Experience the gold-standard in audio recording. 

UA’s next generation of Apollo x16 interfaces is here, for professional studios and music producers who need 16 channels of highest-resolution audio conversion and HEXA Core DSP processing for connecting to a console and mixing large sessions with world-class UAD plug-ins from Auto-Tune, Neve, Manley, Avalon, SSL, and hundreds more. 

Used in the world’s most renowned recording studios, Apollo x16 puts award-winning UA sound and legendary craftsmanship right in your rack.  

 

Key Benefits 

• Hear next generation audio conversion with the widest dynamic range and lowest distortion of any Apollo 

• Easily connect to professional studio gear with 16 x 16 analog I/O via DB25 connections, plus switchable +24 dBu headroom settingsdBu headroom settings 

• Access the full library of 200+ Apollo DSP and UAD Native plug-ins, including award-winning titles like Capitol Chambers, UAD Sound City Studios, EL8 Distressor, and more 

• Record with a fast, natural workflow using LUNA, offering seamless integration with Apollo for big analog studio sound – in realtime 

• Mix with confidence in any room using Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks®*  

• Hear all the low-end detail in your mixes using bass management to add a subwoofer to your monitor setup 

• Quickly set up low-latency cues, plug-in scenes, and immersive audio monitoring with the UAD Console app 

• Get included software worth thousands with either UAD Analog Classics or UAD Complete versions. Plus enjoy special upgrade pricing on even more UAD plug-ins with your purchase  

Elite-Class Apollo X Sound for Your Console & Outboard 

Universal Audio built Apollo x16 Gen 2 for pro engineers and producers who need highest-quality sound for the professional analog studio. With the widest dynamic range and lowest distortion available, Apollo x16 effortlessly interfaces with your analog equipment and patchbays with DB25 connections, offering +24 dBu headroom, 16 x 18 A/D and D/A conversion, and stereo AES I/O. 

Hundreds of Analog Sounds, One Rack Space 

Apollo x16 comes in two bundle versions, both delivering a generous suite of UAD plug-ins right out of the box. Build your mix with classic Teletronix LA-2A and 1176 compressors, Pultec EQs, Neve, API and SSL channel strips to modern favorites from Avalon, Manley, and more.  

Hear the Details Like Never Before 

Apollo x16 features UA’s highest-resolution A/D and D/A converters paired with multi-channel immersive Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks.® So you’ll not only hear the most pristine representation of your recordings, there will be no surprises when you listen to your final mix or master on any stereo or surround system.  

Mix Down to Surround 

Apollo x16 supports mixing formats up to 9.1.6. This allows you to easily create 16‑channel immersive audio mixes for Dolby Atmos, Auro‑3D, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and others. 

Find Your Flow in the UAD Console App 

Apollo x16’s powerful digital mixing engine lets you control plug-in routing and monitoring. And with the latest features like Bass Management, Immersive Audio up to Atmos 9.1.6 and Plug-In Scenes, it’s easy to find a flow that fits your needs.  

A Hybrid System, Made for Your Mission 

Combine Apollo x16’s HEXA Core DSP with native processing from your host computer to produce large sessions with complex plug-in chains — a powerhouse hybrid workflow that outpaces any native-only recording setup.  

Expand Your Studio as You Grow 

Link up to four Apollo x16’s for 64 channels of elite-class A/D and D/A conversion, perfect for interfacing with large format recording consoles, or stack one x16 with other Thunderbolt Apollo rackmount units and control it all from your desktop using Apollo Twin or x4. So no matter how far your music takes you, an Apollo will always be in reach.  

