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From Universal Audio
Apollo 8p. Next-Generation Conversion with Eight Onboard Preamps.
Apollo 8p is a dramatic update to one of the world’s most popular professional audio interfaces, delivering enhanced sound with the tone, feel, and flow of analog recording. This 16 x 20 Thunderbolt 2 interface features eight onboard Unison™ mic preamps — perfect for mobile rigs and tracking full bands. Built on genuine UA analog design and next-generation A/D and D/A conversion, Apollo 8p also features powerful UAD-2 QUAD Core processing, letting you run UAD Powered Plug-Ins in real time. With sound that surpasses anything in its class, Apollo 8p rivals modular converters costing twice the price, in a sleek new package.
Key Features
- Next-generation Apollo A/D and D/A conversion for professional music production
- 8 Unison™-enabled mic preamps for tracking full bands through preamp emulations from Neve, API, and Universal Audio
- Onboard UAD-2 QUAD Core DSP allows Realtime UAD Processing
- 16 x 20 Thunderbolt 2 audio interface for Mac with powerful Console 2.0 software control
- Cascade up to 4 Apollo interfaces and 6 UAD devices total over Thunderbolt (Mac)
- Convenient front panel monitoring functions including Alt Speakers, Dim, and Mono
- Includes “Realtime Analog Classics Plus” plug-in bundle
- World class UA analog design, superior components, and premium build quality
World-Class Sound with Superior Apollo A/D and D/A Conversion
The original Apollo, introduced in 2012, quickly became a gold standard among modern music producers and engineers — it now counts many of the world’s top artists as users. Apollo 8p improves upon the original Apollo’s sound quality with completely redesigned, class-leading A/D and D/A conversion — giving you increased dynamic range and even lower THD. Building upon a 50-year legacy of circuit design, UA engineers started with obsessive auditioning of the latest converters, pairing them with completely redesigned analog circuitry. Confirmed by extensive double-blind listening tests, the result is is 3 dB better dynamic range on both A/D and D/A conversion versus the original Apollo, placing the Apollo 8p as the measurable class leader.
Realtime UAD Plug-In Processing for Tracking, Mixing, and Mastering
Imagine having a classic analog studio, in single rack space. Apollo 8p lets you record through UAD Powered Plug-Ins — including vintage EQs, compressors, reverbs, tape machines and more — at near-zero latency, regardless of your audio software buffer size. With award-winning UAD plug-ins from Ampex, Lexicon, Neve, Manley, Roland, SSL, Studer, and more,* Apollo 8p serves up authentic analog tone and warmth.
The key to its analog sound is onboard UAD-2 QUAD DSP Processing, which powers the UAD plug-ins while reducing the strain on your host computer.
Apollo 8p comes bundled with “Realtime Analog Classics Plus” suite of UAD plug-ins. From there, you can choose from a vast and expanding collection of plug-ins in the UA Online Store
Eight Mic Preamps with Unison™ Technology
Apollo 8p comes equipped with eight Unison-enabled mic preamps, letting you track larger projects 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. The secret to Unison is its hardware-software integration between Apollo’s mic preamps and its onboard UAD-2 processing. Simply place a selected tube or solid state preamp plug-in on your desired mic input, and record in real time through stunning emulations like the bundled UA 610-B Tube Preamp plug-in, or the Neve 1073 and API 212L.
Impedance and Gain Matching
Apollo 8p is further enhanced by adding Unison technology to its front-panel Hi-Z instrument inputs, giving you dead-on impedance and gain matching for new stompbox models like the Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808.
Improved Monitoring and Workflow
Apollo 8p features a host of front-panel upgrades over the original Apollo, including Alt Speakers, Dim, and Mono functions as well as input and output metering capabilities.
