General Requirements

• LUNA is currently compatible with
  • Apple computers running macOS Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14, or Sequoia 15
  • PCs running Windows 10 or above
• LUNA is now compatible with the latest Windows 10 and 11 builds. For more information, read this article.

• Other software required (download now)

  • UAD v10.0 or newer when LUNA is used in Apollo Mode.

  • Resizable UAD-2 plug-ins require UAD Software 11.2 or newer version.

  • UA Connect – required to install and authorize LUNA (UA Connect must remain installed).

  • iLok License Manager – included with UA Connect.

• 600 MB available storage on macOS system volume.

• Free PACE iLok account with iLok Cloud, machine authorization or iLok USB (2nd generation or newer).

LUNA System Recommendations

• Intel quad-core i7 (or better) or Apple silicon processor recommended.

• 16 GB RAM or more is recommended.

• SSD storage for LUNA sessions is recommended.

• Rotational storage for LUNA sessions may reduce performance.

• Rotational storage below 7200 RPM is unsupported.

• Rotational external storage must be USB 3.0 or faster.

SSD Storage Requirements

• Fusion hybrid drives are unsupported.

• SSD storage must be formatted as APFS (Apple File System) for macOS users, and NTFS (New Technology File System) for Windows users.

• ExFAT, FAT, and macOS Extended formats are unsupported.

• External SSD must be within USB 3.0, USB 3.1, PCIe, or Thunderbolt enclosure.

• View this Apple support article for details about formatting an SSD to APFS.

UAD Instruments Requirements

• Sample-based UAD instruments must be installed on SSD volume
• 20 MB to 10 GB available SSD storage. Storage space requirement varies per UAD Instrument.
• Individual UAD Instrument storage requirements are listed in the LUNA page in UA Connect.
  
  

Apollo Mode Requirements

• Apollo mode requires a Thunderbolt-equipped Apollo interface and a built-in Thunderbolt port.
• UAD Software v10.0 is required as a minimum version if using LUNA in Apollo Mode.
  Gen 2 interfaces require UAD Software v11.5 as a minimum requirement.
• UAD Software version 11.6.0 requires macOS Big Sur 11 as a minimum operating system on Apple computers.
• All system requirements for Thunderbolt-equipped Apollo models still apply with LUNA.
• First-generation (silver) Apollo rackmount models equipped with any Universal Audio Thunderbolt Option Card and connected via Thunderbolt can be used with LUNA.
• All UA Thunderbolt Option Card models (Thunderbolt 1, 2, and 3 cards) are supported.

Supported Apollo Models (Apollo mode only)

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• Apollo Solo Thunderbolt
• Apollo Twin (silver 1st generation) – NOT USB model
• Apollo Twin MkII
• Apollo Twin X
• Apollo Twin X Gen 2
• Apollo x4
• Apollo x4 Gen 2
• Apollo x6
• Apollo x6 Gen 2
• Apollo x8
• Apollo x8 Gen 2
• Apollo x8p
• Apollo x8p Gen 2
• Apollo x16
• Apollo x16D
• Apollo 8 (black 2nd generation)
• Apollo 8p (black 2nd generation)
• Apollo 16 (black 2nd generation)
• Apollo FireWire (silver 1st generation, see notes above)
• Apollo DUO (silver 1st generation, see notes above)
• Apollo QUAD (silver 1st generation, see notes above)
• Apollo 16 (silver 1st generation, see notes above)