Getting Started with Apollo X | Gen 2

In this video, watch UA’s Brittany Rogers collaborate with Nashville based singer-songwriter @ceciliacastleman as they check out the new Apollo X Gen 2 interfaces and record Ceclilia’s song – “Looking for June”.

Apollo X Gen 2 audio interfaces bring UA’s highest-resolution audio conversion and the authentic sound of realtime UAD plug-ins to your studio. Unison technology unlocks the sound of classic analog preamps, while new features like Auto-Gain and Apollo Monitor Correction by Sonarworks® let you record and mix with new levels of confidence.

Trusted by the world’s top artists and engineers, Apollo X interfaces bring timeless studio sound and legendary UA craftsmanship to your productions.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
00:20 The Song - “Looking for June”
00:51 Apollo X Gen 2 | New Features
01:10 What is X Series?
01:30 UAD Console
01:50 Apollo Monitor Correction
02:33 Mic Selection
02:55 Vocal Tracking & Unison Preamps
03:28 Gain Stage Mode
03:57 Comfort Reverb
04:50 UAFX Pedal Recording with Auto-Gain
05:44 Recording Guitars
06:23 Outro

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[cycotec]

Needed a bigger advancement in progression… this is still the same interfaces essentially..

[bikesandbeats]

The acting in this video is wild. 😂😂😂 But I still got my order in for my new x8. 😎

[luddiamant]

The only thing I would like to have on my Apollo X is Auto Gain. Hmm, I wish I could just get it by upgrading the software!

[abimaelmartell]

I saw the announcement and thought i might upgrade, but besides the things that you can already do with other software, i don't see any major upgrades

[risingphoenix]

Monitor correction does not replace room treatment folks.... remember that.

[DRUMAdam]

Really wish we could get a USB c version…

[CaptinNimo]

The main upgrades could have been given to us via software update.. not worth upgrading.

[studio_person]

USB version is gonna be without an upgrade for a few years again? 😀

[chizzulwinduh]

Hang on, Auto Gain has been around with RME, Audient and others have had this as standard for ages. Room correction by Sonarworks integration is already on RME TotalMix FX. Unison has been part of UAD for years, why are we talking about this like it's a new thing? The one thing I would've expected is a massive update in DSP power. But, NO, where's the modern day processors? If you haven't upgraded the Processing power/ CPU's, why are you even bothering? Before you buy this, get a demo and a good idea of the amount of UAD plugins you can use at any one time. It's a lot less than you'd minimum expect. UAD are a bunch of dodgy snake oil salesmen. But they're brilliant Snake Oil salesmen. Nothing worth it here. UAD is so behind, their old plugins keep getting rehashed and given a new face and marketing and the one thing the market has been waiting for in their Apollo range is glaringly missing.

[ivyyssr]

I’ll never buy uad interfaces again. I own X16 and X4. It‘s actually still pretty good products. But i think uad has no respect to previous owners. This product is not what users expected. If uad made really good products? Of course I would upgrade to new products. But this is really Huge dissapointments:(

[clarenegracey]

When a “new product” contains the same style and content of tutorial footage used over 15 years ago lol

[aaronshortmusic]

Does the Mac Security still have to be lowered to install the software like with the previous Apollos?

[raman_korshun]

wow, this correction system has caught my attention! will there be a version of apollo solo or something similar without phantom power? i would love to upgrade!

[dinoso]

Pardon my ignorance, but, what's her workflow? She's using Luna but the actual recording is in Logic?

[kingech_B]

Can the Apollo solo use the auto gain feature?

[kykko]

Can the Apollo solo use the monitor correction?

[mothroyale]

Great to see sonoworks added to console. Will we be able to use other third party plugins in console in the future? I would love to be able to monitor with ik multimedia mixbox.

[ericeverhart]

Holy shit these have the same DSP chips as all the older models. Who is this for?

[ActionPlan-yn]

Can Apollo Quad use the Room Correction and Headphones?

[LuizCarlosJesusdosSantos]

Don't be fooled by the quality of the native plugins released recently or their hardware. Want a top-level conversion interface? Apogee!