Universal Audio Apollo X16 Heritage Edition

Audio Interface

$7,799.00
RRP $10,499.00


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Through March 31st, get a UAD plug-in bundle valued at up to $1,495 USD FREE when you buy an Apollo rackmount or x4 audio interface.

Upgrade your studio with the world's most popular audio interfaces and harness Realtime UAD processing to record and mix with premium UAD plugins from Neve, API, Manley, Avalon and more!

What's included?

Buy any Apollo x4 HE, Apollo x6, Apollo x6 HE, Apollo x8, or Apollo x8 HE and receive Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ, API Vision Channel Strip, SSL E Channel Strip, and Avalon VT-73 Channel Strip.

Buy any Apollo x8p, Apollo x8p HE, or Apollo x16 HE and receive Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ, API Vision Channel Strip, SSL E Channel Strip, Avalon VT-73 Channel Strip, and Manley VOXBOX Channel Strip.

Details & Limitations
Offer valid for customers who purchase an eligible Apollo audio interface from an authorized UA retailer between February 8th and March 31st, 2024. Customers must register their Apollo before April 15th, 2024 to receive free plug-ins. Cannot be combined with other promotions. All fulfilment is subject to approval by Universal Audio.


For an up to date list of included UAD plug ins, please refer to the Universal Audio website here

16 Channels of Elite Audio Conversion, HEXA Core Processing, and Surround Sound Monitoring.

The flagship Apollo x16 allows music producers, project, and post-production studios to track, overdub, and mix with elite-class A/D and D/A conversion, HEXA Core UAD plug-in processing, Dual-Crystal clocking, and 7.1 surround sound monitoring — all in a sleek rackmount Thunderbolt 3 audio interface for Mac or Windows.

Built upon UA’s 60-year heritage of audio craftsmanship, this 18 x 20 interface delivers the widest dynamic range (133 dB) and lowest THD+N (-129 dB) of any integrated audio interface on the market, all-new HEXA Core processing — yielding 50% more DSP for running acclaimed UAD Powered Plug-Ins in real time — plus it includes LUNA Recording System, giving you a fully-integrated music production application.

UA’s Flagship A/D and D/A Conversion

With thousands of chart-topping songs and hundreds of Grammy-winning albums under their belt, Apollo interfaces are no strangers to tracking stellar-sounding records. To improve on the previous generation Apollo interface’s class-leading audio conversion, UA engineers obsessively auditioned the latest A/D and D/A converters — ultimately pairing elite-class 24-bit/192 kHz converters with all-new analog circuitry for an ultra-pristine signal path.

The Apollo X series also introduces new Dual-Crystal clocking — featuring dedicated crystals for 44.1/88.2/176.4k and 48/96/192k sample rates — resulting in stunningly low jitter, measured at less than 10 picoseconds. This translates into pure, artifact-free recordings and solid stereo imaging you can trust.

With 133 dB dynamic range and THD+N of -129 dB, the Apollo x16’s open, natural sound quality bests every interface in its class — regardless of price — and is the perfect starting point for applying UAD processing.

Realtime UAD HEXA Core Processing

Apollo x16 features new HEXA Core processing, with six DSP chips and 50% more UAD plug-in processing power than previous Apollos. This lets you run more UAD plug-ins, whether you’re tracking in real time with channel strips from Neve,® Manley,® or API,® or running high UAD plug-in counts when mixing in your DAW.

From the tube warmth of Pultec EQs on guitars to the musical tube limiting of the LA-2A on vocals, or the pump of a genuine 1176 or Fairchild 670 tube compressor on drums, your recordings will take a giant leap forward with a rich, three-dimensional analog sound that UAD plug‑ins provide.

Heritage Edition

Featuring 10 premium UAD titles — including complete plug‑in Collections of our award-winning Teletronix,® UA 1176, and Fairchild® compressors, Helios® Type 69 and UA 610 mic preamps, Pultec® EQs, and more.

  • Antares Auto-Tune Realtime Advanced 
  • Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor 
  • Capitol Chambers 
  • Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ Collection
  • API Vision Channel Strip 
  • Manley VoxBox Channel Strip
  • Studer A800 Tape Recorder 
  • UA 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection 
  • Century Tube Channel Strip

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