Universal Audio APLQF Apollo Quad, Firewire (Mac/Win)

Universal Audio APLQF Apollo Quad, Firewire (Mac/Win)

The Universal Audio APLQF, or Apollo Quad, Firewire, is created upon UA’s 60-year heritage of audio craftsmanship, it also comes with a built-in onboard UAD-2 QUAD Core processing and also an included bundle of award-winning UAD plug-ins, which is designed for letting the users to track through with near-zero latency, and able to shape the sound like a classic analog studio, even without taxing your host PC or Mac.

The Universal Audio APLQF is making the user capable to:

• Record with world-class Apollo A/D and D/A conversion — as heard on hundreds of hit records
• Produce music with UAD plug-ins like the included Teletronix® LA-2A, 1176, and Fairchild® compressors, Pultec® EQs, and 610-B Preamp
• Use alongside UAD-2 PCIe DSP Accelerator cards and UAD-2 Satellite FireWire for truly scalable mixing power
• Track with near-zero latency through preamp emulations from Neve,® API,® Manley,® and more

Unison Technology: The Genuine Sound of Neve, API & Manley Preamps

The Apollo FireWire is created with four Unison-enabled mic preamps designed for letting the users to track through exacting mic preamp emulations from Universal Audio, Neve, Manley, and API. The Unison technology, which is an Apollo exclusive, nails the tone of these solid state mic pres and sought-after tube, that includes their gain stage “sweet spots,” input impedance, and the component-level circuit behaviors of the original hardware.

In its hardware-software integration between its onboard UAD-2 QUAD or DUO Core DSP Acceleration and Apollo’s mic preamps, is where lies the secret to Unison. To use just simply place a Unison preamp plug-in on your mic input in Apollo Console software, and it will reconfigures the Apollo interface's impedance physically, in that case you can tap into the classic sounds of the world's most recorded mic preamps.

A Full Suite of Classic Analog Processing Onboard

Right out of the box, Apollo FireWire provides a suite of incredible analog emulation plug-ins including the world’s only authentic Teletronix LA-2A, 1176LN, and Fairchild compressors, the legendary Pultec EQs, and the Unison-enabled UA 610-B Tube Preamp. Developed by UA’s world-renowned team of algorithm engineers, these Realtime Analog Classic plug-ins set the standard by which all other hardware emulation plug-ins are judged.

From the tube warmth of the Pultec EQ on guitars, to the gentle limiting of the LA-2A on vocals, or the pump of a genuine Fairchild 670 compressor on drums, your recordings will take a giant leap forward in rich, sonically complex analog sound.

Access the World of UAD Powered Plug-Ins

Beyond the included Realtime Analog Classics plug-ins, you can tap into the full library award-winning UAD Powered Plug-Ins — including vintage EQs, Compressors, Reverbs, Tape Machines and more — at near-zero latency, regardless of your audio software’s buffer size and without taxing your computer’s CPU. With exclusive emulations from Neve, Studer, Manley, API, Ampex, Lexicon, Fender, and more,† it’s like having an endless analog studio, in a single rack space. And unlike competing interfaces, these DSP-powered plug-ins are also available in your DAW for mixing.

Apollo: The Choice of New-School Professionals

Apollo is the confirmed choice of hit-making professionals, used to record landmark albums by Kendrick Lamar (DAMN.), Chris Stapleton (From A Room: Volume 1), Arcade Fire (Everything Now), Post Malone (Beerbongs & Bentleys), and many more. The Apollo range of interfaces has earned numerous industry awards from Sound on Sound, Future Music, and Electronic Musician — as well as the prestigious 2016 TEC Award for computer audio hardware.

Connect Two Apollos Over FireWire

Now you can seamlessly combine two Apollo FireWire or two Apollo 16 FireWire units together for additional I/O and DSP as your studio grows, enabling you to tackle larger projects.

A Sleek, Low-latency App

With Apollo’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 resizable windows, and more.

Key Features

• 18 x 24 FireWire audio interface for Mac and Windows
• 4 Unison™-enabled mic preamps for recording through exacting preamp emulations from Neve, API, Manley, and Universal Audio
• Built-in UAD-2 QUAD Core allows Realtime UAD Processing — tracking through DSP-assisted UAD plug-ins with near-zero latency, without draining CPU
• Includes the "Realtime Analog Classics Plus" UAD plug-in bundle. Other UAD plug-ins sold separately.
• Two FireWire 800 ports for daisy-chaining other FireWire devices
• World-class UA analog design, superior components, and premium build quality
• Free, industry-leading technical support — on the phone and online — from knowledgeable audio engineers

FireWire System Requirements

• (Win) Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 (64-Bit Editions)
• (Mac) macOS 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, or 10.14 Mojave
• Available FireWire 800 port*
  *On Windows systems, a qualified PCIe-to-FireWire adapter card is required
• 6 gigabytes available storage
• Internet connection to download software and authorize UAD plug-ins
• Compatible VST, Audio Units, RTAS, or AAX 64 plug-in host DAW software
• For additional compatibility information, visit help.uaudio.com

Universal Audio FireWire Specs