Recording Drums with the Apollo x8p | Using UA Console
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I use an Apollo 8 paired with a Twin. You can use the Twin as a remote monitor controller for 3 sets of speakers out the back of the racked apollo 8. Works wonderfully
How do you do that?
Love this! Great job.
Great to see you again Andrew!
DUDE! this video is incredible. i am really digging seeing how you fully mic your kit, and the breakdown of all your I/O and plugins, etc. Amazing tones you're getting. Thanks for spreading the wealth of knowledge. Really digging your channel a ton. Cheers, Andrew. Happy tracking, brother! :)
Thanks for checking it out!
“A lot of good things come from accidents”. Truer studio words have never been spoken
Great overview, thanks! Just got the x8p and can't wait to dig into it.
Awesome musician and teacher. Thank you a lot!
great job! it's nice to see this hardware in action in this application, can't wait to hear the WA-87.
It's a keeper!
Just found these video) it’s so nice to see the progress your channel made!
Great Video!
Mate!! This video was so good! I really enjoyed watching how you mix your drums... I am a drum and bass producer but I take a lot of inspiration from rock music and have been using addictive drums to help with finding that organic acoustic sound. Your video really helped me to understand a bit more with how to apply and mix in overheads and room mics into your drum bus, which previously I was confused over...
I am using the Scarlett focusrite 18i20 3rd gen - I believe it has almost identical ins and outs to the Apollo that you own.
Would you be able to do more of these types of videos? I’d be really keen to see how you layer / process your drums further and how you mix them in with vocals and other instruments! 🥁 🎸
Big up from UK!
That sounds great!!!
Thanks!
Greetings from Brazil. Great sound.
Thank you!
Love this video ✌🏼
Hi!!!! From France
Very cool et instructive video. Well done.
Thanks!
Greasy toms! Nice vid, thx.
I like your drum sound
Awesome video and amazon sounding drums. Really appreciate this video. BTW do you have any latency issues with the Scarlett ? And if you were to choose between the Clarett 8pre and the audiofuse 8pre to use with the Apollo x8p through ADAT expansion which would you recommend ?
Interesting Video!
Have you checked out the TZ Audio Stellar X2? I saw a shootout with a U87AI and I was hard pressed to hear much of a difference. I recently acquired one and it sounds absolutely amazing on my vocals and acoustic. I haven't really tested on anything else, but those sound OUTSTANDING.
Great Video and great drum sound as well as the Groove. What interface is doing the conversion? While tracking, are the ADAT tracks being converted by the X8P. Which one is the master clock.
Thanks again.
Solid bro
Thanks!
I don’t record music, but you have a solid beard. Grows in nicely
I aspire to have a beard as nice as yours.
Great video fat sounding drums 😎👍 if you are looking for another interface to try: check out Apogee Element R88 great preamps and converters and you get some cool plugins to. if you are looking on a pricepoint the Apollo 8xp expanded via adat lightpipe with a Scarlett or Audient ASP 800 is very hard to beat. The features differs a bit betwen the interfaces but using the hmx or ironmode on kick and snare or on the overheads Can be useful so can the Air mode on the Focusrite. Also mentioned should be Steinberg UR RT the transparent Yamaha D preamp coupled with a Neve transformer is a great combination that gives you the option of a transperent sound or transformer saturation with the Neve transformer switched in.
oosh! suona gustosissimo!
Hi thank you a lot for: I really appreciate you took the time to make
the great instructional video! I have a question: is it possible to
record clean with another console e.g. Midas 32R Live and afterwards add
the compressor, eq and effects with UA Apollo Twin and get the same
results?
Excellent tutorial! Sounds great! Any reason why go with an XY setup with SDC rather a more open stereo setup with LDC?
Thank you, mostly for practical reasons. I like the consistency of the SDC too, placement, phase, imaging etc.
Super helpful! Curious what the size/dimension of your room is?
Great video! Finally came across something more in my style of music (rock). Question: I can’t seem to find an answer to this, but is there a way to manipulate the UA pres and effects in console during mixing? In other words, after tracking. It’s too burdensome to go back and forth recording, listening, tweaking and then being married to that sound for the mix. I’d like to be able to manipulate the tracks like I do when recording straight into to logic. Hope that makes sense. Thanks!
