SORTED: UAD Apollo Twin interface

goldtop

As per title. Must be the original Thunderbolt version and preferably the Duo.

(anyone who reminds me that I sold one of these a few months ago, making me look like an indecisive fool will receive a Paddington Hard Stare)

WiresDreamDisasters

You sold one of these a few months ago.

goldtop

No longer needed. Found out that the UAD promo (until 30th June) includes enough useful plugins to make buying new worthwhile.

spirit7

What's the UAD promo?

goldtop

Buy a new one from an approved dealer (£643 at tFB's favourite store, Andertons) and get £842's worth of extra plugins. Actually, the £842 is misleading, as these plugins are 50% off right now, so it's equivalent to £420 value. Oxide, Pure Plate, Antares, etc. No guitar amp sim, though.

As the secondhand Apollo Duos go for £500 or so and without warranty, it seemed worth it to me.

Wazmeister

goldtop said:

Buy a new one from an approved dealer (£643 at tFB's favourite store, Andertons) and get £842's worth of extra plugins. Actually, the £842 is misleading, as these plugins are 50% off right now, so it's equivalent to £420 value. Oxide, Pure Plate, Antares, etc. No guitar amp sim, though.

As the secondhand Apollo Duos go for £500 or so and without warranty, it seemed worth it to me.

Has your Apollo arrived mate ? How are you finding it ?

Im about to make my first steps....

goldtop

It hasn't arrived yet (CV19-related delays meant the next-day delivery promise wasn't possible).

But I had one before, as I mentioned in the OP. It worked perfectly for me (on an old 2012 Mac Mini). I bought it from another tFBer and - stupidly - sold it to another tFBer a few months ago. When I had it, 99% of the time was just for recording external instruments. The Duo model was definitely not lacking for my needs - mostly amp sims and preamps and sometimes reverb.

octatonic

Honestly, if you want a full mix (without printing effects or bouncing down) I would suggest a quad plus an Octo UAD2 expander.
I frequently exhaust my Octo UAD2's DSP.