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0:42 Landing Page Interface
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[@TheSteveKinney]

Thanks for watching guys.. Check out my UAD Plugin Presets here: thestevekinney.com/

[@dielvandwalle1]

Merci Streve, vos explications sont concises et claires

[@hilsinger4063]

right on, very helpful, straightforward and clear. I'm a complete beginner in this moment on audio post and recording and this is super helpful to get going!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Thanks mate! I'm glad you've found it helpful! If you're on Apollo - be sure to check out my presets - as they have a lot of insight on how to set up signal chains, as well as what inputs and outputs to hit hard. They also sound cool. Anyways! Thanks for watching the channel and supporting! Cheers mate!

[@sunnyjohnlouis4843]

Very helpful thanks for the content

[@rexbennett]

Really appreciate the pace of the instruction as well as the plain English explanations. I am completely new at this DAW/Record Engineering. Feeling less overwhelmed, thanks!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Cheers Rex! Glad to hear it mate!

[@davidball7211]

Another great intro video Steve. You are doing us all a great favor taking the time to do this. Thanks again.

[@TheSteveKinney]

Thanks so much mate! 🙏🏻

[@jrw405]

Thanks!

[@jimblaney615]

Hey Steve, it was great to meet you and your wife outside of Pucketts last night. Thank you for posting these videos. They are incredibly helpful! Jim

[@TheSteveKinney]

100% Super cool running into ya mate! Great to meet you, cheers!

[@jacquesgoudreau7594]

Hey Steve! Great video... Great pace and nice studio! ;) I'm a newbie to LUNA. Been working with Ableton Live but LUNA seems to be more suited for my needs. Can't wait to continue to the other videos. Thanks!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Thanks for the kind words and for sharing! They both have their perks! Ableton is the live event standard. There’s a reason it’s called ableton live. Luna is shaping up to be a more efficient pro tools.

[@RONNYMORRISMUSIC]

This is amazing. Starting with Luna this month and find this very helpful.

[@TheSteveKinney]

Please tell Universal audio this. Haha 😆

[@immagood2]

really needed this, Steve! Well done

[@TheSteveKinney]

Awesome! Glad to hear it Tom! I’ve gotten behind recently with all the extra projects outside of YT - so I uploaded everything I had that was ready to go. I have about 4 more of these on the chopping block. As well as a few others. Cheers!

[@babrille1]

i'm also a complete beginner and finding out that my apollo twin x and Luna is pretty intimidating. your videos are making this journey manageable thank you .

[@TheSteveKinney]

Woot cheers mate!

[@waynegonsoulin463]

Thanks! very easy to follow especially for a novice such as myself. Looking forward to learning more.

[@TheSteveKinney]

Right on mate! Thanks so much for watching! I’m building them as they put out updates. This series covers the basics throughout! Cheers!

[@GoodmanRecordingsTokyo]

Thank you.

[@fernandwilmouth7669]

Thanks so much Steve. Great job ! Just working with Luna since 2 months. Very helpful. And now the workflow with UF8 is really amazing !

[@TheSteveKinney]

Thanks mate! I’m assuming you’ve seen my video on the UF8 / UF1 and Luna?

[@katrina_burgoyne]

WOW this series is awesome babe!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Cant wait for you to start using Luna, you are going to love it

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Thanks, this is just what I've been after.Take my subscribe...TAKE IT!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Ha ha 😭 Thanks brotha! Plenty more on Luna soon.

[@kaloblues]

Cool thanks

[@almcquilkin5501]

Great stuff Steve. Very helpful tks

[@TheSteveKinney]

Cheers mate! Thanks for watching!

[@theshivers1967]

Nicely done. Thank you!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Cheers!

[@hennesseysays]

very helpful...just getting started with DAW and Twin MKII...

[@TheSteveKinney]

Good on you mate! Thanks for watching, don't sleep on the twin. It's all you need these days, cheers!!

[@hornstrum]

Have Apollo 8 Quad black + Quad Satellite and just bought Mac Mini to get started with Luna.

[@TheSteveKinney]

Welcome. You shall enjoy the digital analogue experience. Cheers!

