UAD Console Tutorial — The Definitive Guide

The most comprehensive UAD Console walkthrough ever made. Whether you own an Apollo Twin, Apollo x8, or the flagship Apollo x16 — UAD Console is the software at the center of your entire workflow. Most people barely scratch the surface of what it can do. This 45 minute complete guide changes that. Every panel, every section, every component — nothing skipped. CHAPTERS 00:35 What Is UAD Console? 02:38 LUNA Integration 03:51 Full GUI Breakdown 11:58 Mixer Navigation Panel 17:06 The Settings Panel 19:42 The Console Section 21:24 The Preamp Section 23:00 Loading Plugins & Presets 25:28 Sends, Cues & Auxes 32:34 More Routing Flexibility 35:32 The Control Room 37:23 I/O Matrix WANT TO GO DEEPER? The Steve Kinney Official LUNA Master Course is a living resource — constantly updated as UAD evolves, all in one place. Unlike a YouTube video, it never goes stale. The Official LUNA Master Course: https://thestevekinney.com/products/steve-kinneys-official-luna-course Learn how to record vocals like a Pro in THE ART OF THE VOCAL: https://thestevekinney.com/products/3153324 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: 👉 My UA PLUGIN PRESETS https://thestevekinney.com/ 🎓Book a 1 on 1 mentor session with me https://thestevekinney.com/collections/mentor-sessions ☕️ Buy me a coffee- https://bit.ly/3yXUxjp 🔔 SUBSCRIBE - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheStevekinney?sub_confirmation=1 WORK WITH ME (Music Production, Mixing, Mastering) thestevekinneyonline@gmail.com IG & FB @thestevekinney www.thestevekinney.com #stevekinney #UniversalAudio #UADspark #UADLUNA #Ezdrumer ------ ALSO WATCH ------ 🔸 LUNA Basic Series- Part 1 https://youtu.be/2fF9f7kz0sM 🔸 UAD Console deep dive | Apollo solo https://youtu.be/ISyhjEjt_zc 🔸 I Produce Songs With EZDrummer https://youtu.be/JneJyQGR-tk 🔸 Hybrid Mixing with Luna & Logic https://youtu.be/E5BdTC9DD8U​ 🔸 UAD DSP LIMIT EXCEEDED https://youtu.be/xmgcnQD-a1A 🔸 Building a FULL SONG start to finish in UNIVERSAL AUDIO LUNA with the APOLLO SOLO pt 1 https://youtu.be/jDwJYWklpqU​ 🔸Best UAD plugins for your Vocal Chain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3C-f6mwIXI&t=1s --------------------------------- 👉  MY GEAR LISTED BELOW 👈 👉 DESKTOP DEVICES: Universal Audio Apollo Twin X DUO Thunderbolt 3 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q42bMj UNIVERSAL AUDIO APOLLO SOLO https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xkN4MA Solid State Logic UF8 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Qy6mDM Solid State Logic UF1 Advanced DAW Controller https://sweetwater.sjv.io/jrOobv Solid State Logic UC1 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/dya9OK Presonus FaderPort Production Controller https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0oB6n 👉 MY RACK GEAR: Universal Audio Apollo x8 18x24 Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface with UAD DSP https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ26mQ Summit Audio TLA-50 Tube Leveling Amplifier https://sweetwater.sjv.io/k0oBrz Warm Audio Bus-Comp 2-channel Stereo VCA Bus Compressor https://sweetwater.sjv.io/anWaMW Furman M-8X2 Merit Power Conditioner with lights https://sweetwater.sjv.io/g1WZxr Neutrik NYS-SPP-L1 Stereo TRS 1/4“ Modular Patch Panel for 19“ Rack Mount https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B02Zv1 👉 MY 500 SERIES GEAR: Solid State Logic VHD+ https://sweetwater.sjv.io/nL2056 Purple Audio Action Fet https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6egrYK Ironage Audioworks QP5 https://www.ironageaudioworks.com/ XQP 2531 http://www.xqpaudio.net/ XQP 535A http://www.xqpaudio.net/ Quagliardi 576 & 501+ https://quagliardiaudio.com/ 👉 MICROPHONES Warm Audio WA-47 Large-Diaphragm Tube Condenser Microphone https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vNZRJd Aston Spirit https://sweetwater.sjv.io/4PWQv9 Shure SM7B Cardioid Dynamic Microphone https://sweetwater.sjv.io/da71MM Shure SM57 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Y9yQMJ Shure Beta 52A https://sweetwater.sjv.io/KjZnMn 👉 HEADPHONES DT770 Pro 250ohms https://sweetwater.sjv.io/ZQy97q Sennheiser HD280PRO https://sweetwater.sjv.io/JzmE7R AKG Pro Audio K240 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/eKAVYr 👉 SOUNDPROOFING- Auralex ProMAX v2 Portable Panels https://bit.ly/334kZvJ ProPanels https://bit.ly/3DFI2tx StudioFoam Wedgies https://bit.ly/3oE4Jd7 ProPOD Acoustic Decouplers https://bit.ly/3pLeJ3B Studio6 Bass Trap https://bit.ly/31QlPvm 👉 LIVE RACK GEAR: Roto-Molded Shockmount Rolling 12U Rack Case https://sweetwater.sjv.io/nL20Y6 Presonus Studiolive 32r  https://sweetwater.sjv.io/6egrmK Tascam US-1608 Interface https://sweetwater.sjv.io/21WxZz Sennheiser EW-500 G4-Neumann KK205 https://sweetwater.sjv.io/3edDgK Sennheiser XSW IEM Wireless In-Ear Monitor System https://sweetwater.sjv.io/R56v79 Shure PSM300 Wireless System https://sweetwater.sjv.io/da71YM RF Venue Combine 4 Antenna Combiner https://sweetwater.sjv.io/MmN67J Pearl Mimic Pro Drum Module https://sweetwater.sjv.io/m52WYe Westone Audio Pro X20 Earphones https://sweetwater.sjv.io/LXZb7j Shure Beta57 Vocal Mic https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Qy6mkP Rack Drawers https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ265Q