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On D’fence: AUM vs ApeMatrix
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AUM or APE
- If you could only have one...which would it be?63 votes
- AUM84.13%
- APE15.87%
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Both. Sorry. It’s always both.
Yeah, no choice here.
I had my own studio many moons ago and I would have been nut not to have all the different audio and midi mixers and interfaces I had to make it all work together.
To me it’s definitely not AUM or ApeMatrix or AudioBus 3. It’s all three and as many other hosts as I can get my hands on - then I choose the right tool for the job at hand!
I havent pulled the trigger on ape yet, if we look at features what does it have that aum dont ? Except for the built in lfo’s, will probably get it
Both.
AUM is so often the right tool for the job, and gets so much right, it is an essential tool.
apeMatrix, as new kid in town, offers another way, which is well worth investing in.
Both great, I don’t need to choose luckily. They work well together and if you like one you’ll probably like the other
I feel like AUM is a must, and apeMatrix is still getting its legs. Neither is a full replacement for the other, but they compliment each other extremely well.
Both, but I see myself spending the majority of time in apeMatrix in the future.
righty right - ApeMatrix is a very efficient solution to control/mix multiple apps, while AUM provides single outs, including (multi-channel) hardware ports.
It's also indispensible if you want to track raw and processed signals simultanously.
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It’s really not an either or choice. In the not too distant, apeMatrix May also be considered an essential. There are already advantages to using it, depending on how you prefer to work.
If I had to be forced to choose, I would choose ApeMatrix. Why? Because I find it easier to control the apps I’m using on it with the three matrix slides. However, AUM has the wonderful record per channel and more outputs!
I personally think you need both long term as they both do things the other one can’t do. They both are most likely pretty high up on many people’s ‘must have’ apps once they have used them. Choosing on opinions is going to be really difficult. Even videos don’t really show how these would both work for you.
Here’s my list of what I like and like less about each one:
AUM:
Mixer style is visually nice and feels comfortable.
Having record and loop playback for each channel
Works well with AudioBus and AudioShare
Can take longer to set some things up than ApeMatrix
The built in keyboard is limited IMO
Can be easy to lose track of complex signal flows as it doesn’t all fit onscreen.
ApeMatrix:
The three matrix pages give easy slide to control AUs
Easier to set up complex routing and often quicker
Built in keyboard is more useful with resizing and other options.
Great to have all those LFOs so easily accessible.
Has limited audio outputs
Has limited recording options
Slightly higher initial learning curve than AUM IMO.
You may consider that ApeMatrix is based on an AU specific feature and as such leaves out all IAA apps. They still exist...
Yes, at this time (the dev might add additional outputs), you have the main out and two bus outs on ApeMatrix. AUM I believe has 8 ports out.
I think the multi-out recording makes me still side with AUM for now. I like the cut of apeMatrix's jib though and enjoy having both. But since both isn't an option for OP, AUM.
That’s a tad unfair lol. ApeMatrix does include IAA, it just doesn’t do them well at this time, but the app has only just been released
Neither !!
Kidding...both of course
A sensible option to choose on, if you need them extra ports
I wished that someone would make little AU audio and midi recorders though - that would be cool for both apps! Plus simple AU loopers!
AUM is better for effects chain per track. ApeMatrix is better for global effects chains. One example: on AUM it is very easy to insert an EQ and a compressor on one track. It is a bit the mess in apeMatrix just to do that. On the other hand, complex routing is much more simple on apeMatrix. Verdict : buy both and let them play together the game that best fit each of them. The sum of both is more than...you know the story...
Ape at the moment. AUM will always have a place but at the moment Matrix is doing it for my workflow.
simple things are much easier to do in AUM, if you go for complexity however, that‘s where Matrix begins to shine