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Part 2: Tracking Workflow
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➡️ Part 1- Session Creation & Interface Overview: • Universal Audio Luna B...
➡️ Part 2- Tracking Workflow: • Universal Audio Luna B...
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0:46 Adding Tracks
2:14 Arming and Input Monitoring
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[@TheSteveKinney]

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

[@katrina_burgoyne]

Love your plugins

[@mikebedik3686]

This series has been very helpful. Many thanks for making this!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Cheers mate !!

[@mikewolfe9458]

Great video, Steve! I’m just getting started in Luna and this is super helpful. All the best!

[@jayl5941]

Really love and appreciate this series so far (and really all your content).

[@TheSteveKinney]

Thanks Jay! Cheers mate!

[@HussainSaahil]

These videos are much better than UA’s Luna basics videos.

[@TheSteveKinney]

Let em know haha 😂 I hear this a lot and it’s much appreciated. Cheers mate! I should be putting out a bunch more here shortly.

[@stephenpierce2274]

Great going over these start to finish videos. I'm picking up lots of tips here and there. Very USEFUL! Thank you!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Cheers mate!

[@waynegonsoulin463]

Thanks again Steve. I have had Luna for over a year now and have been struggling. You are making it much easier to understand.

[@TheSteveKinney]

Once you get into the workflow of it - it’s soooo smooth. I really feel creative with Luna. Much more than PT or Logic. IMO. Let me know if there is anything about Luna you’d like to see covered. Cheers!

[@frankkvinge6940]

Thank you for making these great videos 😇

[@bigfuzzztv787]

Excellent video,... straight to the point, great flow, professional and comforting to thee eyes and ears. Also, it is nice that you always say if you're gonna make another video for specific techniques or content in the future. DOPE!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Cheers mate!

[@mikaelcarlsen4479]

Great tutorial, thanks for sharing!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Cheers!

[@hennesseysays]

YOur series has been super helpful in learning LUNA thank you!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Totally mate! Thanks!! 🙏🏻

[@RONNYMORRISMUSIC]

Perfection. Ones I get my new sound card I will make sure to get your plugin presets.

[@fastriver6712]

Great video! I recommend always showing us where the functions are in the menu before showing us the keyboard shortcut. If we're using the function for the first time, it's crucial to know where it is in the DAW. Thank you!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Great tip mate!!

[@denley321]

@@TheSteveKinney that lost me a couple of times

[@katrina_burgoyne]

You make this look so easy!

[@TheSteveKinney]

It really is! You got this

[@wadewilliams1892]

Excellent Series - simplified

[@TheSteveKinney]

What’s the series missing? What should I cover next?

[@wadewilliams1892]

@@TheSteveKinney monitoring via multiple pairs of monitors, or like me, I really want to know if I can use native instruments as well as an akai mpc within Luna as software instruments.. for now these are the next things. I made notes in apples notes as I went along for your parts 1 and 2 Tomorrow is 3 &4

[@hilsinger4063]

this is great! thank you steve! Nice to know the version/bookmark distinction. Last night I was just adding more and more tracks to try new takes lol so the version thing will be good to try next time : )

[@TheSteveKinney]

Right on mate! You could create new versions for the one track and start to drag the wav files from those additional “new take” tracks into each new version - if you wanna clean up the project. Cheers!

[@amzstudioroing]

great video

[@KennyLauderdale]

Alllllso, I want to know how to route tracks from a vst... Meaning, when I lay drums in Battery 4, I can change the output of each drum part. Right click on the pad and send it to output 3/4 (kick), output 5/6 (snare), and so on... Then I can eq each drum part. Then I usually route those tracks to a bus, maybe drop a parallel compression track next to it...

[@TheSteveKinney]

Multi output VSTi is not a thing yet in Luna. 🙃

[@KennyLauderdale]

Next question, how do I undock or separate windows? (mix, edit)? I run three monitors/screens and I put my mixer on the left monitor, vst's on the right monitor, and edit window is the center. I want to detach those parts so I can see all information at one time.

