Universal Audio Apollo x8 Gen 2 - 18x24 Thunderbolt Audio Interface with Essentials Plus Plugin Bundle
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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.
Features:
- 18 x 24 Thunderbolt audio interface with HEXA Core DSP plug-in processing
- Four UnisonTM mic preamps, two Hi-Z instrument inputs, eight 1/4" line inputs, two optical Toslink I/O (ADAT S/MUX), RCA coaxial I/O (S/PDIF), word clock I/O (BNC)
- Two 1/4" monitor outs, eight 1/4" line outs (ALT / 7.1 surround), two 1/4" TRS headphone outs
- Elite-class Apollo X Gen 2 converters with 24-bit / 192 kHz resolution featuring Dual-Crystal Clocking for ultra-low jitter at all sample rates
- Enhanced D/A for critical monitoring and playback with 130 dB dynamic range and astonishingly low THD of -127 dB
- Calibrate your main monitor and headphone outputs with Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks®
- Fully-featured monitor controller with alternate speaker switching and integrated talkback for easy communication with talent
- Updated UAD Console app featuring Auto-Gain, Plug-In Scenes, subwoofer integration with Bass Management, immersive audio support, and more
- Onboard DSP supports over 200 UAD plug-ins via VST, AU, and AAX 64 formats in all major DAWs
- Includes up to 50+ UAD plug-ins with Essentials+ or Studio+ Editions
- Compatible with LUNA, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live, and more
- Expandable with Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces or select models over Dante
- Free industry-leading technical support from knowledgeable audio engineers
Add the World’s Most Trusted Interface to Your Rack
Universal Audio built Apollo x8 for pro and project studios where highest-quality audio is a must. With its award-winning Apollo X sound — now with unprecedented dynamic range and enhanced D/A monitoring — Apollo x8 puts authentic analog sound right in your rack.
Record Through Four Unison Preamps
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.
Unlock Authentic Analog Sounds
Right out of the box, Apollo x8 gives you the tools used by the world’s best engineers. Along with included Teletronix LA-2A compressors, Pultec EQs, and amps from Fender, Marshall, and Ampeg — you can tap into the entire library of over 200 UAD plug-ins and unlock proven hit-making sounds like Ocean Way Studios, Capitol Chambers, and many more.
Hear the Details Like Never Before
Now in its Gen 2 design, Apollo x8 features UA’s highest-resolution D/A converters ever paired with Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks.® This means that when you playback your audio through monitors or headphones, you’ll not only hear the most pristine representation of your recordings, there will be no surprises when you listen to your final mix or master.
Find Your Flow in the UAD Console App
Just like an analog studio, where a console is the heart of the workflow, Apollo x8 has a powerful digital mixing engine where you control plug-in routing and monitoring. And with the latest features like Auto-Gain, Bass Management, 7.1 Surround Sound and Plug-In Scenes, it’s easy to find a flow that fits your needs.
A Hybrid System, Made for Your Mission
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.
Expand Your Studio as You Grow
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.
