Apollo Twin X USB
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Record with the world's best desktop interface for Windows.
Apollo Twin X USB gives musicians and producers elite‑class audio conversion with the tone, feel, and flow of analog recording. Letting you record through preamps from Neve, API, Manley, and more — with near‑zero latency — Apollo Twin X is born to make records.
Experience elite-class Apollo sound — as heard on hundreds of hit records
Record your vocals and synths in realtime through classic mic preamp emulations from Neve, API, Manley, Avalon, and more*
Capture inspiration in realtime using Console and UAD processing with near-zero latency
Mix with UAD plug-ins like the included Teletronix LA-2A and 1176 compressors, Pultec EQs, and 610-B Preamp
Hear Every Detail in your Recordings
Apollo Twin X USB improves upon the original Apollo Twin’s gold‑standard audio quality with completely redesigned A/D and D/A conversion — giving you increased dynamic range and ultra‑low THD. This elite‑class conversion gives you a spacious, organic sound that easily rivals dedicated high-end converters.
Record Synths and Vocals through Iconic Preamps
With its two Unison™ preamps and front panel Hi‑Z instrument input, Apollo Twin X USB lets you track in realtime through preamp and channel strip plug‑ins from Neve, Manley, API, and dozens more, giving you the same rich analog texture as the hardware used on decades of iconic music.*
Get the Pro Sounds of Analog Hardware, Right on your Desktop
Out of the box, Apollo Twin X USB's included plug‑ins give you album‑ready tones in realtime with professional tools like the UA 610‑B Tube Preamp & EQ, Teletronix LA‑2A tube compressor, amps from Marshall and Ampeg, and more. Plus, Apollo Twin X USB lets you tap into the entire UAD plug‑in library, giving you the proven hit‑making sounds of Ocean Way Studios, Capitol Chambers, and hundreds more.
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“Everyone assumes I use a lot of outboard gear, but with Apollo Twin and UAD plug-ins, I get incredible sounds on the go, anywhere.”
– Louis Bell (Post Malone, DJ Snake, Cardi B)
“Having the Apollo with UAD plug-ins at my disposal is like carrying a giant studio with outboard racks at all times. Minus the tech fees, down time, and electricity bill!”
– Andrew Dawson (Jay-Z, Fun.)
“With the Apollo 8 in the studio and an Apollo Twin on the go, I know I've got the best sound quality and an incredible arsenal of plug-ins — wherever I'm working.”
– Jeremy Ruzumna (Fitz And The Tantrums)
“My Apollos are my sound.
Where I go, they go.”
– Trevor Lawrence Jr. (Dr. Dre, Herbie Hancock, Eminem)
“I knew about the ingredients of Apollo, but this is truly a special dish. The Apollo just set a new standard of excellence for audio interfaces, in terms of both its sound and its feature set.”
– Fab Dupont (Shakira, Santigold, Jennifer Lopez)
“Apollo is a platform that grows more powerful with every innovation – the UAD plug-in processing onboard has changed the way I work forever.”
– Tony Platt (AC/DC, Bob Marley, Buddy Guy)
“Using my Apollos and Console 2.0, I'm able to front a live mix, create a monitor mix, and record, all at the same time. That’s pretty awesome.”
– Chris Dugan (Green Day, Iggy Pop, U2)
“The Apollo's ability to do low latency – I mean that's the whole ballgame right there.”
– Joey Waronker (Atoms for Peace, Beck, Other Lives)
“The Apollo is the best I/O we've ever used, and we've tried them all. It has an incredibly clean, transparent, and accurate sound.”
– The Glitch Mob
“I’m totally blown away by the stunning sound quality of the Apollo. The ability to use UAD plug-ins in real-time is pure genius. It’s the centerpiece of my new studio.”
– Richard Devine
“The Apollo has some of the better preamps I've ever heard – lots of headroom, quiet at high-gains, and the converters are really sweet sounding.”
– Mick Guzauski (Daft Punk, Mariah Carey, Eric Clapton)
“The Apollo is a powerhouse and a game changer for my studio.”
– Grieves
“Apollo's A/D and D/A conversion sounds incredibly detailed, with great clarity and a tight, punchy low end. And with the Console 2.0 app, I have all of the routing and monitoring options I need.”
– Dave Pensado (Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Maroon 5)
“WOW! I thought the second-generation Apollos were great, but the Apollo X models sound so good, they will redefine the way records are made.”
