Next Generation Universal Audio Apollo Updates Coming Soon?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- Is the successor to UAD-2 finally on the way? I think there will be some big changes coming to the UA Apollo system soon, and I'm looking at NAMM this April for the reveal. Here are my thoughts and wishes.
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UAD should reserve the physical cores to Console use of the plugins, letting us choose if we want to run them native inside the DAW or use the cores in case the system is not powerful enough. All we need are options.
Gustavo, I could not agree more.
All we need is also proper driver support for windows 😂
I watched several of your videos and decided to buy the DLX sphere last night. I'm a professional musician, so no VO´s over here, but I am excited to try this out and compare it to the Slate I used a lot several years ago. since I moved to real tube mics (67 / 47 clones), but this just looks (and sounds) so great!
Enjoy that bad boy! It’s a fun mic to experiment with.
This microphone is incredible as soon I plugged it in the first word that came to mind is MAGIC
Right? They should have named the mic HOGWARTS
Thank you for answering all our paranoias once again! lol .. also, big love to Drew! lol ..
Just hope my Apollo FW silverface (TB3 card mind you!)... isn't left behind in the gutter...
You’re very welcome. I think DSP-aided interfaces will remain essential for real time live recording through plugs for a while. Most people use their UAD plug ins for mixing only so native fits that workflow, but live cutting, especially across multiple inputs, is too much to currently ask of most computers without additional DSP.
(a) Console is definitely long in the tooth at this point.
(b) UA needs a small, dedicated USB box just for the Sphere microphone. This box would have two XLR inputs, +48V phantom power, a DSP processor, and a single XLR mic output. It needs to be dual USB/5V powered with something like a CR2032 internal battery to hold the configuration when not in use. This thing would do nothing but run the Sphere plugin, sending mic level output into my existing Apollo with the vintage mic already modeled ahead of the Unison. Other than the +48V on/off there would be no buttons, knobs, or meters, and price it at $99. This would make sense to my brain and I'd buy one tomorrow.
I have saved all my pennies and I have been trying to justify buying an Apollo (which I can't quite afford) and I discover this! I was excited and thought I could get one of the discounted older ones with the new release happening until I saw that there is no Apollo replacement announced. Any updates available?
I haven’t heard anything. I’ve moved on from the Apollo to the new Neumann interface. I just don’t trust UA will get this right and I think we’re really at the point with Native plug ins that investing in another DSP-powered platform feels like buying a rotary phone.
@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff thanks for the reply :D My interest in Apollo is definitely driven by Unison preamps and not DSP capability. I don't have external preamps and I'm replacing a 10 year old Focusrite Saffire Liquid 56 for my project studio. The 56 has a basic version of Unison with Liquid selectable preamps. That's why the Apollo was of more interest than an alternative audio interface like an Audient.
I understood your signal crystal clear - stoping all my plans - not buy Apollo until the Universal Audio do update! Thanks Captain, message delivered and accepted!
I'm guessing we'll know if there will be a big hardware update if all of a sudden we see UA blowing out the current inventory of Apollo interfaces the same way they did with the L22 Sphere late last year. But there's no way they abandon legacy UAD_2 hardware owners, so any upgrade will be backward compatible.
@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff Yep, I think the same about backward compatible prevous gear, but the older equipment from the second hand after the UA general upgrade will be much cheaper i guess/i hope. For me buying sound equipment basically is a long shot.
It definitely would be cool. When I was working at msft several years ago - my team put a significant amount of work into programming models and scheduling systems to move work between heterogeneous compute systems - or more simply put, between next generation gpgpu, arm style and highly vectorized processors. Most of those things - except the free moving of work between processors are now here... So yeah that would be super cool and likely now that they are starting to have plugins in both spark and sharc. I strongly suspect they've developed a write once programming environment for these. We could also see them blue the line further between Luna and console...
I have no idea what you just said but I’m 100 percent for all of it. LOL. I’m thinking this HAS to happen for UA to survive.
This is really good... Really good. I must buy this microphone.
I promise this will be the last microphone you will ever buy until the next microphone after that.
