UA's Apollo audio interface with real-time UAD processing

Universal Audio announces Apollo, a high-resolution audio interface that combines UA's analog design heritage with UAD Powered Plug-Ins in a sleek, elegant recording system for Mac OS X and Windows-based worsktations. With Apollo, users can track through UAD Powered Plug-Ins in real-time with nearly instant sub-2ms latency, via a professional 18 x 24 FireWire/Thunderbolt-ready (Thunderbolt Option Card sold separately) audio interface that delivers 24-bit/192 kHz sound quality. Apollo's connectivity includes 4 digitally controlled analog mic preamps, 8 balanced line inputs and outputs, dual front-panel JFET DIs, digitally-controlled analog monitor outputs, 8 channels of ADAT, 2 channels of S/PDIF, word clock I/O, FireWire 800 (standard) plus a Thunderbolt expansion bay. The Apollo will be available in both DUO CORE and QUAD CORE processing formats (with either two or four Analog Devices SHARC processors, respectively), shipping in the first quarter of 2012 with an estimated street price of $1,999 US and $2,499 US, respectively. Apollo's Thunderbolt Option Card will be shipping in the first half of 2012, with pricing TBD. The device is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7, Windows 7 support is coming Summer 2012. [source]