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flummox

You don't get much, but what you get is the best there is.

Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 26 de abril de 2021

You only get two channels going in, but the mic amps are fantastic with enough gain to drive ribbon mics or the notoriously low output Shure SM7B. The DSP effects sound incredible - I own a Marshall JMP not unlike the one in the Plexi Classic sim and that sim is dead on with no detectable latency. That last part is important: you can get grooves with this setup that are impossible with other interfaces because even a few milliseconds of lag will audibly affect the feel of the track. Build quality is very good and appropriate for something that costs this much. I'm still learning the LUNA DAW software: so far it's quite intuitive and well laid out. I'm using this on a new Mac mini with the M1 processor; there are a few bugs which UA says they will eliminate when they release an M1 optimized update. It is more than usable as it is.

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Gavin

YES, this works with windows, but…

Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 1 de octubre de 2021

Size name: DUOCompra verificada

I see a lot of complaints and issues when people buy the Apollo Twin X Duo thunderbolt version for their windows computer.
(Device review at the bottom)

First off I can not say this does or doesn’t work for Windows laptops.
As far as desktops go, you need a motherboard that either allows thunderbolt 3 or 4 (not just USB-C). I have an Asus motherboard “PRIME Z490-A” which allowed me to buy a “Asus Thunderboltex 4” physical card upgrade to my system. Upon plugging it in to the motherboard properly and I turning it on in the motherboard bios this Apollo device worked perfectly fine without issues.

In short, this works on windows desktops. I’ve recorded in Pro Tools, I’ve used this producing in FL. At this moment of review the device struggles to work with FL, but works fine when changing the device to asio4all and making the UAD the out and in. (Still wouldn’t record in FL that’s why I have Pro Tools)

Make sure you have “Thunderbolt 3” and can transmit data back and fourth in that port before you purchase this for a windows only machine.
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DEVICE REVIEW:
As far as the device review goes. Wow, I’m amazed at the quality. Build, software, and sound is insane hands down.
The ability to add a touch of compression and De-Essers to your voice before touching the interface noise in a recording chain is next level for someone without the ability to have a huge physical outboard rack.

For someone just getting into producing or recording, this is definitely a professional device. I would get a Focusrite starting out personally because of price, but the upgrade from that to this is a light year of difference in sound quality for the recordings and playback.

Hopefully this helps someone out.
Have a nice day!

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Michael Phase

Amazing but audio crackles on Windows 10

Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 12 de junio de 2021

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I love this interface! The only thing I dislike is that I get crackling audio on Windows 10. There's no guide to fixing this issue especially for people running their PCs on AMD. If they were able to fix this problem, I'd give it a 5 star.

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John Daniel Holloway

AMAZON IS SELLING DEFECTIVE UNITS

Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 20 de enero de 2022

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Do not buy this from Amazon! Get it from Sweetwater or Guitar Center. I purchased one and a loud hum came through on every 1/4 input. It took me 16 hours of experimentation to figure out the unit is defective, and when I got a replacement from Amazon, it too is defective. Universal Audio confirmed that both units are defective.

You've been warned.

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Exit

Unbelievable quality, but issues with Windows 10

Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 2 de febrero de 2022

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I was sold on the UAD line for years, but only recently could I actually buy one the variants. I initially wanted to get a used UAD-1 or UAD-2 PCI Solo card, but as soon as the Apollo series was launched, I was drooling. I built a computer specifically for this device, picking a Gigabyte Gaming motherboard as that was the line that they claimed years ago was compatible. Since their information was outdated even then and motherboards continually are replaced with new ones, I went with the current Z270X Gaming 7 variant. This board also had Thunderbolt 3 onboard, so no need for an add-on.

The unit needs some software, such as the UAD console, to be installed. It claims to support WDM, but in my experience, it's not what you would expect from such an expensive product by such a legendary company.

On my first attempt to use it, I could here computer audio for half a second and then it would stop. In fact, if it was a Youtube video, the video would immediately hang after that half second of audio made it through. After troubleshooting, I realized that if you right-click on the volume control on the taskbar, then select "Sounds", then "Playback", I could disable the Apollo and reenable it and it would begin working uninterrupted, and the spinning Youtube video would instantly start playing again.

