You could be mistaken for thinking that UA’s LUNA has been around for some time. But, only released 4 months ago on April 7, 2020 - several months early, may we add - the recording system has been constantly evolving to meet the needs of music producers and audio engineers, worldwide.
Thanks to early adoption and consistent user feedback, UA say that LUNA has features and improvements from over 2,000 requests, and new features included in the latest version (1.0.8) are;
Direct Output Delay Compensation
All SEND and OUTPUT routings to Apollo LINE and MON outputs are now aligned
Discard Recording Shortcut
Punch out of record and move the recorded wav file to the trash: Shift + Command + "."
Tape Assign Hover
Functions Direct navigation to global assignment and control panels Easier access to secondary track controls and functions
In case you missed previous updates - here’s some of the stand out LUNA improvements since v1.0.
My UA Plug‑Ins Folder - Show only owned and active demo UAD plug‑ins.
Timeline Auto‑Scrolling - Enable automatic scrolling in timeline view during playback and recording.
Rename Exported Files - Quickly modify exported file names for easier management and storage.
Drag & Drop MIDI - Drag MIDI files from plug‑in windows or Finder directly onto instruments tracks.
Reverse Audio - Right‑click waveform to reverse selected audio via contextual menu.
Trackpad Zoom - Use familiar macOS trackpad pinch gestures to navigate the timeline with ease.
You can see full LUNA release notes and complete list of updates over at Universal Audio’s website.
Below are featured links to all our LUNA content since April, that will give all you need to know should you be looking to get up and running with the LUNA recording system.
It’s notoriously hard to launch a new DAW and penetrate an already oversaturated software segment. According to Wikipedia there are over 30 commercial DAWs available, some paid for and others free. In a recent poll, included in our article about LUNA becoming free, we asked our community “Would You Move To LUNA From Your Existing DAW?” The results should bring some encouragement for Universal Audio.
Universal Audio (UA) has just announced a significant shift in their software availability, announcing their LUNA Digital Audio Workstation now accessible for free to all Mac users, a departure from its previous exclusivity to UA Apollo interface owners. We have the details.
Following Universal Audio’s announcement, the new update to their DAW ecosystem promises to enhance the Silicon experience for those running Apple’s ever-powerful SoC technology. We have the details of its new features, improvements, and bug fixes.
Universal Audio has released the latest update to the LUNA Recording System, with sidechain input control and Mackie Control support. Here Brent March provides his thoughts and a quick release overview video.
In this video for Production Expert, Brent March using API 2500 Bus Compressor inside LUNA on a drum bus and his main mix bus compression scenarios and talks us through his process, highlighting some of the great presets bundled with the API 2500.
In this video for Production Expert, Brent March uses the LUNA API Vision Channel Strip for stem mixing and mastering.
The API Vision Console Emulation Bundle turns LUNA into a full API console. In this video for Production Expert, Brent March demonstrates the difference in sound and tone when applying the 550L and 560L.
In this video for Production Expert, Brent March compares two legendary summing modules available in Universal Audios LUNA Recording System.
Universal Audio have announced the release of a software update to v9.14 and an update to the LUNA recording system to v1.1.8. Highlights include a new API Vision console emulation for LUNA and as part of the v9.14 update the API Vision Channel Strip Collection, an update to the DBX160 plugin and C-Suite C-Vox, a new noise reduction plugin powered by CEDAR technology.
In this article for Production Expert, PJ Gibbs shows how he connected a 2017 MacBook Pro and a 2013 iMac together using OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock and Luna Display, to create a multi-screen set up when using his Universal Audio Apollo Solo Thunderbolt3 Audio Interface.
Universal Audio has today announced the release of UAD Software v9.13 and LUNA v1.1.1 which include all-new products from Neve and API, along with feature updates to the UAD 1176 Classic Limiter Collection plug-in, and more, we have the details.
In this video for Production Expert, Brent walks us through the new features in Universal Audio LUNA v1.1. - released in early October - that included major software updates for LUNA featuring more than 100 user‑requested features and fixes.
In this video, Production Expert’s Paul Drew shows how to set up LUNA to record a vocalist remotely - using JZ Microphones Black Hole Series Studio Condenser Microphone
Universal Audio have today released LUNA v1.0.9 that features the Ampex ATR‑102 Mastering Tape Recorder as an extension for LUNA Recording System.
We have the details of the latest update to UA’s LUNA. Only released 4 months ago on April 7, 2020 - several months early, may we add - the recording system has been constantly evolving to meet the needs of music producers and audio engineers, worldwide.
If you decide to start your LUNA exploration – then we have a series of videos that are perfect for you. The first four videos below show you how to get a track up and running in LUNA, using only the stocked free UA plug-ins.
Mike, Dan and Eli swap tips and ideas about production, arrangement and mixing. Vocal tuning, intelligent virtual player plugins, the merits or otherwise of analogue emulations… In these days of few technical limitations do we embrace this freedom or does it make things more difficult to make decisions?
The long-anticipated LUNA launch happened last week to much excitement. James, Julian and Audrey ask why we should try it and what does it bring to the DAW landscape?
It’s all very well recording a great track but at some point, it has to get out of the multi-track session on your computer and down to a stereo format to play out in the real world - It needs mixing. In this video, Technical Editor James Ivey concludes his LUNA launch series by looking at Universal Audio’s new LUNA Recording System for mixing.
LUNA, Universal Audio’s new recording system is first and foremost a music creation and recording platform. In this video, Production Expert Technical Editor James Ivey shows you how to navigate this new application and start being creative with all the tools that LUNA has to offer you.
Back in January 2020 at the winter NAMM show, Universal Audio announced their new LUNA Recording System. A tightly integrated recording, mixing and production platform for your Apollo or Arrow Thunderbolt audio interface. In this article, we take a look at LUNA with a feature-length walk-through of the user interface and share some of the exciting developments and additions to this new application since the announcement.
We wanted to poll the community to get a sense of how the community feels about LUNA. Here’s the result of that poll.
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