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2015/08/07 19:44:17 (permalink)

UAD Apollo - WOW!

So I've posted some of my challenges with my six year old Mackie 1200f interface. Samples rates changing, Sonarworks won't play test tones - ug. I finally got fed up and picked up a UAD Apollo Quad running Firewire. I took the day off to rewire the studio (patch bays take a lot of work) and I've just been listening to tunes through Winamp > ARC VST. 
 
WOW WOW WOW WOW
 
Prince's Purple Rain sound track has stuff in it I've never heard before. The Apollo made my Adams better - that's so very cool.
 
This shows me that clearly that all AD/DA are not created equal. I am stunned at the sound quality improvement in just listening - not even recording yet. The virtual console is also leaps and bounds above what I had. Next step is to calibrate Sonarworks and see how better/different it is from ARC. Once done I will pull up my current project and play with the mix.
 
The family is all out of town for the weekend - so tomorrow is a CREATIVE MUSIC DAY. WOOT! :)

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    Billy Buck
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    Re: UAD Apollo - WOW! 2015/08/07 20:59:33 (permalink)
    Congrats on the new audio device.  As a fellow Quad user, may I ask what motivated you into going with an Apollo?
    I have found the Apollo works very harmoniously with SONAR Platinum x64. I recently upgraded to Win 10 Pro x64 (from Win 8.1 Pro x64) and the Apollo/Splat combo made the transition seamlessly.
     
    FYI, UA will be releasing a free upgrade to Win Apollo users that will update the Console to "2.0". It is a major update adding 20+ new features & functionality. It was first released for Thunderbolt Mac's six months ago and will roll out for PC's and FW Mac's this Fall. I already use it on my Mac Mini using an Apollo Twin and Thunderbolt, so I can tell you this is a killer update with many much needed improvements that really enhance the Apollo Console workflow.
    The link below has a brief over view of what to expect. Most everything presented in the video is new to 2.0.
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekJwv2S22Ic
     
    Cheers,
     
    Billy Buck

    Win 10 Pro x64 | i7 4770k | ASUS Z87 Deluxe/Quad w/ TB 2.0 | 16GB Corsair RAM | Apollo Twin Duo USB | UAD Satellite Octo USB | UAD-2 Quad + UAD-2 Solo PCIe | SONAR Platinum x64 ∞ | REAPER 5 x64| TranzPort


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    Re: UAD Apollo - WOW! 2015/08/07 21:06:42 (permalink)
    Yay! I love it when I buy something that was worth it!

    StudioCat > I use Windows 10 and Sonar Platinum. I have a touch screen.
    I make some videos. This one shows how to do a physical loopback on the RME UCX to get many more equalizer nodes.
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    Re: UAD Apollo - WOW! 2015/08/07 21:39:49 (permalink)
    Billy Buck
    Congrats on the new audio device.  As a fellow Quad user, may I ask what motivated you into going with an Apollo?

     
    Hi Billy, 
    I got started with UAD2 I think sometime last year. I find them to be rock solid, sound fantastic, and though I wish I could enlarge them I love the authentic/vintage UI. Since I had already invested in the UAD platform, the Apollo made a lot of sense to me as a new interface, though I considered the RME.

    james
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    Re: UAD Apollo - WOW! 2015/08/07 21:40:01 (permalink)
    gswitz
    Yay! I love it when I buy something that was worth it!




    Absolutely! :)

    james
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