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1. NO gt N N Apollo Software Manual 123 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo I O Multi Unit PT Mode Off Apollo Driver I O List Multi Unit PT Mode Off INPUTS OUTPUTS MONITOR UNIT EXPANDER UNIT MONITOR UNIT EXPANDER UNIT 1 MIC LINE Hi Z 1 23 2 MIC LINE Hi Z 1 l MON L 29 2 LINE 1 2 MIC LINE Hi Z 2 24 2 MIC LINE Hi Z 2 2 MON R 30 2 LINE 2 3 MIC LINE 3 25 2 MIC LINE 3 3 LINE 1 31 2 LINE 3 4 MIC LINE 4 26 2 MIC LINE 4 4 LINE 2 32 2 LINE 4 5 LINE 5 Zi 2 LINE 5 5 LINE 3 33 2 LINE 5 6 LINE 6 28 2 LINE 6 6 LINE 4 34 2 LINE 6 7 LINE 7 29 2 LINE 7 7 LINE 5 35 2 LINE 7 8 LINE 8 30 2 LINE 8 8 LINE 6 36 2 LINE 8 9 S PDIF L 31 2 ADAT 1 9 LINE 7 37 2 S PDIF L 10 S PDIF R 32 2 ADAT 2 10 LINE 3 38 2 S PDIF R 11 VIRTUAL 1 Jo 2 ADAT 3 Ll ADAT 1 39 2 VIRTUAL 1 12 VIRTUAL 2 34 2 ADAT 4 12 ADAT 2 40 2 VIRTUAL 2 13 VIRTUAL 3 35 2 ADAT 5 13 ADAT 3 41 2 VIRTUAL 3 14 VIRTUAL 4 36 2 ADAT 6 14 ADAT 4 42 2 VIRTUAL 4 15 MON L 37 2 ADAT 7 15 ADAT 5 16 MON R 38 2 ADAT 8 16 ADAT 6 17 AUX1 L 39 2 S PDIF L 17 ADAT 7 18 AUX1 R 40 2 SIPDIF R 18 ADAT 8 19 HP1 L 41 2 VIRTUAL 1 19 S PDIF L 20 HP1 R 42 2 VIRTUAL 2 20 S PDIF R 21 HP2 L 43 2 VIRTUAL 3 21 VIRTUAL 1 22 eZ ae 44 2 VIRTUAL 4 A2 VIRTUAL 2 23 VIRTUAL 3 24 VIRTUAL 4 ZO HP1 L 26 HP1 R 27 HP2 L 28 HP2 R Software Outputs Software Inputs for DAW inputs for Console inputs Apollo So
2. OO O HP1 R 90 gt HP2 L ODO N HP2 R Software Outputs Software Inputs for DAW inputs for Console inputs 120 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo I O Single Unit PT Mode On Apollo Software Manual Apollo Driver I O List Single Unit PT Mode On INPUTS OUTPUTS NULL 1 MON L NULL 2 MON R MIC LINE Hi Z 1 LINE 1 MIC LINE HI Z 2 LINE 2 MIC LINE 3 LINE 3 MIC LINE 4 LINE 4 LINE 5 LINE 5 LINE 6 LINE 6 LINE 7 W COIN DMD Oo BR WIM FR LINE 7 LINE 8 LINE 8 gt e ADAT 1 ADAT 1 pry N ADAT 2 ADAT 2 le OO ADAT 3 ADAT 3 _ iN ADAT 4 ADAT 4 gt O1 ADAT 5 ADAT 5 16 ADAT 6 ADAT 6 NI ADAT 7 ADAT 7 4 00 ADAT 8 ADAT 8 O S PDIF L S PDIF L N O S PDIF R S PDIF R N gt VIRTUAL 1 VIRTUAL 1 N N VIRTUAL 2 VIRTUAL 2 N OO MON L VIRTUAL 3 NO N MON R VIRTUAL 4 N VI AUXI L HPIL N O AUXI R HP1 R NO NI AUX2 L HP2 L N 00 AUX2 R N O HP1 L OO O HP1 R 90 gt HP2 L ODO N HP2 R HP2 R Software Outputs Software Inputs for DAW inputs for Console inputs 121 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo I O Single Unit PT Mode Off 4x Sample Rates Apollo Dr
3. Because their signal paths are separate from the monitor outputs these outputs can be configured to contain unique mixes that are completely independent from other Apollo hardware outputs The headphone and Apollo Twin line 3 4 outputs mirror the stereo monitor outputs by default but each output can be configured have its own unique mix via Console s dedi cated headphone and Apollo Twin line 3 4 mix buses Any DAW outputs can also be routed into the headphone mix buses via Apollo s device drivers see Virtual I O on page 97 for more info Headphone Source 1 amp 2 Apollo These buttons determine the source of the headphone bus mix HEADPHONE 1 es Note that a headphone output can only use its own mix bus or the monitor mix as Its source For example you can t select HP 2 as the source for HP 1 and vice versa _ a HP 1 HP 2 Apollo When set to HP the headphone source is the dedicated head HEADPHONE 2 phone mix bus summed with all DAW outputs that are routed to Apollo s headphone outputs if applicable In this mode the mix of the this bus Is determined by the Headphone Send controls in the input channel strips and the aux return strips Console s fad ers mutes and solos are not reflected in the headphone output in HP mode Console s headphone sends are pre fader MIRROR TO MIRROR TO B Note When the Headphone Source is not set to MON aux returns must be sent t
