Getting Started with Universal Audio Console for Apollo Interfaces: Overview and Quickstart Guide!
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Console at first seemed a bit clunky, overwhelming, and unnecessary. But I have been using it for some time and really wrapped my head around it. I've developed a workflow that works best for me and hope to help other musicians out there get the most out of it.
The main thing that's a bummer is having an extra window open that you have to constantly monitor and flip back and forth. I think of console as almost being like a mixing board that is sitting in front of me.
In this video I take you through all the most important features, buttons, and settings that you need to know about in order to get started making music. As well as some common pitfalls and tricks help reduce clutter. At the end of the day, it should help make your music sound better and easier to create.
Check out my other videos for more in-depth Universal Audio and Ableton Live Tutorials! 
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Saved my weekend! Cheers
Great tutorial. Thanks!
amazing overview, thank u bro!
awesome thank you!!
super helpful, thanks bro!
Thank you!
Thanks man! Useful stuff!
Glad it helped!
@@LucasMessore could it be possible, to have an explanation on how to print my line with the aux channels on it?
I have my clean guitar, and I want the levels I hear in each aux, to be printed in the DAW. not sure if I explained myself well
Just got a x8p and this was useful, cheers
Awesome
Man congrats and happy music making
Thank you!
Thank You Lucas
You're welcome thanks for watching!!
Hey, I'm having problems because for some reason the my recordings are being recorded very low, everything I have is pretty much new, Apollo 6x, Newmann U87, even the cables, so I don't understand why is it recording that low, to the point that it shows an almost flat line in logic...
is your gain dialed in correctly on the mic preamps?
Im having this same problem bro, did you figure it out??
really intimaddtin
Thanks for the video. I appreciate it. Very informative. I have a question. I can’t use this as a standalone where I get volume out of my MacBook speakers just by using this exclusively. Any suggestions? Thank you.
you can't use console with your laptop speakers since it's a controller for an audio interface. you have to connect speakers to the apollo.
Thanks for the tip. Also, how would I take four different inputs from the Apollo x4 and assign them to 4 different tracks in logic at the same time?
The routing side is always overlooked and is the most important and harder to understand component; particularly virtual inputs and outputs.
Hi Lucas, thank you for this overview. I have had my struggles with Console for the past year and a half and I think you have cleared up a lot for me, one question, at 4:32 on the right side of the screen and to the left of Show/Aux/Ctrl Room, what is DIM Amount and does the Dim switch need to be engaged. Thank you Lee
Hey Lee - the Dim button turns down your speakers if you engage the talkback mic. This is useful if you are recording an artist that is in another room and you want to talk to them using the built in talkback mic.
Hope that helps!
Thank you Lucas for your information and your time@@LucasMessore 👍
hey how do you add more tracks, or i have that double phase sound and i have no idea how to mute it because i cant find or load the track
All good! Menu > View > Show/Hide Inputs. Also you can go to File > New and start a new session from scratch. Any tracks that you don't use you can right click by the name and Hide them. The doubled/phase sound is because you are monitoring BOTH in your DAW and Console so you have to use one or the other! It's confusing at first but really flexible once you wrap your head around it.
hey i don’t have di i/o matrix, i can’t hear nothing from my speaker and idk what to do..
How do you go in with your ax Fx ? Great video 🤘
I think at the time I was just using 2x 1/4 inch line ins from my Axe Fx to Apollo. but these days I have it set up as an aggregate audio device so I can use both as interfaces simultaneously. I have a whole seperate video on that if you're interested!
Thank you Lucas! I am coming from the RME world. How do I change the volume of the Entire Cue Mix 1 from Console App and Mute the entire cue if required? Thank you :)
Thanks! Oh wow was curious about trying RME. You can control the level and mute of individual channels going into the cues. But to control the volume and mute of the entire cue mix - would be cool if it was a channel on the mixer but you can do that using Virtual Channels. Might be something to look into! I just have a headphone amp connected to my cue outs that the client can adjust the volume from there.
@@LucasMessore Thank you for your response! I highly recommend RME, check out Total Mix, It takes exactly an hour to understand and a world full of possibilities. I love the UAD Unison Preamps +UAD2 Plugins but miss the possibilities that RME brings with Total Mix. After a few days of research I figured for my purpose, I'd only use Apollo only to treat the front end of the signal on the way in and that's it. Get it out of UAD through ADAT and continue my journey with RME.
@@LucasMessore There is none. One can always Option Click and move all the faders but that's no good when the signal is also coming from a DAW bus to the CUE and not a Virtual Channel.
