analog sound. In Used, Very Good condition
$698.00
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The unit is in perfect working order. There is some visible damage to the right rack ear but it is still rackable.
Manufacturer's Description from UA
Apollo interfaces are proud successors of the UA’s 60-year heritage of audio craftsmanship. The four onboard DSP procesors allow a nealry zero-latency usage of the high quality UAD plugins, giving your production that analogue sound.
This Apollo comes with 4 Unison enabled microphone preamps. This technology lets you enjoy the colour and texture of the classic preamps by modelling the thought after designs by Neve, Manley, API, Helios and UA.
8 line inputs and outputs, advanced, yet user friendly software make outboard gear connection, routing and creating multiple monitor mixes seamless.
Firewire and Thunderbolt 2 ports ensure hi-speed connectivity to your PC or Mac. Try daisy-chaining up to 4 Apollos and 6 UAD 2 devices together for an even more powerful setup.
External PSU works on both 110V and 220V, EU power cord is included.
About Manufacturer
Universal Audio Inc. was re-founded in 1999 by Bill's sons, James Putnam and Bill Putnam Jr., with two main goals: to faithfully reproduce classic analog recording equipment in the tradition of their father, and to design new digital recording tools with the sound and spirit of vintage analog technology. However, as Bill Jr. recounts, the genesis of "UA, part 2" is actually a bit more serendipitous.
Having grown up in the music industry, Bill Jr. and James ("Jim") Putnam naturally assumed that the music business is where they'd eventually end up. Jim, a touring musician and recording engineer, and their older brother Scott, a studio designer in Southern California, were the first to follow in Bill Sr.'s path. However, Bill Jr. took a more circuitous direction, working for a number of engineering companies before undertaking a doctorate in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. It was at Stanford that Bill Jr. became closely involved in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), specializing in signal processing. It was also at Stanford that Bill Jr. began to assemble a team of the best and brightest minds in the field — who continue to steer many of Universal Audio's engineering efforts to this day.
However, the precise event that led Bill and Jim to start (or "reinvent") Universal Audio in 1999 was unexpected. As Bill Jr. tells it, when Bill Sr. passed away in 1989, he and Jim were faced with the Herculean task of cleaning out their dad's workshop and storage areas. While going through Bill Sr.'s old test equipment, boxes of parts, bits and pieces of consoles, and half-cannibalized 1176 compressors, Jim came across their father’s old design notebook. The two spent the evening poring over his notes, realizing that this was the map to every technical problem their father had ever solved. It was at that moment that they decided to bring back Universal Audio and its classic products.
Fast forward a decade. Now with nearly 80 employees and legions of new customers worldwide, UA is headquartered near the Silicon Valley, in Scotts Valley, California — where our classic analog gear is still hand-built, one unit at a time. The lengths we go to deliver the exact sound and performance of classic analog audio gear is unparalleled; in fact, the goal is for UA's modern units to perform identically to well-maintained units built decades ago.
Of course, analog is only half the story. At Universal Audio, we employ the world's brightest DSP engineers and digital modeling authorities to develop our award-winning UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform, featuring the most authentic analog emulation plug-ins in the industry. Our DSP gurus work with the original hardware manufacturers — using their exact schematics, golden units, and experienced ears — to give UAD plug-ins warmth and harmonics in all the right places, just like analog.
Specifications
Key Features
- Worldwide standard in professional A/D and D/A conversion for music production
- Onboard UAD-2 QUAD Core DSP allows Realtime UAD Processing — record through plug-ins from Neve, Lexicon, Studer, Marshall, Ampex, and more*
- 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
- Cascade two Apollos for 16 analog I/O channels and 12 digital I/O channels
- Includes two Thunderbolt 2 ports for fast connectivity and daisy chaining units.
- World class UA analog design, superior components, and premium build quality
* All trademarks are recognized as property of their respective owners. Individual UAD Powered Plug-Ins sold separately.
Audio Interface
- Sample rates up to 192 kHz at 24-bit word length
- 18 x 24 simultaneous input/output channels:
- Eight channels of analog-to-digital conversion via mic, line, or high-impedance inputs
- 14 channels of digital-to-analog conversion via:
- Eight mono line outputs
- Stereo monitor outputs
- Two stereo headphone outputs
- 10 channels of digital I/O via:
- Eight channels ADAT Optical I/O with S/MUX for high sample rates
- Two channels coaxial S/PDIF I/O with sample rate conversion
- Two FireWire 800 ports for daisy-chaining other FireWire devices
- Two Thunderbolt 2 ports for daisy-chaining other Apollo interfaces and UAD-2 hardware
Microphone Preamplifiers
- Four high-resolution, ultra-transparent, digitally-controlled analog mic preamps
- Front panel and software control of all preamp parameters
- Switchable low cut filter, 48V phantom power, pad, polarity, and stereo linking
- Unison™ technology for deep integration with UAD preamp and pedal plug-ins
Monitoring
- Stereo monitor outputs (independent of eight line outputs)
- Digitally-controlled analog monitor outputs maintains highest fidelity
- Front panel control of monitor levels and muting
- Two stereo headphone outputs with independent mix buses
- Independent front panel analog volume controls for headphone outputs
- Front panel pre-fader metering of monitor bus levels
- S/PDIF outputs can be set to mirror the monitor outputs
Apollo FireWire Hardware Manual 6 Features
UAD-2 Inside
- QUAD Core DSP with four SHARC® processors
- Realtime UAD Processing on all of Apollo’s analog and digital inputs
- Same features and functionality as other UAD-2 devices when used with DAW
- Can be combined with other UAD-2 devices for increased mixing DSP
- Complete UAD Powered Plug-Ins library is available online
Software
Console application:
- Analog-style mixer for realtime monitoring and tracking with UAD plug-ins
- Enables Realtime UAD Processing
- DSP mixer for realtime monitoring and tracking
- Remote control of Apollo features and functionality
- Virtual I/O for routing DAW tracks through Console
Console Recall plug-in:
- Saves Console configurations inside DAW sessions for easy recall
- Convenient access to Console’s monitor controls via DAW plug-in
- VST, RTAS, AAX 64, and Audio Units plug-in formats
UAD Meter & Control Panel application:
- Configures global UAD settings and monitors system usage
Other
- Easy firmware updates
- 1U rack-mountable form factor
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