Hi UADforum, I have an idea for users to utilize UAD Apollo to monitor hardware-emulations and after the recording sessions, to print those stems through real analog hardware via Access Analog's Matrix plugin. The focus of this idea was around getting the sound quality of the analog tube tech cl1b unit.
Case-use: User A records with an TLM 103/U87 Ai/WA8000 through an outboard BAE 1073 pre or Unison 1073 pre and then, in UAD console, monitors his signal without printing it with a Tube Tech CL1B as an insert. Now the recorded signal into his DAW will be of just the preamp, but the playback during tracking via the audio track in the DAW ALSO have an insert of UAD Tube Tech CL1B (each audio track instance will tax 28.2% DSP usage from the mkii version or 9.0% on mki) or the user could prompt to buy the Tube Tech CL1B software directly from SoftTube.
Now he has a way to monitor through the compressor in console and listen to the exact same signal in playback in the DAW. After recording, the vocal stems can be processed via Access Analog's Matrix plugin which will have the signal go through a real Tube Tech CL1B hardware and those parameters can be further-adjusted since the hardware handles transients differently than the plugin emulation.
Now User A has his signal processed through a compressor worth close to $4000 by using UAD's console monitoring capabilities and the Access Analog Matrix to print those recorded vocals through a real tube tech cl1b by renting the unit for as little as $7 an hour.
Case-use: User A records with an TLM 103/U87 Ai/WA8000 through an outboard BAE 1073 pre or Unison 1073 pre and then, in UAD console, monitors his signal without printing it with a Tube Tech CL1B as an insert. Now the recorded signal into his DAW will be of just the preamp, but the playback during tracking via the audio track in the DAW ALSO have an insert of UAD Tube Tech CL1B (each audio track instance will tax 28.2% DSP usage from the mkii version or 9.0% on mki) or the user could prompt to buy the Tube Tech CL1B software directly from SoftTube.
Now he has a way to monitor through the compressor in console and listen to the exact same signal in playback in the DAW. After recording, the vocal stems can be processed via Access Analog's Matrix plugin which will have the signal go through a real Tube Tech CL1B hardware and those parameters can be further-adjusted since the hardware handles transients differently than the plugin emulation.
Now User A has his signal processed through a compressor worth close to $4000 by using UAD's console monitoring capabilities and the Access Analog Matrix to print those recorded vocals through a real tube tech cl1b by renting the unit for as little as $7 an hour.