Universal Audio Apollo Twin Customer Support Information

10/8/2015 ApolloTwinSupportPage
http://www.uaudio.com/support/apollotwinsupport#quickstart 3/8
*Exception:OneApolloTwincanbeused
TouseUAD2PCIecards,acompatibleThunderbolttoPCIechassisisrequired
UptotwoUAD2SatelliteFireWireunitsarecompatible
Note:AllcompatibilityinformationforthisdevicestillapplywhenusingUADThunderboltSoftware
AllApollounitsmustbeconnectedviaThunderbolt
ApolloFireWireconnectionsareincompatible
FireWireDeviceCompatibilitywithUADv8ThunderboltSoftware
FireWiredevicessuchasexternalharddrivesarecompatible
FireWiredevicesmaybeconnecteddirectlytothecomputer'sFireWireport(ifavailable)oranavailableThunderboltor
Thunderbolt2portviatheAppleThunderbolttoFireWireAdapter
DeviceDriverandUADPlugInCompatibility
ApolloTwinrequiresMacOSXversion10.8.5andhigher(thelowestOSversionthatsupportsThunderbolt2)
UADPoweredPlugInsare32bitand64bitcompatible
Console2.0isaRetinacompatible64bitapplication
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ThunderboltConnections
ConnectingApolloTwintothecomputer
ConnectApolloTwintoanyavailableThunderboltportontheThunderboltbuswithaThunderboltcable(soldseparately).The
connectioncanbeeitherdirectlytothecomputer'sThunderboltport,ortoanavailableThunderboltportonaThunderbolt
peripheralattachedtothecomputer'sThunderboltport.
Thunderbolt1orThunderbolt2portsanddevicesmaybemixedand/ormatchedforany/allThunderboltconnections.
Note:AllThunderboltdevicesmustbeconnectedtothesameThunderboltportonthecomputer.
ApolloTwincannotbebuspoweredviaThunderbolt.Theincludedexternalpowersupplymustbeused.
SeetheApolloThunderboltsupportpageforspecificinstructionsonhowtoconnectandusetwoormoreApollounitstogether.
UniversalAudioThunderboltdevicesaretestedwithauthenticAppleThunderboltCablesandThunderboltOpticalCablesby
Corning.Usingoffbrandcablesmaycauseunpredictableresults.
ConnectingadditionalThunderboltperipherals
UniversalAudioThunderboltdevicesareofficiallycertifiedasThunderboltcompliantandarethereforecompatiblewithother
certifiedThunderboltdeviceswhenusedinthesamechain.
TheStartechThunderboltDockingStationistestedinhouseandisknowntobecompatiblewithUAThunderboltdevices.This
devicehasanHDMIdisplayoutputwhichcanbeusedforanexternaldisplaytofreetheThunderboltportforApolloTwin.
AllThunderboltdevicesmustbeconnectedtothesameThunderboltportonthecomputer.
TheThunderboltprotocolsupportsamaximumofsixThunderboltperipheralsperThunderboltbus.
ThunderboltandMiniDisplayPort
ForgeneralinformationaboutThunderboltportsanddisplays,seeApple'sThunderboltportsanddisplaysFAQ.
ApolloTwincannotbeusedbyconnectingittoaMiniDisplayPortconnector.AlthoughThunderboltandMiniDisplayPort
deviceshavethesamephysicalconnector,theunderlyingcommunicationprotocolusedbythesedevicesisdifferent.
Thetypeofdeviceportcanbedeterminedbytheiconnexttotheport.Thunderboltportshavea"lightningbolt"icon,whileMini
DisplayPortportshavea"display"icon.Thedifferencebetweentheseportsandiconsisshownintheillustrationbelow.
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Universal Audio Apollo Twin Specifications

General

Type	Audio Interface
Phantom Power	Yes
A/D Resolution	24-bit
DSP	Yes
Number of Preamps	2
Line Inputs	2
Line Outputs	2
Output Channels	6
Monitor Outputs	2
Analog Outputs	2 TRS
Headphones	1
Sample Rates	44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz
Operating System	Mac, Windows
Preamps	2
DSP Processing	Yes
Connectivity	Thunderbolt
Analog Inputs	2 XLR/TRS combo