Universal Audio Apollo Twin X Duo Heritage Ed.

The Unison technology seamlessly integrates the software of the UAD plugins into the internal mic preamp hardware to create a stunningly realistic simulation of legendary vintage preamps or guitar and bass amps. The Apollo Twin X Duo package also includes the "Realtime Analog Classics Bundle", including the UA 610-B preamp, the Marshall Plexi Classic amplifier, an Ampeg SVT-VR Classic bass amp, and a number of other well-known effects processors dating back to the vintage era of the Pultec EQP-1A and Teletronix LA-2A. The plugins can be used with almost zero latency while recording with the UA Console software, and it goes without saying that they can also be integrated into DAWs including Cubase, Logic, Live, and Pro Tools as part of the mixing process.

Few manufacturers can draw upon a wealth of audio engineering experience comparable to that of Universal Audio. The company’s founding father Bill Putnam, along with his friend Les Paul, have an admirable reputation as trend-setting music producers and developers of legendary analogue studio technology. Putnam recorded Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, and Sarah Vaughan, and was Duke Ellington’s favourite sound engineer. He developed the famous 1176 Peak Limiter and distributed the Teletronix LA-2A level amplifier. This earned him a posthumous “Technical Grammy Award” in 2000. In 1999, Putnam’s sons, Bill Putnam Jr. and James Putnam, re-founded Universal Audio, transferring their father’s analogue vision and craftsmanship to the digital music world. Their product range includes audio interfaces, dedicated DSP farms, and a variety of plug-ins, as well as analogue hardware devices.

The Heritage Edition of the Universal Audio Apollo Twin X Duo comes with five additional UAD plugins, or rather plugin collections. Pure Plate Reverb and the complete UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ collection are featured here alongside the more traditional effects from the "Realtime Analog Classics Bundle" with which users will already be familiar. Several classic UAD plugins that as standard are only included in their respective older Legacy versions are supplemented here by their newer and more elaborately modelled versions, namely the UA 1176, the Teletronix LA-2A, and the Pultec EQP-1A. Those who already own one or more of these plugins can choose from a selection of alternative products when they register their hardware.