What UAD has created is the ability to run some of their emulations inside the hardware where the Mic or Instrument goes to the appropriate Jack, and the hardware and software integrate tightly so there is almost no latency. Let’s talk about the Unison Mic Pre and Unison Hi-Z inputs. I am sure many of you are thinking…”I do not want to succumb to the UAD plugin family of products.” But it is well worth it.
It comes with a secure lock wall wart as it does need quite a bit of power to drive the 4 SHARC DSPs that will be running your UAD plugins. The unit is built like a tank, and it has a giant knob that controls various things like Hi-Z, Mic or Line input, monitor and headphone output.
#Can you use universal audio plugins as standalone portable
If you are looking for that portable audio interface that supports a pair of mic/line inputs (via XLR/TRS combo jack) with phantom power, front panel Hi-Z instrument jack, ADAT/SPDIF input, a pair of line outputs with a pair of monitor outputs, and a front panel headphone output, this is the one to get.
This one also happens to have DSPs to support UAD plugins. We needed an audio interface that was portable, clean (recording wise), with phantom power for microphones, and the ability to record both a mic and a guitar at the same time. One of those is installing and evaluating the UAD Apollo Twin mk2 Quad for mobile use. I have been quite busy with many projects and tasks. | Reviews Review: Universal Audio – UAD Apollo Twin mk2 Quad