Apollo Hardware Manual
Introducing Apollo
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Apollo Features
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Superior-sounding 18 x 24 audio interface with uncompromising UA analog design
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Realtime monitoring and tracking with premium UAD Powered Plug-Ins
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Additional mixing and mastering DSP horsepower for your sessions
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FireWire 800 built-in; user-installable Thunderbolt I/O option card (not included)
Audio Interface
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Sample rates up to 192 kHz at 24-bit word length
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18 x 24 simultaneous input/output channels:
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Eight channels of analog-to-digital conversion via mic, line, or high-impedance inputs
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14 channels of digital-to-analog conversion via:
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Eight mono line outputs
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Stereo monitor outputs
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Two stereo headphone outputs
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10 channels of digital I/O via:
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Eight channels ADAT Optical I/O with S/MUX for high sample rates
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Two channels coaxial S/PDIF I/O with sample rate conversion
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Two FireWire 800 ports for daisy-chaining other FireWire devices
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32-bit and 64-bit device drivers
Microphone Preamplifiers
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Four high-resolution, ultra-transparent, digitally-controlled analog mic preamps
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Front panel and software control of all preamp parameters
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Switchable low cut filter, 48V phantom power, 20 dB pad, polarity inversion, and stereo linking
Monitoring
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Stereo monitor outputs (independent of eight line outputs)
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Digitally-controlled analog monitor outputs maintains highest fidelity
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Front panel control of monitor levels and muting
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Two stereo headphone outputs with independent mix buses
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Independent front panel analog volume controls for headphone outputs
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Front panel pre-fader metering of monitor bus levels
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S/PDIF outputs can be set to mirror the monitor outputs
UAD-2 Inside
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DUO and QUAD models featuring two or four SHARC processors
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Realtime UAD Powered Plug-Ins processing on all of Apollo’s analog and digital inputs
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Same features and functionality as other UAD-2 products when used with DAW
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Can be combined with other UAD-2 devices for increased mixing DSP
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Includes UAD Powered Plug-Ins “Analog Classics” bundle
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Complete UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins library is available online 24/7
