
Talkback and session communication is another great advantage of UA Console and Apollo interfaces. Just re-open the project, and Console will come back how it was when you saved the SYNC. After you save the DAW project, UA Console settings are stored in the DAW via the plugin. You can actually insert the dedicated Console Recall plugin into your DAW session and hit SYNC. Again, you’ve dialed in your Console settings and want to recall them quickly. Now let’s say you’re working on multiple sessions with a client. Session recall is as easy as it gets, because you can save any Console settings you have open as a preset to load up again later. One day you dial in a really great vocal chain - it’s better than anything you’ve done before. You’re in love with your Unison channel strips, and you’re printing effects through the Console left and right.

Related: Plugins Modeled After Analog Gear.It’s only available with Universal Audio interfaces, so in some ways it’s a commitment you make to jump in the world of UAD. Unison is all about recreating the realistic tone and feel of classic analog recording. You can optionally per channel put these inserts into the monitor or record path, like we mentioned previously. Further down the channel strip in Console, you will find 4 insert slots for more plugins, like compression, EQ, reverb, delay, etc. This means you’re recording through a Unison preamp or channel strip.Īnything you put in the Unison slot will be recorded because of its location in the Console signal path - there’s no way to only monitor the preamp. When you load a Unison-enabled plugin into its designated slot in UA Console, the ring around your preamp gain on the physical interface will go from green to orange.
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On full channel strips, like the SSL E series or API Vision, you can add additional stuff like EQ and compression to the signal. With basic preamps you can control the input gain, accurately modeled to reflect the way the real thing works. Unison-enabled plugins come from a select range of preamp and channel strip emulations. The real magic of Console is in its ability to print plugins. In this case, though, you could also just skip UA Console altogether and monitor through your DAW. This could be useful for dialing in a great headphone mix for an artist, where they can really hear themself come to life with reverb, Auto-Tune, and more. If you’re feeling hesitant to commit, though, you can always just monitor through the plugins without printing their sound. This is currently the only way to bring the feel (and sound!) of recording through outboard equipment using only plugins. Plus, you can print the effects directly into your DAW, just as you would using hardware in the physical world. You can record, in real-time, through any of UAD’s numerous emulations of mic preamps, compressors, guitar amps, reverbs, and more. Perhaps the main feature of UA’s interfaces is the ability to track through UAD plugins using Unison technology.

It lets you insert and control UAD plugins, as well as route and monitor audio. The UA Console application is the key to Apollo interfaces’ Realtime UAD Processing capabilities.