Included Plug-Ins in Essentials+ Edition
Channel Strips / Preamps (6)
Century Tube Channel Strip
CS-1 Channel Strip
Helios Type 69 Preamp / EQ
Precision Channel Strip
UA 610-A Preamp / EQ
UA 610-B Preamp / EQ
Compressors / Limiters (7)
Fairchild 670 Legacy
Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler
Teletronix LA-2A Gray Classic Leveler
Teletronix LA-2A Silver Classic Leveler
Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Leveling Amplifier
UA 1176LN Legacy
UA 1176SE Legacy
Equalizers (6)
Helios Type 69 Legacy EQ
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 (4)
Auto-Tune Realtime Access
Oxide Tape Recorder
Precision Enhancer Hz
Verve Analog Machines Essentials
Instruments (1)
PolyMAX Polyphonic Synth
Delay / Modulation (3)
Galaxy Tape Echo
Precision Delay Mod
Precision Delay Mod L
Reverbs / Rooms (3)
Precision Reflection Engine
Pure Plate Reverb
RealVerb Pro Custom Room Modeler
Guitar / Bass (3)
Ampeg SVT-VR Classic Bass Amplifier
Marshall Plexi Classic Amplifier
Raw Distortion
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Product Specs
| SYSTEM | |
| I/O Complement | |
| Simultaneous Channel I/O Count (analog + digital) | 18 x 24 |
| Microphone Inputs | Four |
| High Impedance (Hi-Z) Instrument Inputs | Two |
| Analog Line Inputs | Eight |
| Analog Line Outputs (DC coupled) | Eight (ten including Monitor outputs) |
| Analog Monitor Outputs (DC coupled) | Two (one stereo pair) |
| Headphone Outputs | Two stereo |
| Digital Audio Ports | ADAT: Two inputs, two outputs S/PDIF: One input, one output |
| Thunderbolt 3 Ports* | Two |
| Word Clock | One input, one output |
| *(Mac only) Thunderbolt 1 and 2 connections supported via Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter | |
| A/D – D/A Conversion | |
| Simultaneous A/D conversion | Eight channels |
| Simultaneous D/A conversion | 14 channels |
| Supported Sample Rates (kHz) | 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 |
| Bit Depth Per Sample | 24 |
| Analog Round-Trip Latency | 1.1 milliseconds @ 96 kHz sample rate |
| Analog Round-Trip Latency through four UAD legacy plug-ins (included) via UAD Console software | 1.1 milliseconds @ 96 kHz sample rate (no additional latency via Realtime UAD Processing) |
| ANALOG I/O | |
| Microphone Inputs 1 – 4 | |
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz, ±0.07 dB |
| Dynamic Range | 123 dB (A–weighted) |
| THD + Noise (1 kHz @ 25 dBu, -1 dBFS) | -115 dB (0.00018%) |
| Maximum Input Level (PAD on) | 26 dBu |
| Default Input Impedance (variable via Unison plug-ins) | 5.4 K Ω |
| Gain Range | +10 dB to +65 dB |
| Pad Attenuation (switchable per mic input) | 20 dB (variable via Unison plug-ins) |
| Phantom Power (switchable per mic input) | +48V |
| Connector Type | XLR Female, pin 2 positive |
| ANALOG I/O | |
| Hi-Z Inputs 1 & 2 (600 K Ω input termination) | |
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz, ±0.08 dB |
| Dynamic Range | 122 dB (A–weighted) |
| THD + Noise (1 kHz @ 9.6 dBu, -1 dBFS) | -111 dB (0.00028%) |
| Maximum Input Level (at minimum gain) | 12.6 dBu |
| Default Input Impedance (variable via Unison plug-ins) | 1 M Ω |
| Gain Range | +10 dB to +65 dB |
| Connector Type | ¼" female TS unbalanced |
| Line Inputs 1 – 8 | |
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz, ±0.07 dB |
| Dynamic Range | 124 dB (A–weighted) |
| THD + Noise (1 kHz @ 23 dBu, -1 dBFS) | -116 dB (0.00016%) |
| Maximum Input Level (reference level @ +4 dBu) | 24 dBu |
| Input Impedance | 10 K Ω |
| Gain Range (inputs 1 – 4 only) | +10 dB to +65 dB |
| Connector Type | ¼" female TRS balanced |
| Line Outputs 1 – 8 | |