[@bandschos]

hi steve i'm a german songwriter and little producer. started with luna.....before logic as y. y make a good job THX S

[@TheSteveKinney]

Thanks mate! Love German beer! Cheers!

[@maecknyc]

Thank You!

[@TheSteveKinney]

💯 plenty more of this stuff coming, stay tuned!

[@JayTheLane]

Better and slower than the ones the Uad guys did with his ridiculously fast style.

[@TheSteveKinney]

Thanks mate! Cheers!

[@2x3y]

Nice job guy. Go to the part 2 quickly for me 👍

[@royallmuzikproductionzuk7912]

Hi there I’m wondering if I can change the texture or tone of an instrument in Luna . I want to send the signal through the hardware and record audio back into luna. If I’m making sense

[@jrw405]

You are awesome thanks so much. Im thinking of getting the Townsend mic! Do you like

[@TheSteveKinney]

Ehhh. Truthfully - I’m way less inclined to buy into modeling mics. It’s one thing to model electricity and transistors.. it’s another to try to recreate the way a capsule reacts to air moving through the air. I just don’t think it’s much more than an EQ on top of a decent mic. So I’d just say to go after some decent mics.. warm audio makes fantastic mics. Could probably snag their new c12 and fall in love. And be under budget. 😎👍🏻 Maybe even some coin left over to pick up another mic for a different purpose.

[@Exaltation-heliacal]

I didn’t know we could like or subscribe. Good video

[@TheSteveKinney]

😅

[@Arterium]

Thanks Steve. Question re screen/monitor... I'm told the LG C3 is a decent alternative to the pricey apple screens. Got any thoughts or experience with this? Really appreciate the Luna tutorials and tips. Gratitude from Australia.

[@TheSteveKinney]

I was just in Australia! 🇦🇺 my people. Ehhh. Largely, screens have become a spec war. So - just find something that has at least 4K, and 60-120hz refresh rate. If you’re doing audio - screens aren’t really that important outside of preference. If you’re doing video, you can buy a calibration tool to make essentially any screen perfectly calibrated. I’ll never buy another apple monitor lol they aren’t even feature rich anymore.

[@Arterium]

@@TheSteveKinney thank you Steve. Much appreciated. Yes Australia is pretty magic. Keep those Luna videos coming. Most of my muso, producer friends still on logic but I love Luna.

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@Arterium I’m praying 2024 is the year of the hardware insert.

[@Hearthmusic]

Thanks Steve, super clear and easy to follow. This is my 1st year trying to switch from PT to Luna so far the navigation and aesthetics are great. My beef is the monitoring. I've had support say to use Console tracking mode and other support say to turn it off. My issue is when I have a stereo pair of live mics, with them UN-armed they are still live unless I launch Console and mute them. That seems nuts. What do you do?

[@TheSteveKinney]

Hey mate! Thanks for the kind words. So this is where having "console tracking mode" turned off will make the difference. It's not really explained well - but there are really kind of 4 configurations... console tracking mode console tracking mode + ARM mode ARM Mode no ARM mode or console tracking mode Console tracking mode is useful when doing overdubs and vocals. It allows you to always hear yourself before and during playback, however... it takes over the whatever input source is in your session. This is a nuance that is important to note. When in luna tracking mode, aka no console tracking mode... each channels input signal chain is remembered, so once you turn the input monitoring on that track off and move to the next one... whatever was on that channels input signal path, is loaded back instantly.. even if physically - you haven't swapped mics around etc. so. real world example... you have an sm57 mic connected to channel on your Apollo... you have it point at your snare.. you monitor your snare through your luna session on the snare channel.. then you turn input monitoring on that track in luna off... jump to your guitar track.. and turn input monitoring on... all the sudden, your pre's and settings that were loaded with the snare track are now gone, and whatever was on that guitar track is now loaded. this is useful because you can now recall your session settings instantly. so if you need to redo a guitar pass later on ....you can... this is kind of the use case for Luna tracking. It's convenient, stores all your session data within the session. very useful, but not well explained. Console tracking, works like console does in PT... you have one or the other, mute your DAW signal, or your console signal. hope this makes sense! Cheers mate!

