Universal Audio Apollo x4 Heritage Edition

What we say:

At A Glance:

The Apollo X4 Heritage Edition from Universal Audio is an outstanding Thunderbolt 3 audio interface with some amazing features. While designed in a lovely desktop format, it features a host of inputs and outputs with the option to expand via ADAT. The components are all studio quality, resulting in high fidelity recordings. There are plenty of handy controls on-board and a talkback feature with a built-in microphone. This particular model features Four DSP processors that allow you to run award-winning UAD plug-ins with super low latency and includes a selection of great plug-ins to start with.

If you're after Universal Audio quality with the ability to multitrack record and run UAD plugins across a full mix, plus have option to add additional inputs and outputs when you need to, this is the interface for you

Features We Love:

UAD Plug-ins

UAD Plug-ins are regarded as some of the best on the market by countless producers, mixers, recordists and mastering engineers. These bring the sound of classic hardware to your DAW. For example, the LA-2A and 1176 compressors, Marshall amplifiers and Neve channel-strips. All plug-ins are painstakingly modelled on the hardware, and run from the DSP in your Apollo.

Using the Console application, you can choose to monitor with plug-ins active independently on each channel but record your dry signal. Alternatively, you have the UAD Rec function which lets you ‘print’ the sounds into your DAW recording. This is great for taking advantage of UAD channel strip or Amp emulation plugins, giving you an authentic studio sound and saving DSP later in the mixing process.

The four DSP processors also allow you run UAD plugins accross a full mix, making the Apollo X4 ideal for studio mixing, editing sound for film as well as professional mastering.

Connectivity and Controls

The Apollo X4 Heritage Edition features four high quality Unison preamps, two Hi-Z instrument inputs, six outputs and two headphone outputs. You can also add eight more inputs and outputs by connecting other hardware via ADAT/SPDIF. The controls feel great too, with a precise gain/volume knob and features like monitor mute, mono, low-cut, phase inversion and more. This thing thrives at the heart of a recording setup!

Heritage Edition

The Heritage Edition Bundle includes UAD recreations of some of the most iconic studio equipment of all time. Including the Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler Collection and Pultec Passive EQ Collection. The LA-2A and Pultec EQ alone have been an essential part of countless classic records, but the bundle also includes the UA 1176 Classic Limiter Collection, UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection and Pure Plate Reverb, all of which are set to reinvent how you produce your music

LUNA Recording System included

LUNA is the new recording software on the block. Designed by Universal Audio themselves, it has some unique features. It makes it easy to record and monitor with UAD plugins and get that analogue sound we all crave. You’ll find an excellent audio and midi recording/editing workflow on-board. It’s also very easy to dial in warm analogue sounds thanks to features like record and playback fx, tape slots and parallel bussing. LUNA is already packed with great features and comes free with the Apollo. You can also purchase a variety of extensions for it such as Neve Console Summing and the Minimoog instrument separately.

Highlights:

• Top quality audio interface
• Thunderbolt 3 offers faster transfer speeds
• Four DSP let you run even more UAD plugins
• Four Unison Preamps and two Hi-Z inputs
• Two monitor outputs and four line outputs let you create multiple monitor mixes or FX sends
• Two headphone outputs
• Expandable via ADAT/SPDIF
• World class components
• ‘Realtime Analog Classics’ UAD plug-in bundle included
• ‘Heritage Edition’ UAD plug-in bundle includes classic studio emulations
• Controls for monitor mute, mono, low-cut and more
• Talkback function with built-in mic
• LUNA and Console software included

What's Included:

• Apollo X4 Heritage Edition
• Power Supply