At first, Studio One was a very simple DAW and evolved over time into something much larger.
LUNA UAD FREE
I remember hearing one of the guys at Presonus saying that they made it because they thought it would be cool to be able to give out a free DAW with their own interfaces. People often forget how Presonus Studio One started. He said a few times, all they really want for now is just for people to try it. Given that the biggest issue with most DAWs is not listening to their users and not innovating, I have a feeling Luna might end up becoming a big thing because the UAD guys seem to have a good attitude when it comes to being innovative. They seem genuinely interested in making something cool and unique. I just told him I thought their DAW looked cool. Actually I didn’t even tell him about this blog post. Which is all I earned by writing the blog by the way lol. The guy from the video is super nice and bought me a beer at the bar after the conference on the weekend, a couple of days after I shot the video.
LUNA UAD PRO
Pro Audio guys, well it’s free so you can test it out when it comes out to see what you think of it. If you’re just recording in your own home studio and starting out, it looks like a good choice.
They wouldn’t comment on whether they will be supporting this in the future so we will have to see. If you use external control surfaces you’re probably not going to dump your DAW for it just yet. My first impressions are Universal Audio’s Luna is a cool looking DAW and it’s free for now for those that own a Universal Audio interface, so if that is you, you can test it out when it launches. Obviously you still need to buy the DSP plugins you want to use and the DAW will have some paid Add-Ons.
It’s very new so you might wanna test it out first. Universal Audio’s Luna doesn’t support external control surfaces so if you’re like me and you use either Eucon or Mackie Control or HUI, you’re probably not going to dump your DAW for it just yet. Should You Dump Your Existing DAW For Luna? The available Universal Audio DSP plugins within the DAW will depend on which ones you’ve purchased as usual. It will have some paid add-ons as discussed in the video. In fact the whole thing is free right now for those that own a universal audio interfaces. Why Do You Want It?Īlthough it might not be as advanced as some other DAWs in every aspect, it integrates their DSP plugins and adds cool never before seen features like console summing and tape summing out of the box in an easy to implement way as well as some virtual instruments from Universal audio. It’s a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for those who own Universal Audio interfaces and when it launches it will be completely free! Since so many hone studio guys use the UAD Apollo Twin and Apollo range, that’s a lot of people.
I was at Namm 2020 today and where Universal Audio have released their own DAW called Luna so stay tuned for the first look, video, first impressions and review of their new DAW! Also checkout my exclusive video taken at Namm 2020 above! Universal Audio’s Luna DAW.