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Universal Audio Apollo x16D G2 w/ Dante Analog Classics  From UA

Rackmount 18 x 20 Thunderbolt audio interface with 16 x 16 Dante I/O, elite-class Apollo X Gen 2 D/A monitor conversion, Apollo Monitor Correction, immersive audio support up to 9.1.6, Bass Management, HEXA core DSP plug-in processing, and premium software suite for Mac or Windows. 

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Manufacturer's Description from UA

Take UAD plug-ins from studio to stage.

Perfect for live sound venues or networked recording studios, UA’s Apollo x16D interface gives you elite-class Apollo X sound and realtime UAD plug-in processing over Thunderbolt and Dante. With Apollo x16D, you can mix and record live performances with over 200 UAD plug-ins from Auto-Tune, Neve, SSL, and C-Suite, plus classic LA-2A and 1176 compressors, and more. 

Key Benefits

  • Mix studio and live performances using award-winning UAD plug-ins in realtime over Dante
  • Use Plug-In Scenes to recall settings instantly, even in the middle of a performance
  • Link up to four x16Ds for a 64-channel Dante system with network redundancy
  • Bring your best UAD plug-ins like Auto-Tune, Neve, Lexicon, and Sonnox from studio to stage
  • Turn any space with ethernet into a multi-room Apollo recording studio with immersive audio support
  • Mix with confidence in any room using Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks®* 
  • Get included software worth thousands with either UAD Analog Classics or UAD Complete versions. Plus enjoy special upgrade pricing on even more UAD plug-ins with your purchase 

Take Elite-Class Apollo X Sound on Stage

Universal Audio built Apollo x16D for both live sound engineers and networked recording studios. With its 16 channels of Dante I/O, elite-class audio conversion, and HEXA core DSP processing — the world’s most powerful system for running UAD plug-ins in realtime — Apollo x16D seamlessly connects to your digital mixing console, putting over 200 UAD plug-ins right at your fingertips. 

Work Fast & Never Lose Your Settings

With its powerful digital mixing engine giving you control over inputs, outputs, and plug-in routing — Apollo x16D makes it easy to quickly build your mix and control entire effects chains in realtime. Then quickly recall your plug-in settings over MIDI, all without interrupting the performance.  

Hundreds of Effects, One Rack Space

Apollo x16D comes in two bundle versions, both delivering a generous suite of UAD plug-ins right out of the box. Build your mix with classic Teletronix LA-2A and 1176 compressors, Pultec EQs, Neve, API and SSL channel strips to modern favorites from Avalon, Manley, C-Suite, and more. 

Expand Your Studio Over Dante

Link up to four x16Ds to build a 64-channel Dante system with network redundancy, plus add network end-points with Apollo e1x and e2m using Power-over-Ethernet to form a complete stage rig with networked Unison™ preamps and personal monitoring. Or expand your current Thunderbolt Apollo studio over Dante — the most low-latency and scalable audio network available. 

Mix Down to Surround

After the show, bring Apollo x16D back to the studio, where it becomes your all‑in‑one monitoring hub for mixing formats up to 9.1.6 with multi-channel immersive Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks.® This allows you to easily create 16‑channel immersive audio mixes of live sets or studio recordings for Dolby Atmos, Auro‑3D, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and others.

A Hybrid System, Made for Your Mission

Combine Apollo x16D’s HEXA Core DSP with native processing from your host computer to produce large sessions with complex plug-in chains — a powerhouse hybrid workflow that outpaces any native-only recording setup. 

Key Features 

  • 18 x 20 audio interface featuring Dante I/O (supports AES67 mode @ 48 kHz)
  • Onboard HEXA Core Processing for mixing with UAD plug-ins at near-zero latency
  • Recall plug-in settings over MIDI, even in the middle of a performance
  • Two RJ45 Ethernet Dante® connections for switched or redundant network modes, including expansion to Apollo e1x and e2m network peripherals 
  • Two monitor outs (XLR), stereo AES I/O (XLR), word clock I/O (BNC) for connection to professional digital outboard hardware
  • Elite-class Apollo X Gen 2 D/A converter with 24-bit / 192 kHz resolution featuring Dual-Crystal Clocking for ultra-low jitter at all sample rates
  • Flagship D/A for critical monitoring and playback with 133 dB dynamic range and astonishingly low THD of -129 dB
  • Calibrate your main monitor outputs (stereo or immersive) with Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks®*
  • Create 16-channel immersive audio mixes for Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and others
  • Fully-featured monitor controller with alternate speaker switching and integrated talkback for easy communication with talent
  • ALT monitoring support in all monitor modes (2 x ALT mon for stereo, 1 x ALT mon for immersive)
  • Includes up to 200+ UAD plug-ins with UAD Analog Classics or UAD Complete
  • Compatible with LUNA, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live, and more**
  • Expand systems over Dante with compatible Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces*  
  • Free industry-leading technical support from knowledgeable audio engineers

*Requires Apollo Monitor Correction Add-on and SoundID Reference licenses, available from sonarworks.com

**For full compatibility information, refer to help.uaudio.com

Over 30 Included Plug-Ins in UAD Analog Classics
  • Channel Strips & Preamps (6) 
    • Century Tube Channel Strip
    • CS-1 Channel Strip
    • LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip
    • Precision Channel Strip
    • UA 610-A Preamp & EQ
    • UA 610-B Preamp & EQ
  • Compressors / Limiters (7) 
    • Fairchild 670 Legacy Compressor
    • Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Leveling Amplifier
    • Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor
    • Precision Buss Compressor
    • UA 1176 FET Compressor
    • UA 1176LN Legacy 
    • UA 1176SE Legacy
  • Equalizers (3)
    • Precision Equalizer
    • Pultec EQP-1A Legacy EQ 
    • Pultec Pro Legacy EQ 
  • Special Processing (5)
    • Oxide Tape Recorder
    • Precision De-Esser
    • Precision Enhancer Hz
    • Precision Enhancer kHz
    • Vibe Analog Machines Essentials
  • Instruments (1)
    • PolyMAX Polyphonic Synth
  • Delay & Modulation (3)
    • Galaxy Tape Echo
    • Precision Delay Mod
    • Precision Delay Mod L
  • Reverbs & Rooms (2)
    • Precision Reflection Engine
    • Pure Plate Reverb
  • Mastering (3)
    • Precision Limiter
    • Precision Maximizer
    • Precision Multiband
  • Guitar & Bass (5)
    • Bermuda Triangle
    • Raw Distortion
    • TS Overdrive Pedal
    • UAD Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp
    • UAD Showtime ’64 Tube Amp
Universal Audio

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.

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