Universal Audio Apollo SOLO Thunderbolt Heritage Edition

Loaded with UA's next-generation AD/DA converters and two Unison mic preamps, the Apollo Solo Heritage Edition delivers top-shelf sound quality. What‰۪s more, you get a premium suite of five award-winning plug-in titles, along with the Realtime Analog Classics bundle to lend an album-quality sheen to your projects.åÊ

Whether you use them in real time during tracking or later while you're mixing, these powerful plug-ins supply you with access to an array of classic mic preamps, compressors, EQs, reverbs, and more. You can capture everything with near-zero latency, thanks to Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. And you get compatibility with UA‰۪s LUNA software, giving you a tightly integrated recording, editing, and mixing environment, with full software-based control over your interface‰۪s parameters, global console and tape emulations, and advanced real-time tracking.åÊ

The Universal Audio Apollo Solo is a cost-effective way to enter into the world of UAD Powered Plug-ins and is a great way for UAD-equipped studios to take their projects mobile.

The Apollo Solo's Unison preamp technology goes so far beyond traditional software modeling and emulations that it's really in a category all its own. In essence, Unison is a bidirectional communication between the Apollo Solo's mic preamp and a Unison-capable plug-in, such as the included 610-B plug-in that re-creates the sound of UA's classic LA-610 preamp.

The plug-in actually adjusts the preamp circuit itself, including parameters such as impedance, analog gain structure, and much more. When you adjust the Apollo Solo's preamp gain knob and physical controls, the plug-in adjusts the preamp's behavior to match the target preamp. So you're not simply filtering your audio to approximate the character of a famous preamp ‰ÛÓ your microphone is now interacting with the Apollo Solo's input the same way it would behave with the "modeled" preamplifier.

UAD plug-ins astounded the recording world with their incredible ability to sound like analog processors, eliminating the need for large racks of gear in the studio. Unison preamp technology will do the same thing for your mic inputs, eliminating the need to collect and maintain expensive hardware preamps just for sonic variety.

• Computer Connectivity: Thunderbolt 3


• Form Factor: Desktop


• Simultaneous I/O: 2 x 4


• A/D Resolution: 24-bit/192kHz


• Built In DSP/FX: UAD-2 Solo Processing, Realtime UAD Powered Plug-ins


• Number of Preamps: 2 x mic, 1 x instrument


• Phantom Power: Yes


• Analog Inputs: 2 x XLR-1/4" combo (mic/line), 1 x 1/4" (Hi-Z)


• Analog Outputs: 2 x 1/4"


• Headphones: 1 x 1/4" TRS


• Thunderbolt: 1 x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3)


• Bus Powered: Yes


• Software: Realtime Analog Classics plug-ins (VST, AU, AAX 64), 5 Heritage Edition plug-ins


• OS Requirements - Mac: macOS 10.12 or later, Quad Core i7 Processor or higher


• OS Requirements - PC: Windows 10 Anniversary update or later, Quad Core i7 or higher


• Power Supply: Bus powered


• Height: 1.8"


• Width: 7.1"


• Depth: 4.8"


• Weight: 1.38 lbs.

• A special edition of UA's popular Apollo Solo USB interface — with a premium suite of 5 award-winning plug-in titles from Teletronix, Pultec, and UA — a $1,300 value
• UAD SOLO Core Processing for tracking through vintage compressors, EQs, tape machines, mic preamps, and guitar amp plug-ins with near-zero latency
• Unison mic preamp and guitar amp emulations from Neve, API, Avalon, Manley, Marshall, Fender, and more
• Runs UAD Powered Plug-Ins via VST, AU, and AAX 64 formats in major DAWs
• Compatible with Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live, and more (not compatible with LUNA Recording System)
• Best-in-class headphone amplifier for loud, detailed, low-noise monitoring
• Uncompromising analog design, superior components, and premium build quality