[@Hearthmusic]

@@TheSteveKinney wow man.. I think I just got more from your 1 response than a month of UA support. They are great, but this really hit the nail on the head..thanks a bunch. I'm gonna look into your session packs and see if some of those might help me make the permanent switch to LUNA. I dig ProTools and used it for years but with an Apollo its annoying. Anyway. you know this.. Also interesting what you said about input monitoring being on and off. The only reason I even tried the console tracking mode was because I would record enable the track and the gain would completely disappear down to zero. (similar to if an automation setting was on). Anyway, now I know why:) wonder if there is a way to take an old track like that and get rid of its memory and set to default to start fresh? Or maybe simply delete it and create a new track..:) haha.. Anyway super helpful, and I now I'm going to dive into the rest of your LUNA videos. By the way, the one thing I miss about PT, was a simple reverb plugin. You recommend anything from UA? I tried the em250 and capital cities and I couldn't find a nice simple verb to use for an aux track. Just curious curious what you use.

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@Hearthmusic Dude, thanks much for the kind words and show of support... first, worth mentioning my packs only work in console tracking mode, since Luna is still in development, they don't have channel presets yet - (as soon as they do - I'm going to update my packs for free as luna channel strip presets)... no telling though how long.. with regards to your reset track bit.. I BELIEVE if you turn console tracking on while the selected track is enable - it will clear it out if nothing is loaded in console... (I might have this backwards).. I just remember switching back n forth would sometimes make me have to start my signal chain over. Didn't pay it much attention, as I'm used to always building and rebuilding chains.. lol anyways... For monitoring verb, I really like pure plate. It's low DSP, sounds great. Finds it's way into my session mixes too for a plate sound. I'll also load the 224 a lot too. one of my favorite verb sounds, but it's definitely got a particular sound. so not right for every mix unless it's your creative choice kind of thing.. the other one I absolutely love is the spring sound from the Galaxy tape echo. Sounds SO realistic for a spring verb. and tons of vibe for a vintage dirty kind of sound. cheers mate!

[@REMRODFILMS]

hey there? Do you know how to put effects only on a highlighted part of a track, like putting a low pass filter on the very begging of the song only on the tracks you highlight? pro tools has this option but i cant figure it out in luna

[@TheSteveKinney]

That feature sounds like a pro tools only feature. Haven’t heard of that else where. But it’s essentially just automation, so you could paint the automation on it you go to clips view in the timeline. But you’d need an eq plugin on the track in order to automate it.

[@REMRODFILMS]

Thanks Bro I thought about animating but i would have to do every track in animation i think instead of the whole entire track out. you know the drake underwater effect they put on most songs? i wish it was a easier way in this daw. thanks for the reply@@TheSteveKinney

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@REMRODFILMS I mean,. If you highlight tracks you wanna do this to .. create a group for them. And then they we be controlled all at once.

[@REMRODFILMS]

@@TheSteveKinneyvery true bro!

[@Ricksterpt]

Its still asking me for UAD hardware doent see my Aurora lynx. Thanks

[@TheSteveKinney]

See pinned comment! This one got me... I was stoked about making the video about ** core audio I literally missed the part where you still needed an Apollo to get an activation .. The worst part is that it’s straight up just to get the activation 🤦🏻‍♂️ Sorry mate!

[@ACOMPA]

hi how import drums loops in luna session? thanks.... is there mediabay in luna uad?

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@ACOMPA no media bay. Tracks listing in the left hand window. Importing is as easy as clicking and dragging.

[@ian20n]

Hi Steve thank you so much for the information about this platform. I love it. I have a question, I use logic pro, and I've been using it for about 15 years, but I'm starting using Luna recently and right the moment I noticed that Luna offers more depth on the tracks by allowing to add more volume without distortion. Also you can push the plugins much more on Luna. Am I right?

[@TheSteveKinney]

Eeeehhhhh. There’s likely some perception happening here. Digital audio is digital audio. 0dbFs is 0dbFs. Regardless if your on pro tools, logic, Luna … However, I have noticed over the years how working in different daws, the way their meters readout leads to me setting gain structure differently - and mixing differently. So that is a thing. Then finally, if you’re using their Luna extensions, like tape and summing - both of those introduce harmonic distortion. Harmonic distortion adds tons of loudness. By 1. Adding more harmonics and overtones, and two, clipping off the peaks of your signal. Now … overdone and this is wildly obvious distortion.. tastefully done and you get a little extra loudness and the “sound of analogue” that is so famous. Hopefully that all makes sense. Cheers.