Hi Andrew love your channel. Was just wondering and please excuse my ignorance as I'm still learning but how would you go about connecting reverb /compressor effects units to focusrite scarlett 18i20 3rd gen?
Also what did you work on with Ghost ? Did you mix ? Engineer etc? Thanks in advance.
I have the 8p plus an octo sat. Looking forward to adding the x4.
Nice!
I have an X4 with an X16 and a PCIe Octo card. Not too mention 101 UAD Plugs. I do not know how the 8P converters sound. I had a MADI RME FX and Antelope Orion 32 In/Out previously. Still in my rack and in computer. Nothing like having $4800 retail value worth of interfaces and converters you do not use. Of course I am hoping to get about 2K when I finally have the courage to depart with them. You will love the X4. I use it as a monitor controller. 2 HP outs on it. Visual feedback right in front of me of mic pre/line levels. Can change the Unison software plug levels by using the large knob on the X4. I have 6 more D/A of conversion by using the 4 Line Outs into my mixer and the 2 monitor outs. I can use the monitor outs due to my X16 being the monitor converter for Console 2.0. I even used the HP 2 out at one point for its 2 Channels of stereo DA into my mixer using 8 outs total, saving HP 1 for my headphone monitoring. Using the HP2 out for 2 channel DA into the mixer is a little tricky needing to use a cue send. BE AWARE that there are no virtual channels on the X4 since it is a desktop interface. I was not aware of that before I bought it. I make use of my X16 with the cue send with the X4. As far as the sound of the Apollo X converters, they sound very detailed and modern to me. I really like the converters. I can be free to color them with my outboard gear. I think if you are looking for Burl sound, from what I hear it is starkly different. I think after 20 years I have finally grown use to today's audio sonics. Hybrid digital/Analog to me is the best of both worlds.
not bad prism titan kicks its ass, for clarity and transients
Love the fat tom sounds!
I just purchased an Apollo x8p and I’m curious about something. Your tracking drums by yourself and for the final take your burning in the preamps and compressors. How did you fine tune those plugins before doing the final take? Did you have to put down takes and listen back to the printed plugins then adjust and do it again until it was right? Do you use the plugins in pro tools first to fine tune over a demo and then take those same settings and apply them in console to do a final burn in? Or does console let you monitor playback through the console channels until your ready to burn in takes? I’m confused as to how to tune the preamps by yourself without a second set of ears in isolation getting the plugins ready to print.
Great Video. Well done.
I could hear people talking and kids playing on some mics…😂
Listen to the AKG Kick in…
Great Drum Sound!
Sounds so baller. Have you tried the Wilkinson debleeder plug-in? I love that for toms and snare when the cymbals get too harsh.
I haven't! I'll have to check it out. Is it a gate? or like a multiband compressor?
Andrew Masters little bit of both. It’s crazy-go-nuts
I don't want to make a douchy one up move, but I found the new Oxford Drum Gate to do this job even better! The Oxford has made kick, snare and tom editing obsolete for me :)
@@tomasniemisto4858 haha love it. Whatever does the job!
@@AndrewMasters If you have slate VMR already, the Drum Gate has this same feature . Its like a frequency dependent expander. The high frequencies are gated early, the lower resonant frequencies are allowed to bloom a bit longer, then the gate closes.
Hey Andrew! Is your AEA R88 the active or passive version? If it's the passive, do you have any issues with noise or gain going straight into the Apollo x8p? Thanks!!
Great drum sound! How much and what kind of muffling du you use in your kick?
Thanks! One, not-so-dense throw pillow. Just wide enough to touch both drum heads. It's an 18"x14" Slingerland.
Hello Andrew, I have two questions for you. Why did you flip the polarity in the OH?, I never do that ...maybe I am doing it wrong. Secondly when you added the extre channels to the Apollo 8 via ADAT how did you set the clock on apollo?, internal or external?. Thanks for the great videos!. I love your channel !
Question about the mono “drummer perspective” mic! Did you use a condenser and if so what was the polar pattern? Did you just use straight cardioid or Omni? Cause I wanna try this out possibly with a ribbon but not sure how it’d fare. I like the content so far though, consider me subscribed!
