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Ryan makes a good point on the resale, although I think you can transfer plugins with a device (or at least it could be done once upon a time). But I also look at it like this... I can relatively inexpensively get access to the sound of some world class hardware that I would probably never buy othe...

I have a silver Apollo 16 w/ a thunderbolt card. I like it. My best advice as someone who has gone down the UAD rabbit hole a bit... just get a few of the staples and you're good. Resist the urge to feel like you gotta have 'em all because you've invested in the platform. API EQ's, 1176, LA2A, Vari...

Both units are only converters, they do not have any extras in the signal chain like the Apollo units. The Apollo 16's are strictly converters - no preamps. They do have the DSP, which is optional, but if you are paying for UAD it would be crazy not to use it. That's the thing. I'd be paying a prem...

If you just need a lot of I/O you might also look at the Antelope Orion. I had one of the original 32's for awhile and it was nice, but the console app was a bit limited at the time. I understand the routing is better on the newer models. With the UAD console I can make 4 separate cue mixes for hea...

I chose MOTU for the above reasons and also because it works great off usb, thunderbolt, and avb...I felt like it was relatively future proof if I were to switch computers in the future... My old Mac Pro doesn’t have thunderbolt but I haven’t felt the need for it with this interface. Understood and...

I'm diving into the world of non-integrated preamps, trying to get MORE MODULAR re: mic pre's & A-to-D. (Mic Pre's that do their thing well... A-to-D that does it's thing well.) Assuming I have 16 outboard preamps, (that's in the works), I'm looking at the MOTU 16A or the Apollo x16 for conversion: ...