Universal Audio Apollo x16 | Gen 2 (Ultimate+)

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 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 real-time

● 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 the 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.  

Key Features 

● 18 x 20 Thunderbolt audio interface with HEXA Core DSP plug-in processing

● Two DB25 inputs (line 1-16), stereo AES I/O (XLR), word clock I/O (BNC)

● Two monitor outs (XLR), two DB25 outputs (line 1-16 or ALT / 9.1.6 surround)

● Elite-class Apollo X Gen 2 converters with 24-bit / 192 kHz resolution featuring Dual-Crystal Clocking for ultra-low jitter at all sample rates 

● Flagship D/A for critical monitoring and playback with 133 dB dynamic range and astonishingly low THD of -129 dB

● Calibrate your main monitor outputs (stereo or immersive) with Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks®*

● Fully-featured monitor controller with alternate speaker switching and integrated talkback for easy communication with talent

● ALT monitoring support in all monitor modes (2 x ALT mon for stereo, 1 x ALT mon for immersive)

● Updated UAD Console app featuring Plug-In Scenes, subwoofer integration with Bass Management, immersive audio support, and more

● Onboard DSP supports over 200 UAD plug-ins via VST, AU, and AAX 64 formats in all major DAWs

● Includes up to 200+ UAD plug-ins with UAD Analog Classics or UAD Complete

● Compatible with LUNA, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live, and more**

● Expandable with Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces or select models over Dante

● Free industry-leading technical support from knowledgeable audio engineers

*Requires Apollo Monitor Correction Add-on and SoundID Reference licenses, available from sonarworks.com

**For full compatibility information, refer to help.uaudio.com

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