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Universal Audio Apollo X16D Essentials+ Edition - Thunderbolt Audio Interface with Dante

£2,797.99 inc. vat
£2,331.66 ex. vat
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Universal Audio Apollo X16D Essentials+ Edition - Thunderbolt Audio Interface with Dante

Take UAD plugins from studio to stage.

Perfect for live sound venues or networked recording studios, Apollo x16D gives you
elite-class Apollo X sound and realtime UAD plug-in processing over Thunderbolt and Dante. With Apollo x16D, you can mix and record live performances with over 200 UAD plugins from Neve, SSL, and AutoTune, plus classic LA2A and 1176 compressors, and more.

Key Benefits

  • Mix studio and live performances using award winning UAD plugins in realtime over Dante
  • Use PlugIn Scenes to recall settings instantly, even in the middle of a performance
  • Turn any space with ethernet into a multiroom Apollo recording studio
  • Link up to four x16Ds for a 64channel Dante system with network redundancy
  • Bring your best UAD plugins like AutoTune, Neve, and Lexicon from studio to stage
  • Choose between Essentials+ and Ultimate+ editions, adding up to 100+ UAD plugins worth thousands of pounds

Take Elite Class Apollo X Sound on Stage

Universal Audio built Apollo x16D for both live sound engineers and networked recording studios. With its 16 channels of Dante I/O, elite class audio conversion, and HEXA core DSP processing the world’s most powerful system for running UAD plugins in realtime
Apollo x16D seamlessly connects to your digital mixing console, putting over 200 UAD plugins right at your fingertips.

Work Fast & Never Lose Your Settings

With its powerful digital mixing engine giving you control over inputs, outputs, and plugin routing
Apollo x16D makes it easy to quickly build your mix and control entire effects chains in realtime. Then quickly recall your plug
in settings over MIDI, all without interrupting the performance.

Hundreds of Effects, One Rack Space

Apollo x16D comes in two editions, both delivering a generous suite of UAD plugins
right out of the box. Build your mix with classic Teletronix LA2A and 1176 compressors,
Pultec EQs, and Neve channel strips to modern favorites from Auto
Tune, Avalon, and more.

Expand Your Studio Over Dante

Link up to four x16Ds to build a 64 channel Dante system with network redundancy. Or expand your current Thunderbolt Apollo studio over Dante the most low latency and scalable audio network available. This means that if you’ve been considering making
the switch to a networked recording studio, or you simply want to grow to a multi room setup, you don’t have to start from scratch.*

Mix Down to Surround

After the show, bring Apollo x16D back to the studio, where it becomes your all-in‑one monitoring hub for mixing formats up to 9.1.6. This allows you to easily create 16 channel immersive audio mixes of live sets or studio recordings for Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and others.

Key Features

  • 18 x 20 audio interface featuring Dante I/O (supports AES67 mode @ 48 kHz)
  • 24-bit / 192 kHz elite-class Apollo X D/A conversion
  • Stereo AES I/O for connection to professional digital outboard hardware
  • Includes up to 100+ UAD plug-ins with Ultimate+ or Essentials+ editions
  • Recall plug-in settings over MIDI, even in the middle of a performance
  • Onboard HEXA Core Processing for mixing with UAD plug-ins at near-zero latency
  • Compatible with Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces to expand systems over Dante*
  • Create 16- channel immersive audio mixes for Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and others
  • ALT monitoring support in all monitor modes (2 x ALT mon for stereo, 1 x ALT mon for all)
  • Free industry-leading technical support from knowledgeable audio engineers

*For full compatibility information, refer to help.uaudio.com

Included Plug-Ins in Essentials+ Edition

Channel Strips & Preamps
Century Tube Channel Strip
CS-1 Channel Strip
Helios Type 69 Preamp & EQ
Helios Type 69
Preamp & EQ Legacy
Precision Channel Strip
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UA 610-A Preamp & EQ
UA 610-B Preamp & EQ

Compressors/Limiters
Fairchild 670 Legacy
Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler
Teletronix LA-2A Gray Classic Leveler
Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Leveling Amplifier
Teletronix LA-2A Silver Classic Leveler
UA 1176LN Legacy
UA 1176SE Legacy

Special Processing
Auto-Tune Realtime Access
Precision Enhancer Hz

Instruments
PolyMAX Synth

Delay & Modulation
Galaxy Tape Echo
Oxide Tape Recorder
Precision Delay Mod
Precision Delay Mod L

Reverbs & Rooms
Precision Reflection Engine
Pure Plate Reverb
RealVerb Pro

Equalizers
Pultec EQP-1A Legacy EQ
Pultec EQP-1A Passive
Pultec HLF-3C Passive EQ
Pultec MEQ-5 Passive EQ
Pultec-Pro Legacy EQ

Guitar & Bass
Raw Distortion
Ampeg SVT-VR Bass Amplifier
Marshall Plexi Classic Amplifier