Apollo x4 Audio Interface

I recently purchased the Universal Audio Apollo x4 interface and I’m loving it! At $2,199 it’s definitely overkill for the average podcaster, but…

It can be a great solution for various podcasting situations. It has 4 XLR inputs so if you want to record 4 people sitting around a table you can, at great quality. And you’re able to use vintage preamps on everyone’s voice to make the audio sound more professional. It also has a nice big volume knob to control your headphone and speaker volume (VERY handy!). Plus there’s an entire ecosystem of EXCELLENT plugins. There are many more features which you can check out here.

Personally I’ll be using it for more than just podcasting:

• To record music and vocals, etc.
• To Livestream (It allows me to use plugins on my voice LIVE and without latency so I’m able to make my voice sound great on Livestreams!)
• To utilize Universal Audio’s microphone modeling plugins for my new Townsend Labs Sphere L22 microphone.

I’m still exploring and testing this interface so I’ll give a future update at some point 😉

What are your thoughts?

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