[@ian20n]

@@TheSteveKinney thank you. It makes perfect sense. However, If I try to add the same amount of distortion in both platform, in Luna it may sound a lot more clean and clear whereas in logic sound dirty and a little ugly to my taste. That's my opinion. What do you think? By the way, the summing in Luna is fantastic

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@ian20n yeah, I mean, I think the metering thing is what is kind of helping you get to where you are enjoying it. In logic, the meters have a weird non linear way of depicting levels, I don’t and never liked it. I get better mixes out of PT and Luna for sure. And the summing thing is cool. I like that it’s doing a little something and pushing my sound in a direction but not so colored that I have to think about it. It’s literally like working on a console. It’s almost like you don’t know it’s there until you have 50 tracks and you flip it off.

[@ian20n]

@@TheSteveKinney Thank you. That's it. This comment was all I need. You're right, logic meter is none linear and I also don't like it. Thank you so much again for taking the time to respond back. I like your channel s lot

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@ian20n thanks mate!

[@royallmuzikproductionzuk7912]

Hi Steve how do you save a project from a template? I’m saving in versions and bookmarks but coming from Ableton , it’s a bit confusing. When I use my own template and import vocals I click on sessions drop down menu I lose my project when I save under a new name. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers

[@TheSteveKinney]

Think of versions and book marks as remixes and save files with notes. When you create a new project from a template, the project is the project. Versions are remixes, and essentially sub projects within the main project Bookmarks are just save files that are recallable.

[@royallmuzikproductionzuk7912]

Cheers. I love mixing in Luna . But Ableton is my go to for production

[@zorroinhell5549]

How do you use your Sonic Maximizer? In a Bus, or master out?

[@TheSteveKinney]

Truthfully - it’s not in use at the moment. It’s the unbalanced version, and I’m funky about using unbalanced with balanced gear - last piece of gear in the rack I plan on replacing. Does sound cool though. I saw Michael brauer using a behringer Edison ex-1 and sounded killer - so I’m probably gonna be trying to find one of those to take its place. Eventually I’m gonna pick up the balanced edition. And it would likely go on the master bus chain. That’s gonna be in the sidecart for sure. Awesome question though 👏🏻 no one has asked me about that piece. It’s truthfully an amazing tool. The balanced one is where it’s at. Cheers mate!

[@briteair1]

Steve, what is the purpose of the "Main" track

[@TheSteveKinney]

That is the default "master bus" or the Stereo out. Cheers!

[@jrw405]

How do i get the heratage classics pack ?

[@TheSteveKinney]

Right on mate, it’s on my website. All links should be in description, there is an install video as well.

[@jasonsnobeck2751]

Super helpful. Well presented. Considering going Logic Pro X to Luna due to recent purchase of Apollo Twin. Right brained creative artist here who honestly takes awhile to learn new tech stuff. Slightly concerned about tech side learning curve. Any input, suggestions? Thank you. Again, great video. Just discovered you. May the Lord Jesus bless you. Have a great day!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Both are gonna get the job done. Truly I’d say, test them both out if you can and choose one that fits your workflow. Personally- I find that logic can be a bit glitchy at times. And not very intuitive. And to a beginner / Luna can be a bit confusing. These are both professional applications for music production, there is a bit of a learning curve. Imho - Luna is the better option to learn. It’s closer to pro tools, which is the industry standard and can be helpful if you ever find yourself making music in a professional studio. Best, Steve

[@brianvassallomusic]

Hello Steve, How do I import video in Luna. Thanks BV

[@TheSteveKinney]

Luna does not support video at the moment. I don’t think it supports timecode either, but I could be wrong. Unfortunately in its current state, It’s meant for music, not post-production multimedia audio work. Cheers mate!