[@TheSteveKinney]

In the top bar of the Mac, where the file menu is - there is a menu: “Window > new alternate window” easy as that.

[@immagood2]

I'm watching every video, Steve. I really want LUNA to be my only DAW. However, It's still glitchy with my M1 mac. Nevertheless, I still believe in this Daw. Thank you for all you Do!

[@TheSteveKinney]

Yeah the M1 is still kind of in that growing pain stage. I think while a lot of people in the business expected Apple to do their own silicon, I think everyone was expecting them to give developers more time with them. Alas.. I don't think they did lol Anyways - it's only a matter of time, likely a shorter time. Hang in there brotha!

[@BenPowellMusic]

Thanks for the vid! Does it matter you were recording in the Mix workflow? And if not, then whats the deal with the workflow options?

[@TheSteveKinney]

It really just changes a bit of the view options across the top of the transport bar. no affect on sound.

[@johnnyboyd1706]

At about the 3:47 mark you make reference to a selection (mic Pre?) for the guitar. Is that a plug-in inherent to Luna?

[@TheSteveKinney]

That one is the UAD-2 1073

[@ansonstiles]

Just what I was looking for

[@TheSteveKinney]

Basics course for knowing how to record and arm a track. And use the program Luna. Luna basics. 😎 New program - so plenty to learn and cover! I’ve got at least 4 more basics videos to finish editing. Let me know of specific topics you’d like to see on the channel. Cheers brotha!

[@Arterium]

Hey Steve. Simple one I think. Wondering about changing the name of a Track. Is it as simple as doing it in the Create section and it will affect the folder title etc?

[@TheSteveKinney]

Just go to the finder window and then rename the project file there. (Assuming it’s already created)

[@Arterium]

Champion! Have just been nervous to do it case Luna couldn’t find it for some reason.

[@christianbolognaise]

Thank you for this video. When I unarm a track (with ARM activate), the volume of the playback is quieter. I have no bus or no plugin in the session, just one track of guitar... I don't find a solution to this problem. Have you experience the same thing when you record and playback a track ?

[@TheSteveKinney]

Ya - but it’s normal because the signal path is different. 1 way is going straight into Apollo and back out The other path goes through the computer and daw and then back out.

[@christianbolognaise]

@@TheSteveKinney Thank you, it makes sense

[@danybbeatz]

🏆🏆

[@TheSteveKinney]

Thanks Dany! Cheers!

[@davidsgardell]

Been going through these videos and they’re really great! Also, trying to grow some love for Luna (over Logic)! Requiring an interface to open your song, is very, very limiting for many of us. A bit of a warning if to anyone thinking about getting an Apollo to use with Luna IMO. We have the (annoying) iLok, man, so just let us at least open the project…. Thought about something… in your, or anyone reading this, opinion, why would one use count-in/pre-roll over leaving a manual count-in (besides the obvious, if your song starts off with a drum fill)? The former will allow for the bars to have correct numbers, which can be preferable in some cases. 🤔 This channel deserves a lot more subs, man! But there are so many music, gaming, food etc focused channels these days 😩 Keep up the good work! Btw, was 💯 sure and could’ve betted my Martin, that this was going to be a Tom Petty cover! 😆

[@TheSteveKinney]

Thanks for the kind words mate! ha and yeah - totally has that Tom Petty thing going for sure! .... If I were a betting man, I'd say that Luna will go the route of Pro Tools and open up to other interfaces, at least you would think.... but yeah the iLok thing is wonky. I mean if you're running UA plugs, you kind of need their DSP, so I mean at least a Satellite. But I get where you're coming from. as far as the count in vs pre roll - it's a great question. I usually just manually build in a pre roll. Although, for punch, could be useful to hear some of the track you're recording over first. Cheers mate!