I use a large diaphragm condenser in cardioid! It’s one of my favorite positions. I’ve used the gt66 forever because I had one, but I just got the wa87 and it’s great. A ribbon my would probably sound great, I would probably use a mini ribbon over a stereo ribbon unless that is replacing your overheads as the phasing might get a bit confusing. Cheers!
That was the plan, plus I don’t even own a stereo ribbon. Thanks mate!
If you are planning to buy a Universal Audio Interface, hit me up right here BEFORE you register it. I can refer you as a friend and we can BOTH pick a free UA Plugin!
Oh man. I wish I had seen this when I got my Apollo
Hello Andrew. I currently use a Scarlett 18i20 in conjunction with a focusrite Octo Pre dynamic for a total of 16inputs. I like what I've been able to do with them so far, but I am intrigued about the Apollo x8p, specially because of their line of plug ins. What can you tell me about these two interfaces having used them both? Also, do you have any outboard preamps that you use in your studio? If so, do they sound any different from the ones in plug in format from the Apollo? Hope I can get some feedback from you. Your drums sounded great by the way. Cheers.
Hey, Thanks for the comment. Yes the Apollo is an excellent tool and great asset for the studio. Their plug-ins alone are fantastic. When you get the interface you control it via their "console" software. Being able to record/monitor their plug-ins in real-time with almost no latency is incredible.
I also have 2 outboard pre amps. They are the wa273 pres from warm audio. They are clones of the neve 1073/1081 pre amp, which is incredible. If I'm not recording drums my signal chain 100% of the time is mic-wa73-apollo x. I will usually throw a UA 1176 in the chain as well. The end result is unbelievable.
I'll be doing more videos breaking this down as it has improved my workflow tremendously.
Thanks!
@@AndrewMasters Thank you Andrew. Very helpful. I will make a video of my process and share it with you in the coming weeks. Maybe you can give me some feedback. Best!
I have a Scarlett 18i20 and just got an Apollo x8p (which sounds amazing with the unison pres and the Neve pre and EQ emulation). But for the life of me I cannot get my Scarlett to pair up with the Apollo. Any instructions on the settings with the Scarlett app most appreciated! Thx for the vid!!! Sounds great!
Yes sir! I connected my Adat cable from Scarlett to Apollo. Both need to be connected to the computer, Scarlett via usb, Apollo via thunderbolt. Open UA Console and set clock to ADAT. It will lock, and then you’re good to go.
@@AndrewMasters Thanks! Will attempt this again later today. I got bogged down in the Scarlett console software.
Andrew Wright don’t even need to open it
Sounds good. Did you have to use any gates or limiters
K Town Studio depends on the style of the music! Sometimes I do, if the genre is a tight clean poppy/funk sound.
I have the Apollo paired with an audient asp880, check it out it's a great combo
Hello! So glad I found your comment! Can you give me a bit of info on your setup if you dont mind? Which Apollo do you use with the ASP 880? I own a Apollo Twin mkll Solo and looking to into expand to 10 channels to track drums. Would you recommend that I get the apollo X8P or how does the ASP 880 compare to the X8P?
hey! how do you set levels in the scarlett 18i20 from the drummers seat? maybe not the subject of the video but i'm looking for other options, great videos i'm a huge fan!!
Thanks, unfortunately you have to physically turn the preamps on the scarlett.
@@AndrewMasters so you stand up and go to the desk?. ok I'll do the same then.
THANK YOU!!! you inspire me so much. Hope your channel grows a lot.
Hey Andrew! Great video and great sound! Reading the comments, I got a little confused about how you set up the Focusrite with the Apollo (especially which one is the master clock). Can you please give a little bit more detail about how you connect these two and how the clock setting is on both devices. Thanks in advance.
When I first connected the interfaces I used the focusrite as the clock master. After a week or so I switched to using the apollo x as the master clock and kept that set up until I eventually got rid of the scarlett.
I connected the adat out from the scarlett to the adat in on the apollo x.
So even if you connect from the adat out on the focusrite to the adat in on the Apollo you can set the Apollo as clock master? I always get confused when it comes to clocking cause my logical thinking would suppose that the clock signal needs to be sent and can only go from output to input...
