Apollo Twin MkII
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Apollo Twin MkII
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F. Sias
The best ever
In the last 5 years I have changed 5 sound cards of the most renown brands.
The apollo is simply fantastic!
Converters at the top and stability with mac os never seen on any sound card I've ever owned.
Buying this card is an investment that lasts over time.
A. Murray
Love my Twin MKII.
The MKII is a perfect upgrade from the MKI which I already loved. Universal Audio listened to their customers and added everything we requested for MKII. I sounds great and now with the Quad option I can do even more on the go. Super happy. UA Rules!
M. Curnow
Truly Excellent
I absolutely loved this unit. I have since switched to an 8core Satellite as it suited my setup/budget slightly better, but while I had the Apollo, it was such a joy to use. Incredibly solid and fun to work with, I'm sorely missing the unison preamps. The fluidity and simplicity of it is wonderful to work with, giving you all the options you would need while remaining easy to use. And that's before I get onto the plugins and DSP... The freedom of not having to worry about my computer's CPU is epic. The plugins are stunning, with the added bonus of knowing you can add as many as you like without breaking your computer. It might sound silly but running out of CPU on a big, time critical session can be a continuous worry and play on the mind the entire time you are working, and no longer having that subtle stress allows you to be more creative and fluid with your workflow, I love this feeling and it wouldn't happen another way. Big thumbs up from me, it's changed the game, plus every time I've spoken to UA they have been lovely, passionate people. Thanks!
R. Christopherson
Thank You
Completely blown away! I’m using the ‘55 tweed, ‘62 bluesbreaker and the buxom Betty...outstanding!! I would really like to hear some more old Fender amp sims from you folks....maybe a Super Reverb...thanks again, the Apollo Twin is great!
i. sanz deogracias
excelent
very good product but plugins are escarce and good ones are paid
k. lee
I'm so happy to have a APOLLO TWIN MK2.
I'm so happy to have a APOLLO TWIN MK2.
k. lee
I'm so happy to have a APOLLO TWIN MK2.
I'm so happy to have a APOLLO TWIN MK2.
G. De Chirico
Sound amazing
Apollo Twin MKII: high quality sound and construction. Great converter quality, great preamps and plug-ins for my acoustic studio recording. I'm really satisfied.
F. Varga
Incredible Interface
It is an incredible interface, simple to use very compatible and excellent texture for music ....
I am very satisfied
J. Sutton
MKII is fantastic
Apollo Twin MKII is a great bit of kit. It seamlessly hooked up to my 8p. What a great system , to work in the box.
F. Lubaki
money well spent
I have sold most of my outboard/hardware within the first week of purchasing my apollo twin as i couldnt tell the difference between the unison technology and the real gear. AMAZING!
M. Mai
Happy Camper
Love my new quad. I was up and going in minutes. The sound quality is a huge step up over my old Roland quad capture and the guitar sims are sooo much better than all the other stuff i’d tried. Now just need to find a way to hide plugin purchases from the wife. ...
y. kim
easy to use
nice design and nice performance
y. kim
easy to use
nice design and nice performance
A. Volkov
Amazing
I am very Happy with pluggins Universal Audio is really high qualitat sound and very imporatn for have another step and another level ! thnaks team Universal Audio !
A. Volkov
super device
I use this device for two weeks, I'm happy !!!
W. Burdis
So Good I became Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Said "Make it So", quite a lot.
Having owned RME products in the past as well as Apogee and Various Focusrites, I feel quite well qualified to create a 'simple' review of the Apollo Twin MKII in layman's terms:
I got this because I only have a mid 2013 MBP 8 gig RAM- so to take pressure off the CPU and RAM made a lot of sense - and It DOES this ! Amazingly well!
For me, The RME *Was* the pinnacle of small format desktop audio devices. And to be honest I still think the RME has the edge as a unit only - ADAT in AND out internal / external world clock, dual headphones - but when I plugged in the Apollo Twin MKII - just 'naked' I knew it had a serious and very real contender. The native sound of the unit is tight - like the Babyface Pro, and not lacking in energy and frequency response - unlike apogee duets, quartet's (my personal view).
It is indeed fairly transparent, smooth BUT highly detailed - all frequencies well represented (we ALL know that "smooth" can simply mean "blurry" and "unfocussed" - NOT SO here, there is PLENTY OF FINE DETAIL here) and The MkII has a nice wide sound stage.
So on it's own it's up there, well above Apogee and above the smaller 4-6 input focusrite's (which I place in second place here). No baggy, unfocused and dark sound here (like the "signature sound" of the awful-to-MY-ears Duet). It's this and my beloved RME at the top.
"Naked", the UAD Twin MkII already feels slightly analog in it's sonic footprint - but don't think it can't make hardcore shockwaves - it really can - cold steel ones raining down onto you HardCore Metal Heads out there, don't leave the trenches when the whistle blows. It's right up there with the Euro sounding RME. It's like someone turned up to Woodstock's "Summer of Love" in a Panzer MK3 when I went Drop B and "not even slinky" on it. Talking of Panzers - It's built very well.
Next day I engaged the 610B - the free unison capable Preamp plugin and the teletronix levelling amp/comp and plugged in an American Elite Precision/Jazz bass, active with new DR steel roundwounds ( I don't do nickel) on it............and..............I was Astounded - utterly astounded, not "pleasantly surprised"......Astounded. NOTHING I have owned compared to this. I have never had a plugin that could make an instrument sound so full, and engaging to the listener. I'm not joking. Then a Day after THAT ("No RTFM for me....No Sir!") my friend asked me if I was using the Unison Insert for the preamp...."The What?" I asked, being an idiot.
So I did, placed the preamp into the unison slot and my sonic life as I had know it, just crumbled before my ears and hands. I am 55 yo and this actually stopped me in my tracks. It's takes a lot to do that to me, maybe Agent Scully unannounced and bringing me breakfast telling me she's at a loose end. That might do it.
I am already planing on another preamp and the Empirical Lab's Distressor emulation. But being a poor man, I have to save up. But it's totally worth it. And is Actually exciting. (not kidding there).
SO NOW I realise what the fuss is about. I can hardly listen to my other emulation plugins now - they all sound a bit "Cheap" - (which they are in comparison - but I understand why now). My Twin generally runs at about 45% with a series of 4 stereo plugs in - including using the Aux's. That's good going - not bad. Honestly - I would not suggest a SOLO, but if that is all you could afford and you wanted "that sound" - I WOULD recommend it. Just burn the tracks with the plugin - like we used to when it was all made of wood. Talking of which, the X files is on.
UAD Console: Very nice - simple and works nicely with my Cubase 9.5.10 Pro Control Room (cues, Headphone and monitors). I really like the thinking behind it. And not crashes so far.
So There it is. Not interested in the Plugs and expandable satellites and the plugs - RME BBF pro all the way baby.
But when you hear 1 plugin on the box.....well, it will change you world, your working style and maybe your sexual preferences.
a. mokrane
super sons
top des top
B. Higham-Smith
10/10 piece of equipment!
Amazing converter quality. Unison preamps sound incredible. And the drivers and software is as solid as it gets. Very highly recommended!
R. Varvato
How I did before?
Only using an universal audio interface you can realise how good is the build quality, the preamps, the converters, the software... In other words, Amazing!
I'm very satisfied