Universal Audio Apollo x16D Essentials+

For Networked Sound Venues and Recording Studios

Perfect for live sound venues and networked recording studios, the Universal Audio Apollo x16D Essentials+ is an 18×20 rackmount Thunderbolt 3 audio interface with Dante that gives you elite-class Apollo X 24-bit / 192 kHz audio conversion and HEXA Core Processing for real-time UAD plug-in processing over Thunderbolt and Dante at near-zero latency—on Mac and Windows computers. Apollo x16D Essentials+ let you mix and record live performances with 32 UAD plug-ins from Pultec EQ to 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

With 16×16 simultaneous network audio I/O channels via Dante (or AES67 at 48 kHz), Apollo x16D lets you create 16-channel immersive audio mixes for Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, Sony 360, Reality Audio, and others. If you want to grow to a multiroom setup, you can link up to four Apollo x16Ds to build a 64-channel Dante system with network redundancy. Stereo AES I/O are also available for connection to professional, digital outboard hardware. The two Thunderbolt ports enable you to daisy-chain up to four Thunderbolt-equipped Apollo interfaces.

Take Elite-Class Apollo X Sound Onstage

• Offering the most powerful system for running UAD plug-ins in real time, Apollo x16D is built for both live sound engineers and networked recording studios.
• The interface seamlessly connects to your digital mixing console, putting 32 UAD plug-ins right at your fingertips (Ultimate+ Edition).

Work Fast and Never Lose Your Settings

• With its powerful digital mixing engine giving you control over inputs, outputs, and plug-in routing, Apollo x16D makes it easy to build your mix and control entire effect chains in real time.
• Then, quickly recall your plug-in settings over MIDI, all without interrupting the performance.

Expand Your Studio over Dante

• Link up to four x16Ds to build a 64-channel Dante system with network redundancy.
• Or, expand your current Thunderbolt Apollo studio over Dante—the most low-latency scalable audio network available.

Mix Down to Surround

• After the show, bring Apollo x16D back to the studio, where it becomes your all-in-one monitoring hub for mixing formats up to 9.1.6.
• This allows you to easily create 16-channel immersive audio mixes of live sets or studio recordings for Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and others.

32 Effects, One Rack Space

Channel Strips & Preamps

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

Compressors/Limiters

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

Special Processing

• Auto-Tune Realtime Access
• Precision Enhancer Hz

Instruments

• PolyMAX Synth

Delay & Modulation

• Galaxy Tape Echo
• Oxide Tape Recorder
• Precision Delay Mod
• Precision Delay Mod L

Reverbs & Rooms

• Precision Reflection Engine
• Pure Plate Reverb
• RealVerb Pro

Equalizers

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

Guitar

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

FEATURES

• 18×20 Thunderbolt 3 audio interface featuring 16-channel Dante I/O (supports AES67 mode at 48 kHz)
• Essentials+ includes 32 UAD plug-ins
• Onboard HEXA Core Processing for mixing with UAD plug-ins at near-zero latency
• 24-bit / 192 kHz elite-class Apollo X D/A conversion
• 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Stereo AES I/O
• Wordclock I/O
• Recall plug-in settings over MIDI
• Compatible with Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces to expand systems over Dante
• Create 16-channel immersive audio mixes
• ALT monitoring support in all monitor modes (2 x ALT mon for stereo, 1 x ALT mon for all)
• LED channel meters
• Onboard Talkback microphone
• Free industry-leading technical support from knowledgeable audio engineers