Be sure to check out their blog post for additional details.Īll of those details are fine and dandy, but sound quality and performance are two reasons that Mac users enjoy UA gear. 14 UAD-2 plug-ins are included to use in tracking and mixing powered by a UAD-2 Solo Core DSP. Vintage King on YouTube has an excellent initial hands-on look at the Arrow below. This results in a unit that’s literally plug and play, and means that even permanent desktop installs will feature a cleaner look with less cable mess. It means that there’s no longer a need to retrofit its devices to newer Macs with Thunderbolt 3-only via expensive Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 dongles and cables.Īnother exciting aspect about the Arrow is that it’s truly portable, being a bus-powered unit that needs no external power connection. That’s a not so insignificant price difference between it and the Solo - the entry-level interface from its Apollo line that starts at $699.īuilding on this momentum, the Arrow is also the first UA product to feature Thunderbolt 3 on board.

The Arrow is Universal Audio’s most affordable audio interface, coming in at only $499. Featuring a design that’s similar to the company’s higher end Apollo series of interfaces, the Arrow comes with a simple and clean all-aluminum chassis. With NAMM 2018 fast approaching, Universal Audio just launched its new Arrow audio interface, and it looks to be quite compelling.

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