Apollo Twin MkII
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Apollo Twin MkII
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J. Morra
A major step forward
I'd owned apollo twin duo several years ago, it was a great device I'd ever used. And recently I've got twin duo mk II for my sub system, and reallized this is a totally different device. Sleek design with space grey enclosure, improved converter quality, and more cores I can choose!
K. Ahn
Great Powerful Shark
I already have Apollo 8P,but this is like a small version of Apollo8P. This Is very useful and convenient.
K. Ahn
Great Powerful Shark
I already have Apollo 8P,but this is like a small version of Apollo8P. This Is very useful and convenient.
R. Korzeniewski
Little devil
Due to my new line of work that forced me to move away from my studio and travel, I needed a portable solution that will replace my main studio gear. I am an UAD user since the first UAD-1 DSP card and it's an essential part in my line of work. I bought twin-duo MK2 and it is amazing. I have the DSP power and plugins like in my previous setup, can record vocals wherever I am, the sound is amazing when I'm composing and mixing tracks, it's small but has the power of a giant. The pre-amps teamed with my mikes from Rode and Bayerdynamic give great results and my EvE SC305 monitors sound even better than before with my studio interface. Drawbacks? Gets warm a bit, but that's the only problem I came across. I highly recommend this little beast. Worth every penny.
J. Boots
Awesome little beast
I love this interface! I'm a total amateur at home recording, and I still found this super easy to set-up and use. The sound quality and build quality is outstanding as are the connections. The UA website and software updates through to the plug-ins are all really well designed and set out. I'd recommend this powerful little beast to anyone!
P. Duff
Simple, Clean and Nice Sounding
This is my second Apollo Twin and I was convinced to get the MkII because of the overall improvements and updated feature set. The original still sounds as good and I'm hard pressed to hear big difference but the talkback mic, mono switch and mute are really great features. It looks really good in the studio and fits nicely under the 27" iMac.
L. Hogan
Little Twin is awesome for live use, massive processing horsepower, tiny footprint!
I'm using the Apollo Twin MkII Quad for an audio converter for my keyboard rig. I can take Ocean Way studio with me everywhere I go. Once you have an environment set up, you can have it with you all the time. Also, I get 4 more sharks to use with my studio setup, or if I'm miking a choir.
Yeah, it cost a little more than a usb converter, but the sound and the extra horsepower for my other projects makes it all worthwhile, and thunderbolt keeps the latency under control.
I recently had a recording reviewed by an industry professional - she commented that she couldn't use my material, but WHERE DID I GET THAT RECORDING MADE? Simple. MacBook Pro running into Apollo, UAD plugins.
It's so cool carrying a six-foot-tall rack of delicate, tweak, heritage equipment in such a tiny box...
L. Hogan
Little Twin is awesome for live use, massive processing horsepower, tiny footprint!
I'm using the Apollo Twin MkII Quad for an audio converter for my keyboard rig. I can take Ocean Way studio with me everywhere I go. Once you have an environment set up, you can have it with you all the time. Also, I get 4 more sharks to use with my studio setup, or if I'm miking a choir.
Yeah, it cost a little more than a usb converter, but the sound and the extra horsepower for my other projects makes it all worthwhile, and thunderbolt keeps the latency under control.
I recently had a recording reviewed by an industry professional - she commented that she couldn't use my material, but WHERE DID I GET THAT RECORDING MADE? Simple. MacBook Pro running into Apollo, UAD plugins.
It's so cool carrying a six-foot-tall rack of delicate, tweak, heritage equipment in such a tiny box...
M. NAVA
Apollo Twin MkII Solo
Parfait, que dire de plus!
M. NAVA
Apollo Twin MkII Solo
Parfait, que dire de plus!
R. Soto Barrón
Great!
I love it!
R. Soto Barrón
Amazing!
I love both conversions A/D and D/A.
J. Stewart
Perfect Addition
This has been the perfect addition to my other apollos. Great talkback and monitor control.
E. Lee
Great little guy
Great interface. Works pretty sweet, sounds super cool and being able to track using unison technology it's amazing.
Nice addition to my uad satellite (more power) definitely I'll be getting an apollo 8 or an apollo 16 in the near future.
J. Corne
The Real Deal!
I have owned many interfaces/recording devices/tape machines over the 30+ years I've been writing, recording, and performing. Even before I owned a Universal Audio device, I recommended the Twin Duo mki to a writing partner in Nashville, and he's still raving about it.
When it was time for me to upgrade, I briefly considered the Antelope Zen Tour, but decided to buy the Apollo TWIN QUAD mkii (Thunderbolt) and invest in the UA ecosystem. I'm glad I did! I'm sure the Zen Tour is a great product, but the preamps, plugins, and conversion on the Apollo Twin Quad mkii are all top notch.
After my purchase, I demoed several plugins. I bought three addtional plugs (via discounted bundle), and MAN they make a difference! I purchased the NEVE 88RS Channel Strip/Preamp, Studer A800 tape sim, and Ocean Way Studios room plugin.
There are folks who say there is no difference between native plugins and the UA plugs. There are also those who claim they don't use emulations of vintage gear. That's fine for them. There is no one-size-fits-all with art and artistic endeavors. However, I hear a difference between the popular native plugins (I have several, representing most brands) and the UA stuff. With some plugs the difference is subtle, with others the difference is more obvious.
Bottom line...my mixes have taken a giant leap. I record live drums, bass, guitars, keys, perc...standard stuff...and the preamp/conversion/plugin quality is well above what I've been using. The NEVE RS88 plugin is a joy to use! The point is that I just didn't purchase an interface; I bought into expandability. Using the preamps with Unison technology...tracking through UA's hardware emulations is a game-changer for me.
At some point in the future, I may invest in a 500 series lunch box, but honestly, there may never be a need. The vocal sound I'm getting with my Neumann TLM-103 (which has been a great workhorse mic) can best be described as SILK. Just the NEVE pre and a little compression...no EQ accept high pass. INCREDIBLE!
The TWIN mkii is built like a tank with solid drivers (I use a MAC). The CONSOLE software laid out well and is very intuitive. The overall sound of the hardware is tight, clean, and revealing. The legacy plugins and the few newer ones that are bundled with the hardware are all great-sounding and very useful. You can go with just those if you want. I opted for 3 more plugins that I thought would make the biggest difference for me, and those will do for quite some time.
There are a lot of great interfaces out there, no doubt. But this one fits my needs perfectly AND gives me hardware expansion options for adding other Unison-enabled devices in the future. If you go with the Apollo Twin Quad mkii, I'd be surprised if you're not VERY HAPPY with it.
J. Dale
Increased Quality
The main reason for my purchase was to increase the quality of my home recordings, which from the first tests to every single track recorded since has occurred. Couldn't be happier with this outstanding hardware.
D. Rios
Excellent Interface
Love the build and quality of this interface. It took me a couple of days to get used to it, since I was accustomed to using other interfaces and I was unfamiliar on how to use Console and Unison. After I got a hang of it, my sound is so much better and even though my workflow changed a little bit, it changed for the better. Thank you for this amazing interface.
A. Krystaszek
Perfect
Of course, no comment :-)
D. Klaric
Powerful package.
Moved from RME FF to Apollo because of the DSP possibility to have analog sounding plug-ins. I must say that the first impression is very good.
A. Torres
Can you update firmware on MkI Apollo twin?
Is there any plans in updating the firmware on the Apollo Twin MkI to provide us with the ability to use the monitoring functions such as Alt Monitors, Dimm etc...?