Comments on: Universal Audio’s LUNA Digital Audio Workstation Is Now FREE (macOS) https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/ Freeware for music producers! Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:47:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: brian village https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-360155 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:47:15 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-360155 In reply to Bani.

You don’t have to pay extra to use any plugins in Luna. I’m honestly not even sure what you’re asking here. There are Luna extensions which only work in Luna like API and Neve Summing, Studer and Ampex extensions, shape and the API console emulation. But any other plugins that are AU format will work in Luna without any problems or additional costs.

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By: brian village https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-360151 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:41:38 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-360151 ]]> In reply to Zeez.

It’s just for bug reporting. I’ve been on Luna since the beginning and I trust they haven’t been laughing at my porn addiction 😉

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By: OWDEZ https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-359930 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 14:22:52 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-359930 Everything is great; however, the graphics are a bit buggy for me on an M1 MacBook Air. The way it handles MIDI is a dealbreaker. If I decide to use it as my main DAW, I’ll create the MIDI on another DAW, maybe Ableton Live Lite, and then port it over to Luna. I hope that one day they change how to deal with MIDI and give it a separate window.

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By: Bani https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-359671 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 23:37:47 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-359671 I’m on windows. But registered anyways. Maybe in the future a windows version comes out and the activation code is still good.

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By: Bani https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-359670 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 23:33:57 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-359670 In reply to Matt.

Not really. You can still use any normal plugin with it. So you can have plenty of fish. If you want UAD fish than yeah, of course you’ll need to pay an extra. But not at all the situation you describe.

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By: Bani https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-359668 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 23:32:03 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-359668 Are there any UAD plugins that can be used in it without additional costs?

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By: Bani https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-359667 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 23:30:07 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-359667 In reply to CM.

Which OSes will run on IS half the usability equation.

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By: Bob https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-359635 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:54:02 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-359635 In reply to Zeez.

This might be it. Seems it wants to record your screen to create custom icons for third-party plugins.

https://gearspace.com/board/universal-audio-luna/1410687-luna-no-apollo-required.html

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By: CM https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-359630 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:38:09 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-359630 In reply to Zeez.

https://gearspace.com/board/new-product-alert/1417063-universal-audios-luna-digital-audio-workstation-now-free-all-mac-users-4.html

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By: CM https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-359629 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:35:06 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-359629 “LUNA is the latest contender for the top spot. However, it is only available for macOS, so it still can’t compete with the cross-platform Waveform Free.”

So, even it’s the best, the fact that it’s not cross-platform somehow makes it not really the best? That’s a confusing statement. Whether or not it’s the best should be based on features and usability, not which OSes it will run on.

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By: CM https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-359628 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:31:35 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-359628 In reply to Zeez.

If something is free, YOU are the product.
Thank you for the head’s-up

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By: Matt https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/11/10/universal-audios-luna-daw/comment-page-1/#comment-359616 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:46:25 +0000 https://bedroomproducersblog.com/?p=49624#comment-359616 The old “here’s a free fish bowl, now buy the fish” idea, works every time. Nice that UA has opened up a bit with their bundles and freebies. Thanks!

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