Apollo x8 provides creators working on larger projects and home studios with the same professional analog tones heard on your favorite records. Featuring elite-class conversion and HEXA Core UAD plug-in processing, Apollo x8 is the only interface that lets you record through preamps from Neve, API, Manley, and more — with near-zero latency — delivering professional sound in a sleek rackmount Thunderbolt 3 audio interface.

• Achieve professional sound with the widest dynamic range and lowest noise available
• Record your vocals and synths in real time through classic mic preamp emulations from Neve, API, Manley, Avalon, and more
• Connect up to four Apollos for 160 channels of premium I/O and control them from Apollo Twin
• Create with seamless hardware-software integration and analog console modeling in the LUNA Recording System

Hear Every Detail in Your Recordings
Apollo x8’s proven A/D and D/A conversion delivers the same elite-class sound heard on thousands of hit songs and chart-topping albums. Widely praised for its open, natural sound, Apollo's converters provide the perfect palette to craft your masterpiece.

Record Synths and Vocals through Iconic Preamps
With its four onboard Unison™ preamps, Apollo x8 is the only interface that lets you track in real time through preamps and channel strips from Neve, Manley, API, and dozens more, giving you the same rich analog texture as the hardware used on decades of iconic music.*

Record with a Fast, Natural Workflow Using LUNA
Apollo works with all major DAWs, but only the LUNA Recording System offers seamless integration with Apollo, delivering big analog studio sound — in real time — using a host of built-in features and extensions from API console modeling to genuine Neve summing and integrated Studer tape.

Get the Pro Sounds of Analog Hardware, in a Single Rack Space
Right out of the box, Apollo's included plug-ins provide album-ready tones in real time with professional tools like the UA 610-B Tube Preamp & EQ, Fairchild compressors, amps from Marshall and Ampeg, and more. Plus, Apollo lets you access the entire UAD plug-in library, offering the proven hit-making sounds of Ocean Way Studios, Capitol Chambers, and hundreds more.

Your New Analog Studio, Expanded
Connect up to four Apollos for 156 channels of premium I/O as your studio grows, and control it all from your desktop using Apollo Twin or x4.

• 18 x 24 Thunderbolt 3 audio interface with class-leading 24-bit/192 kHz conversion (backwards compatible with Thunderbolt 1 & 2 on Mac)
• 4 Unison-enabled mic/line preamps — providing fully authentic preamp emulations from Neve, API, Manley, Avalon, and more*
• Produce with LUNA Recording System — a fully integrated recording application for Apollo (Mac/Thunderbolt)
• Combine up to 4 Thunderbolt-equipped Apollos and 6 total UAD devices
• Real-time UAD HEXA Core Processing for tracking through UAD plug-ins at near-zero latency, regardless of audio buffer size
• Includes “Realtime Analog Classics Plus” UAD plug-in bundle featuring UA 610-B Tube Preamp; Legacy Pultec EQ, LA-2A, and 1176 compressors; Marshall Plexi Classic; Ampeg SVT-VR Classic and more
• Surround monitor controller supporting up to 7.1 format
• Runs UAD Powered Plug-Ins via VST, Audio Units, and AAX in all major DAWs
• Selectable +24 dBu operation for easy compatibility with professional mixing consoles and tape machines
• Convenient front panel monitoring functions including Alt Speakers, Talkback mic, and assignable Dim or Mono
• Free, industry-leading technical support — by phone and online — from knowledgeable audio engineers

Realtime Analog Classics Plus Bundle
With the Realtime Analog Classics Plus plug-in bundle, you get legendary compressors such as the Fairchild® 670 and EQs like the Pultec® EQP-1A, plus stunning guitar and bass amp emulations from Softube, and UA’s landmark 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ plug-in.

• UA 610-B Tube Preamp and EQ
• Marshall® Plexi Classic Amplifier
• Fairchild® 670 (Legacy)
• Teletronix® LA-2A Classic Leveling Amplifier (Legacy)
• 1176SE/LN® Classic Limiting Amplifiers (Legacy)
• Pultec® Pro Equalizers (Legacy)
• Ampeg® SVT-VR Classic Bass Amp
• Precision Mix Rack Collection
• UA Precision Enhancer Hz
• Raw Distortion
• RealVerb Pro