I would’ve never guessed this was your first review. Great job! Very informative and really appreciate the other suggested products at the end.
@DanAloysius4 жыл бұрын
"you can bash someone's head in with it... but don't try it... it might affect your warranty". CLASSIC PUN!
@davidvicars66884 жыл бұрын
First review? You are a natural for this, great job and thanks for the awesome review, it was very informative.
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@g.d.43045 жыл бұрын
the arrow not working with obs is a killer. thanks for sharing this video, it saved me 500 bucks
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Check the other comments, there are workarounds
@JCNOAOU4 жыл бұрын
G.D. What’s obs?
@g.d.43044 жыл бұрын
@@JCNOAOUa screen recorder
@undercrackers564 жыл бұрын
Thank you for an excellent review. Perfect balance of facts and humour. I was thinking of buying one of these, but won't because of the reasons you gave. For $500 I would want dual headphone ports with independent volume, midi capability and a bit more processing power. I can buy an SSL2+ for half the price.
@DISCOTEKED4 жыл бұрын
i just bought the Apollo solo, might do a review too, you're very good at explaining and charismatic too :) thumbs up
@tobiastheen4 жыл бұрын
Excellent, thanks. I like the editing, split screens, graphics!
@jamiewaters41355 жыл бұрын
Personally, almost none of the "fails" you mentioned are actually problems for me so I'm probably going to buy it. The only thing that could be an issue was the limited DSP processing but I only plan on using maybe 2 plugins at once, if any, so it should be fine. Thanks for the great review.
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome. None of the fails are a big concern for me. Do beware that turning up the volume on the headphone amp to unreasonable levels will shut down the unit temporarily
@HoracioMrJJimenez5 жыл бұрын
Cheers to you! Thoroughly informative and totally unbias. Such great points for people making a decision. I rarely give props to videos but you really give a great service to people watching this video. 1st video review? Wow. Thank You.
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm afraid it is. I've moved out of that space and been bouncing around so I haven't been able to crank out more.
@YHProduction15 жыл бұрын
Great Video :)) I bought the arrow one month ago and I am simply blown away by the sound-quality :)
@marcoanastasio70764 жыл бұрын
Great video dude, I’ve been looking to understand if this audio interface was for me and you really helped! Congrats 👏🏻
@dennisdilger3584 жыл бұрын
Great Job, no bla bla, real Facts. Wins - Fails very objective. Greetings from Germany
@MrMuppetbaby4 жыл бұрын
Erwick, Thumbs up! You are articulate and knowledgable about the product. You gave it a fair shake out. Thanks for that. You have serious editing chops too love the production value. I am a retired Hollywood video editor so I notice stuff like that. Lastly, you are a natural in front of the camera. You are ODD but GOOD ODD. :) Please keep making videos my new friend. Tod
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
I somehow did not see this comment earlier. Thank you so much, friend Tod. It means much! Odd is good, no? ;)
@NasserSharaf5 жыл бұрын
For a first KZbin review you did an excellent job. Informative, well paced, and objective... as well as good audio and video quality. Keep up the good work Erwick, I look forward to more of your reviews.
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Nasser, I will put more out as soon as I can!
@bilnabiln4 жыл бұрын
Awesome review- was entertaining and informative all the way through. I find myself falling asleep watching the typical product reviews from older dudes
@seunghagi5 жыл бұрын
wow this is a perfect review i was looking for. great job thanks!
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Ratsgym123585 жыл бұрын
Very helpful . I got my Arrow 1 year ago it has been great. I am thing of adding a thunderbolt Satellite .
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
ANNOUNCEMENT: The new UAD Apollo Arrow is the EXACT SAME as the UAD Arrow. It's just got a new paintjob and a different name.
@dponthebeatz4 жыл бұрын
How you connect UAD Arrow with Mac or PC ? Is Arrow can connect with window ? The Motherboard need some PCIE Slot ? Thanks
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
@@dponthebeatz you need to have a Thunderbolt port
@handtophone16285 жыл бұрын
awesome review, had the exact info i was looking for before deciding to buy this. great job!
@cwestmont5 жыл бұрын
Excellent review. Love the pros and cons and the fact that you have obviously used the product and are conscious of its real capabilities. Most KZbin reviews I've see for audio interfaces are either shills or essentially unboxing videos, which are useless. Thumbs up and subscribing.