Over 200 Included Plug-Ins in UAD Complete 

Vocals & Pitch Correction (2) 

Topline Vocal Suite 

Topline Key Finder 

Channel Strips & Preamps (19) 

API® Preamp 

API® Vision Channel Strip 

API® Vision Channel Strip Legacy 

Avalon® VT-737sp Channel Strip 

CS-1 Channel Strip 

Century Tube Channel Strip 

Helios® Type 69 Preamp and EQ 

LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip 

Manley® Reference Microphone Preamp 

Manley® VOXBOX Channel Strip 

Neve® 1073 Preamp & EQ 

Neve® 88RS Channel Strip 

Neve® 88RS Channel Strip Legacy 

Precision Channel Strip 

SSL® E Series Channel Strip 

SSL® E Series Channel Strip Legacy 

UA 610-A Preamp & EQ 

UA 610-B Preamp & EQ 

V76 Preamplifier 

Compressors / Limiters (36) 

API® 2500 Stereo Bus Compressor 

Chandler Limited® Zener Limiter® 

dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter   

elysia•® alpha compressor V2 

elysia•® alpha Mix Compressor 

elysia•® mpressor 

Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor™ 

Fairchild 660 Compressor 

Fairchild 670 Compressor 

Fairchild 670 Legacy Compressor 

FATSO® Jr. Tape Sim. & Compressor 

FATSO® Sr. Tape Sim. & Compressor 

Manley Variable Mu® Limiter Compressor 

Precision Buss Compressor 

Sonnox® Oxford Limiter v2 

Summit Audio® TLA-100A Compressor 

SSL® G Series Bus Compressor 

SSL® G Series Bus Compressor Legacy 

Teletronix LA-2 Classic Leveler 

Teletronix LA-2A Gray Classic Leveler 

Teletronix LA-2A Silver Classic Leveler 

Teletronix LA-2A Legacy 

Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor 

Teletronix LA-3A Classic Audio Leveler 

Tube-Tech® CL 1B Compressor 

Tube-Tech® CL 1B MkII Compressor 

UA 1176 FET Compressor 

UA 1176 Rev A Classic Limiter 

UA 1176AE Classic Limiter 

UA 1176LN Rev E Classic Limiter 

UA 1176LN Legacy 

UA 1176SE Legacy 

UA 175B Tube Compressor 

UA 176 Tube Compressor 

Valley People® Dyna-mite™ 

Vertigo Sound® VSC-2 Compressor 

Equalizers (32) 

API® 550A Parametric EQ 

API® 560 Graphic EQ 

Brainworx® bx_digital V2 EQ 

Brainworx® bx_digital V2 Mono EQ 

Brainworx® bx_digital V3 EQ 

Brainworx® bx_digital V3 Mix EQ 

Cambridge EQ 

Dangerous® BAX EQ Mix 

Harrison® 32C Channel EQ 

Harrison® 32C SE Channel EQ  

Hitsville EQ 

Helios® Type 69 Legacy EQ 

Maag EQ4® MS Equalizer 

Maag EQ4® EQ 

Massenburg DesignWorks® MDWEQ5-3B Parametric EQ 

Manley® Massive Passive EQ 

Millennia® NSEQ-2 EQ 

Neve® 1073 Legacy Classic Console EQ  

Neve® 1073SE Legacy Classic Console EQ 

Precision Equalizer 

Pultec EQP-1A Legacy EQ 

Pultec EQP-1A Passive EQ 

Pultec HLF-3C Passive EQ 

Pultec MEQ-5 Passive EQ 

Pultec Pro Legacy EQ 

Sonnox® Oxford Dynamic EQ 

Sonnox® Oxford EQ 

Tonelux® Tilt EQ 

Tonelux® Tilt Live EQ 

Trident® A-Range Classic Console EQ 

Tube-Tech® ME 1B EQ 

Tube-Tech® PE 1C EQ 

Special Processing (28) 

A/DA® Flanger 

A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer 

Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder 

Brainworx® bx_saturator V2 

Brainworx® bx_subsynth Subharmonic Synthesizer 

C-Suite C-Vox™ Noise & Ambience Reduction 

Eventide® H910 Harmonizer 

Little Labs® IBP Phase Alignment Tool 

Little Labs® Voice Of God Bass Resonance 

Moog® Multimode Filter 

Moog® Multimode Filter SE 

Moog® Multimode Filter XL 

Oxide Tape Recorder 

OTO® BISCUIT 8-Bit Effects 

Precision De-Esser 

Precision Enhancer Hz 

Precision Enhancer kHz 

Softube® Vocoder 

Sonnox® Oxford Inflator 

Sonnox® Oxford Envolution 

Sonnox® Oxford SuprEsser DS 

SPL® TwinTube Processor 

SPL® Vitalizer MK3-T 

Studer® A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder 

Thermionic Culture Vulture 

Vertigo Sound® VSM-3 Mix Satellite 

Vibe Analog Machines 

Vibe Analog Machines Essentials 

Instruments (7) 