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5. Fader Scale The numerical labels represent the amount of attenuation applied by the fader A value of O represents O db of attenuation Fader Level Hover If the mouse is hovered over the fader handle its current decibel value is displayed in a pop up window ANALOG 1 Channel Fader Copy Mix Menu amp Input Meter All channel fader values for all inputs the entire monitor mix can be copied simultaneously to any send bus To copy the monitor mix to a send bus right click or Ctrl click the channel fader to display the copy mix menu then select a destination bus for the mix The copy mix menus with Apollo left and Apollo 16 right Caution The Copy Mix function will overwrite the entire mix of the destination bus all send level settings for all inputs on the destination bus will be lost Input Meter The Input Meter displays the signal level of the channel after UAD plug in processing in the Inserts Depending on the state of the View Menu post fader or pre fader this meter will display the level going into the monitor mix bus post fader post inserts or the level at the channel s hardware input pre fader post inserts Tip When recording into a DAW It s generally better to keep the Input Meters set to pre fader so they accurately represents the signal level being sent to the DAW Apollo Software Manual 39 Chapter 3 Console Application Input Level Scale The numerical labels represent di
6. e Inthe multi unit tables the designated monitor unit I O Is in the left columns and the designated expander unit is In the right columns In the tables and the driver I O labels the expander unit I O Is prefixed with the number 2 e g 2 LINE 1 Apollo Software Manual Ll7 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo Twin 1 0 ADAT Mode Digital Input Mode ADAT ANALOG 1 MON L ANALOG 2 MON R MON L LINE 3 MON R LINE 4 VIRTUAL 1 VIRTUAL 1 VIRTUAL 2 VIRTUAL 2 VIRTUAL 3 VIRTUAL 3 VIRTUAL 4 VIRTUAL 4 ADAT 1 HEADPHONE L ADAT 2 10 HEADPHONE R ADAT 3 ADAT 4 ADAT 5 ADAT 6 ADAT 7 ADAT 8 AUXI L AUXI R AUX2 L AUX2 R Software Outputs Software Inputs for DAW inputs for Console inputs Apollo Twin ADAT Input Channels and Sample Rates W COINI DD Oo BR WIM FR 1 2 3 4 9 6 7 8 9 10 11 NO le OO _ D nay I gt O gt NI gt 00 gt O N O The ADAT digital input recognizes the following channels and sample rates e Channels 1 8 at 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz e Channels 1 4 at 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz e Channels 1 2 at 1 6 4 kHz and 192 kHz Apollo Software Manual 118 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo Twin I O S PDIF Mode Digital Input Mode S PDIF ANALOG 1 MON L ANALOG 2 MON R MON L LINE 3 MON R LINE 4 VIRTUAL 1 VIRTUAL 1 VIRTUAL 2 VIRTUAL 2 VIRTUAL 3 VIRTUAL 3 VIRTUAL 4 VIRTUAL 4 S PDIF L HEADPHONE L S
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8. Apollo and Cue Apollo 16 buses and these buses can be assigned to any available output pair Note If an output in the menu is dim and cannot be selected the output route Is already in use by another channel aux headphone Apollo or cue Apollo 16 Routes Available BMon o or 4 Stereo Routes Available 4 Mono or 2 Stereo Mirror to Monitor When a channel is routed to an output other than the monitor outputs the channel IS si multaneously routed to the monitor outputs mirrored by default Mirroring to the moni tor outputs can be disabled so the channel is routed only to the output selected in the output menu To toggle monitor mirroring select Mirror to Monitor from the output menu Monitor mirroring is active when a check mark appears next to the Mirror to Monitor text in the menu Apollo Software Manual 37 Chapter 3 Console Application Input Pan This control adjusts the input s position in the stereo panorama of the monitor mix bus When the Input is stereo linked two pan knobs appear for the channel one for each of the left and right channels enabling an with channels unlinked independent panning for both the left and right channels When left and linked right stereo link IS activated the default position of the dual pan knobs are hard left right Input Mute the aux buses but not the headphone Apollo or cue Apollo 16 buses The chan nel is muted when
