Apollo 8 Hardware Manual Introduction 5
Four Mic Preamps with Unison™ Technology
A Universal Audio breakthrough, Apollo 8’s Unison technology gives you the tone of the
world’s most sought-after tube and solid state mic preamps — including their imped-
ance, gain stage “sweet spots,” and component-level circuit behaviors.
Based on unprecedented hardware-software integration between Apollo’s mic preamps
and its onboard UAD plug-in processing, Unison lets you record through stunning emula-
tions like the bundled UA 610-B Tube Preamp plug-in, or exclusive preamp emulations
from API and Neve.
Unison technology is further enhanced in Apollo 8 to include its front panel Hi-Z instru-
ment inputs, giving you dead-on impedance and gain matching for new stompbox mod-
els.
Apollo Expanded and Console 2.0
Thanks to Apollo Expanded software, users of Thunderbolt-equipped Apollo Twin, Apollo
8, Apollo 8p, and Apollo 16 audio interfaces can combine up to four Apollos and six
total UAD-2 devices — adding I/O and DSP as their studio grows. Apollo Expanded also
provides seamless integration with previous generation Apollos over Thunderbolt.
With Apollo 8’s Console 2.0 application — a complete re-imagining of Apollo’s original
Console software — you can take advantage of over 25 user-requested features such as
Channel Strip presets, Drag & Drop functionality, dynamically re-sizable windows, and
more.
Improved Monitoring and Workflow
Apollo 8 features a host of front-panel upgrades over the original Apollo, including Alt
Speakers, Dim, and Mono functions as well as input and output metering capabilities via
the new Meter button. These features combine with Apollo’s system scalability to make it
the new standard in professional multi-channel audio recording.
DSP Complement
Apollo 8 is available in two different configurations, which are differentiated by their
SHARC
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DSP complement: Apollo 8 DUO with two DSPs, and Apollo 8 QUAD with four
DSPs. Apollo 8 DUO and QUAD have identical I/O features and functionality; the only
difference is how much UAD plug-in processing power is available for tracking and mix-
ing. Either way, you have an amazing sounding interface that can achieve the profession-
al sound quality of any era in recording history by using UAD Powered Plug-Ins.
Quite simply, Apollo 8 delivers the sound, feel, and flow of analog recording with all the
conveniences of modern digital equipment.
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