You guys seen this??

[PeterAshmore]

Apollo High-Resolution Interface with Realtime UAD Processing

It's a universal Audio Firewire/Thunderbolt interface. It looks the bomb but also looks to be a bit pricey!

[ShadowAMD]

Originally Posted by PeterAshmore

Apollo High-Resolution Interface with Realtime UAD Processing

It's a universal Audio Firewire/Thunderbolt interface. It looks the bomb but also looks to be a bit pricey!

DAM IT!! I'm selling my onyx and that is looking tasty.

I can feel my credit card slipping out again, I swear down it has a mind of it's own.

[PeterAshmore]

4 mic pre's and 8 line ins with 2 HiZ inputs. I found one on KMR for 2033 Euro. I've started saving already.

[ShadowAMD]

Have you seen the spec's on this thing, they are better than an Orpheus.

Analog I/O
Microphone Inputs 1 – 4
Jack Type XLR Female
Phantom Power +48V, Switchable
Dynamic Range 118 dB (A–weighting)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 118 dB (A–weighting)
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise –110 dB
Hi–Z Inputs
Jack Type ¼” Male (Mono TS plug required)
Dynamic Range 117 dB (A–weighting)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 117 dB (A–weighting)
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise –103 dB
Line Inputs 1 – 4
Jack Type ¼”Male TRS Balanced
Dynamic Range 117 dB (A–weighting)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 117 dB (A–weighting)
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise –107 dB
Line Inputs 5 – 8
Jack Type ¼” Male TRS Balanced
Dynamic Range 117 dB (A–weighting)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 117 dB (A–weighting)
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise –107 d
Line Outputs 1 – 8
Jack Type ¼” Male TRS Balanced
Dynamic Range 118 dB (A–weighting)
Frequency Response 20 Hz – 20 kHz, ±0.1 dB
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 118 dB (A–weighting)
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise –106 dB

[PeterAshmore]

The 1176 style knobs sold it for me! :D Really though it looks like a perfect blend between pro and home studio gear. I gotta have it.

[ShadowAMD]

Originally Posted by PeterAshmore

The 1176 style knobs sold it for me! :D Really though it looks like a perfect blend between pro and home studio gear. I gotta have it.

Heh, let's face it we do this because we like shiny lights.

[hedcase23]

Literally just stumbled on this product about 5 minutes ago. This thing looks awesome. I was already looking at a UAD-2 to run plugins, but this has it built in. I'm tempted to sell most of my gear to pick up one of these babies!

[Jose]

Price?Looks killer.

[cwalker]

This looks awesome. Do you think you will see a big improvement by using thunderbolt?

[Jose]

It looks like this interface is just an excuse to sell a lot of plugins though. :(

[GordZilla]

Originally Posted by Jose

It looks like this interface is just an excuse to sell a lot of plugins though. :(

Perhaps... though they are very good plugins, and to have them available for low latency tracking as well as mixdown is mighty intriguing. Plus the pres and converters make this a rather compelling package. Universal Audio may have hit a homer with this one

[Jose]

Originally Posted by GordZilla

Perhaps... though they are very good plugins, and to have them available for low latency tracking as well as mixdown is mighty intriguing. Plus the pres and converters make this a rather compelling package. Universal Audio may have hit a homer with this one

Of course if the conversion is as expected on par with their $$$$ converters like 2192, that I think it should, it will be worth it, but I see that they are very interested in giving you the platform to run their plugins because probably nowadays is the thing that brings more benefit...It is like buying a printer the $$$$ are in the ink.

Anyway, there is a long thread about Apollo here:

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/new-p...interface.html