Actually I think I added in a bnc cable at some point. That allowed me to clock to the Apollo.
Also what mic are you using for drum recordings ?
Good video, sounds, and info. One suggestion is to can the background music or turn it down more when you are talking...or find something less busy that doesn’t distract from your dialog. It’s cool in some places, though.
Andrew I have a question. On all the reviews I see for this Apollo x8p, the reviewer uses the DAW that I guess comes included with the physical hardware. Can I still use my DAW which is Reaper along with this Apollo or do I have to use the included DAW and then load all my plugins into the Apollo DAW ?
No, "console" is not a daw. It's more of a software controller for all of the hardware features. You can use the apollo with your DAW.
@@AndrewMasters NICE !!!! THX !!
Dude I want in on that UA game soooo bad, but idk if the budget is there right now. I’m looking at maybe grabbing the clarett 8 pre X. It’ll be my first interface with more than 2 preamps lol.
Do it! I started with the focusrite scarlett 18i20 and it was great. Also expandable, so you could buy two and connect them getting a total of 16 mic pres.
Justin Tutor Just Grab the Apollo Twin I don’t record drums I have the MKII Twin and love it 💯🚀
G. London Kingdom citizen yeah the Twin is great but 2 inputs is just not a lot for recording drums. I’d go with a Scarlett or Clarett
Hey Andrew, nice video! I see in the beginning you use an Apollo hooked up to the Scarlett to add more pres. Since the Scarlett only has a Clock Out connection, does it mean you did clock connection between the 2 interfaces via ADAT ? If so, I wanted to ask if you ever experienced dropouts or synch issues? Thanks in advance!
I actually ran ADAT and BNC word clock
@@AndrewMasters Ok okay thanks. I assumed you used Apollo as WC master, I guess then you used the Scarlett instead.
@@FrancescoDAndrea I did for a minute but I realized I could clock from the Apollo
@@AndrewMasters I asked because I see you're using a Focusrite 18i20, which only has WC Out, doesn't that mean it can only send, but not receive, clock information?
Could I connect a digital piano to the x8’s line inputs at the back using two TRS cables for stereo as opposed to just a single TRS cable mono?
Great video but I have to say it makes me very sad seeing your Slingerland kit-I had this exact kit (minus the snare) as a kid in that Pink Champagne Sparkle.
(I’ll never forget that terrible kik-tom mount.)
I used to record it with an 80’s Boom Box! The Apollo can’t compete with those kick-ass converters!
l still remember the guys who bought it; loading it into their car as I watched from my front porch-holding back tears!!
(Alright, I have to think about something tough now, like cement or sledge hammers.)
haha I love the slingerland kit. When you said the "apollo can't compete with those kick ass converters", were you saying can't compete with the focusrite scarlett converters?
@@AndrewMasters No, no--I meant my Sears, 1982 Boom-Box! (I was just kiddin'.)
Hello? Do you use world clock between uad and focusrite? Thanks
I never saw a bassdrum moving that much... didn't you used the stands of it? :-P
How'd you get to be so cool?
Hey Andrew! I’m just switching to protools from Ableton, any chance u can post ur template??
Can you use the scarlet 18i20 as external inputs for the Apollo x8 And use the apollo as single interface
So according to what I’m seeing? You can use the Dsp plugins even on your adat input?
what? you sure?!
Dodo Danciu I don’t know, that’s what I would like to be confirmed. But his additional inputs for sure had insert points. 🤷🏾
Yes, you can insert UAD plug ins and set console to record inserts.
Man I’d totally be swapping your overheads & the room mic (Ribbon). Use the Shure stereo pair as the room and the ribbon as the overheads. Thank me later. ;)
Dude I’d love to, only problem is 81s are WEAK on rooms. Trust me. I basically need to r88s lol.
So I recently bought a Universal Audio MKII Duo, and for budget reasons, I'm going to buy the Focusrite 18i20..Do you think i can use the UA interface as the master and get my other inputs to get the same plug ins.??
You can use the plugins on the other inputs but not the unison pre amps as, they are not unison pre amps.
Hello I'm thinking about doing the same thing! I am a seasoned musician BUT somewhat new to connecting audio gear and all that I'm lost lol can you connect both interfaces? Apollo and Focusrite?