– Jacquire King (James Bay, Kings of Leon, Tom Waits)Desktop 10 x 6 USB 3 audio interface for Windows with next-generation 24-bit/192 kHz audio conversion
UAD-2 DUO Core Processing for tracking through vintage compressors, EQs, tape machines, mic preamps, and guitar amp plug-ins with near-zero latency, regardless of audio buffer size
Unison™ technology offers stunning models of classic tube and transformer-based preamps, guitar amps, and stompboxes
Built-in talkback mic for communication with studio talent and recording slate cues
Improved monitor functionality including Mono, Mute, DIM, and ALT monitor controls
2 premium Unison mic/line preamps; 2 line outputs; front-panel Hi-Z instrument input and headphone output
Up to 8 channels of additional digital input via optical ADAT or S/PDIF
Includes Heritage Edition UAD plug-in bundle, featuring Teletronix LA-2A and 1176 compressor collections, 610-B Tube Preamp & EQ Collection, Pultec Passive EQ Collection, Pure Plate Reverb, and more
Runs UAD Powered Plug-Ins via VST, & AAX in all major DAWs
Uncompromising analog design, superior components, and premium build quality
Free, industry-leading technical support — from knowledgeable audio engineers
User Manual
For system requirements, go here.
*Apollo Twin X USB includes the “Heritage Edition” UAD plug-in bundle. Other UAD plug-ins sold separately at www.uaudio.com. All trademarks are property of their respective owners.Customer Reviews
A. Matin
October 13, 2024
Best out there! King of modern soundcards!!
The Apollo Twin X delivers seamless, real-time audio processing with zero latency, making recording effortless. Its crystal-clear preamps and fast Thunderbolt connection have transformed my...
Read MoreM. Haala
October 8, 2024
Very nice piece of gear
First of all I never had any crashes or pop/cracking Sounds with my Twin X USB on windows 10. The Twin X Usb gives me a real...
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Realtime Analog Classics Bundle
With the Realtime Analog Classics plug-in bundle, you get legendary compressors like the Teletronix® LA-2A and EQs like the Pultec® EQP-1A, stunning guitar and bass amp emulations from Softube, as well as UA’s landmark 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ plug-in.
- UA 610‐B
- Marshall Plexi Classic Amplifier
- Teletronix LA‐2A Legacy
- UA 1176LN Legacy
- UA 1176SE Legacy
- Pultec EQP‐1A Legacy
- Pultec Pro Legacy
- Ampeg® SVT-VR Classic Bass Amp
- Precision Channel Strip
- Precision Reflection Engine
- Precision Delay Modulation
- Precision Delay Modulation L
- Raw Distortion
- RealVerb‐Pro
UA 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ
Impart your tracks with the iconic warmth and character of the classic hardware used to track everyone from Duke Ellington to Coldplay. By emulating the entire signal path, including tube amplifiers, transformers, and circuit nonlinearities, the 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ plug-in injects organic detail and saturation to any signal — whether you’re re-amping or tracking through the 610-B via Universal Audio’s Unison™ technology.
Marshall® Plexi Classic Amplifier
The undisputed alpha dog of rock and roll guitar amps, the Marshall “plexi” amplifier is as legendary as the music it helped create. From Jimi Hendrix to Jimmy Page, Duane Allman to Eric Clapton, the Plexi’s punishing melange of snarl, sustain, smoothness, and raunch defined the sound of rock. Developed by Softube, the Marshall Plexi Classic Amp plug-in gives you the sound of this iconic amp with a perfectly placed microphone from engineer Tony Platt who recorded AC/DC’s Back in Black and Highway to Hell.
Teletronix® LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier (Legacy)
With its gentle, program dependent optical compression and meticulously designed tube amplifier, the LA-2A is the go-to compressor for professional mixers around the world — especially for vocals. Incredibly easy-to-use Peak Reduction and Gain controls gives you the ideal optical compression sound for guitar, bass, drums, and more.
1176SE/LN® Classic Limiting Amplifiers (Legacy)
Get classic, ultra-fast FET compression from the world’s most recognized compressor. The 1176 will impart punch, presence, and character as well as its signature distortion overtones on drums, vocals, guitars, and bass. The 1176LN has graced countless recordings, from Led Zeppelin, to the White Stripes and Michael Jackson.
Pultec® Pro Equalizers (Legacy)
Mix with two of the most sought-after hardware EQs ever made — the MEQ-5 Midrange Equalizer and the EQP-1A Program Equalizer. Both of these tube-based icons deliver smooth and silky EQ curves with an abundance of warm analog character.
