#Universal audio twin software
#Universal audio twin series

Plug-ins applied via the insert path or aux send, however, can either be used for monitoring purposes, or printed straight to your DAW like the Unison plug-ins. This is great if you want to inject a touch of вЂanalogueвЂ™ warmth into your recordings (especially when you consider how much processing power plug-ins like the Tweed 55 can use up), but you want to be wary of applying too much saturation! Given that Unison-powered plug-ins work directly with the preamp they will get printed to your DAW irrespective of any settings in Console. With respect to the application of processing, itвЂ™s worth making some key distinction as to what is and isnвЂ™t recorded. Arguably the main role of Console is to facilitate the application of signal processing, either in the form of Unison-powered plug-ins, or traditional insert-based processing youвЂ™d expect to find in your DAW. ItвЂ™s a beautifully designed piece of software, with lots of functionality all applied with both the look and feel of a traditional hardware console.ДЇor the first-time user, though, Console might take a little while to understand, but the reward is an application that places few limits to your creative and technical workflow. Console operatorДЄn intrinsic part of using Apollo is its Console 2.0 application, which looks after routing, monitoring and, most importantly, signal processing. Some of the most significant improvements over the original Apollo Twin relate to its monitoring provision, with options like Mute, DIM, Mono, and ALT speaker switching now included. The switches at the bottom of the unit can be alternated between preamp controls вЂ“ like phantom power, bass roll-off, and so on вЂ“ and monitoring controls.

#Universal audio twin software

The Apollo Twin Mk II Console software component offers real-time emulation of analogue classicsДЄlthough not dedicated switches, thereвЂ™s plenty of hands-on control with the Apollo Twin Mk II, starting off with a prominent вЂbig knobвЂ™ used to set pre-amp gain, monitoring levels and so on. Despite the input count being relatively light, itвЂ™s worth noting there are also eight additional digital inputs, as well as the option to cascade further Apollo units. The interface itself features two Unison mic/line preamps, two line outputs, a front-panel Hi-Z instrument input and headphone output, as well as two digitally controlled monitor outputs.

The Apollo Twin Mk II is designed with modern recording practices in mind вЂ“ from the functionality of the unit itself, through to the software used to control it. Loading a Neve 1073, therefore, feels (and sounds) just like the real deal, with a direct link between the plug-in and the functionality of the interfaceвЂ™s preamp, even down to a small вЂclickвЂ™ as the Twin Mk II toggles impedance. So the Unison plug-ins enable the modelling of a range of mic preamps, guitars amps and stompboxes, pairing impedance switching and gain staging on the analogue front-end with component-level circuit modelling in software. What really transforms the Apollo concept is the implementation of Unison technology, which creates a hybrid between the analogue front end and Unison-driven plug-ins on the UAD platform. As well as recording through the interface, you can also use the unit as an external DSP processing system, relieving strain from your computerвЂ™s CPU, and running plug-ins exclusive to the UAD platform.

#Universal audio twin series

What makes the Apollo range different to other audio interfaces? Well, alongside the traditional front-end of a conventional audio interface, the Apollo series also includes the DSP processing from UAвЂ™s UAD-2 system (now available in QUAD, DUO or SOLO formats).

This Apollo Twin Mk II arguably forms the entry level to the Apollo product range, focusing on a two-input design ideal for desktop musicians that may well form the perfect starting point to an expanding studio setup. Having been first introduced back in 2012, the Apollo range has now grown to include six different interfaces, largely differentiated by the number of inputs and outputs on offer. The bridge between these two domains comes in the from of Universal AudioвЂ™s Apollo range, which cleverly fuses an analogue front-end with the ability to process signals through a range of analogue modelling plug-ins. Universal AudioвЂ™s ability to straddle both the hardware and software worlds of recording has arguably been the making of the company.