What uad plugins come with apollo twin
The Twin MkII hardware features other improvements beyond the increase in available horsepower - most importantly, it improves on the previous generation of Apollo A/D and D/A conversion, which was already stellar. And having the ability to use the Console app as what is essentially a front end for my DAW, and print these sounds which are otherwise unobtainable to me, is invaluable, as is having the external resources on tap to offload the heavy processing needed for some of the UAD-2 plug-ins. I’ve said it before, but the UAD-2 plug-ins are some of my all-time favorites and sound amazing. Furthermore, the UAD-2 plug-in platform not only runs within your DAW, but also within UA’s excellent Console app (now in its second generation as well), which allows you to insert Unison-enabled plug-ins on your mic or instrument inputs and track through blissfully accurate emulations of classic preamps like the UA 610-B, Neve 1073, and API Vision, as well as classic instrument amps and stompboxes like the Fender ‘55 Tweed Deluxe, Ampeg B-15N, Ibanez Tube Screamer, etc.
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Generously, UA provided us with the Apollo Twin MkII QUAD for our testing.Ī quick (if not obligatory) recap for those unfamiliar with the Apollo platform - each interface in the Apollo lineup uses UA’s proprietary Unison technology, which is a software/hardware marriage between SHARC-based internal DSP acceleration and analog preamps that feature software-controlled, hardware-based input-impedance and tonal switching. Notably, the Twin MkII is available with much more power under the hood and comes in SOLO, DUO, and QUAD Core DSP configurations, while the original Twin capped out at DUO. Plug it in, and do a little spec digging, though - and ah-ha! It then becomes clear that this iteration of the Twin is quite the upgrade. With the exception of the new slate-grey look, and perhaps more ventilation in the metal housing, the new Twin MkII is almost identical cosmetically to the previous Apollo Twin.
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A single TOSLINK connector supports ADAT optical (eight channels at 44.1 and 48 kHz four channels at 88.2 and 96 kHz two channels at 176.4 and 192 kHz) or S/PDIF (stereo up to 96 kHz) digital I/O.Īfter pulling the unit out of the rather lovely Apple-esque box, the new Twin MkII (at a glance) doesn’t appear to contrast dramatically with the previous model Twin (or the current Twin USB model). It has two Unison-equipped mic/line preamps (with up to 65 dB of gain), a front-panel high-impedance instrument input, two 1/4’’ TRS line outputs, two TRS monitor outputs, and one front-panel headphone output. The new Twin MkII is a 2×6 Thunderbolt interface (for both macOS and Windows!) that records up to 24-bit, 192 kHz. Universal Audio has been refreshing its line-up of Apollo interfaces over the past few years, and now the Apollo Twin compact desktop interface gets what UA is calling a “ground-up redesign” with the Apollo Twin MkII.