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Universal Audio Apollo x4 Gen 2 TB3 with Essentials+ Bundle  From UA

Desktop 12 x 18 Thunderbolt audio interface with four Unison mic preamps, elite-class Apollo X Gen 2 audio conversion, Auto-Gain, Apollo Monitor Correction, Bass Management, QUAD core DSP plug-in processing, and premium software suite for Mac or Windows.

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$1,999.00

Free Plugins With Purchase ($2637 value)

Upgrade to the new Apollo X Gen 2 interface and get the following plugins free: • Verve Analog Machines • LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip • Cooper Time Cube • EP-34 Tape Echo • Dream ‘65 Reverb Amp • Waterfall Rotary Speaker • Cambridge EQ • Precision Max

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Manufacturer's Description from UA

Create with the world’s most powerful desktop audio interface. 

 

Record and mix larger sessions and hear every detail with the next generation of UA’s Apollo x4 interfaces, featuring highest-resolution audio conversion, four Unison™ mic preamps, and QUAD Core DSP processing letting you record in realtime through UAD plug-ins from Neve, Manley, Avalon, SSL, and hundreds more.

 

Trusted by top artists and producers the world over, Apollo x4 levels up your productions with timeless sound and legendary UA craftsmanship, built to inspire your next collaboration.

Key Benefits

  • Hear next generation audio conversion with the widest dynamic range and lowest distortion of any Apollo

  • Experience analog tones with UnisonTM preamps, letting you record in realtime through authentic emulations of Neve, API, Avalon, Manley, Fender, and more

  • Access the full library of 200+ UAD DSP and Native plug-ins, including award-winning titles like Capitol Chambers, Sound City Studios, EL8 Distressor, and more 

  • Mix with confidence in any room or through headphones using Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks®* 

  • Use Auto-Gain to set your levels across multiple inputs in seconds and never miss the take

  • Hear all the low-end detail in your mixes using bass management to add a subwoofer to your monitor setup

  • Quickly set up low-latency cues, plug-in scenes, and immersive audio monitoring with the UAD Console app

  • Get thousands of dollars in award-winning UAD plug-in titles from Auto-Tune, Fairchild, Teletronix, and more with a choice of Essentials+ or Studio+ Editions

 

Get the Most Powerful Desktop Apollo Ever

Universal Audio built Apollo x4 to expand on the gold-standard Apollo Twin, the interface that single-handedly revolutionized home and project studio recording. With its expanded I/O count, unprecedented dynamic range, and elite-class 24-bit / 192 kHz audio conversion — now with enhanced monitoring — Apollo x4 puts the sound of the stars in reach for project studios and collaborators. 

 

Record Through Iconic Preamps

With four Unison™ preamps and dual front panel Hi‑Z instrument inputs, Apollo x4 lets you track in realtime through preamp and channel strip plug-ins from Neve, Manley, API, and dozens more, giving you the same rich analog textures used on the greatest recordings of our time. 

 

Mix with Authentic Analog Sounds 

Right out of the box, Apollo x4 gives you the tools used in the world’s biggest  recording studios. Along with included Teletronix LA-2A compressors, Pultec EQs, and amps from Marshall and Ampeg — you can tap into the entire library of over 200 UAD plug-ins and unlock proven hit-making sounds like Ocean Way Studios, Capitol Chambers, and many more.

 

Hear the Details Like Never Before

Now in its Gen 2 design, Apollo x4 features UA’s highest-resolution D/A converters ever paired with Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks.® This means that when you playback your audio through monitors or headphones, you’ll not only hear the most pristine representation of your recordings, there will be no surprises when you listen to your final mix or master. 

 

Find Your Flow in the UAD Console App

Just like an analog studio, where a console is the heart of the workflow, Apollo x4 has a powerful digital mixing engine where you control plug-in routing and monitoring. And with the latest features like Auto-Gain, Bass Management and Plug-In Scenes, it’s easy to find a flow that fits your needs. 

 

A Hybrid System, Made for Your Mission

Combine Apollo x4’s QUAD 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. 

 

Expand Your Studio as You Grow

Build your studio by linking up to four Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces with up to 128 channels of premium I/O to your DAW, and control it all from your desktop using Apollo x4. So no matter how far your music takes you, an Apollo will always be in reach.**

 

Key Features 

  • 12 x 18 Thunderbolt audio interface with QUAD Core DSP plug-in processing

  • Four UnisonTM mic preamps, two Hi-Z instrument inputs, optical Toslink I/O (ADAT or S/PDIF)

  • Two 1/4" monitor outs, four 1/4" line outs (ALT 1 / 2), two 1/4" TRS headphone outs

  • Elite-class Apollo X Gen 2 converters with 24-bit / 192 kHz resolution 

  • Enhanced D/A for critical monitoring and playback with 129 dB dynamic range

  • Calibrate your main monitor and headphone outputs with Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks®*

  • Fully-featured monitor controller with alternate speaker switching and integrated talkback for easy communication with talent 

  • Updated UAD Console app featuring Auto-Gain, Plug-In Scenes, subwoofer integration with Bass Management, immersive audio support, and more

  • Onboard DSP supports over 200 UAD plug-ins via VST, AU, and AAX 64 formats in all major DAWs

  • Includes up to 50+ UAD plug-ins with Essentials+ or Studio+ Editions 

  • Compatible with LUNA, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live, and more**

  • Expandable with Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces or select models over Dante

  • 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

 

Included Plug-Ins in Essentials+ Edition

Channel Strips & Preamps (6) 

Century Tube Channel Strip

CS-1 Channel Strip 

Helios Type 69 Preamp & EQ 

Precision Channel Strip

UA 610-A Preamp & EQ

UA 610-B Preamp & EQ

 

Compressors / Limiters (7) 

Fairchild 670 Legacy

Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler

Teletronix LA-2A Gray Classic Leveler

Teletronix LA-2A Silver Classic Leveler

Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Leveling Amplifier

UA 1176LN Legacy 

UA 1176SE Legacy

 

Equalizers (6)

Helios Type 69 Legacy EQ

Pultec EQP-1A Legacy EQ 

Pultec EQP-1A Passive EQ

Pultec HLF-3C Passive EQ

Pultec MEQ-5 Passive EQ

Pultec Pro Legacy EQ 

 

Special Processing (4)

Auto-Tune Realtime Access

Oxide Tape Recorder

Precision Enhancer Hz

Verve Analog Machines Essentials

 

Instruments (1)

PolyMAX Polyphonic Synth

 

Delay & Modulation (3)

Galaxy Tape Echo

Precision Delay Mod

Precision Delay Mod L

 

Reverbs & Rooms (3)

Precision Reflection Engine

Pure Plate Reverb

RealVerb Pro Custom Room Modeler

 

Guitar & Bass (3)

Ampeg SVT-VR Classic Bass Amplifier

Marshall Plexi Classic Amplifier 

Raw Distortion

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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