Universal Audio 3rd Generation Apollo Audio Interfaces Overview

[@thxrush]

Mitch Gallager is such a good guy.

[@aterix]

1:02 Overview (6 DSPs) 1:45 Quick tours (x6, x8, x8p) 2:57 Quick tour x16 4:10 +24db voltage 5:05 Talkback 5:58 USB/Thunderbolt connectivity 6:47 AD/DA conversion 7:35 Clocking, crystals, jitter, and noise 8:55 Jitter 11:43 Surround monitoring 13:45 Blind listening tests

[@marianobrascich]

They should have another alternative to offer for clients that already have several UAD products ... since every time you buy a product, you receive the same repeated plugins ... something unusable as it symbolizes not receiving anything in the purchase of a product that It is not cheap, they could have a better relationship with loyal customers to UAD and get an alternative option as in previous promotions, the truth leaves much to be desired.

[@이햇빛]

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[@TylrVncnt]

mariano brascich - I 10000% SECOND THIS... completely agree mate, their “throw-in” is COMPLETELY useless to repeat buying customers..

[@MISTAMUSIK]

I love all the Apollo's since day 1. I was blessed to start off with Apollo Twin 1 and now I have the Apollo 8p which is an upgrade with 10 DB of extra headroom output. I want to buy a few of these now...

[@ramonkey2939]

Just got myself an Apollo 8p two years ago I’ll wait 5 years to upgrade. I only need 8 channels but that x16 is really nice if I owned a Big commercial/professional studio I would definitely have a few of those units.

[@cap706]

Alright Mitch, you guys twisted my arm! I'm going to upgrade to the X8s! Gotta have that 7.1 surround & dolby atmos for Netflix projects now. Great review! You had me at 2 separate crystals for 44.1/88.2 & 48/96/192

[@blasegangbeats1865]

Can’t wait for them to release the new ones next year

[@krissheehy]

1:58 - he mentions that the x6 is under $2,000.00 so why is it being sold on your website for $2,200.00?

[@NativeEarthlingAI]

Nice video. Would be nice to have an start time index of topics so I can watch what applies to me

[@BMRStudio]

Good job guys again! But, I have a question... When we will get a dedicated control surface for the Apollos? Let say 24 + 8 motorized fader and some touchy-rotary-pushy part for the channel strips....

[@stevenmgyori3826]

Good interview! Not a topic covered much elsewhere. Well done and thanks for sharing brother's!

[@koreanfriedchildren]

maybe because they were just announced moments ago.. u bot

[@AlavonMajor]

Can’t wait to hear them in person!

[@cornerliston]

Hey UA and Sweetwater. Good to see you finally cramp in more processor power. As you know your plugins suck up a lot of juice and this is at least a step forward. Well a tiny step to be honest. Especially if you would try doing an all-UA plugins mix. But who would be that daring. A few suggestions: Make the master level resolution higher. 0.5 dB per step. Make the level meters leds twice as many. Maybe not so necessary but it's nicer to watch. Better screen print (?) on the headphone knobs. The black stripe wears down. Screws on top and bottom, please have the assembly factory not tighten the screws so much that you ruin the screw heads resulting in severe scratches on expensive equipment.

[@staysikth]

00:22 We're back for more monnneeeeeeyyyyyyy!!!!!

[@zanza_the_rewolverine]

unfortunately the universal audio apollo x6 or x8 or x8p does not have the same AD / DA of universal audio apollo x16 Correct? I think it should be better detailed the specifications of the audio interfaces, it was good to understand what differs from one to another, because it seems that it is not only the number of mic pres or output lines

[@eman0828]

Well most products are designed by teir levels that are suited for different markets or applications. The reason why the X16 has better specs because it's designed to be used with analogue outboard gear which requires more headroom. The other interfaces have slightly lower specs not only to cut down on cost but also designed for a specific market.

[@MillanMusicMMS]

Will the apollo twin get a refresh aswel, mkIII ??

[@therealrussellsmyth]

SCXTT it does now !

[@dspoet1]

One thing I don’t like about UAD is this. They could’ve put the converters in the X16 in the X6 and X8. Not everyone needs the X16.

[@JosephCee]

I already did the research, it'll be $100 less to buy the this new Apollo x6 rather than getting the previous Apollo 8 with a Thunderbolt 3 card upgrade, you lose 2 mic inputs but you gain a ton of processing power, just have to ask yourself if you really need more than 2 mic inputs.

[@ladex142online]

they waited for VRS8 to come out and then bam, compete with this LOL

[@refusoagaino6824]

The description is fascinating. What is it?

[@DaspacestationBeats]

Nice. Been waiting on this!

[@DaspacestationBeats]

@vincent moto What other unit? I need a new audio interface. I didnt want to buy the apollo because a new one would be available soon. I was using my Mpc X as the audio interface until this dropped. Now I can track my Mpc X and vocals using 8 inputs and outputs. Plus I get plugins that I need like the distressor, api 2500, api channel, and massive passive. Im always upgrading. The Mpc X is a drum machine used for sampling. I been satisfied with it.