I can highly recommend RME and TotalMix. I have been using it for more than 10 years and these are the most basic things in that world. UAD brings the best frontend with UAD 2 Plugins and Unison Pres but unfortunately is way behind on I/O & Routing. For my purpose, I will use 8 Unison Pre on x8p through ADAT and carry on my journey with RME. I highly recommend checking it out.
Hi, I have the Apollo x6 and I would like to control the input signal for the analog input with the wheel as gain but this does not appear in the console for the analog track - I have the wheel for the stereo track 1/2?
Not sure if I understand correctly but if you want mono tracks for mic/line 1 and 2 just right click on the track in console and hit unlink. Or press the link button on the interface. If your channels do not appear for whatever other reason click menu -> view > show/hide inputs!
@@LucasMessore Thank you for your feedback. I have connected my mono hardware synth to the Analog 4 Line In channel - but the signal is not that loud - even though the output on the synth is turned up all the way. How can I make the individual signal from Line 4 In louder? 1/2 are already assigned, but how can I make 3-6 individually louder?
Hey Lucas, I have another question if you wouldn't mind. I have the Apollo Twin X, and IN CONSOLE, I have Analog 1&2 designated for my L22 Mic, and I have Virtual 3/4 that I believe should be for my headphone volume. In the sends above Analog 1&2 and Virtual 3/4 I have faders for Aux 1&2, HP, and Line 3/4 I have been using Line 3/4 in both Analog and Virtual3/4, My question do I need to use both Line 3/4 in Analog 1&2 and Virtual 3/4? Thank you for your help and if you don't have time to respond I understand, I thank you for your time. Lee
Hi Lee, I think there's a bit of confusion here. Virtual channels are not used for headphones. Your headphone jack on the physical apollo unit front panel controlled using the Cue 1/2. For basic recording purposes there is no need to be using any Line out or virtual inputs. Best regards
@LucasMessore thank you. I appreciate your time. You're the best!
This must be why the UA interface monitor meters are clipping, because both the Console and DAW have a mic input feeding each other and with both monitors on (UA and ProTools) it creates clipping in the interface. Is it true I have to monitor only from one? If I do it from ProTools do I need to mute monitoring on the UA interface?
Yes, you just monitor using one or the other. If you want lowest latency monitor in console. Pro tools has "Low Latency Monitoring Mode". Or if you need certain plugins just monitor in Pro Tools and mute console.
@@LucasMessore thank you very much. That would explain why the mute is there in Console and the Apollo interface to begin with.
Can i use the UAD Console without any Apollo product(using Focusrite interface)
No you cannot!
Hello, above the channels there appears the send fader panel within a HP fader. When I use this , there is no change on my headphones. What is the mistake.Thanx
Open the Cue Outputs button (bottom right side) and adjust your Cue settings there before using the faders.
Thanx for your answer!
...yes , but what to? When I put the HP button to HP I can't hear the mix anymore but the fader has an eeffect to the volume, but that does not help when I can't hear the mix anymore...@@LucasMessore
When I playback my recording how do I hear it without the microphone monitoring. I turned off the phantom power but it felt unnatural 😅
you can mute your mic channel in console. and also make sure in your DAW the mic is not record enabled. You can leave phantom power on the whole time!
@@LucasMessore appreciate you 🙏 I'll apply it today!
At the back of my Apollo i can connect 2 microphones but i only see one input (one channel strip). To change between mic and instrument, i need to swap the cables on the back.
Why don't i see more than one input ? Anyone ? Please ?
maybe start a new console session from default? To connect an instrument you could also use the front jack if it's guitar/bass
Hello, I have the Apollo Solo interface and I have two microphones, one for recording voices and the other for live on youtube, I don't know how to connect and turn on the second microphone, that is the one for youtube, I don't know how to add it to the console if you could help me someone I would be grateful😁
Yup! Menu -> View -> Show/Hide Inputs. Or Command I keyboard shortcut. Let me know if that helps!
@@LucasMessore thank you so much for help☺️😍
Why does the mic you’re using show as a line input?
I'm using an external analog mic preamp that has a line output!
i can get any local audio from apps except the internet browser ?
I recieved some similar comments in the past about Chrome issues and some on windows as well, I believe there is a workaround posted on here :)
@@LucasMessore back in the day browsers use to have audio control panel where you could send audio on pc , Im on a mac maybe got to agregate them /
I’m still confused on the difference between the REC and MON buttons?
rec commits whatever plugins you use in console to the recording. Mon just monitors using the plugins and your audio is dry in your DAW
thank toucan you show us your default vocal chain on console
Thanks! I don't use a vocal chain on console but if I did (with free plugins) I'd use the 1176 SE legacy and the Pultec EQ Legacy to boost top end.
thank u for ur work bro u helped me a lot in Germany we say I kiss your heart
Thanks Tony! Glad it helped