This means that you can track in real-time with Neve, Manley, or API channel strips, or run large UAD plug-in counts while mixing in your DAW. Studio is an innovative music production and performance software that takes your musical ideas through each stage of production. Using UAD plug-ins is a highly addictive audio experience so it’s only natural that users want more processing power to harness more plug-in instances.
New surround monitoring, +24dB operation and built-in talkback mic add even more pro-requested features to an already impressive product.So what can you do with six UAD-2 processors? Expect further software releases from UA in the near future that will unleash the full power of the X range with surround monitoring being the next cab off the rank. I tracked a full acoustic-based song using just the Century Channel Strip with Neumann U87 and SM57 microphones and was really happy with the results.
LUNA also supplies you with unlimited track counts, contextual editing and browsing, UAD and AU plug-in compatibility, a session auto-save function, and AAF importing.LUNA software comes with the Shape Creative Toolkit, a superb virtual instrument with modern and vintage keys, drums/percussion, guitar/bass, orchestral content, and real-time synthesis, plus the Oxide Tape Extension, a killer saturation effect, right out of the box. Build a studio around this 26-in/32-out interface. Rating and Reviews: Antelope Discrete 8 Interface. 13.5" (including knobs) Choose from a collection of classic and expensive microphones and track the results as you monitor live, bringing out a musician’s best possible performance.Discrete 8 is designed as a professional clocking solution in its own right. The Apollo X range ships with the Realtime Analogue Classics Plus plug-in bundle and a one-year parts and labour warranty.First impressions of Apollo x8 are that things haven’t changed much at all, at least externally. With one-off sessions like this it is hard to rate the new converters against the old as there are always so many variables on any given day of tracking, but I was really happy with the sound of the new Apollo.
Again both Apollo machines were used with identical gain settings on the line inputs and all recordings were done at 24-bit/48kHz resolution. 24-bit/192kHz Well as I discovered, quite a lot. LUNA is the closest you’ll come to an analog workflow in the software realm. 2 x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) This kind of attention to detail is typically reserved only for boutique-class products.Taking advantage of high-speed Thunderbolt, the AFX2DAW * plug-in lets you use Synergy Core effects as inserts inside your chosen DAW. In/Out (75 ohm termination switch) Track and mix with 50% more processing power than previous Apollos, thanks to UA's powerful 6-core HEXA Core processor. - 4 Preamps Very Dark grey is the colour of choice which is fine by me (the original silver colour was always an irritant in the otherwise exclusively black membership of my racks). It's become an important part of my setup. They are available to offer you personalized product advice any time you need it.Thank you for your request. This simplifies workflow and enables easy, immediate effects automation. single-capsule large-diaphragm condenser mic gives you not only great sound, but also creative tools for the whole production process. For this test I used an excerpt of a simple vocal, guitar and drum machine recording by South Australian singer-songwriter Louise Adams. First of all, the Apollo x8p includes 7.1 surround monitoring support, complete with speaker calibration and fold-down. You'll receive the Realtime Analog Classics Plus bundle, which includes:This Universal Audio Thunderbolt-equipped audio interface is compatible with UA’s free LUNA software.
This looks like a bit of a toe-in-the-water move by Universal Audio and they are on record as saying future developments in this area will be driven by customer needs so watch this space.For those contemplating expanding an existing system, the new models will interface with older Apollo units equipped with the Thunderbolt 1, 2 or 3 option cards, UAD-2 PCIe Cards, Apollo Twin Thunderbolts and UAD-2 Satellites (Firewire, Thunderbolt and USB).