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2016/02/18 13:13:07
Eddie TX
Looks like it's finally here ... now we who run PC-based DAWs can use this very cool interface which comes with a starter pack of UAD plugins.  Check your favorite retailer -- here's Sweetwater's listing.
 
Warning:  the UAD world can get expensive.  :-)
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 
2016/02/18 13:33:12
TerraSin
No Windows 10 support.
2016/02/18 21:00:47
MachineClaw
think I will wait til Christmas and see if UAD really does support this. still says pre order at guitar center.
2016/02/19 12:13:35
Ham N Egz
MachineClaw
think I will wait til Christmas and see if UAD really does support this. still says pre order at guitar center.


you can buy it now at Sweetwater  but makes you wonder why it got delayed so long
2016/02/19 14:32:42
MachineClaw
Guitar Center rep told me that UAD held it back from October release cause of Windows driver issues and Win10.  but this has no win10 support.  not really sure but it makes me want to wait a while.
2016/02/19 15:15:38
Eddie TX
UA is not known for releasing products prematurely.  :-)
 
As much as possible, they want to make sure their stuff is rock-solid before we get our grubby hands on it.  I wouldn't worry about Win 10 -- official support will come eventually.  
 
Hey, did you notice the offer of extra free plugins if you buy before 3/31?  Some nice ones there.
 
Cheers,
Eddie
2016/02/19 22:27:42
TerraSin
The people I've talked with about it have been complaining about UAD and driver issues lately. Apparently they are really falling behind the competition as of late with support.
2016/02/22 12:06:55
bapu
Funny that (originally a) hardware company is having these kinds of problems with hardware.
2016/02/22 14:08:34
Billy Buck
I installed my Apollo Twin USB on my Win 10 Pro x64 DAW over the weekend using one on the USB 3.0 "Superspeed" ports. I must say I am quite impressed with the performance. The Twin USB has a specific software version (v8.5.2) that only works with it. I was quite pleased that both of my existing two UAD-2 PCIe cards were also recognized and all of my available DSP (7 total SHARCS) is pooled and utilized into one cohesive UAD ecosystem. Unlike the UAD FW devices, there is no added 512 sample plug-in buffer added and LiveTrack mode is still available, if needed. Also, I really like the new Apollo Console 2.0 on Windows. SPlat is working quite nicely and as expected too!
 
Now I do have a finely tuned and optimized DAW, so I was not surprised my Apollo Twin USB was pretty much plug and play right out of the box. The install software guided me through each step from doing a firmware update to registering the hardware on the UA website. One nice surprise, I instantly got a $647 credit in plug-in vouchers since I already own all of the promo plug-ins. Now I get to shop for some new plug-ins, but I may wait until a good sale happens and I can get more bang for the buck.
 
Overall, very happy with my new Apollo Twin USB! 
 
 
 

 
 
2016/02/22 14:16:46
Jim Roseberry
Hi Billy,
 
Got one on order.
What's the minimum round-trip latency... and smallest ASIO buffer size?
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