This was very odd, but there is a drawback to this "work around", there is intermittent noise and any inputs on the Apollo are destroyed by far more noise. Basically, it's unusable to record if you do the disable/enable trick.

That said, just turning it on and using Pro Tools, it works flawlessly. Essentially the WDM audio will not be available, but recording via the 2 inputs as well as the 8 ADAT lightpipe channels has none of the noise that occurs if you do the disable/enable trick.

Support is a bit of a joke if you want to speak to a human. Their website states that it's 4 days a week from 9am to 1pm PST, but that's not true, it's only 11am to 1pm—only 2 hours for 4 days a week! The person I spoke with was friendly enough, but he didn't even own an Apollo device himself. I'm awaiting contact from support for more troubleshooting, but I've disabled all the BIOS settings requested, set my processor to a static speed, and everything under the sun that is suggested on forums, but nothing has worked.

There are plenty of people complaining about Windows 10 support, so be aware of this.

All that said, it's still work it for me. This unit gives the ability to record 10 channels of audio (using the ADAT input for 8), supports Unison for real-time emulation of some preamps like Avalon, gives easy control of input, monitor, and phone levels, and comes with some of the most iconic compressor/limiters. This is what I was after all along, the ability to emulate multiple LA-2As and 1176s, rather than pay $2000 to $4000 for a hardware unit for only one channel.

I've since gone plugin crazy, thanks to the terrific holiday sales that were happening and acquired pretty much everything that I could want. Now, I can emulate awesome sounding bass and guitar amps, add some classic sounding reverbs, and even do some vocoding.

All in all, I couldn't be happier with the performance, but I do have a huge point of contention with the poor Windows 10 support. Still, the pros outweigh the cons, and my mixes are exploding with quality that I never could achieve before with knock off plugins like Reaper has built in. There is such a massive difference, I can't ever go back.

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mamuka chkheidze

Item was great, packaging was scary.

Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 24 de abril de 2022

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This item works and looks great.
Sound quality is as it should be. Can't say anything more, it is what I was expecting.

The reason I gave it 3 stars is the way amazon handled the packaging. It was dropped in the box twice of it's size without anything to fill emptiness. I am an international buyer so this item was shipped in Europe, it crossed pacific ocean like this. I was scared of trying turning it on, cause if it were damaged I could not return it from here... I was lucky this time, but I am not recommending buying item this delicate and pricy like this from amazon if you are outside of US, cause it may damaged during shipping and you can't do anything about it.
Amazon should improve it's packaging service for sure.

P.S. Who knows, maybe it is damaged and I will find out it later. I will update this post if that will be the case.

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Andrian

Yeeee

Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 19 de noviembre de 2021

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Broo,this is one of the smartest investment i did,absolutely incredible.. All my expectations about this are proved. Btw im not a pro,and maybe im not describing why and not giving details,but just because i can't find words to explain how happy i am about this purchase.

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Kenny

Static on windows 10

Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 8 de junio de 2021

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idk if it a defect or drivers sent it back wanst taking any chances will update when i get a replacement.

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Roger Lane

Next Level

Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 28 de abril de 2022

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Upgrading from a low budget consumer interface (UMC202HD), the difference is night and day. Conversion, dynamic range, preamps, noise, io and software are all top notch. Clean gain on inputs and outputs. Stereo imaging is more defined. Plug-ins are pricey but some of the best available next to actual hardware. I produce and engineer hip hop and this interface more than anything helped me focus more on the music because it takes care of so many redundant technical aspects.

This interface alone won’t solve all your problems but it will make so many things across the board so much better and more convenient. If you can afford to enter the UAD ecosystem, make this purchase. You will not be disappointed.

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Amazon Customer

Awesome device

Reseñado en los Estados Unidos el 22 de octubre de 2021

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Just starting used this for like two months now and I still have an unlock the Full potential can’t wait till I do it’s gonna be real exciting

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