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Universal Audio - UA-APL8PQ

Description

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.

Features:

• 16 x 20 Thunderbolt audio interface for Mac and Windows* with powerful Console 2.0 software control


• 8 Unison-enabled mic preamps for recording through exacting preamp emulations from Neve, API, Manley, and Universal Audio


• Built-in UAD-2 QUAD Core allows Realtime UAD Processing - tracking through DSP-assisted UAD plug-ins with near-zero latency, without draining CPU


• Includes "Realtime Analog Classics Plus" UAD plug-in bundle featuring authentic LA-2A, 1176, and Fairchild compressors, Pultec EQs, UA 610 tube preamp, and more


• Next-generation 24-bit/192 kHz Apollo A/D and D/A conversion as heard on hundreds of hit records


• Cascade up to 4 Apollo interfaces and 6 UAD devices total over Thunderbolt


• Convenient front panel monitoring functions including Alt Speakers, and assignable Dim or Mono


• World-class UA analog design, superior components, and premium build quality


• Free, industry-leading technical support - on the phone and online - from knowledgeable audio engineers

Included Plug-Ins

With the Realtime Analog Classics Plus plug-in bundle, you not only get legendary compressors such as the Fairchild 670 and EQs like the Pultec EQP-1A, but also stunning guitar and bass amp emulations from Softube, and UA's landmark 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ plug-in.

- UA 610‐B Tube Preamp and EQ
- Marshall Plexi Classic Amplifier
- Fairchild 670 (Legacy)
- Teletronix LA‐2A Classic Leveling Amplifier (Legacy)
- UA 1176SE/LN Classic Limiting Amplifiers (Legacy)
- Pultec EQP‐1A Program Equalizer (Legacy)
- Pultec Pro (Legacy)
- Ampeg SVT-VR Classic Bass Amp
- Precision Channel Strip
- Precision Reflection Engine
- Precision Delay Modulation
- Precision Delay Modulation L UA
- Precision Enhancer Hz
- Raw Distortion
- RealVerb Pro