bluetinmusic
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TL;DR... Is there a DAW Controller that would work with controlling the various plugin components of the API Vision Console Emulation within LUNA for any tracks?
Just a bit of background: So I'm relatively new to UAD, Apollo, and mixing and production in general. That said, I've decided to use LUNA for all of my upcoming projects to track, mix, and (attempt) to master some music tracks. Coming from basic Studio One usage, LUNA just automatically sounded better through my setup (I'll admit that could 100% be my lack of experience at play). For hardware, I have a MacBook Pro 2016 w/ Quad Core i7 and 16GB ram, an Apollo Solo, and the only "controller" i currently have is an Arturia KeyLab 61 mk2, which has some basic transport controls and faders. Over the past year I've accumulated various UAD-2 and UADx plugins while sales were going on, and eventually I was able to get the API Vision Console Emulation added to my account due to acquiring all the individual components. I plan to use the Console Emulation as the center/starting point for my tracking/mixing projects. The workflow is appealing to me. I also like the seamless switching integration between using UAD-2 DSP plugins and the Native counterparts as my Apollo Solo does not have a ton of DSP available.
However, I'm a hands on guy. I prefer turning knobs to using the mouse on the computer. It seems strange that it's a struggle for me to connect to the software and audio in that way, but these DAW control products exist because others share that desire for tactile response. That said, in my research I haven't been able to find a controller that I could use to control the API Vision plugins in each channel. I've researched the SSL UC-1 and the Softube Console 1 (mk2 & mk3), and neither seem like they would truly work with the API Console in LUNA, as they primarily function with their own included plugins.
Being relatively new to all of this anyways, I'm not ready to invest that kind of money for a product that won't fully allow me to learn with the tools that I currently have. Is there any such product on the market that I could use with LUNA and the API Vision Console? Am I looking for something that doesn't exist? Should I just forget this and use what controls are available on the KeyLab and do everything else the hard way with the mouse? I welcome advice as I'm eager to learn and become better at music production. Thanks!
Just a bit of background: So I'm relatively new to UAD, Apollo, and mixing and production in general. That said, I've decided to use LUNA for all of my upcoming projects to track, mix, and (attempt) to master some music tracks. Coming from basic Studio One usage, LUNA just automatically sounded better through my setup (I'll admit that could 100% be my lack of experience at play). For hardware, I have a MacBook Pro 2016 w/ Quad Core i7 and 16GB ram, an Apollo Solo, and the only "controller" i currently have is an Arturia KeyLab 61 mk2, which has some basic transport controls and faders. Over the past year I've accumulated various UAD-2 and UADx plugins while sales were going on, and eventually I was able to get the API Vision Console Emulation added to my account due to acquiring all the individual components. I plan to use the Console Emulation as the center/starting point for my tracking/mixing projects. The workflow is appealing to me. I also like the seamless switching integration between using UAD-2 DSP plugins and the Native counterparts as my Apollo Solo does not have a ton of DSP available.
However, I'm a hands on guy. I prefer turning knobs to using the mouse on the computer. It seems strange that it's a struggle for me to connect to the software and audio in that way, but these DAW control products exist because others share that desire for tactile response. That said, in my research I haven't been able to find a controller that I could use to control the API Vision plugins in each channel. I've researched the SSL UC-1 and the Softube Console 1 (mk2 & mk3), and neither seem like they would truly work with the API Console in LUNA, as they primarily function with their own included plugins.
Being relatively new to all of this anyways, I'm not ready to invest that kind of money for a product that won't fully allow me to learn with the tools that I currently have. Is there any such product on the market that I could use with LUNA and the API Vision Console? Am I looking for something that doesn't exist? Should I just forget this and use what controls are available on the KeyLab and do everything else the hard way with the mouse? I welcome advice as I'm eager to learn and become better at music production. Thanks!