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz, ±0.05 dB |
| Dynamic Range | 127 dB (A–weighted) |
| THD + Noise (1 kHz @ 23 dBu, -1 dBFS) | -119 dB (0.00011%) |
| Maximum Output Level Reference level @ +4 dBu Reference level @ -10 dBV | 24 dBu 12.2 dBu |
| Output Impedance | 100 Ω |
| Connector Type | ¼" female TRS balanced |
| Monitor Outputs L & R | |
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz, ±0.02 dB |
| Dynamic Range | 130 dB (A–weighted) |
| THD + Noise (1 kHz @ 23 dBu, -1 dBFS) | -127 dB (0.000045%) |
| Maximum Output Level Reference level @ +4 dBu Reference level @ -10 dBV | 24 dBu 12.2 dBu |
| Output Impedance | 100 Ω |
| Connector Type | ¼" female TRS balanced |
| Stereo Headphone Outputs 1 & 2 | |
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz – 20 kHz, ±0.02 dB |
| Dynamic Range | 126 dB (A–weighted) |
| THD + Noise 300 Ω load (1 kHz @ 16.8 dBu, -1 dBFS) 600 Ω load (1 kHz @ 17.3 dBu, -1 dBFS) |
-117 dB (0.00014%) -118 dB (0.00013%) |
| Maximum Output Level 300 Ω load (1 kHz @ 16.8 dBu, -1 dBFS) 600 Ω load (1 kHz @ 17.3 dBu, -1 dBFS) |
17.8 dBu 18.3 dBu |
| Maximum Output Power (RMS) 300 Ω load (1 kHz @ 16.8 dBu, -1 dBFS) 600 Ω load (1 kHz @ 17.3 dBu, -1 dBFS) |
120 mW 67 mW |
| Connector Type | ¼" female TRS stereo |
| DIGITAL I/O | |
| Digital Audio Ports | ADAT: Two inputs, two outputs S/PDIF: One input, one output |
| S/PDIF | |
| S/PDIF Channels | One stereo input, one stereo output |
| Connector Type | Female Phono (RCA) |
| Format | IEC 958 |
| Supported Sample Rates (kHz) | 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 |
| ADAT | |
| ADAT Channels | Up to eight input & eight output channels |
| Connector Type | Optical TOSLINK JIS F05 |
| Format | ADAT Lightpipe with S/MUX |
| Supported Sample Rates (kHz) | 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 |
| Channel Assignments @ 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz | Port 1 = Channels 1 – 8, Port 2 = 1 – 8 (mirrored) |
| Channel Assignments @ 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz | Port 1 = Channels 1 – 4, Port 2 = Channels 5 – 8 |
| Channel Assignments @ 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz | Port 1 = Channels 1 – 2, Port 2 = Channels 3 – 4 |
| Word Clock | |
| Connector Type | BNC |
| Lock Range | ±4% of any supported sample rate |
| Word Clock Input Termination | 75 Ω, switchable |
| Synchronization Sources | |
| Internal, Word Clock, ADAT, S/PDIF | |
| ELECTRICAL | |
| Power Supply | External AC-to-DC power supply, level VI compliant |
| AC Input Connector Type | IEC male |
| AC Requirements | 100V – 240V AC, 47 – 63 Hz, 1.6 A max |
| DC Connector Type | XLR 4-pin locking male (Neutrik P/N NC4MDM3-H) |
| DC Requirements | 12 VDC, 6 A |
| Maximum Power Consumption | 72 Watts (30 W typical) |
| ENVIRONMENTAL | |
| Ambient Temperature Range | 32º to 104º F (0º to 40º C) |
| MECHANICAL | |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 19" (482.6 mm) |
| Height (1U rack space) | 1.74" (44.2 mm) |
| Depth, Chassis Only | 12" (305 mm) |
| Depth, Including Knob & Jack Protrusions | 13.5" (343.1 mm) |
| Shipping Box (Width x Depth x Height) | 23.62" x 16.73" x 7.68" (600 mm x 425 mm x 195 mm) |
| Weight | |
| Shipping Weight (with box & accessories) | 16.98 lbs (7.66 kg) |
| Weight (bare unit) | 8.8 lbs (3.95 kg) |
| Package Contents | |
| Apollo x8 Gen 2 Audio Interface | |
| External Power Supply | |
| AC Power Cable (IEC) | Region specific (USA, EU, UK, ANZ, or Japan) |
| Set of (4) Rack-Mount Screws | |
| Getting Started URL Card | |
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