Universal Audio UA Apollo x8 Gen 2 STU (Rack/TB3/MAC/WIN)

UA's next generation of Apollo x8 interfaces is here, for studio producers who need highest-resolution audio conversion, four Unison™ mic preamps, and HEXA Core DSP processing for recording and mixing with world-class UAD plug-ins from Auto-Tune, Neve, Manley, Avalon, SSL, and hundreds more. Trusted by top producers and engineers around the globe who need elite-class Apollo X sound and DSP power with more inputs and outputs, Apollo x8 brings legendary UA craftsmanship and the sound of the stars right to your rack.

With Unison™ technology, Apollo x8 lets you track in realtime with the sound of classic preamps and channel strips from Neve, Manley, API, and dozens more, giving you the same rich analog textures used on the greatest recordings of our time.

Right out of the box, Apollo x8 gives you the plug-ins used by the world’s best engineers. Along with included Teletronix LA-2A and 1176 compressors, UA 610, Century, and LA-6176 tube channel strips, plus UAD guitar amps like Showtime ’64 and Lion ’68 — you can tap into the entire UAD library of over 200 titles to unlock proven hit-making sounds.

Combine Apollo x8’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. 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 Twin or x4. So no matter how far your music takes you, an Apollo will always be in reach.

Over 80 Included Plug-Ins in UAD Analog Classics Pro Vocals & Pitch Correction (2) Topline Vocal Suite Topline Key Finder Channel Strips & Preamps (19) API® Preamp API® Vision Channel Strip API® Vision Channel Strip Legacy Avalon® VT-737sp Channel Strip CS-1 Channel Strip Century Tube Channel Strip Helios® Type 69 Preamp & EQ LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip Manley® Reference Microphone Preamp Manley® VOXBOX Channel Strip Neve® 1073 Preamp & EQ Neve® 88RS Channel Strip Neve® 88RS Channel Strip Legacy Precision Channel Strip SSL® E Series Channel Strip SSL® E Series Channel Strip Legacy UA 610-A Preamp & EQ UA 610-B Preamp & EQ V76 Preamplifier Compressors / Limiters (21) API® 2500 Stereo Bus Compressor dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Fairchild 660 Compressor Fairchild 670 Compressor Fairchild 670 Legacy Compressor Precision Buss Compressor SSL® G Series Bus Compressor SSL® G Series Bus Compressor Legacy Teletronix LA-2 Classic Leveler Teletronix LA-2A Gray Classic Leveler Teletronix LA-2A Silver Classic Leveler Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor Teletronix LA-3A Classic Audio Leveler UA 1176 FET Compressor UA 1176 Rev A Classic Limiter UA 1176AE Classic Limiter UA 1176LN Rev E Classic Limiter UA 1176LN Legacy UA 1176SE Legacy Equalizers (9) Helios Type 69 Legacy EQ Neve® 1073 Legacy Neve® 1073SE Legacy Precision Equalizer 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 (9) A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Little Labs® Voice Of God Bass Resonance Oxide Tape Recorder Precision De-Esser Precision Enhancer Hz Precision Enhancer kHz Studer® A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder Vibe Analog Machines Essentials Instruments (1) PolyMAX Polyphonic Synth Delay & Modulation (8) Brigade Chorus Pedal Cooper® Time Cube MkII Delay EP-34 Tape Echo Galaxy Tape Echo KORG® SDD-3000 Digital Delay Precision Delay Mod Precision Delay Mod L Studio D Chorus Reverbs & Rooms (6) Lexicon® 224 Digital Reverb Ocean Way Studios Deluxe Ocean Way Studios Precision Reflection Engine Pure Plate Reverb UAD Sound City Studios Mastering (3) Precision Limiter Precision Maximizer Precision Multiband Guitar & Bass (9) Bermuda Triangle Fender® ’55 Tweed Deluxe Raw Distortion TS Overdrive Pedal UAD Dream ’65 Reverb Amplifier UAD Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp UAD Ruby ’63 Top Boost Amplifier UAD Showtime ’64 Tube Amp UAD Woodrow ’55 Instrument Amplifier LUNA Extensions (4) Ampex® ATR-102 Master Tape Extension API® Summing Extension API® Vision Console Emulation Studer® A800 Multitrack Tape Extension