Such a great forum, thanks for all the perspectives, this is the OP. I was initially only monitoring through the Apollo console. The sound I wanted. Thinking I could just apply those same (minimal) effects to a raw recorded signal. But I couldn't get back to that original sound I heard.
So I decided to switch the console to UAD record. Still, on playback I wasn't getting that sound. That's when I wrote my initial post here.
I see that garageband, at least mine, seems to default into a few effects. EQ normally. So that's impacting playback. I turned that off and am getting closer. I'm wondeirng what else garageband includes, perhaps as a default, maybe invisible, with the (good) intention of making amateur recordigns sound better.
Anyway, though it looks like the consensus is that another DAW may only incrementally improve the sound, if at all, I may take a look at Luna if in fact the console is part of the timeline/workspace, as I've always found the console, and the switching between, and the need to save sessions, less than intuitive.
THANKS everybody for your sage advice and perspective so far!
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