9. Device Drivers r rr 115 APONO DFANCISFOVSRI Woo ia oa ein 115 DNTV TD Seri 116 Apollo Software Manual 3 Table Of Contents Chapter 10 Glossary 10 rr 131 Chapter 11 ING 138 Chapter 12 NOUCES vc ciecscvicwieaesecsecaneecsesernesameeceesseaueenenssesien 141 DICI ani 141 IRR an ti 141 COPIONE ine i ao 141 End User License AgreeMeEnt i 142 Apollo Software Manual 4 Table Of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction apollo a Bel Welcome To The Apollo Family Class Leading 24 bit 192 kHz Sound Quality Designed to play a central role in modern studios Apollo Apollo Twin and Apollo 16 incorporate a true no compromise approach to audio quality Building upon decades of UA s analog hardware heritage they offer extremely high resolution sonics with the lowest THD and highest dynamic range in their class Apollo s top end converters and UA s meticulous attention to circuit design translate into greater accuracy and depth in your recordings from tracking and overdubbing to mixing and mastering Note Throughout this manual the use of Apollo refers to the Apollo family of products Apollo Apollo Twin and Apollo 16 unless otherwise denoted Realtime UAD Plug In Processing for Tracking Mixing and Mastering While Apollo s natural sound is exceedingly open and transparent it can quickly deliv er a wide range of classic analog tones and color via its R
10. Monitor When MON is selected the main Console mix bus is routed to the monitor outputs Headphone 1 2 Apollo When HP 1 or 2 Is selected the headphone bus the mix created from HP sends on Con sole s Inputs and or DAW outputs assigned to the HP outputs Is routed to the monitor outputs Note To prevent a feedback loop HP cannot be selected when the Headphone Source Is set to MON Headphone 3 4 Apollo Twin When HP or 3 4 is selected the headphone or 3 4 bus the mix created from HP or 3 4 sends on Console s inputs and or DAW outputs assigned to the HP or 3 4 outputs Is routed to the monitor outputs Note To prevent a feedback loop HP cannot be selected when the Headphone Source is set to MON Cue 1 2 3 4 Apollo 16 When one of the cue buttons is selected that cue bus the mix created from cue sends on Console s inputs is routed to the monitor outputs To prevent a feedback loop CUE cannot be selected when the cue source is set to MON Note Cue outputs 3 and 4 are unavailable at sample rates of 1 6 4 kHz and 192 kHz Monitor Global Clear Clips Clicking this button clears all clip indicators and peak hold indicators on all meters E Solo Clear E Whenever Solo is engaged on any channel input the Solo Clear button blinks yellow Clicking the Solo Clear button de fom activates the Solo function of any all channel inputs Clicking s Solo Clear again will return all channels to their prev
11. Software Outputs for DAW inputs 126 Software Inputs for Console inputs Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo 16 I O Single Unit PT Mode On Apollo 16 Driver I O List Single Unit PT Mode On INPUTS OUTPUTS NULL 1 MON L NULL 2 MON R LINE 1 LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 2 LINE 3 LINE 3 LINE 4 LINE 4 LINE 5 LINE 5 LINE 6 LINE 6 LINE 7 LINE 7 Apollo Software Manual LINE 8 LINE 8 gt e LINE 9 Lo 0 N joa a pliwWNnl LINE 9 gt N LINE 10 NO LINE 10 le OO LINE 11 _ OO LINE 11 _ D LINE 12 gt N LINE 12 y OJ LINE 13 nary O1 LINE 13 gt gt O LINE 14 H O LINE 14 gt NI LINE 15 N LINE 15 4 00 LINE 16 gt CO LINE 16 O AES EBU L O AES EBU L N O AES EBU R N O AES EBU R N gt VIRTUAL 1 N m VIRTUAL 1 N N VIRTUAL 2 N N VIRTUAL 2 N OO VIRTUAL 3 N OO VIRTUAL 3 NO N VIRTUAL 4 N N VIRTUAL 4 N VI VIRTUAL 5 N VI VIRTUAL 5 N OD VIRTUAL 6 N OY VIRTUAL 6 NO NI MON L N NI VIRTUAL 7 N 00 MON R N CO VIRTUAL 8 N O AUXI L N O CUE IL OO O AUXI R 30 CUE 1 R OO gt AUX2 L 31 CUE 2 L OO N AUX2 R 3
