I'm an Apollo Twin USB user and now bought an Apollo 8 since thunderbolt has come to windows.
Formerly I was running Jack audio router for routing system audio through Apollo Twin USB.
There were ASIO outputs available for ASIO enabled applications(e.g., Jack and foobar2k) with Apollo Twin USB.
When it comes to Apollo 8 thunderbolt, it seems ASIO can only be read from DAW application neither Jack nor foobar2k.
Is this going to be solved in a future driver or is it limitation so long as Apollo using thunderbolt?
I hope UA could make an answer in ways like equipping a WDM dedicated channel strip in Apollo console and either enabling ASIO for non-DAW applications.
After grumbling above, Apollo series are still incredible interfaces as it works excellent with major DAWs
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Purpose
Universal Audio Apollo Twin connected to a ThunderboltEX3 expansion card and a Startech Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt adaptor on my Skylake ASUS z170 Deluxe/I. Apollo Twin X allows musicians and producers to easily track, overdub, and mix with elite-class A/D and D/A conversion, two Unison-enabled preamps, and available DUO or QUAD Core realtime UAD plug-in processing — all in a desktop Thunderbolt 3 audio interface for Mac and Windows.
Installs the DCH-compliant Thunderbolt™ bus driver for the Intel® NUC products with Thunderbolt using Windows® 10. This driver is required if you plan to connect Thunderbolt devices.
What are DCH drivers? Click here for more information.
How to install
Double-click Thunderbolt™ Software Installer.exe.
Note
If the driver won't install and you are using a supported operating system, try one or both of the following:
- Plug a Thunderbolt device into the Intel NUC and run the installer again.
- Uninstall the current driver, then run the installer again.
The Thunderbolt Control Center should load automatically after the driver is installed and if or when you're connected to the Internet. If it doesn't, you can download it from this link: Thunderbolt Control Center software (available on the Microsoft Store)
The Thunderbolt Control Center allows you to approve and manage Thunderbolt devices.
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Supported Operating Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - October 2018 Update 1809 (RS5)
- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - May 2019 Update 1903 (19H1)
- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - November 2019 Update 1909 (19H2)
- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - May 2020 Update 2004 (20H1)
- Microsoft Windows 10-64 - October 2020 Update (20H2)
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Run Intel® Driver & Support Assistant to automatically detect updates.