

So I was cautious with the Thunderbird Apollo Twin X. I run a PC under win 11 with native Thunderbird 3 so OK on the paper but, I have had a bad experience a few month ago with the USB Apollo on PC that I finally gave back ( obligation to run the same frequencies and resolution under windows and the DAW and "patch-up Job" in Windows USB supply parameters ). Just for tracking.Īttracted by the summer plugins offer on Apollo purchase, I bought it with a lot of doubts. And now I'm thinking about getting an Apollo Solo USB for my Windows computer. Unison 1073 and SSL channel strip (for the gate/expander), and my voice sounds smooth as silk. I WAS able to figure out some of the send/aux possibilities, though I really wonder who needs so many routing options. Using it with Logic Pro X, you have to always make sure you're on the track you think you're on. Console doesn't make a lot of sense at first. I can't use my Izotope mouth click software in Luna. The thing gets pretty hot, though I was expecting that from having read various reviews. The registration process is nerve racking.and sometimes doesn't work. Everything is complicated compared to other interfaces. I'm still a newby to this set up, so lots to learn, but the difference between the UAD system and others in just night and day! I'm having to redo my songs, but it's worth it, as the sound I'm able to achieve on this is on another level from Amplitube and cheaper interfaces!! it's the sound quality of the modeling simulations, preamps, and that Unison is out of this world!!! My guitars and bass are now cyrstal clear and vibrant, and realistic! Not muddy and saturated and compressed and fake, like all other sims and interfaces. WOW! Night and day! It's not just about the "low latency" that all youtubers talk about. So in one last effort to make my music sound good, I took the plunge and bought the Apollo system.

I was "this close" to resigning myself that all amp sims and modeling was a joke, and we all were the suckers of amp sim companies and youtubers who get paid to review garbage as "great". But my music just didn't sound good at all.

So was not sure if I was throwing money away on UAD and Apollo. I've had a couple cheaper interfaces and sims, that also claim to be the best. Amazing! Crystal clear sound is just the beginning!