[@monkeyxx]

Haha!! I love the vibe with these two guys. I also love imagining my sister or somebody being like "XYZ, bla bla bla, squimcore double capacitor, jittery butter crystals" and so on

[@GabrielXDrums]

monkey dangus seriously, I bet the specs are good and make a DECENT difference but the end result is the same you’d get on an Apollo Twin Quad, you can easily tear up a mix on these new X’s during the post stage if you just don’t know what you’re doing, same with the new Native Instruments stuff. Word of advice, if you already got nice gear, don’t upgrade, make your music and get better, this is just extra jargon jibberish that won’t really matter at the end of the day when you’re playing your track through your basic car stereo system, work with what you got.

[@LexXxusTVLive]

12:23 I don't see that in the console settings. Default and custom. Thats it.

[@thaexception3406]

Informative

[@gabedestellano]

He says in the video that the 6 is under $2000.00 but it's not even close to that EVEN ON SALE!

[@director2bob]

why did he mention the Apollo X6 appeal to EDM musicians?

[@BarbaraKrolOfficial]

How do you connect them to fur man ? What cables you use ?

[@onlygknows7793]

No extra cables needed , just the power cord coming out of the machines.

[@12copablo]

Great itw, thx! How is the latency with thunderbolt 3? Have they passed below the 1ms threshold?

[@lance134679]

No, they mention several times on the product pages "sub 2ms latency".

[@motoservo]

1ms is roughly one foot of sound travel. You get more latency from the monitors to your ear. Or the delay of a drummer hearing his own snare drum.

[@dreamdrummer01]

great video but why does the audio is so soft??? had to crank the volume up to listen to the Apollo guy talking and I'm on headphones. really???

[@lophiile]

under $2000??? sweetwater has it for 2200..

[@fademan]

With power of today's pc's those DSPs are pointless IMHO

[@colincaddies8230]

So on the X6. If im running in surround mode, can I still run my Twin MKII as an overall control room monitor section?

[@sweetwater]

Hi, Colin. You sure can! Lindsey Becker, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1674, [e-mail]

[@kingech_B15]

this was a moment

[@frankb8616]

can anyone confirm the use of the other control surfaces in conjunction with these besides the MKII?

[@juanqueddeng297]

Twin Brothers?

[@BamshelzRecords]

Can two pairs of monitors be connected to the x6?

[@sweetwater]

Hey there! Great question. Technically speaking, the answer is yes. However, I would recommend a monitor controller if you want to use more than one set of monitors. There are lots of fantastic options for that that will ultimately give you a little more tactile control (not just control through the software) and allow you to use those line outputs for other cool things like outboard gear. I'd love to chat more about it if you'd like to give me a shout at the contact info below! Rock on! 🎶🤘 Cassie O'Hanlon, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 3020, [e-mail]

[@joeyf808]

very disappointed on the old DSP. Next-gen 2021 Apollo might have one more chip of UAD-2 tech.

[@RooftopRecording]

How do they sound vs a Prism?

[@cap706]

I can't hear any audible difference between this and the Prism Dream ADA 8xr and I have golden ears (at least I'd like to think so).

[@MixingGBP]

So forgive my ignorance....is the only purpose of this box to run UA plugins?

[@johndean5860]

Is windows 8 supported?

[@clivesaunders5576]

i will stick with my avid I/O!

[@eranddroory9987]

Redone the whole line of interfaces but still use the same old DSP "technology" from 10 years ago.. Ehh okay!!!

[@NativeEarthlingAI]

Wondering if your art exceeds the processing power of this product?

[@jeremyserwer2586]

Can a clock really sound Buttery? Sounds highly improbably to isolate the source of the "Buttery" sound.

[@davemccall9594]

You have to really churn the bits through some high end converters for an utterly buttery sound.

[@MrZambooni]

STILL. No thunderbolt cable included. WHY :D Is there a reason? Someone tell me.

[@neonether]

Because buying 1 Million thunderbolt cables would cost the company like 8 million dollars. Much easier to expect the customer to integrate it into their own thunderbolt set up and if you don't already have a cable, spend the $15-20 and buy one.

[@onlygknows7793]

@@neonether When you are making 400-500 mil from your customers not including the expensive plug-ins, 8 mil is just a drop in the bucket. There is always a company that comes along that is not as greedy as the last one and soon takes over the market.

[@neonether]

@@onlygknows7793 I'm sure that argument would convince their board of directors. "drop in the bucket" guys, come on. You can't discuss revenue in the context of what it means to them without knowing the costs, which we don't. Therefore by not including accessories that people will usually already have with their TB-ready computers, they SAVED $8 million or so, which could be the difference between a profitable or losing product. Who knows, maybe the next company is already making a superior product WITH TB cables included. We'll see if they can topple the giant.

[@cryptonios]

things are advancing to usb-c and ryzen pc's...even intel chipsets with thunderbolt capability are rare...obviously pc users are not in your target group...this is not cost efective at all...nice design though