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@HavikenHayes4 жыл бұрын
This interface is likely not for me. Gonna check out some of your alternatives. It would be awesome if you had them to review as well. Amazing first video. Keep it up! ✊🏽
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
I need to get my grimy hands on them first!
@Samsonmanase4 жыл бұрын
Best review thanks ! I’m settle for an alternative that has USB comparability and works with a decade old MacBook
@pascalmerschaudio3 жыл бұрын
very good video, good information with the aluminium case thanks for that cause i will buy the new Solo what looks like the arrow
@PadmaSreeOne5 жыл бұрын
Great Review. The Back Ground Music and Voice Modulations have kept me engaging. The screen recordings are perfect. Looks like lot of hard work. More over, I like your language. Looking forward for many more.
@DjSirSparx5 жыл бұрын
Very informative video brother I was looking into that line of audio interfaces and you maze it clear for me...
@unbrkbl24735 жыл бұрын
Good stuff bruh! Keep up the good work
@JohannBerby4 жыл бұрын
Great Job Mr Warwick :-) I was missing your voice and your craziness. I love your video, I gived you one more thumb Up bro. Take care. Johann PS : GROOVE LIKE A PIG
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Johann! I miss you too and your lovely bass shreds. Hope you are keeping well and that everything is good!
@JohannBerby4 жыл бұрын
@@erwickdsouza yeah, pretty good. My familly and I moved to live in Estonia. One of the best decision ever as a familly. Take care.
@MrGrijseels4 жыл бұрын
Well great help, because there was no guide in the box , when I bought it today. They should have included a cable and guide how to start it up. That forthe fails.
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
Adding a cable would increase the price. Very few manufacturers include TB3 cables in the box. Guides are online.
@pat-enz5 жыл бұрын
Nice Video. I bought the about the time and had to pay my dues. No TB3 out, no on off switch. Hint: Every time you buy a plugin, you can use all (!) plugins during a 2 week period. Every time you buy a new one you get a reset and again 2 Weeks.
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
That is an excellent tip, thank you!
@soulfonic234 жыл бұрын
To me the MAJOR selling point of this interface ( kind of THE point) is that it’s BUS powered, enabling one to lay down some vocal or guitar overdubs on the run. Not so much designed as your main rig at your desktop workstation. So anything bus powered is going to be limited to the bus wattage rating. Adding a hub as the reviewer put in the fail list could easily max or exceed the power rating of bus. If I can plug my sm7b into the mic in and have enough gain with a quality plugin or 2 I’m in. Also if you already own universal gear and plugins this is a no brainer to give you mobile capability
@AldyWaani5 жыл бұрын
this product was targeting for Pro Tools (software only) users, mobile mixing engineers and producers. in overall it was meant to compete with Avid Pro Tools and some Logic users in the market.
@Delvientosound4 жыл бұрын
Great review! This was super helpful!
@vincentgaglio51065 жыл бұрын
Great review thanks so much for the wind and fails
@QLFProductions4 жыл бұрын
In-between Arrow and ID-14. Leaning toward ID-14 as I upgrade from 2i2.
@jdstarek4 жыл бұрын
I have the the iD14, have had it for 18 months and it’s a mess. I’ve had to uninstall/reinstall several times. It completely disconnects from Ableton randomly while I’m working and I have to go into preferences to re-select my device.
@QLFProductions4 жыл бұрын
jason starek Windows OS?
@lousekoya18033 жыл бұрын
Very helpful............thanks !
@tonyp19454 жыл бұрын
Hi Erwick, if I purchased the Arrow would I be able to track a vocal in Logic with the compressor but afterwards still use the waves plugins I have to mix using the computers CPU in the Project , still using the Arrow interface, thank you Tony.
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
Yes. Use Monitor mode.
@cleon59675 жыл бұрын
Great review mate! Could you do another small review on the actual dsp power of the arrow? That’s what’s making me a bit unsure if I buy or not. I’m a small studio producer but would like to take advantage of the unison pre amps and the plugins without overloading all the time. Keep doing great reviews!
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Do not Buy the Arrow for it's DSP capabilities alone. They are a nice bonus, but that's all they are. The DSP capability is minimal at best
@AnthonyMartinsRock4 жыл бұрын
I own the Apollo Twin Duo and if you are producing, this would be a minimum (unless you are supplementing the arrow with other outboard gear).
@BL-lw8wn5 жыл бұрын
damn man i wouldve expected you to have at least 100k subs because of how good this was haha
@MikeG-js1jt4 жыл бұрын
me too.......but unfortunately, we know why thats not the case
@loukes1164 жыл бұрын
Nice title change! Would you recommend the new Solo over a Motu M2/M4 or Focusrite Scarlett?
