The Most Powerful Apollo Twin Yet!
Place the Universal Audio Apollo Twin X USB at the center of your studio, and it’s guaranteed to turbocharge your productivity. The Twin X USB’s performance rivals UA’s rackmount Apollo X audio interfaces but eschews extraneous features like 5.1 surround monitoring and +24dBu operation for a streamlined desktop design tailor-made for project studios. Track and mix with spot-on emulations of tried-and-true studio classics, thanks to UA’s powerful onboard processor. Experience top-shelf sound quality by way of the Apollo Twin X USB’s upgraded elite-class AD/DA conversion. Dual Unison preamps allow you to track through models of the industry’s most legendary gear. The Apollo Twin X USB Heritage Edition comes with a premium suite of five award-winning plug-in titles, along with the Realtime Analog Classics bundle, arming you with accurate emulations of vintage analog hardware. Beyond that, you get sub-2ms latency and ample expandability, thanks to the Apollo Twin X USB’s ultra-fast USB 3 connectivity. If there was ever a time to upgrade your Apollo Twin, then now’s the time!
Note: The Universal Audio Apollo Twin X USB is compatible with Windows-based computers only. It will not work on a Mac computer.
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Track and mix with this Apollo USB’s powerful UAD processing
There are times when your computer doesn’t have enough power and speed to run all the plug-ins your recording session requires. That’s where UA’s powerful UAD processing comes in. This processor enables you to track in real time with Neve, Manley, or API channel strips or run large UAD plug-in counts while mixing in your DAW. The engineers here at Sweetwater appreciate being able to inject guitars with the tube warmth of a Pultec EQ, add the musical limiting of an LA-2A to a vocal, and pump up drums with an 1176 or a Fairchild 670 — all in real time. It’s the closest thing to having the real hardware.
Learn more about the Apollo’s USB 3 requirements here.
The Apollo Twin X USB Heritage Edition audio interface includes a generous range of producer-approved UAD FX plug-ins
The Apollo Twin X USB Heritage Edition leads its class in both A/D and D/A conversionElite-class AD/DA conversion offers ultra-pristine sound
Apollos have always sounded great, but the Apollo Twin X USB’s AD/DA conversion takes it to the next level. When they were designing the latest generation of Apollos, UA engineers auditioned the latest leading-edge AD/DA technology, ultimately pairing elite-class 24-bit/192kHz converters with overhauled analog circuitry. The result is an ultra-pristine signal path with a 127dB dynamic range. Dive in, and you’ll hear it for yourself — the Apollo Twin X USB’s AD/DA rivals any high-end standalone converter on the market.
Capture the sound of legendary preamps with this Apollo Twin USB Duo’s Unison technology
The Apollo Twin X USB’s Unison preamp technology goes so far beyond traditional software modeling and emulations that it’s really in a category all its own. Essentially, Unison is a bidirectional communication between the Apollo Twin X USB’s mic preamp and a Unison-capable plug-in, such as the included 610-B plug-in that re-creates the sound of UA’s classic 610 tube preamp.
The plug-in actually adjusts the preamp circuit itself, including parameters such as impedance, analog gain structure, and much more. When you adjust the Apollo Twin X USB’s preamp gain knob and physical controls, the plug-in adjusts the preamp’s behavior to match the target preamp. So, you’re not simply filtering your audio to approximate the character of a famous preamp — your microphone is now interacting with the Apollo Twin X USB’s input the same way it would behave with the “modeled” preamplifier.
UAD plug-ins astounded the recording world with their incredible ability to sound like analog processors, eliminating the need for large racks of gear in the studio. Unison preamp technology will do the same thing for your mic inputs, eliminating the need to collect and maintain expensive hardware preamps just for sonic variety.
Zero-latency Unison reamps add instant color to your signal path
The Apollo Twin X USB HE packs some serious onboard DSP in order to drive those hardware-emulated UAD FX plug-ins!Sensational plug-in bundle included!
UAD Powered Plug-ins have earned a reputation for being some of the most accurate emulations of analog audio equipment ever created. The astonishing processing power of the UAD platform is what makes these plug-ins sound so great. You simply can’t get the depth, color, and character these plug-ins have without devoting huge CPU resources to them. Best of all, Apollo Twin X USB lets you record your audio through UAD plug-ins in real time with sub-2ms latency. When you buy the Apollo Twin X USB Heritage Edition, you’ll receive a premium suite of five award-winning plug-in titles:
- UA 1176 Collection with three unique versions: Rev A, Rev E, and AE
- Teletronix LA‑2A Classic Leveler Collection of three historic versions of the revered electro-optical tube processor
- Pultec Passive EQ Collection, which provides access to three historical and highly coveted Pultecs
- UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection, including the storied Wally Heider “Green Board” used to record Neil Young, Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, and Jimi Hendrix
- UA Pure Plate Reverb that delivers a shimmering, authentic plate reverb sound with a minimum of fuss
You’ll also receive the Realtime Analog Classics bundle:
- UA 610-B
- UA 1176LN Legacy
- UA 1176SE Legacy
- Ampeg SVT-VR Classic
- Marshall Plexi Classic
- Precision Channel Strip (Precision Mix Rack Collection)
- Precision Reflection Engine (Precision Mix Rack Collection)
- Precision Delay Mod (Precision Mix Rack Collection)
- Precision Delay Mod L (Precision Mix Rack Collection)
- Pultec EQP-1A Legacy
- Pultec-Pro Legacy
- Teletronix LA-2A Legacy
- Raw Distortion
- RealVerb Pro
Learn which UAD plug-ins come with which Apollo interface in this Knowledge Base article.
Universal Audio Apollo Twin X USB Heritage Edition 10x6 USB Audio Interface with UAD DSP Features:
- 10-in/6-out USB 3 audio interface for PC with onboard UAD processing
- Upgraded elite-class AD/DA conversion that supplies an ultra-pristine signal path with a 127dB dynamic range
- 2 Unison preamps that allow you to track through models of the industry’s most legendary hardware
- Integrated talkback for easy communication and slating takes
- Ultra-fast USB 3 connectivity that provides less than 2ms of latency and ample expandability
- Includes a premium suite of 5 award-winning UAD plug-ins, along with the Realtime Analog Classics plug-in bundle with accurate emulations of vintage analog hardware
- Gives you the ability to track and monitor through plug-ins with no latency
