Universal Audio Apollo 16D Rack interface w/Dante Ultimate

Rackmount 18 x 20 Thunderbolt audio interface with 16 x 16 Dante I/O, elite-class Apollo X Gen 2 D/A monitor conversion, Apollo Monitor Correction, immersive audio support up to 9.1.6, Bass Management, HEXA core DSP plug-in processing, and premium software suite for Mac or Windows.  

Product Description 

Take UAD plug-ins from studio to stage. 

Perfect for live sound venues or networked recording studios, UA’s Apollo x16D interface gives you elite-class Apollo X sound and realtime UAD plug-in processing over Thunderbolt and Dante. With Apollo x16D, you can mix and record live performances with over 200 UAD plug-ins from Auto-Tune, Neve, SSL, and C-Suite, plus classic LA-2A and 1176 compressors, and more.  

Key Benefits 

Mix studio and live performances using award-winning UAD plug-ins in realtime over Dante 

Use Plug-In Scenes to recall settings instantly, even in the middle of a performance 

Link up to four x16Ds for a 64-channel Dante system with network redundancy 

Bring your best UAD plug-ins like Auto-Tune, Neve, Lexicon, and Sonnox from studio to stage 

Turn any space with ethernet into a multi-room Apollo recording studio with immersive audio support 

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

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  

 

Take Elite-Class Apollo X Sound on Stage 

Universal Audio built Apollo x16D for both live sound engineers and networked recording studios. With its 16 channels of Dante I/O, elite-class audio conversion, and HEXA core DSP processing — the world’s most powerful system for running UAD plug-ins in realtime — Apollo x16D seamlessly connects to your digital mixing console, putting over 200 UAD plug-ins right at your fingertips.  

 

Work Fast & Never Lose Your Settings 

With its powerful digital mixing engine giving you control over inputs, outputs, and plug-in routing — Apollo x16D makes it easy to quickly build your mix and control entire effects chains in realtime. Then quickly recall your plug-in settings over MIDI, all without interrupting the performance.   

 

Hundreds of Effects, One Rack Space 

Apollo x16D 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, C-Suite, and more.  

 

Expand Your Studio Over Dante 

Link up to four x16Ds to build a 64-channel Dante system with network redundancy, plus add network end-points with Apollo e1x and e2m using Power-over-Ethernet to form a complete stage rig with networked Unison™ preamps and personal monitoring. Or expand your current Thunderbolt Apollo studio over Dante — the most low-latency and scalable audio network available.  

 

Mix Down to Surround 

After the show, bring Apollo x16D back to the studio, where it becomes your all‑in‑one monitoring hub for mixing formats up to 9.1.6 with multi-channel immersive Apollo Monitor Correction powered by Sonarworks.® This allows you to easily create 16‑channel immersive audio mixes of live sets or studio recordings for Dolby Atmos, Auro‑3D, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and others. 

 

A Hybrid System, Made for Your Mission 

Combine Apollo x16D’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.  

 

Key Features  

18 x 20 audio interface featuring Dante I/O (supports AES67 mode @ 48 kHz) 

Onboard HEXA Core Processing for mixing with UAD plug-ins at near-zero latency 

Recall plug-in settings over MIDI, even in the middle of a performance 

Two RJ45 Ethernet Dante® connections for switched or redundant network modes, including expansion to Apollo e1x and e2m network peripherals  

Two monitor outs (XLR), stereo AES I/O (XLR), word clock I/O (BNC) for connection to professional digital outboard hardware 

Elite-class Apollo X Gen 2 D/A converter 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®* 

Create 16-channel immersive audio mixes for Dolby Atmos, Auro-3D, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and others 

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) 

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** 

Expand systems over Dante with compatible Thunderbolt Apollo interfaces*   

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