[@brianvassallomusic]

@@TheSteveKinney Thanks Steve

[@dieginAA]

Sounds better in Luna

[@bobbyarthur8809]

Basic question , does the Luna window automatically take your entire screen or can you size it and open two windows on one screen ? Or alternatively do you have to have two monitors to do that

[@TheSteveKinney]

Yup. You can resize the window, and open “alternate” windows across multiple displays.

[@TheSteveKinney]

You can also assign your control surface to “follow” either both of those windows or just one primary window. Pretty neat.

[@bobbyarthur8809]

@@TheSteveKinney thanks for taking the time ! So you can resize and open two windows or more on one large display ? Just to be sure I’m following as I was using 3 monitors with logic but considering one large long curve but like the ability to monitor multiple windows or plug ins etc addictive drums at one time with out back and forth

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@bobbyarthur8809 ya totally. I used to run two displays and that’s how I’d do it. I’d have one mixer view and then 1 timeline view up at the whole time. Doesn’t matter if you have one display or not. It’s called alternate windows. 😎👍🏻

[@bobbyarthur8809]

@@TheSteveKinney yes that’s it but was just with size of wide monitors these days is that possible To do on simply one monitor instead of two

[@phantom_him]

Just wondering, interested in the presets. I'm getting an Octo Pcie tomorrow. Which version should I get? Can I use them with that? Thanks.

[@TheSteveKinney]

Hey mate! Thanks so much for showing support to the channel. My presets are built for UAD Console, which are specifically for Apollo's. If you're only using an Octo card, those are for post-production, which wouldn't really apply to this specific batch of presets. I'm working on building some new stuff though - that will be able to be utilized in post. Stay tuned! -Steve

[@phantom_him]

@@TheSteveKinney OK, got you. I can use the Octo without the Apollo right? Am I missing any features (in terms of just using plugins). I can't find much info on it. Thanks again.

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@phantom_him You can definitely use the octo without having an Apollo. It will be a post processing device. So what you won't get in a nutshell: -Realtime Tracking -Unison Mic Pre Tech

[@phantom_him]

@@TheSteveKinney Cool, so if I'm not recording anything live I won't have to worry much. Thanks. I'm using it for electric music with soft synths and sample-based stuff. Thought the octo would be more useful for me in the short term. Going to pick up an Apollo in a few months. Appreciate the info. ONE MORE QUESTION (I'm sorry): Do I still get software with presets with the Octo? It's amazing how difficult it is to find this information online.

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@phantom_him great question. Answer. Yes. You should! The presets for the plugins themselves comes with installation. -Steve

[@MusicZtorm]

ok ... i was thinking giving a shot to luna and then ... this ilok thing. Not for me. Don't you think you have enough dongle protections UA ? Apollo + ilok ?? really ?

[@TheSteveKinney]

Truthfully - I was hesitant. But I can’t tell you how many other audio software companies use ilok ... which I hadn’t had for a while. Glad I got it! And recommend! To each their own though. 😎 cheers mate!

[@briteair1]

Check out his presets... easy to use, great sounds... perfect way to start a project. And they're inexpensive. Just make sure you get the pack that is appropriate for your UAD. @t

[@TheSteveKinney]

Man thank you so much for saying that! But more importantly, I’m much happier to know that you’ve enjoyed using them! Cheers mate!

[@talmorris3740]

Thank you for this, but I can't focus on the content bro, your hair is wayyy too awesome.. You need a hat so I can focus on your expert instruction! Thank you. Humor aside, there is a big gap with quality beginning instruction, thank you for providing. Rock on!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Ha! Thanks so much for the kind words mate! Plenty more where this came from. I’ll be working on some cool new Luna basics stuff very soon. Check out the UAD secrets series also. I also built a song completely I. Luna with nothing but an Apollo solo. And filmed a music video for the song. It made its way on to cmt Australia. So pretty cool to have some commercial success with it.

[@spacelook9076]

Don't need talking head. Just focus on the screen.

[@TheSteveKinney]

Thanks for the constructive criticism space look! Cheers mate!

[@zakaroonetwork777]

Lame! Why do you need and ILok if Luna only works if you own an Apollo.

[@TheSteveKinney]

I actually much prefer iLok. If I travel somewhere, I pop a usb stick in - and all my licenses work again. I don’t have to fool with signing in or signing out. It’s nice. Has come in handy more than a time or two.