12. UAD Bandwidth Allocation setting from the default of 65 to allow more UAD plug ins to run within the DAW when external FireWire hard drives are not used Recommended UAD Bandwidth Allocation Values single unit Sample Rate kHz 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 192 I O buffer setting for best playback results 1024 2048 Note See Multi Unit FireWire Bandwidth on page 106 for recommended val ues when multi unit cascading With external FireWire hard drive Without external FireWire hard drive Twins 75 55 4 55 0 Apollo Software Manual 17 Chapter 2 Installation amp Setup To change the UAD Bandwidth Allocation setting 1 Quit all DAW software and the Console application UAD hosts must be quit to change this setting 2 Open the UAD Meter amp Control Panel application see 2 on page 15 3 Open the FireWire panel by clicking the menu button in the UAD Meter window see 3 on page 15 or type F Mac or Ctrl F Windows as a shortcut 4 Change the UAD Bandwidth Allocation setting shown below by clicking the up or down arrows or click hold the value for a drop menu 5 See UAD Bandwidth Allocation Notes below for more information about this set ting UAD Control Panel System Info Plug ins Configuration Current Link Speed Target Link i UAD Bandwidth Allocation UAD Bandwidth Allocation Notes e UAD Bandwidth Allocation values in the table are recommended as starting points for FireWire ban
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14. s Channel Fader will affect the Channel Meter w Pre Fader Post Fader Note The Metering Menu affects the Channel Meters of Console s channel inputs only It does not affect the Aux Meters or the Monitor Meters Window Menu Show Mixer Window command M Show Plug In Editor Windows command P Close All Plug In Editor Windows command option W Consoles Window Menu contents Show Mixer Window This Item brings the Console Mixer window to the foreground Show Plug In Editor Windows This item brings all open UAD plug in windows to the foreground If any Note This item applies only to UAD plug ins used within Console not those used within a DAW Close All Plug In Editor Windows Closes all open UAD plug in windows if any Apollo Software Manual 69 Chapter 3 Console Application Help Menu Open Documentation Folder Console s Help Menu contents Open Documentation Folder This item opens the folder containing all the Apollo product user documentation files Consult the documentation when you need specific operational information After opening the folder double click a documentation file to open it Tip Use the search function within the PDF reader application to quickly find information about a particular topic Contents of the documentation folder e Apollo Hardware Manuals Apollo Apollo Twin Apollo 16 e Apollo Software Manual e UAD System Manual e UAD Plug Ins Manual e Direct Devel
15. s headphone outputs Apollo 16 Apollo s four cue mix buses are pre fader and are typically used to create independent stereo mixes that can be routed to any Apollo 16 output for use with outboard gear such as headphone distribution systems Visible Sends Each Console input channel has two visible sends The visible sends for each channel are selected with the two send menus that are available on each input channel When a send bus Is selected with the send menus the bus Is selected for all inputs providing a convenient visual reference for the mix state of the bus The visible sends can optionally be unique for each channel if desired by holding the option key Mac or alt key Windows while selecting the send bus Note Two mix buses are displayed concurrently but all mix buses are always active Console s bus sends Apollo Software Manual 34 Chapter 3 Console Application Send Menu The currently displayed bus is selected with the send menu Click the send menu to dis play the drop menu containing the available send buses The bus send menus with Apollo left Apollo Twin center and Apollo 16 right Select for all inputs Select a bus from the drop menu to display the bus send in all input channels This method provides a convenient visual reference for the mix state of the bus Select for unique input To display the send bus only in one channel only as shown below option click Mac or alt click W
