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Charlie Andrew Mixes Alt-J With UAD Plug-Ins
As the artful studio helmsman behind British folk-hop sensations Alt- J — and their 2012 Mercury Prize-winning album, An Awesome Wave — producer Charlie Andrew found himself the recipient of Britain’s Breakthrough Producer of the Year Award for 2013. Here, Andrew details how UAD Powered Plug-Ins helped shape Alt-J's latest album, This Is All Yours.
Apollo Artist Sessions Vol. V: Jacquire King & Robert Ellis
Watch producer/engineer Jacquire King (Tom Waits, Norah Jones), record Robert Ellis and his band performing "Good Intentions” at the Peter Nappi Leather Shoes and Goods store in Nashville through two first-generation Apollo QUAD audio interfaces and the 4-710d 4-Channel Mic Preamp.
Apollo Artist Sessions Vol. IV: Joey Waronker & Other Lives' Jonathon Mooney
This short video features drummer/producer Joey Waronker (Beck, Atoms for Peace), alongside multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Jonathon Mooney from Other Lives, recording and building the piece, "Giants" — layer-by-layer — exclusively through a first-generation Apollo High-Resolution Interface with Realtime UAD Processing.
Nashville’s Lean, Mean, Session Machine
Grammy-winning producer, player, and artist with Robert Plant, Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle, & Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller shares how he uses Apollo and UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins to craft his transcendent tracks.
The Black Keys on Creating Hits with UAD Plug-Ins
The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney detail their recording process and how UAD Powered Plug-Ins are essential to their careful balance of raunch and refinement.
Stuart Price on Creating Hits for the Killers and Pet Shop Boys with Apollo & UAD Plug-Ins
With credits that include Madonna, Scissor Sisters, Pet Shop Boys, and the Killers, as well as albums with his own groups, Zoot Woman and Les Rythmes Digitales, Stuart Price has been an artistic force for over 18 years.
5-Minute UAD Tips: Neve® 1073® Preamp & EQ Collection
The Neve 1073 channel amplifier module is easily one of the most revered preamp and EQ circuits in audio history. Today, Universal Audio has obsessively re-modeled the 1073 circuit from the ground up, complete with its sublime preamp section. Get the most out of the Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ Plug-In Collection on your Apollo interface or UAD-2 hardware with this 5-Minute UAD Tips video.
Mark Isham’s Top 5 UAD Plug-Ins
Legendary film composer Mark Isham details his favorite UAD plug-ins and why he finds them to be an indispensable ingredient in his sonic recipes.