@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff Nice…
Hoping to see more love for Windows users of UA equipment. If UA can get off of SHARC processors then it stands to reason that Luna and UA Console would be supported in next iteration of this hybrid system on Windows 10/11
The problem with Windows is all the endless variations of windows systems and CPUs, which is why Luna for Windows will probably wait until they launch a hybrid DSP/Native version of UAD-3. Would be hard to lose the SHARC chip as it is very well suited for real time audio with extremely fast memory access, as they are do what other chips just can’t, believe it or not (Super Harvard Architecture ‘ SHARC’ chips are also used for military weapons guidance) and also the large UAD-2 user base. But I do think they are cooking up something that will evolve the Apollo ecosystem to mitigate these limitations you mentioned. It’s been a long time coming.
Would love to see the existing models redone, and maybe a 2nd unison slot for sphere.
Amen to that!
I used my X6 for 5 years. Still like RME routers. More powerful and firendly to windows. X6 still cant do a loopback for Steam. Only 2 AUX and 4 CUE channels.
That's a bummer. I do hope UA addresses the need for better streaming audio functionality for today's modern user.
@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff I have a few dissatisfaction with ua.
First, there is no master output.
Second, only 4 plugins can be loaded per track.
Third, there are only 4 CUE channels.
Fourth, there are only two AUX channels.
Fifth, DSP is very backward.
Sixth, it is very unfriendly to windows steaming.
I have written to UAD many times, but no response. When I got the X6 for the first time, the phases of the earphones were all reversed. After writing several letters, they updated the new version.
I hope they update this soon I wanted to get an apollo twin usb but don't want to get it and have to re-sell it or having a useless interface just because they release a new version maybe usb c, with whatever upgrade they add, so I'll just wait I guess...
You’re not alone. A lot of folks waiting on UA to do or say something while they wonder what to spend their money on now. No wonder people are mad.
I want - or better: i NEED to see in a (very) near future console update: more than 4 cue sends! And a console remote app for iPad! RME is sooo way ahead with this...
It’ll probably never happen with UA.
Good thoughts here - I’ve been hoping for an update soon to the Apollo hardware. Would be great to see it at NAMM (not that I want to spend any more money right now haha).
I’ve been really impressed with the Sphere so far and having better console integration would be cool. I’d love it if they did a hybrid setup so I could use CPU from my computer in addition to the DSP. I have an x8P and a twin and I run out of DSP a fair bit. Give us hybrid! (Or more powerful chips if not)
Fingers crossed!
So many on TH-cam saying the same thing, must be true
@@QLFProductions We're all graduates of Wishful Thinking Academy.
NEMCOFF! YOU RULE!
SIGLER! Duuude! FDO IN THE HOUSE! I should have pegged you as a UA kinda guy.
@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff I got the Twin X in the audiobook booth, the x4 in the upstairs office / podcast studio (wife also records audiobooks, so we sometimes are working at the same time). Sphere mic as well, but reserve that for music work (I'm too clumsy to leave it out). Company is amazing, although support has really taken a dump in response time. They need to hire more people. The Twin X took a crap, two weeks and no response if they will take it in for service -- I had to order a Solo to cover the gap for audiobooks. Solo is ordered, delivered, and in action before I have a definitive response from support about the Twin X. My only complaint about the company is support response time. Oh, and one of your early videos on setting up for podcasting with the Apollo was super helpful to me. You rock.
@@scottsigler Glad to hear it was helpful. That's awesome. Nice setup. That’s killer you have a rig for the wife, too. Yeah, dude, UA Customer Service has been a greasy dog turd lately, but my understanding is they are well aware and are working to try and hire more qualified CS reps. So many new users during Covid outpacing CS capabilities. I know that doesn’t help you much in the short term, but I feel that UA is trying to get all the broke shit fixed this year. You’re not alone. There's probably someone hiding under your bed right now.
@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff That info is very helpful. The support staff is generally excellent, but so slow. Good to hear they are addressing it.
Wonder if it's the apollo I x?
Isn’t the anticipation just so intoxicating?
@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff lol yes I've been looking up uad trademarks 😆 🤣
It’s coming