CodePoet
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Requesting opinions on this question. With UA's current deal, you can get their Analog Classis Pro Bundle of plugins thrown in (Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler, 1176 Classic Limiter, Pultec Passive EQ, Fairchild Tube Limiter, and UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collections - $500 regularly) when you purchase a new Twin (Solo, Duo, or Quad). My current setup is a Focusrite Scarlett 18i8v2 with a Golden Age Pre-73 DLX preamp.
Would migrating to an Apollo Twin Solo be a win overall? On the plus side, I see lower latency (using lightning to my Mac), higher quality A/D D/A, and being able to downsize to a single piece of gear (if I sell my preamp). Using the UNISON plugins for preamps would seem to offer a wider range of options than a single outboard preamp.
I don't intend to use UA plugins (famous last words I know) but I pretty much have what I need for mixing. I see getting by with the included UA preamp/EQ/compressor ones when tracking so the Solo model should be fine for me.
So would this setup give more quality and flexibility than my current setup? Does the Apollo offer just as good or better an experience than using an external preamp? I've seen some comments that external preamps are best which I don't know is true compared to the Twin capabilities and I'm not too needy in this area.
How about connecting the Axe-Fx III to it? Does anyone use a SPDIF->Optical adapter to use the Twin's preamps when playing or tracking?
Any other considerations/tips?
Thanks for your input!
Would migrating to an Apollo Twin Solo be a win overall? On the plus side, I see lower latency (using lightning to my Mac), higher quality A/D D/A, and being able to downsize to a single piece of gear (if I sell my preamp). Using the UNISON plugins for preamps would seem to offer a wider range of options than a single outboard preamp.
I don't intend to use UA plugins (famous last words I know) but I pretty much have what I need for mixing. I see getting by with the included UA preamp/EQ/compressor ones when tracking so the Solo model should be fine for me.
So would this setup give more quality and flexibility than my current setup? Does the Apollo offer just as good or better an experience than using an external preamp? I've seen some comments that external preamps are best which I don't know is true compared to the Twin capabilities and I'm not too needy in this area.
How about connecting the Axe-Fx III to it? Does anyone use a SPDIF->Optical adapter to use the Twin's preamps when playing or tracking?
Any other considerations/tips?
Thanks for your input!