** This unit has a broken ADAT Toslink Input **
System
- I/O Complement
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- Microphone Inputs 8
- High-Impedence (Hi-Z) Instrument Inputs 2
- Analog Line Inputs 8
- Analog Line Outputs 6 (eight including monitor outputs)
- Analog Monitor Outputs 2 (one stereo pair)
- Headphone Outputs 2 Stereo
- Digital Input Port (TOSLINK optical) 1 (ADAT or S/PDIF, selectable)
- Digital Output Port (TOSLINK optical) 1 (ADAT or S/PDIF, selectable)
- Thunderbolt 2 ports 2 (Thunderbolt 1 compatible)
- Word Clock 1 input, 1 output
- A/D – D/A Conversion
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- Supported Sample Rates (kHz) 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192
- Bit Depth Per Sample 24
- Simultaneous A/D conversion 8 channels
- Simultaneous D/A conversion 14 channels
- Analog Round-Trip Latency 1.1 milliseconds @ 96 kHz sample rate
- Analog Round-Trip Latency with four serial UAD-2 plug-ins via Console application 1.1 milliseconds @ 96 kHz sample rate
Analog I/O
Frequency Response 20 Hz – 20 kHz, ±0.1 dB
- Microphone Inputs 1 - 8
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- Connector Type XLR Female, pin 2 positive (Combo XLR/TRS)
- Phantom Power +48V (switchable per mic input)
- Dynamic Range 119 dB (A–weighting)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio 119 dB (A–weighting)
- Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise –110 dBFS
- Equivalent Input Noise –128.7 dB
- Common-Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) 70 dB (10’ cable)
- Default Input Impedance 5.4K Ohms (variable via Unison plug-ins)
- Gain Range +10 dB to +65 dB
- Pad Attenuation 20 dB (switchable per input)
- Maximum Input Level +25 dBu (minimum gain, pad engaged)
- Hi-Z Inputs 1 - 2
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- Connector Type ¼” Female TS Unbalanced
- Dynamic Range 118 dB (A–weighting)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio 118 dB (A–weighting)
- Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise –103 dBFS
- Input Impedance 1M Ohms (variable via Unison plug-ins)
- Gain Range +10 dB to +65 dB
- Maximum Input Level +12 dBu
- Line Inputs 1 – 8
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- Connector Type ¼” Female TRS Balanced (Combo XLR/TRS)
- Dynamic Range 120 dB (A–weighting)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio 120 dB (A–weighting)
- Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise –110 dBFS
- Common-Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) 60 dB (10’ cable)
- Input Impedance 10K Ohms
- Gain Range +10 dB to +65 dB (Line Input Gain = ON)
- Reference Level +4 dBu (Line Input Gain = BYPASS)
- Maximum Input Level +20.2 dBu
- Monitor Outputs 1 – 6
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- Connector Type ¼” Female TRS Balanced
- Dynamic Range 121 dB (A–weighting)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio 121 dB (A–weighting)
- Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise –110 dBFS
- Stereo Level Balance ±0.05 dB
- Output Impedance 100 Ohms
- Maximum Output Level +20.2 dBu
- Monitor Outputs Left & Right
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- Connector Type ¼” Female TRS Balanced
- Dynamic Range 121 dB (A–weighting)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio 121 dB (A–weighting)
- Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise –110 dBFS
- Stereo Level Balance ±0.05 dB
- Output Impedance 100 Ohms
- Maximum Output Level +20.2 dBu
- Stereo Headphone Outputs 1 – 2
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- Connector Type ¼” Female TRS Stereo
- Dynamic Range 118 dB (A–weighting)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio 118 dB (A–weighting)
- Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise –101 dBFS
- Maximum Output Power 160 mW into 300 ohm load
Digital I/O
S/PDIF
Connector Type (shared with ADAT) Optical TOSLINK JIS F05
Format IEC958
Supported Sample Rates (kHz) 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96
ADAT
Connector Type (shared with S/PDIF) Optical TOSLINK JIS F05
Format ADAT Digital Lightpipe with S/MUX
Supported Sample Rates (kHz) 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192
Channel Assignments @ 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz Port 1 = Channels 1 – 8, Port 2 = 1 – 8 (mirrored)
Channel Assignments @ 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz Port 1 = Channels 1 – 4, Port 2 = Channels 5 – 8
Channel Assignments @ 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz Port 1 = Channels 1 – 2, Port 2 = Channels 3 – 4
- Word Clock
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- Connector Type BNC
- Lock Range ±0.5% of any supported sample rate
- Word Clock Input Termination 75 Ohms, switchable
- Synchronization Sources
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- Internal, Word Clock, S/PDIF, ADAT
Electrical
Power Supplies External AC to DC Power Supply, Level V compliant
AC Input Connector Type IEC Male
AC Requirements 100V – 240V AC, 50 – 60 Hz
DC Connector Type XLR 4-Pin Locking Male (Neutrik P/N NC4MDM3-H)
DC Requirements 12 VDC, ±5%
Maximum Power Consumption 50 Watts
Mechanical
- Dimensions
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- Width 19”
- Height 1.75” (1U rack space)
- Depth, Chassis Only 12.125”
- Depth, Including Knob & Jack Protrusions 13.5”
- Shipping Box (Width x Depth x Height) 24” x 17” x 8”
- Weight
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- Shipping Weight (with box & accessories) 18 pounds
- Weight (bare unit) 9.1 pounds
- Package Contents
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- Apollo 16 mkII Audio Interface Unit
- External Power Supply
- AC Power Cable (IEC)
- Getting Started URL Card
- Set of (4) Rack-Mount Screws
- Note
- All specifications are typical performance unless otherwise noted, tested under the following conditions: 48 kHz internal sample rate, 24-bit sample depth, 20 kHz measurement bandwidth, with balanced output.
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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