LUNA Jump Start

Ready to try Universal Audio's powerhouse DAW LUNA? You're in the right place. With this LUNA video tutorial course, you'll be on the fast track to quickly mastering this DAW and creating killer recordings in no time. Veteran Groove3 instructor and production expert Eli Krantzberg walks you through the process of recording and mixing a basic song from start to finish, familiarizing you along the way with all the key components, like the transport, tempo setting, recording/editing MIDI and audio, setting up a cue (headphone) mix, saving your work, using effects, and much more. By the end of the course, you'll be ready to start tracking your next project in LUNA right away! These LUNA videos are designed for new LUNA users.

Videos

• Welcome to LUNA (03:28) - Learn how to set up the audio interface used with LUNA and create a new empty session.

• A Brief Tour of the Interface (04:06) - See how to create tracks using the Focus Browser, adjust track parameters with the Focus Channel, and work with the control bar, rulers, monitor section, and bottom bar controls.

• Transport Functions (05:02) - Discover how to control the various playback functions, including working with the Play from Stop location, loop playback, and link edit/play selection options.

• Tempo & Click (06:15) - See how to set the session tempo, have audio files follow the tempo, set up a click sound and count-in, route the click separately to individual headphone outputs, and work with different counter formats.

• Getting Started with Tracks & Track Presets (05:33) - Discover how to create tracks with or without a track preset and how to audition, load, customize, and save your own track presets with tape and insert effects.

• Recording MIDI (05:09) - Follow along as an instrument track is recorded and the part is quantized to correct for sloppy timing during the performance.

• MIDI Merge Loop Recording (03:07) - See how MIDI merge loop recording is used to build up a drum part by adding additional elements on each pass through the loop.

• Audio Recording Setup (04:39) - Learn how to set up an audio track for recording with independent cue mix/headphone sends from the other tracks in the session.

• Loop Recording Multiple Takes (03:48) - See how to use LUNA?s track version function to loop record multiple takes and then easily switch between the different versions on playback. Also, see how to quantize and change the gain of audio clips.

• MIDI Editing Basics (04:56) - Learn some simple selection and editing techniques to edit your MIDI parts after they've been recorded.

• Audio Editing Basics (03:59) - Discover how to move, copy, shift, transpose, separate, trim, duplicate, fade, and consolidate audio clips.

• Saving Your Work (03:54) - Explore the use of versions, bookmarks, revert points, and auto backups.

• Mixing Your Music (06:39) - Learn how to polish the sound of your tracks using sends, busses, insert plugins, and automation.

• Export & Bounce (02:04) - Get a quick flyover of the export and bounce functions available to render either tracks, portions of tracks, or the entire mix.