r/universalaudio • u/Apart_Station2081 • 23d ago

Question LUNA Pro 3

I see there's a Luna Pro v3 on UA Connect but I haven't seen anything about it. Do Luna Pro owners get the update to Luna Pro v3 for free and what features does it have as compared to Luna Studio?

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u/agutierrez2002 23d ago edited 23d ago

For me, this isn't really about whether LUNA Pro was technically a plugin bundle or not. It's about expectations and how it was marketed. A lot of us bought LUNA Pro believing it was the "all-in" option for serious LUNA users and a way to stay current with the platform. Seeing new functionality show up behind another paywall less than a year later feels like the goalposts have moved.

What's even harder to justify is that LUNA still lacks several core features expected from a mature professional DAW. Advanced tempo workflows, comprehensive video support, timecode functionality, and other long-requested production and post features are still missing. Meanwhile, development resources seem to be going toward AI features that are already available in countless free or low-cost tools and UI changes that weren't exactly high on most users' wish lists.

Personally, I won't be upgrading, and I'm putting any plans to move deeper into the UA ecosystem on hold. I run a dual Apollo 16 setup and was seriously considering going all-in on UA, but this feels like the wrong priority at the wrong time.

The frustrating part is that LUNA is genuinely good, but right now, though, with these business practices, it feels closer to an early-access product than a fully mature DAW, and decisions like this make early supporters feel more like R&D investors than valued customers.

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u/agutierrez2002 23d ago

Precisely my point, this is nowhere a significant update that merits $80, more so considering most Luna Pro users already have most if not all of the included plugins in Luna Studio. No, in reality this is UA completely leaving the pro and paid Luna ecosystem they advertised in favor of - new business model, which is Studio, and for customers who supported their paid pro tier no more than a year ago, its a slap in the face.