UAD & Apollo Tips

Here’s everything you need to get going with Apollo Twin USB and Ableton Live on a Windows computer. Set up the driver, configure I/O, learn the Apollo Console, low latency monitoring, headphones and more.

The Marshall 1962 Bluesbreaker plug-in is is the first emulation of the iconic 2x12 combo used on the landmark 1966 album, Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton. In this UAD Tones & Techniques video, you’ll learn how to dial in the Marshall Bluesbreaker 1962 plug-in to quickly craft legendary sounds and textures.

The Oxide Tape Recorder plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces gives you the clarity, punch, and glue that only magnetic tape can. In this 5-Minute UAD Tips video, you'll learn how Oxide can easily add cohesion to your drum bus, shape bass guitar, and sit electric guitars perfectly in the mix.

The Marshall Super Lead amplifier is the undisputed sound of rock, renowned for its punishing melange of snarl, sustain, smoothness, and raunch. In this Tones & Techniques video, you’ll learn how to dial-in the Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959 plug-in to quickly craft legendary sounds and textures.

Renowned for its versatility and ultra-musical nonlinear distortion characteristics, the Neve 336009 compressor was an instant classic upon its debut in 1985. The Neve 33609 Compressor plug-in for UAD-2 and Apollo interfaces gives your tracks the character and cohesion of the legendary hardware. In this 5-Minute UAD Tips video, you’ll learn how to apply the unmistakable sound of the Neve 33609 Compressor plug-in to your mixes.

The Neve 88RS Channel Strip Collection for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces expertly replicates the startling depth, airiness, and clarity of Neve's ultimate analog console. In this 5-Minute UAD Tips video, you'll learn how to bring a drum kit to life, shape vocals, and record pristine acoustic guitars.

The EMT® 140 Classic Plate Reverberator plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces expertly replicates the sonic signature of three uniquely different EMT 140s installed at The Plant Studios in Sausalito, CA. In this 5-Minute UAD Tips video, you’ll learn how to apply the unique sound of the EMT® 140 Classic Plate Reverberator plug-in to your mixes. 

In this Producer's Corner, Jacquire King (Of Monsters and Men, Norah Jones, Modest Mouse) shows how he used the Apollo interface and UAD plug-ins to track Robert Ellis' band on a live rendition of the track, "Good Intentions."