In the tradition of UA founder and audio pioneer Bill Putnam Sr., Apollo audio interfaces are as ubiquitous in professional studios around the world as the Teletronix LA-2A or 1176 compressors. Released in 2012, Apollo audio interfaces quickly became the centerpiece of professional studios and mobile rigs, as well as earning numerous industry awards from Sound on Sound, Future Music, and Electronic Musician — as well as the prestigious TEC Award for computer audio hardware five years running.
From Kendrick Lamar to Green Day, Ariana Grande to Tyler, the Creator, Post Malone, and Chris Stapleton, Apollo continues to make appearances on hundreds of chart-topping, Grammy-winning albums every day. But with hundreds of interfaces on the market, why is Apollo considered "the pro's choice?" Here, we'll find out.
Apollo Gives You Class-Leading Sound Quality
Ultimately, you want fidelity from your audio interface to hear every detail in your music — essential for professional recording or mixing.
Put simply, Apollo Interfaces sound better. From desktop Apollo Solo, which features the best A/D and D/A conversion of any bus‑powered audio interface (perfect for songwriting and podcasting), to the flagship Apollo x16 Gen 2, which sports the widest dynamic range (133 dB) and lowest THD+N (-129 dB) of any integrated audio interface on the market. This elite‑class conversion gives you a spacious, organic sound that easily rivals dedicated high‑end converters.
Get the Sound of Iconic Preamps with Unison™ Technology
Watch any veteran recording engineer in a pro studio, and you'll likely see them selecting different classic mic preamps to accentuate the sounds of different sources.
Unison technology lets you do the same thing virtually, by reconfiguring your Apollo's onboard preamp physical input impedance, gain staging response, and other parameters to match authentic preamps from Neve, API, Helios, Manley, Avalon, SSL, and more. The secret is Unison's hardware-software integration between Apollo's mic preamps and its onboard DSP Acceleration. Simply place a Unison preamp plug-in on your mic input, and it physically reconfigures your preamp impedance — an exclusive feature found only on Apollo interfaces.
Recording in Realtime with Apollo's UAD Console App
Unison is just one of the many ways Apollo gives you authentic analog sound, every time you record. No matter what DAW you use, with Apollo interfaces you can record your music in realtime — with near-zero latency — through UAD plug-ins.
Key to this analog workflow is the UAD Console app, which unlocks Apollo's unique Realtime UAD Processing capabilities, letting you record through UAD plug-ins as well as route and monitor audio, forming the heart of your studio, just like a vintage analog console.
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