Anthem Analog Synthesizer 

Electra 88 Vintage Keyboard Studio 

Moog® Minimoog Synth 

Opal Morphing Synth 

PolyMAX Polyphonic Synth 

Ravel Grand Piano 

Waterfall B3 Organ 

Delay & Modulation (11)  

A/DA® STD-1 Stereo Tapped Delay 

Brigade Chorus Pedal 

Cooper® Time Cube MkII Delay 

EP-34 Tape Echo 

Galaxy Tape Echo 

KORG® SDD-3000 Digital Delay 

MXR® Flanger/Doubler 

Precision Delay Mod 

Precision Delay Mod L 

Studio D Chorus 

Waterfall Rotary Speaker 

Reverbs & Rooms (14) 

AKG® BX 20 Spring Reverb 

Capitol Chambers 

DreamVerb Room Modeler 

EMT® 140 Classic Plate Reverb 

EMT® 250 Electronic Reverb 

Hitsville Reverb Chambers 

Lexicon® 224 Digital Reverb 

Lexicon® 480L Digital Reverb and Effects 

Ocean Way Studios Deluxe 

Ocean Way Studios 

Precision Reflection Engine 

Pure Plate Reverb 

RealVerb Pro Custom Room Modeler 

UAD Sound City Studios 

Mastering (15) 

Brainworx® bx_masterdesk 

Brainworx® bx_masterdesk Classic 

Brainworx® bx_refinement 

Capitol Mastering Compressor 

Chandler Limited® Curve Bender Mastering EQ 

C-Suite C-Max™ Limiter 

Dangerous® BAX EQ Master 

elysia•® alpha Master Compressor 

Hitsville Mastering EQ 

Manley® Massive Passive Mastering EQ 

Precision K-Stereo Ambience Recovery 

Precision Limiter 

Precision Maximizer 

Precision Multiband 

Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor Class A 

Guitar & Bass (41) 

Ampeg® B-15N Bass Amplifier 

Ampeg® SVT-3 PRO Bass Amplifier 

Ampeg® SVT-VR Bass Amplifier 

Ampeg® SVT-VR Classic Bass Amplifier 

Bermuda Triangle 

Brainworx® bx_tuner 

Chandler Limited® GAV19T Amplifier 

C-Suite C-Axe™ Guitar Noise Suppressor 

Diezel® Herbert Amplifier 

Diezel® VH4 Amplifier 

Eden® WT800 Bass Amplifier 

ENGL® E646 VS Limited Edition 

ENGL® E765 Retro Tube 

ENGL® Savage 120 Amplifier 

Fender® ’55 Tweed Deluxe 

Friedman® BE100 Amplifier 

Friedman® Buxom Betty Amplifier 

Friedman® DS40 Amplifier 

Fuchs® Overdrive Supreme 50 Amplifier 

Fuchs® Train II Amplifier 

Gallien-Krueger® 800RB Bass Amp 

Marshall® Bluesbreaker 1962 

Marshall® JMP 2203 

Marshall® Plexi Classic 

Marshall® Plexi Super Lead 1959 

Marshall® Silver Jubilee 2555 

Raw Distortion 

Softube® Amp Room Half-Stack 

Softube® Bass Amp Room 

Softube® Bass Amp Room 8x10 

Softube® Metal Amp Room 

Softube® Vintage Amp Room 

TS Overdrive Pedal 

Sound Machine® Wood Works 

Suhr® PT100 Amplifier 

Suhr® SE100 Amplifier 

UAD Dream ’65 Reverb Amplifier 

UAD Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp 

UAD Ruby ’63 Top Boost Amplifier 

UAD Woodrow ’55 Instrument Amplifier 

UAD Showtime ’64 Tube Amp 

LUNA Extensions (4) 

Ampex® ATR-102 Master Tape Extension 

API® Summing Extension 

API® Vision Console Emulation 

Studer® A800 Multitrack Tape Extension 

 

For more information, please visit the Universal Audio website.