16. then click the blue Submit Support Ticket button on the right side of the page to create a help ticket SUBMIT SUPPORT TICKET Click the link below for a direct link to the help ticket form e www uaudio com my support index php pg request Users Forum The unofficial UAD Powered Plug Ins users forum for the exchange of tips and informa tion is on the web at e www uadtforum com Apollo Software Manual 12 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Installation amp Setup Installation amp Setup Overview Simplified procedures for software installation registration and authorization are in this chapter For complete and detailed procedures refer to the UAD System Manual For hardware installation notes and diagrams refer to the Apollo Hardware Manuals If you need technical assistance contact technical support page 15 The UAD Installer places all the software necessary to configure and use Apollo and UAD Powered Plug Ins onto the computer s startup disk It also installs the Apollo hardware device drivers so the audio interface can communicate with the host computer Therefore the UAD Installer must be run even If you intend to use Apollo without the use of Con sole or UAD Powered Plug Ins functionality Installation registration and authorization consists of these main steps detailed later 1 Windows only Install a qualified PCle to FireWire adapter card 2 UAD software installation Run the installer dow
17. unit e The upper Apollo 16 is designated the as the Expander slave unit e The Monitor unit is connected to the host computer via FireWire 800 either Apollo 16 FireWire 800 port can be used for this connection e The Expander unit is not connected to the host computer e One FireWire 800 cable must be connected between the Expander and Monitor units either Apollo 16 FireWire 800 port can be used for this connection e One MADI optical cable must be connected from the MADI OUT of the Expander unit to the MADI IN of the Monitor unit e Monitor and cue outputs are connected to the Monitor unit only e Power on the monitor unit before the expander unit Apollo Software Manual 103 Chapter Multi Unit Cascading Thunderbolt Host Connection Apollo 16 Important When the Thunderbolt Option Card is used for the host computer connection both units must have the Thunderbolt Option Card installed Cables Required One Thunderbolt cable for connecting to the host computer One Thunderbolt cable for connecting between the two interfaces One FireWire 800 cable for connecting between the two interfaces One MADI optical cable for connecting between the two interfaces single or dual MADI cables can be used Apollo 16 Multi Unit Cascading Wiring Thunderbolt Host Connection Expander Unit Connect speakers and cue outputs to monitor unit Key points for this setup Both units require the Thunderbolt Option Card The
18. 60 Session Name 55 Settings 68 Shortcuts 24 Show Mixer Window 69 Show Plug In Editor Windows 69 Software Features 6 Software Installation 14 software Monitoring 95 Software Overview 10 Software Updates 9 13 Solo 38 Solo Clear 53 Source 52 S PDIF Mirrors Monitor 1 2 63 Standalone Use 92 Synchronized DAW Sessions 73 System Latency Overview 109 System Requirements 13 Technical Support 12 Tempo 6b Apollo Software Manual 141 U UAD 2 DSP Latency 114 UAD Meter amp Control Panel 7 UAD Mixer Engine 116 UAD Powered Plug Ins 7 10 UAD Powered Plug Ins Processing 87 Undo 68 Unison 77 Upsampled UAD Plug Ins 114 Using Apollo Concurrently with a DAW and Console 95 Using Apollo with a DAW without Console 93 Using Apollo with Console without a DAW 91 V Virtual I O 97 W Window Menu 69 Window Title Bar 65 Index Chapter 12 Notices Disclaimer The Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice Univer sal Audio Inc makes no warranties of any kind with regard to this manual including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Universal Audio Inc shall not be liable for errors contained herein or direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Trademarks Universal Audio the Universal Audio diamond logo UAD