Ampeg® SVT-VR Classic Bass Amp
Introduced in 1969, the Ampeg SVT bass amp is still the reigning king of high-powered tube bass tone. Developed by Brainworx, the Ampeg SVT-VR Classic Bass Amp plug-in perfectly captures the raw power and punch that has made this the go-to amp for rock, funk, and soul players. Track in real time using Unison™ preamp technology for the tone, touch, and feel of a real SVT bass amp, or transform bland DI tracks with the thunderous roar of a stone cold classic.
Precision Mix Rack Collection
Featuring the Precision Channel Strip, Precision Reflection Engine, and Precision Delay Modulation plug-ins, the Precision Mix Rack Collection offers four modern, high-fidelity plug-ins for recording and mixing. Powerful and intuitive, Precision Mix Rack Collection gives you an impressive tool set — perfect for beginners and seasoned professionals alike.
Raw Distortion
Modeled from a vintage early-’80s Pro Co Rat, Raw Distortion delivers all the gritty dynamic raunch of the legendary stompbox. And with Unison™ technology, you can plug in to Apollo Twin, 8, or 8p’s front-panel Hi-Z instrument jack and experience the same circuit interaction, gain range, and clip points for the true tone, feel, and response of the original hardware.
RealVerb Pro
RealVerb Pro is a flexible, natural sounding reverb based on UA’s own unique set of algorithms. Allowing you to design the room just as you hear it, the RealVerb Pro goes beyond simply big/small or dark/bright, giving your sources distortion-free, smoothing diffusion control and ultra-long reverb tail.
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Customer Reviews
Apollo Twin X USB
A. Matin
Best out there! King of modern soundcards!!
The Apollo Twin X delivers seamless, real-time audio processing with zero latency, making recording effortless. Its crystal-clear preamps and fast Thunderbolt connection have transformed my home studio setup.
M. Haala
Very nice piece of gear
First of all I never had any crashes or pop/cracking Sounds with my Twin X USB on windows 10. The Twin X Usb gives me a real analog feeling. Best Interface for Artists who track themselves. Get it . You wont regret it.
a. Copello
A shame to have that much problem for such a price
It's a thounsand bucks you're spending on a machine that is supposed to be one of the most advanced on the market and yet I've never seen a more problematic and unintuitive gear to use.
Let's put on the side the fact that it needs 3 differents software to work, if you're not equipped with the latest technology on your pc the Apollo just will find a reason not to work, and it all comes down to this USB3 SS connection.
Even if you made sure to match the required settings, use the best cables, try different cable lenght, buy a PCie card even though your motherboard has USB3 SS, even by updating the BIOS/windows : you won't get a guarantee this interface will work on your pc, and in my case after countless hours and some money spent to make it work I finally get a sound but it's loaded with parasites and I'm yet to find the reason for this.
I can get that using a more advanced gear can be more demanding than some beginner Scarlett or whatever, but not to that extent if your being honnest to your customer.
Here it's not that one problem is frequent, it's a problem that takes many forms depending on users and their equipment, making it really hard to understand the issue, and by checking the forums you will see that a good part of them never found any answer.
You just cannot sell such a capricious machine to that price.S. Bezugly
Apollo don't like (hate) Windows
This sound card disappointing me.
On windows OS I have a lot of bag's and issues.
Uad plug-ins use Real Time CPU of my system. When I rendered my project- have lags in final file.
Sometimes console restart when I put new plug-ins in insert.
USB C cable not included in box. I have issues with byin cable 3.0 standardP. ALEXANDRE SANTINHO
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B. Limage
no issue
works great on windows 11 no issues
B. Townsend
Producer-Class audio interface, with a BUT...
I love the quality of the product, well-specified interfaces, robust construction, and thought-through console UI.
However, the one thing that surprised and disappointed me was that, unlike other software/driver installers that 'ASK' if you wish to download demo plugins, when you install the software and drivers for Apollo Twin-X, you get the whole darn lot, and the sole reason for my 4/5 rating.
It's then necessary to first browse all that's demo or not in the Console app, then play around either moving/deleting DLLs or going through the trudge of manually hiding the swathes of unwanted demo plug-ins in your DAW (etc) to avoid being overwhelmed with what is and isn't licensed/owned.
I sincerely hope and trust this will be addressed in an up-coming installer, lest more unwanted bloat should be unwittingly added to the 'demo' list and be waved-in to the DAW on a future update.
It's the sort of bloat we've all come to recognise and expect from the likes of mobile phone manufacturers/suppliers, but this level of commercialisation was certainly unexpected for a professional product.
PLEASE provide a check-box on the installer to afford customers the option of installing 'demo' plug-ins. Thank you.t. müller
echt geiles teil
sehr schnell und ein einzigartiger klang