[@davidsgardell]

@@TheSteveKinney Wow, that thought haven’t even crossed my mind tbh. But they’re all about money, so I guess that’s where Luna will go and right now their ecosystem seems to be working! 🤑🤑 Regarding their plugs and DSP, exactly! I don’t get it. They could easily go the Logic / GB for iPad route and give us a simple mixdown, but of each tracks, to play with 😜 thank you for your input and reply! Have a good one! 🤘

[@foreverJBTV]

Steve I was wondering how is Luna now compare to protools after some updates were made

[@TheSteveKinney]

It’s honestly really creative. Shape has some awesome sounds. Obviously the extra paid features really complete the package. Some of my gripes are well know by UA and they’ve previewed on their live-streams some of the major updates coming. Pretty cool stuff. I won’t be looking back anytime soon. Cheers mate!

[@KennyLauderdale]

Essentially this isn't a 101 type class? Because the instructor jumps around... There should be a video with basic steps... Thennn later, videos with customization. I just created a track, laid a drum pattern, then added a second track (the way you instructed). Only, the second track attached itself to the first track. When I load the next vst, the first track changes too. They act like Siamese twins... When I move one fader, they all respond.

[@TheSteveKinney]

Somehow, whenever you created the track, you selected all. They don’t group by default, but selection grouping is on by default - so somehow, you may have selected both tracks at once. Usually the culprit is the track pad.

[@KennyLauderdale]

I found the issue... In the lower left hand you'll see the "group" options. Luna groups track by default??? Ehhh That should be mentioned.

[@TheSteveKinney]

It does not do this by default. However, a lot of folks have this happen if they are working via trackpad. Only because it’s sensitive. By default, Luna keeps track selection grouping on. This is the way it should be, so that when you select multiple tracks at once, your controls work in tandem. Just something to keep an eye out for is having multiple tracks selected.

[@enricopellegrino6122]

you have as much external hardware as latency compensation works with luna

[@TheSteveKinney]

I’m sorry, I don’t know that I understand. But - there is no external hardware delay compensation at this point.

[@sksbtrust]

Hai sir …I have Apollo twin 2 connected to UAd through Luna but input mic detection problem plz resolve my problem

[@TheSteveKinney]

Hey mate! Shot you an email. Again - looks like you only have the master bus created. You need to create a track first. “Command + Shift + N” is the keyboard command and that should bring up the dialog. Once the track is created it will let you choose your input. 😎👍🏻 Cheers!

[@sksbtrust]

@@TheSteveKinney thank you very much

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@sksbtrust you got it mate!! Cheers!

[@luddiamant]

Hi Steve! Thank you so much for explaining everything so well! It's a pleasure to watch and learn from you! I have a question on your Plugin Presets: I'm new to UAD and I have Apollo Twin X with the heritage bundle. I wanna record my songs basically with acoustic guitar and voice. Which presets would you recommend me to use from your website? And would I need the template bundles too since I´m not gonna record a whole band?

[@TheSteveKinney]

Hey mate! Cheers. Heritage Desktop edition would be the most applicable to your setup. If you use the UADx plugins, the native classics are handy as well. The mix templates aren’t necessary, but they might help you get a better sense of how to setup routing and best practices there!

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@luddiamant native class-x on my website are the preset packs that were built for the spark line up of plugins. They are meant to be used during post production.

[@luddiamant]

@@TheSteveKinney Great, thanks! I could use them on Luna too, right?

[@TheSteveKinney]

@@luddiamant all of the native class-x packs load directly within the Luna preset browser. The heritage packs were designed to load up via UAD console, so you can use them with Luna via Console tracking mode. Eventually, there will be an update to allow for Luna track presets, and it will be a free update to the heritage pack owners.

[@luddiamant]

@@TheSteveKinney Thanks 🙏

[@Sasketchejuana_man]

When I go to input it just says "summing" not option for channel

[@TheSteveKinney]

That would be because you have added a “bus” Click the plus button in the upper left corner and add a new audio “track.

[@LegendSummingMusic]

Welcome to the dark side of the moon 🌙🌚 #Luna 💯

[@TheSteveKinney]

😎 love it! Cheers mate!