19. Acronym for Universal Audio Digital Used in reference to digital products created by Universal Audio UAD 2 A line of DSP accelerator products developed and manufactured by Universal Audio Unison Universal Audio s exclusive preamp hardware software integration technology that enables UAD preamp plug ins reconfigure the physical input impedance gain staging response and other parameters of Apollo s mic preamp hardware to match the emulated preamp s hardware design characteristics with bi direction control Virtual I O Apollo audio inputs and outputs that exist in software but not in hardware Vir tual I O is used to route digital audio channels between Console and other audio applica tions Compare to Flex Routing Wet Refers to a signal that is processed e g recording a wet signal The antonym of a dry signal Word Clock A dedicated clock signal based on the transmitting device s sample rate or the speed with which sample words are sent over a digital connection See Clock XLR A standard three pin connector used by many audio devices with pin 1 typically connected to the shield of the cabling thus providing ground Pins 2 and 3 are used to carry audio signal normally in a balanced out of phase configuration Apollo Software Manual 138 Glossary Chapter 11 Index Symbols 48V 28 A Accessing Apollo I O via Core Audio 39 Accessing Apollo s I O 93 Always On Top 64 Apollo as a digital mixe
20. Console s virtual inputs Virtual I O facilitates highly flexible signal routing via the DAW See Virtual 0 on page 9 for details about this feature Apollo Software Manual 116 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Driver I O Tables Tables in this section list the I O numbers and names for all Core Audio ASIO streams available in every possible configuration All configurations are listed in the table below Click an item to jump directly to that table Tip Each table is on a single page For convenient reference with DAWs that don t display driver I O channels by name print the sheet for your particular setup Apollo Driver I O Table Page Numbers APOLLO TWIN APOLLO APOLLO 16 Single Unit ADAT page 118 OFF page 120 page 126 Digital In Mod PT Mode n Mode S PDIF page 119 ON page 121 page 127 4x Sample Rates OFF page 122 page 128 PT Mode ON page 123 page 129 Multi Unit OFF page 124 page 130 PT Mode ON page 125 page 131 Driver I O Table Notes e The number in the left column is the channel number used by the DAW e All tables apply at all sample rates unless 4x Sample Rates is denoted e lx sample rates is defined as 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz e 2x sample rates is defined as 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz e 4x sample rates is defined as 176 4 kHz and 192 kHz e Apollo 16 Cue buses 3 and 4 are not available in Core Audio ASIO channels These buses are available in the Console Mixer only
21. Console Application The Console Mixer Window Control Groups Console controls are grouped according to functionality with a layout similar to that found on typical analog mixers The layout of these groupings is shown below Detailed explanations of all the Console control functions are similarly grouped and presented later in this chapter Note With Apollo 16 cue controls replace the headphone controls that are shown in the Apollo diagram below However the Apollo 16 cue controls are similarly grouped Window Title Bar L y Console U n IT gt View Metering Window i i Select Application i Tabs Menus ZIL Monitor Meters Cl Print m Controls 5 ZOD MIRROR T0 None