Yes, I have both connected. I use an ADAT cable to receive the inputs from the focusrite in the Apollo “console” the bnc cable allows me to use the internal clock from the Apollo. Which is far better than the clock from the focusrite interface.
I'm selling my two Motu 8pre's and taking the leap to Apollo x8p..thanks for the video Andrew
Shoot me an email and i'll connect you with my guy UA guy, save some money.
@@AndrewMasters...I've already purchased it, here in WI through a student who gave me a great deal and needs the cash bad. Thanks for thinking of me though.
Thanks for the great video. can you monitor the adat in level from console?
Yes, they show up the same as any other channel (without the preamp control)
@@AndrewMasters thank you!!
Hello, I have a question about x8p. I have a electronic drum module with 8 outputs. If I connect them via x8p’s db25 line inputs with a snake patch TRS cables, could I use unison preamps before A/D conversation?
No, as they are line inputs. You could go XLR into the preamps and do that though.
are you also able to use the outputs of the Scarlett? how many headphone mixes are you able to do with your setup?
I’m not sure, I replaced the focusrite with the Apollo x4, but with just the Apollo you can have up to 5 separate headphone mixes I believe.
The x8p
im looking to set up my studio with an apollo x8p + a focusrite clarret 8preX. But the apollo only can take up to 8 channels over adat, and I want to use some line ins/outs for hardware gear. Is there anyway I can do this?
Sounds awesome! Do you mean you want to use all 8 mic pres on apollo, all 8 mic pres from the clarret (ADAT), and then additional line inputs from external equipment?
@@AndrewMasters yeah exactly, the clarret has 8 line inputs and hence an additional adat i/o. but the apollo can only take one adat input. the reason i'm getting the apollo x8p, is so I can possibly run it through some incoming analog compressors + maybe analog preamps on stuff like vocals.
Gabriel Love The primary reason to use the Apollo x is the software and quality conversion etc. As far as inputs, I’m not sure if you could connect multiple clarrets together via Adat or what the option would be there. It depends on where you want to make the compromise. Spend more money, or use less inputs haha. Studio life!
@@AndrewMasters thank you very much, I'll have a look at that
Gabriel Love good luck!
What mic was that on the mono kit ?
I was wondering I noticed that you were recording adat with your focusrite, are you able to track with UAD plugins on the focusrite channels too via adat?
I did for this video, but i've been using internal since. I also swapped the focusrite for an apollo x4, so clocking is still internal.
As far as using the UAD plugs on the adat inputs, I haven't tried it. I know the preamps wouldn't work but never tried the UAD plugs on adat channels.
Awesome thank you! Also I was wondering about how you get your mixes to translate, do you mix in mono at all or primarily focus on the midrange?
For me it’s all in the room I’m mixing in. Is what I’m hearing accurate? Or is it going to change when I leave the room. That’s why I went with the specific room design I did. The room you’re in can cause or prevent problems depending on the acoustics/treatment. Before I had this room I did a lot of car tests with my mixes. One of my first videos was about that workflow back when I was in a small apartment.
So is compression happening as you are recording?
Just wondering, why aren't you using a mixer like the behringer x32 rack rather than using both the apollo x8p and scarlett 18i20? I mean, just the apollo alone is super expensive right?
Great question! I didn’t by the purchase exclusively for the inputs, I bought it for the converters, the clock, the hardware processors and of course, the plug ins. The UAD plug ins are super expensive and my favorite. Not to mention, I don’t actually need more than 16 inputs.
What sample rate you are using is this session ?
So worth keeping Scarlett 18/20 when upgrading to the Apollo 8 for those extra input if required ?
If you want some extra channels, heck yeah. I recently added the x4 to the x8p so I may be getting rid of it at this point.
@@AndrewMasters Cool thanks heaps! might have to sell to fund the Apollo and do what you have done later for extra tracks as im really just starting out..The UAD is reported to have the edge over the cheaper Focusrite clarett PreX8 rack mounted unit due to the Neve and other emulated pre amps you can access without getting into the tech side(latency).. Has anyone you know or reading this compared this with the Focusrite Plug ins Red 2&3 suite eq,comp..for pure end result of recording a near studio quality recording ? From a basic understanding the UAD you can use say the NEVE pre amp and add what comp,eq they have available where the Focusrite your relying on there stock pre amps with eq & comp to your liking..Focusrite don't have a pre amp emulation plug in option just comp and eq.
