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    NAMM 2020 IN SOFTWARE

    Feb 25, 2020 5 minutes

    Universal Audio’s LUNA is a free DAW for Apollo audio interface owners

    In an audacious move – and one that could have far-reaching ramifications for the music production industry – Universal Audio has announced the LUNA Recording System. As far as we can tell, this is nothing short of a free DAW for users of the company’s Apollo and Arrow audio interfaces, and that could be very big news indeed.

    The first thing to consider is the main LUNA Application, which, as you’d expect, offers super-tight integration with UA’s interfaces. In fact, we’re told that it enables you to record through DSP-powered UAD plugins with no discernable latency; this is thanks to the new Accelerated Realtime Monitoring feature. UA suggests that this provides performance and reliability on a par with $10k+ DSP-assisted recording systems, and all from the comfort of your home studio.

    Next, we have LUNA Extensions, specific

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