Apollo x4

Bought a Townsend mic so bought an Apollo x4, then a satellite. I'm hooked!!

So I bought a Sphere L22, and I knew the apollo was essential to use it properly, but now I've discovered the world of UAD pre-amps, blimey.... blown away... !

X4 Everything I thought and more

Bought an Arrow on an impulse.... loved it .
Saw the offer of £840 worth of vocal plugins with the x4, and here we are, I now fancy a complete system x6, x4 and a satellite, so I’ve got a fair bit of kit to shift, I love this stuff, and may even use it live instead of a mixer, looks easily doable, and will be the best live sound I’ve ever had. So, flexible, portable, powerful, it sounds ****** ridiculously good... if you’ve got the cash, buy it, or have a serious look at what you have, and raise a bit of cash with that, you’ll be amazed how many bases it covers

Phantastic device, especially with LUNA!

My task was to record a young artist on a Steinway model B. I chose the X4 with 4 great Mics and using LUNA and adding great plugins gave me one hell of a toolset to work with and extremely high fidelity results!

Very Nice Product

I'm really happy with the X4. The hardware is top notch and most importantly the usability is really nice and way better compared to other competitors (and I owned a lot of them....)

I would appriciate, if the last loaded plugins would stay persistent after reboot as sometimes I use it as a mixer for two synths...without a computer. The software ecosystem is a bit pricy in my opinion.

Best desktop interface on the market.

Apollo X is hands down the best desktop interface on the market. X converters take the Apollo to a new level. 4 inputs is great for mobile singer songwriter recording because I’ve always liked a stereo mic pair on acoustic guitars and pianos while recording vocalists.

If this is your first UAD device I recommend purchasing the following for vocals:

Neve 1073 preamp
CL1B Compressor (1176 -> LA2A works too)
Studer Tape (makes everything mesh like butter)
Capital Chambers Reverb

You’ll thank me later

Game Changer

I've worked exclusively with a Motu Ultralite until I got an Apollo last week. It has completely changed my work flow and creativity for the better. Entering the UAD Plug-In Universe has given me so much to work with. I don't think that I'll ever go to a proper studio again. I feel re-inspired and so excited about what this will do to my music.

Technically, I am so blown away by the quality of the pre-amps and power of the apollo. I'm even more blown away with how much BETTER my work flow has gotten once I paired this bad boy with a Octo Core Satellite. This has been a complete game changer for me!

I freekin love this device

This interface rocks-the build quality is amazing, flexible size, amazing plugins included! Links perfectly to my live rigg (Apollo 8) to add extra inputs and sends to drummer (click and stereo keys) as well as to my personal QSC speakers for self control of my stage monitoring volume.

Love love love the X-4 !!

Thanks Rachel Z @OzmosysBand

Stellar unit

This is the ultimate unit for a musician to work at home. Enough inputs to do tracking at home, super powerful DSP with low delay monitoring, and a great physical interface to work with. I have been tracking at home, completing recordings that were started at a top-of-the-line studio here in Greece, and it has been wonderful. We recorded vocals, bouzouki, baglama, accordion, all with superb clarity. Luna has a also proven to be a great tool. I only missed a couple of functions, like moving the playhead with cursor keys, or being able to find the date on specific takes (audio files). I switched from another Thunderbolt unit from a competing vendor, and I very happy that I did. Great work guys.

WOW

Best addition to my home studio

The X4 changed my way of recording

The X4 is a very nice design with all in- and outputs on the right side: guitar and headphones on the front and mics and line out on the backside. The interface is very versatile, so many possibilities for routing and using pre-amps and plugins without latency. Having 4 (or 12) inputs is great for recording vocals, guitars etc. The overall quality is very good. It is not the cheapest interface but it dramatically changes the way that I'm recording now.

Apollo x4

This desktop interface has it all ! Digital i/o Rules ! The processing Rocks as expected .. I thought I was Lucky to own A Twin mk ll but was able to update at a good price and the resale of My Twin brought me Top Dollar .. Everyone is Happy .. Get Tracking !!! Oh Keep Up The Good Work UA PPLS !!

Great, great, great!

Without words!

Great, great, great!

Without words!

This interface Is very good sound

Fantastic Gear

I am using this for a podcast studio. It hass everything needed all in one box. I cant believe I lived without it for so long. It is easily portable and can handle all the processing in real time so I can take a direct out to a recorder and use it, not just as a backup, without needing to render. The expandability with ADAT is also a huge plus although I mostly use 2-4 mics.

Great sound. Didn’t miss a trick

There is literally nothing bad I can say about this set up. The sound difference in switching from brand “A” was immediate and very pleasing. The options, sound / build quality, documentation, tutorial videos...the whole package is flawless.

Has inspired my playing, sounds brilliant

I had been eyeing the Apollo audio interfaces for a while after a friend demonstrated the versatility of the plugins. I wanted something small and portable to take to rehearsal sessions, but with more than two 1/4" inputs (without chaining) for guitar, a mic, some synths. When the Apollo X4 was announced, I knew that this device fit the bill. What I hadn't expected was how the X4 would drastically improve my tone and encourage me to play. My old interface sounded thin by comparison.

The only thing I wish the Apollo X4 had is a physical button to mute any of the input channels -- I have to do that from the Console app or dial down each channel individually.

The rumours are true - the sound is absolutely excellent

Although that's not what I'm most impressed about. The attention to detail is what impresses me. For example all other sound cards I've used have had a monitor destroying click each time I've changed the sample rate. Apollo doesn't do that; only silence. Only that is worth the upgrade!

Great desktop interface!!

Love the Apollo X4, super versatile interface with lot of i/o!
It’s great it has 2 hp out and optical out!
Good construction quality too!

The Best

Never heard better really professional, but expensive do something about it please