Universal Audio Apollo x16 Gen 2 (Essentials+ Edition)

Easily connect the Apollo x16 Gen 2 to professional studio gear with 16x16 analog line-level I/O via DB-25 connections, plus switchable +24 dBu headroom settings. Stereo AES I/O and wordclock I/O are also available for connection to professional, digital outboard hardware. You can mix with confidence in any room using Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks. Hear all the low-end detail in your mixes using Bass Management to add a subwoofer to your monitor setup. Quickly set up low-latency cues, plug-in scenes, and immersive audio monitoring with the UAD Console app.

• New look and feel, updated industrial design with new knobs and switch caps
• Improved Elite-Class Gen 2 D/A converters featuring Dual-Crystal Clocking for ultralow jitter at all sample rates 
• Improved monitor and headphone outputs for best-in-class, critical listening
• Even lower THD% and increased DNR
• Built-in Room Correction enabling Sonarworks SoundID profiles to run on built-in DSP
• Bass Management for subwoofers in both Stereo and Surround configurations
• New UAD Console brings Unison, Apollo Room Correction, DSP Pairing, Dante Support, Multichannel Immersive Audio Monitoring, Bass Management, Plug-In Scenes over MIDI, and more—together under one roof
• New Ultimate+ and Essentials+ software bundles with UAD plug-ins and Instruments

• Delivering 133 dB of dynamic range, very low THD of -129 dB, and featuring Dual-Crystal Clocking for ultralow jitter at all sample rate, Apollo x16 effortlessly interfaces with your analog equipment and patchbays with DB-25 connections. The unit offers +24 dBu headroom, 16 x 18 A/D and D/A conversion, and stereo AES I/O.

• Apollo x16 features UA’s highest-resolution A/D and D/A converters paired with multichannel immersive Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks. So, 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 on any stereo or surround system.

• Apollo x16 supports mixing formats up to 9.1.6. This allows you to easily create 16-channel immersive audio mixes for Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and others.

• Add a subwoofer with the new bass management feature for full-range stereo and surround monitoring.
• Speaker utilities panel provides trim, mute and solo per speaker output.

• Room Correction runs on a single SHARC DSP core, with UA’s studio-grade, low-latency EQ algorithms, using over 20 precision filters and up to 100 ms of loudspeaker time alignment to transform your monitoring accuracy.
• Create SoundID Reference measurements for Apollo Room Correction directly within the SoundID Reference Measure desktop application.

• Apollo x16’s powerful digital mixing engine lets you control plug-in routing and monitoring.
• With the latest features like Bass Management, Immersive Audio up to Atmos 9.1.6, and Plug-In Scenes, it’s easy to find a flow that fits your needs.

• Combine Apollo x16’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.

• Link up to four Apollo x16 for 64 channels of Elite-Class A/D and D/A conversion, perfect for interfacing with large-format recording consoles.
• Stack one x16 with other Thunderbolt Apollo rackmount units and control it all from your desktop using Apollo Twin or x4.

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