Apollo Twin X DUO Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface

The Most Powerful Apollo Twin Yet!

Place the Universal Audio Apollo Twin X DUO at the center of your studio, and it’s guaranteed to turbocharge your productivity. The Twin X DUO’s performance rivals UA’s rackmount Apollo X audio interfaces, but eschews extraneous features like 5.1 surround monitoring and +24dBu operation for a streamlined, desktop design that’s tailor-made for project studios. Track and mix with spot-on emulations of tried-and-true studio classics, thanks to UA’s powerful DUO Core processor. Experience top-shelf sound quality, by way of the Apollo Twin X DUO’s upgraded elite-class AD/DA conversion. Dual Unison preamps allow you to track through models of the industry’s most legendary gear. The Apollo Twin X DUO Heritage Edition comes with a premium suite of five award-winning plug-in titles, along with the Realtime Analog Classics bundle, arming you with accurate emulations of vintage analog hardware. Beyond that, you get sub-2ms latency and ample expandability, thanks to the Apollo Twin X DUO’s ultra-fast Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. Finally, the Apollo Twin X DUO boasts compatibility with UA’s LUNA software, giving you a tightly integrated recording, editing, and mixing environment, with full software-based control over your interface’s parameters, global console and tape emulations, and advanced real-time tracking. If there was ever a time to upgrade your Apollo Twin, now’s the time!

Track and mix with the Universal Audio Apollo Twin X's powerful DUO Core processing

There are times when your computer doesn’t have enough power and speed to run all the plug-ins your recording session requires. That’s where UA’s powerful 2-core DUO Core processor comes in. This processor enables you to track in real time with Neve, Manley, or API channel strips, or run large UAD plug-in counts while mixing in your DAW. The engineers here at Sweetwater appreciate being able to inject guitars with the tube warmth of a Pultec EQ, add the musical limiting of an LA-2A to a vocal, and pump up drums with an 1176 or Fairchild 670 — all in real time. It’s the closest thing to having the real hardware.

Get hit-making results with the world's best desktop interface.Apollo Twin X gives musicians and producers elite-class audio conversion with the tone, feel, and flow of analog recording. Letting you record through preamps from Neve, API, Manley, and more — with near‑zero latency — Apollo Twin X is born to make records.

Experience elite-class Apollo sound — as heard on hundreds of hit records .Record your vocals and synths in real time through classic mic preamp emulations from Neve, API, Manley, Avalon, and more Link up to four Apollos for 142 channels of premium I/O and control it from your Apollo Twin Create with seamless hardware-software integration and analog console modeling in LUNA Recording System

Hear Every Detail in your Recordings

Apollo Twin X improves upon the original Apollo Twin’s gold-standard audio quality with completely redesigned A/D and D/A conversion — giving you increased dynamic range and ultra‑low THD. This elite‑class conversion gives you a spacious, organic sound that easily rivals dedicated high‑end converters.

Record Synths and Vocals through Iconic Preamps

With its two Unison™ preamps and front panel Hi‑Z instrument input, Apollo Twin X lets you track in realtime through preamp and channel strip plug-ins 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 Twin X works with all major DAWs, but only LUNA Recording System gives you seamless integration with Apollo, for big analog studio sound — in realtime — using a host of built-in features and extensions from API console modeling to genuine Neve summing and integrated Studer tape.

Your New Analog Studio, Expanded

Link up to four Apollos for 142 channels of premium I/O as your studio grows — and control it all from your desktop using Apollo Twin

Back to navigationTech Specs

• Computer Connectivity:Thunderbolt 3
• Form Factor:Desktop
• Simultaneous I/O:10 x 6
• A/D Resolution:24-bit/192kHz
• Built In DSP/FX:UAD-2 Duo Core Processing, Realtime UAD Powered Plug-ins
• Number of Preamps:2 x mic, 1 x instrument
• Phantom Power:Yes
• Analog Inputs:2 x XLR-1/4" combo (mic/line), 1 x 1/4" (Hi-Z)
• Analog Outputs:2 x 1/4" (monitor), 2 x 1/4" (line out)
• Digital Inputs:1 x Optical Toslink (ADAT, S/PDIF)
• Headphones:1 x 1/4" TRS
• Thunderbolt:1 x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3)
• Software:UAD Analog Classics Bundle with Unison Emulations (VST, AU, AAX 64), 5 Heritage Edition plug-ins
• OS Requirements - Mac:macOS 10.12 or later, Quad Core i7 Processor or higher
• OS Requirements - PC:Windows 10 Anniversary update or later, Quad Core i7 Processor or higher
• Power Supply:12V DC power supply (included)
• Height:2.60"
• Width:6.31"
• Depth:6.20"
• Weight:2.35 lbs.
• Manufacturer Part Number:APLTWXD-HE