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
Depends on what you want it for. If portability is key, yes! If not you can get the Scarlett 18i20 for the same price
@loukes1164 жыл бұрын
@@erwickdsouza yep I'm a so called "bedroom producer" Who needs a good interface for recording and amping my monitors+headphones, gonna get it!! Thanks for the video.
@vbakhda5 жыл бұрын
Good job bud, really helpful review
@newrockorder5 жыл бұрын
Excellent job!
@alanohagan69995 жыл бұрын
Great job and high quality
@laughingboy-tk6ut4 жыл бұрын
great vid - subbed - like the minimilism but hate that button diving
@theedifyingassembly29854 жыл бұрын
Thanks alot. i almost bought this to use with OBS. its the DSP processing that thrills me the most. but since it wont work with OBS. i better stick with my blackmagic web presenter as audio source . Thanks alot
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
No problem. There are workarounds, check the rest of the comments. It's worth it since the audio quality is incredible
@RonnieLeBlancMusic2 жыл бұрын
awesome job man!! And thank you!
@deathbyleisure5 жыл бұрын
Props mate, great vid
@viewfromfen91815 жыл бұрын
Hey, this is great review, thank you.
@Digiphex4 жыл бұрын
I really have liked my Focusrite Clarett Thunderbolt for years, but they have stopped making it.
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
They only make the 8 and 8 PreX in Thunderbolt now.
@dbw14054 жыл бұрын
I have two usb type c ports in my asus windows laptop but no thunderbolt 3. I read that thunderbolt 3 and usb c uses the same port but the former is 40 Gbps and later 10 Gbps so, does it mean that I might face latency issues while using the interface?
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
It won't work. Thunderbolt is a type of PCIe interface
@derrickvision95475 жыл бұрын
I liked and thanks for all the info!
@Kosich24 жыл бұрын
very helpful to know this info
@chrisjohannsen82684 жыл бұрын
Super review - So do you need a separate interface for midi?
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
Just use USB. It's far superior.
@lilwolfgx5 жыл бұрын
This was a great video man
@ROSCOEV4 жыл бұрын
Hi nice first review. Just wondering how you found the pre amp compared to the 212 Focusrite was their much of a difference in audio quality between the two?
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
Yes, there was a difference and it was night and day in the Arrow's favor.
@herbbakerproductions4 жыл бұрын
Great review man!! Keep it up!
@Rooster7six4 жыл бұрын
Great job!!! Is the audio quality a lot better than say a 2i2? Looking at the arrow, the 212 and the Motu M2.
@adamapple9104 жыл бұрын
Hey there. I got this and it’s a little too much for me as I’m a beginner. As he states if you’re a beginner you’ll need several KZbin videos to figure stuff out. That being said if you’d be interested in buying mine send me a message!
@Rooster7six4 жыл бұрын
@@adamapple910 how do i message you? I am interested
@ProxyRD14 жыл бұрын
I recently bought the arrow but I have a connection problem with Thunderbolt 3 because I use Windows USB I don't know if there is any way to adapt it ?????????????
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
Thunderbolt is a higher tier than USB. You cannot plug a Thunderbolt 3 device to USB, I'm afraid.
The only KZbin video so far that said how many plugins can you use at the same time. 5 it's enough for you? You fell it like too little for the coupe of plugins that comes with the interface? That will means that the Apollo can handle 10 plugins? (Probably this is not absolute, but should be a very close number)
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
This interface has a single core. The new Apollo X Interfaces have six cores.
@chumaki55 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks
@MusicalYousuf5 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT WORK BROTHER.. INSPIRED, HAVE A HOMESTUDIO .. WISH TO MEET IN FUTURE
@sonikculture4 жыл бұрын
very good video... I have been looking at the Twin X for my Windows FL Studio system but I am getting more and more confused. I am worried about spending 1 lakh and not having a stable Windows audio interface. I dont think I want one knob for everything. I read in the comments that you thought there was a noticeable difference between your focusrite and the arrow, I was wondering was the difference in the Preamps or the DAC. I am considering investing in an Audient ID44 for its superior AD/DA and excellent value....its half the price of the TwinX Duo and has a lot more connectivity, excellent Pre's....no UAD plugins and DSP, but I think I might be able to live without that. I dont know how much of difference there is bewteen UAD and Waves etc anyways
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
There is a difference between a Twin X and an Arrow. Namely Pres and DSP.