I have not compared the focusrite plug ins, but I've never experienced the active realtime monitoring that UA has when tracking through plug-ins. I also love the way Luna integrates with console so that you don't have to flip back and forth with console. It's awesome.
Well I use RME Audio no acoustic instruments at all. I play keyboard have a small studio in my office. is there any difference these days between VSTs and Acoustic instruments?
I mean, there's obvious differences. But definitely not always necessary. The song dictates what is necessary in my humble opinion. But the virtual instruments/samplers etc are unbelievable.
@@AndrewMasters I agree.. Never trid all acustic instruments but defenetly you right I can tell a difference between natural grand piano and vst grand piano but in a mix it is hard to tell a difference. Also with mudi you have more control than audio track...
your using the scarlett as the master? If so, i'd try to switch that, Apollo X has much better clocking and faster RTL
You always should use the worse device as clock master because it will work better with it's own internal clock and Apollo X will always work fine no matter of clock source.
@@marcinbarcz711 correct
phase on overheads ?
I own the Apollo Twin MK II don’t record drums I love it thunderbolt lightening 3 almost near 0 latency💯💯🏆🚀
Nice! I love the apollo line.
@@AndrewMasters Yes now rocking the X6 Rack Solid.💪🏾😎
It looks like you are clocking to the Focusrites? Why not the x8p???
Yeah I was, that was an oopsie
Wonder how much a difference this vs a Clarett is...
Focusrite. If you’re reading this comment, please send clarett for a follow up video.
@@AndrewMasters yay!
@@AndrewMasters send one here too!
Here too!
how do you only have 2.5k subscribers
haha I can't believe 2.5k people care about this stuff!
@@AndrewMasters trust me alot more people do, just keep doing your thing and in one year probably even less you will see that number sky rocket, your content already looks professional
I appreciate it! Thank you.
11k three months later!
Thought I was the only one who loved the i5 on rack tom. Glad to see I'm not!
Shame on you for not using the 500 ohm impedance setting on your 610 mic pres. Also, your kick sound farty. Toms and Snare sound great. I love Universal Audio gear. I swear by it.
One shouldn't clock from an ADAT lightpipe, use a WC cable instead to clock an external preamp from the master device.
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WTF are you talking about? HAHAHA dude way too fast for me. Guess this was for the advanced class.
MIKE SCHUMACHER haha my bad! What did you need to lear that went too fast?
You don’t use any preamp? Wtf😂
Yeah this was back when I was using the built in pre's on the Apollo. (right when I started this channel actually) These days i'm 100% external outboard preamps/channels to the x16.
@@AndrewMasters awesome
mono record sound clip.......
I can hear women and kids talking on the recording :) that distracts me a bit :)
$ 5000 plus for interface + $ 15,000 for plugins @$299 a piece + $4000 plus for the DSP coupled that with the most confusing software I/O Routings system that does not integrate with OS unless you have sound engineering background. Did I mention they have the shittiest customer service in the world. Get apogee or wait til Apple comes out with an interface .
No
Definitely not
You have to admit, its easy to just mix a single drum kit. No biggie. Most Home studio's can handle that. When you start to track bass, guitars (especially heavy dropped tuned, over dubbed, lead guitar, guitar harmony, etc...), and all the permutations of vox, this mix will start to show its weakness. When you solo'ed a few isolated tracks, its obvious, you needed to clean up the bleed. Go thru every track to make sure ONLY the sound you want is present on that track. Its not always possible to get it 100% but you can do a lot just by editing out the extra bleed/noise. I would like to hear your "Final Production Mix" with a full ensemble of a band or whatever. Not to mention final mastering which is a totally different discipline. Show us that, then we can tell if you are legit. By the way, your review of Apollo x8p was not bad.
bleed kicks ass. fite me.
Hello do you think that the Uad Apollo x8 have pro quality converters or mid range? for example
to process the audio with external gear in 3 or 4 loopbacks, thanks a lot!