Universal Audio Apollo x16 Gen 2 with Essentials+

Real-Time UAD Processing for Studio, Live, and Post Applications

Ideal for studio, live, and postproduction applications, the Universal Audio Apollo x16 Gen 2 with Essentials+ is an 18×20 rackmount Thunderbolt 3 audio interface that offers 16 channels of flagship, Gen 2 Elite-Class 24-bit / 192 kHz AD/DA conversion, immersive audio up to 9.1.6, and HEXA Core DSP for real-time UAD plug-in processing over Thunderbolt at near-zero latency—on Mac and Windows computers. The Essentials+ Bundle lets you mix and record live performances with 36 UAD plug-ins including Pultec EQ, Auto-Tune, classic LA-2A and 1176 compressors, and more. You can use Plug-In Scenes to recall settings instantly, even in the middle of a performance.

Easily connect the Apollo x16 Gen 2 to professional studio gear with 16×16 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.

What’s New with Gen 2?

• 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

Elite-Class Apollo X Sound for Your Console and Outboard

• 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.

Hear the Details Like Never Before

• 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.

Mix Down to Surround

• 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.

Bass Management

• 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.

Apollo Room Correction

• 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.

Find Your Flow in the UAD Console App

• 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.

A Hybrid System, Made for Your Mission

• 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.

Expand Your Studio as You Grow

• 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.

36 Effects and Instruments, One Rack Space

Channel Strips and Preamps (6)

• Century Tube Channel Strip
• CS-1 Channel Strip
• Helios Type 69 Preamp and EQ
• Precision Channel Strip
• UA 610-A Preamp and EQ
• UA 610-B Preamp and EQ

Compressors/Limiters (7)

• Fairchild 670 Legacy
• Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler
• Teletronix LA-2A Gray Classic Leveler
• Teletronix LA-2A Silver Classic Leveler
• Teletronix LA-2A Legacy Leveling Amplifier
• UA 1176LN Legacy
• UA 1176SE Legacy

Equalizers (6)

• Helios Type 69 Legacy EQ
• Pultec EQP-1A Legacy EQ
• Pultec EQP-1A Passive EQ
• Pultec HLF-3C Passive EQ
• Pultec MEQ-5 Passive EQ
• Pultec Pro Legacy EQ

Special Processing (4)

• Auto-Tune Realtime Access
• Oxide Tape Recorder
• Precision Enhancer Hz
• Verve Analog Machines Essentials

Delay and Modulation (3)

• Precision Delay Mod L
• Galaxy Tape EchoPrecision Delay Mod
• Precision Delay Mod L

Reverbs and Rooms (3)

• Precision Reflection Engine
• Pure Plate Reverb
• RealVerb Pro Custom Room Modeler

Guitar and Bass (3)

• Ampeg SVT-VR Classic Bass Amplifier
• Marshall Plexi Classic Amplifier
• Raw Distortion

Instruments (1)

• PolyMAX Polyphonic Synth