@joonajks2 жыл бұрын
Hi, is it possible to use this interface for its preamps and output only, without using daw or plug-ins? Just thunderbolt cable to power it on. Thanks for your time!
@erwickdsouza2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@joonajks2 жыл бұрын
@@erwickdsouza thank you, I just subscribe to your channel
@SamtheWarden5 жыл бұрын
Good review thanks
@nazlogin55205 жыл бұрын
What is the roundtrip latency for 44.1 khz 128 buffer size on windows, ableton 10?
@TheSloppyDingo4 жыл бұрын
Did you have any trouble getting it to play nice with windows? I have read quite a few negative experiences with this gen of UA stuff and Windows.
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
No trouble at all. It's perfect. More stable than USB interfaces, actually.
@twentykeys5 жыл бұрын
great video thank you brother
@CashmereSky5 жыл бұрын
FYI I have an Arrow and through some configuration, you can get it working smoothly through OBS with a combination of Jack Audio and VB-Audio VoiceMeeter Banana. It allows you to run ASIO based drivers rather than the messy and scratchy WDM ones that UA has a terrible time with. It's nice to livestream running a buttery Unison amp and compressor over the mic in realtime. :D
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Wait I tried both but not together. How did you manage this? I Want to start my Music programming tutorials!
@CashmereSky5 жыл бұрын
@@erwickdsouza Start Jack Audio first, then start up Voicemeeter Banana. Also double check your Windows Sound Settings on Voicemeeter recording and playback and make your quality CD Quality (it could be on 8-bit). Here's a screenshot of my settings at the time I believe I had it working smoothly: i.imgur.com/VRQ2KZ2.jpg UA forums thread I was in regarding this: bit.ly/2CXhmYJ Also make sure you're down mixing your recording audio in OBS to mono so it's not on one side.
@CashmereSky5 жыл бұрын
@@erwickdsouza This video will also help kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3eTXn6wiq2NbrM
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
@@CashmereSky You save me a lot of time and money buddy. Thank you!
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
@@CashmereSky I give up, with the number of crashes and workarounds I had to try it wasnt worth the effort. I'll just buy a simple interface for this
@LektroK5 жыл бұрын
very good video. I wish you can compare the apollo arrow vs the apollo solo vs the apollo twin plz & thx ??
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
I don't have the other two mate
@MikeG-js1jt4 жыл бұрын
Whats missing is the dingbats didn't include a usb interface
@buriedkings32565 жыл бұрын
Hey dude, nice review.
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@thenamesguess4 жыл бұрын
very concise review, thanks
@miguelfranco96554 жыл бұрын
Nice job for your first review. Gave you a like. See you around!
@miguelmoreira52484 жыл бұрын
You can use 5 plug-ins in real time before the DSP reaches 100%? I read comments saying that it can only handle 1 😶 this now looks like a great deal!
@flatfishstudio4 жыл бұрын
hi Erwick, is there any chance of you creating a STEP-BY-STEP-VIDEO-FOR-IDIOTS on the connectivity of the Apollo Twin with LUNA?
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
I don't have an Apollo Twin or a Mac. So neither is possible, I'm afraid
@flatfishstudio4 жыл бұрын
@@erwickdsouza no worries, Erwick - still, great video presentation
@beeisbad5 жыл бұрын
GREAT JOB BRO! But I got a question.... I noticed that you listed the Apollo Twin as a viable option instead of the Arrow. I understand you listing Focusrite, Arturia and Apogee.... but isn't the Apollo much of the same as the Arrow? What is it that the Apollo Twin has that the Arrow doesn't?
I own the Twin and was looking at the Arrow at first. the biggest difference is the number of plugins you can use before it says no more plugins. you can Google this it check the website for the exact number as each plugin uses up a portion of the shark chip which means that the arrow is extremely limited. where it shines is being used as primarily an interface and tracking converter. The best Arrow work flow would require tracking with "unison" enabled and then freezing of tracks etc or you will get frustrated quickly. before buying plugins watch as much KZbin examples as possible and research the actual hardware each is emulating. This will minimise disappointment and ultimate disillusion. You may love it or hate it. it may even inspire you to purchase the actual outboard gear!!
@MillanMusicMMS5 жыл бұрын
still waiting on the apollo mk3, hopefully TB3 bus powerd
@erwickdsouza3 жыл бұрын
Your prayers were answered
@robinjosephmusic5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful Erwick.
