Apollo Twin MkII
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Apollo Twin MkII
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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...?
h. YU
good job!
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G. Pacherie
Perfect!
I've only had it for a few days but I already love it!
Great product! Would definitely buy again
J. Davis
Must have for mobile!
I originally bought this for my mobile set up but I do also like to use it along with my Apollo 8, but since my computer only has one thunderbolt output and I have two displays I was forced to buy a Thunderbolt dock because this unit does it have a in and out Thunderbolt port. I'm very happy with my Apollo products
F. Torres
Just great!!
I upgraded from Twin Solo (past generation) I gotta say... the results are Smoother, and yes more processing power, nice Rec quality!! Love it!! Keep up the good work!!
S. Sergo
Apollo Twin MkII
Very cool device. I have a whole set of Marshall plugins. I'm very pleased with them