User Manual
Apollo 8 Hardware Manual Introduction 6
Apollo 8 Features
Key Features
• Next-generation Apollo A/D and D/A conversion for professional music production
• Onboard UAD-2 QUAD or DUO Core DSP allowing Realtime UAD Processing
• 4 Unison™-enabled mic preamps for tracking through preamp emulations from
Neve, API, and Universal Audio*
• 18 x 24 Thunderbolt 2 audio interface with powerful Console 2.0 software control
• 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
• Includes “Realtime Analog Classics Plus” plug-in bundle
• World class UA analog design, superior components, and premium build quality
Audio Interface
• Sample rates up to 192 kHz at 24-bit word length
• 18 x 24 simultaneous input/output channels
• Eight channels of analog-to-digital conversion via mic, line, or high-impedance inputs
• 14 channels of digital-to-analog conversion via:
• Eight mono line outputs
• Stereo monitor outputs
• Two stereo headphone outputs
• 10 channels of digital I/O via:
• Eight channels ADAT Optical I/O with S/MUX for high sample rates
• Two channels coaxial S/PDIF I/O with sample rate conversion
• Two Thunderbolt 2 ports facilitates daisy-chaining of other Thunderbolt devices
Microphone Preamplifiers
• Four high-resolution, ultra-transparent, digitally-controlled analog mic preamps
• Unison™ technology for deep integration with UAD preamp and pedal plug-ins
• Front panel and software control of all preamp parameters
• Switchable low cut filter, 48V phantom power, pad, polarity inversion, and stereo
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