@TheRickysee5 жыл бұрын
Good job EDS
@finnirving5 жыл бұрын
Great video
@timfrieden46393 жыл бұрын
I'm going to purchase one soon. What brands of thunderbolt 3 cables work well with the Arrow?
@ajitbabu2415 жыл бұрын
Pretty good for a first video!! Can you do one to compare this to Apollo twin?
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
I don't have an Apollo Twin, though I can say that except for round trip latency and bus power, the Twin is far better in every way.
@HouseJunk1e5 жыл бұрын
Could do without the cringey jokes, but other then that 10/10 video. good stuff.
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Sure.
@minisurfbanana4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@PhearNone75 жыл бұрын
Great review. How do you think the Apogee Element 24 compares to the Arrow?
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I do not like the ELement. If an Audio interface does not have a User Interface, it is dead to me. The EIN of the UAD is -128dB and the Apogee is -129dB making it a hairswidth better. Both have DSP but as far as I know the UA Arrow's is meh.
@SahhilVats5 жыл бұрын
nice review
@Urk00005 жыл бұрын
Great review! thanks;)
@rockwriter90545 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video now I am convinced notto buy it, and there are rumours that a yearly licence is going to be imposed thank you great honest review
@jastrass4 жыл бұрын
If its your first one, you did a great job. So this isn'teven a duo with respect to DSP horsepower, its a Solo? At least its an entry way into UADs suite of plugins. I have Thunderbolt 3, but thinking of the twin X or even the Twin Quad. OR keep my old crap and buy an Axe-FX 3. Thanks fo ryour effort
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
If you can afford an X Series interface they have better everything.
@jastrass4 жыл бұрын
@@erwickdsouza That's likely where I am heading, in fact Quad not Dual, its 1200 but I'll get into really being able to run the UAD pluggins effectively. thanks!
@arminverwest2204 жыл бұрын
Hello, Why you don't test the maximum output level of headphone? I have headphone 600 ohms impidence. I want to know if the UA ARROW work well with my 600 ohms impidence headphone or not ? Please help, Thank you..
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
That can be found in the manual. It should probably work just fine.
@allowmeasme5 жыл бұрын
You did a great job with this review sir. The only thing i would like to know is if it's compatible and work on a mac book air with the latest i5 dual core processor cos UAD recommends i7 Quad Processor. Would appreciate a feed back.
@konieong96375 жыл бұрын
Hi You mention using it without issues. Are you using it on windows or Mac? If windows which laptop model? Thanks! Some forums says UA still a hit or miss, when it comes to thunderbolt on windows!
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Hey, I have clearly mentioned all details in the video. I run a Windows 10 Alienware r3(2016). It is MANDATORY to have a Thunderbolt 3 to run the Arrow. I have had a few issues but they are too far and few in between to be a problem.
@shubhshinde44384 жыл бұрын
how do you feel this interface compared to RME baby face pro
@ishaanalagh4 жыл бұрын
I have a 13inch macbook pro 2013 model. It has a thunderbolt 2 , can I use a thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 apple adapter for this device ?
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
I doubt it. Contact UA support and ask them. Check the system requirements on the product page
@TheMetaphorical5 жыл бұрын
Hey erwick would I be able to connect an MPC Live to the arrow and then connect audio monitors to the live using it for more connectivity? The MpC live has more input outputs ... would this work and function well?
@aurora-a19014 жыл бұрын
If I do n’t use UAD, then you recommend me to use RME Babyface or Arrow?maybe Apogeet Duet?
@erwickdsouza4 жыл бұрын
A Focusrite Scarlett Gen3 will do better for the money
@JakeRegala4 жыл бұрын
can u teach me a setting for my neumann TLM 103 i get too much distortion unison 610B
@viofuzzy17814 жыл бұрын
Is there any way it could work with iMac late2015 thunderbolt 2? Thank you very much!
@helix47715 жыл бұрын
should you have the polarity phase on while recording?? thanks for the review also!
@redmase15 жыл бұрын
what type of computer u use and the specs. great vid by the way
@erwickdsouza5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I use an Alienware 17 r3. i7 Skylake, 32 GB of LPDDR4 RAM, 256GB boot PCiE nvme SSD, 1TB 7200rpm HDD and a GTX 980m
@redmase15 жыл бұрын
@@erwickdsouza thanks
@dannyarmstrong18545 жыл бұрын
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