Headphone Controls AUX 1 TO HP AUX 2 TO HP 2 HONE 2 HEADPHONE 2 G v e2 uon uow MIRROR T0 None amour niroenr mmpour mourt seront marone amour mer mipit TP T TP T CONSOLE RECALL f I UUII g Monitor II Monitor HIE Monitor I itor fl Monitor Monitor 5 Empty Session 6 OOlga gas omw Da A i 12 0 ANALOG ANALOG 2 ANALOG 3 ANALOG 4 j ANALOG 6 ANALOG 7 ANALOG 8 S PD AUX AUX 2 gt PA V7 Channel Auxillary Monitor Input Strips Return Strips Controls Apollo s Console mixer window and controls layout Sizing the Console Mixer Window The size of the Console mixer window can be horizontally and vertical iim ly adjusted by dragging the lower right cor
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23. Indication Unison Active When a Unison plug in is inserted in a Console channel s PREAMP slot AND Apollo s front panel channel select function Is set to the same channel the color of the front panel preamp gain level indicator the LED ring around the knob is orange Instead of green Note Apollo s front panel channel selection indicator must match the Unison enabled channel to see the front panel Unison indication The orange colored ring indicates that the currently selected preamp channel Is using a Unison plug in within Console and that Apollo s front panel knob is controlling the first gain stage of the plug in PREAMP PREAMP Apollo s front panel preamp knob during normal operation left and when a Unison plug in is inserted in Console s PREAMP slot of Apollo s selected channel right Additional Gain Stages Other gain stages within the Unison plug in can be adjusted with Apollo s front panel knob by activating Gain Stage Mode When Gain Stage Mode Is active the color of Apol lo s gain level indicator and the target gain parameter within the Unison plug in s inter face changes depending on which gain stage Is currently being controlled by the knob see Gain Stage Mode on page 80 for details Console Indications The color of Console s preamp gain level indicator and the channel selection dot on the gain knob Is orange instead of green when Unison Is active in the channel If the Uni son
24. Is to control Apollo s low latency hardware input monitoring and Realtime UAD Processing and Console must be used to take advantage of these features Console replaces the software monitoring feature of the DAW mixer For complete details see Chapter 3 Console Application beginning on page 19 Console Recall Plug In Console Recall is a DAW plug in supplied in VST RTAS AAX 64 and Audio Units for mats Console Recall offers additional convenience when using Apollo and or the Console application in conjunction with a DAW Its primary function is to store complete Console configurations within the DAW project file For complete details see Chapter 4 Console Recall Plug In beginning on page 71 UAD Powered Plug Ins UAD Powered Plug Ins are the software plug in titles containing the DSP algorithms UAD plug ins are loaded within a host application for audio processing on Apollo s in tegrated UAD 2 DSP accelerator Console and DAWS are host applications Each UAD plug in contains a graphical user interface GUI and various control parameters that can be manipulated to achieve the desired sonic results ANALOG 1 Insert 1 UA 1176LN Rev E ATTACK RATIO 3 z 5 1176LN LIMITING AMPLIFIER UNIVERSAL AUDIO gt M 20 Typical UAD plug in window Apollo includes numerous UAD Powered Plug Ins that are bundled with the device Op tional UAD plug ins can be evaluated without functional limitations for 14 days in
25. Mode Is active as shown at right Apollo Twin Apollo Twi The channel selection number LED CH1 or CH2 above the Flashing Chane Selection input meters flashes when Gain Stage Mode Is active as Shown at right Gain Stage Mode Unison Plug In Indication A colored dot appears within TUBE PREAMPLIFIER 610 E 5 9 4s the Unison plug in interface 10 F 10 on the target parameter being controlled as shown at left GAIN Apollo Software Manual 80 Chapter 5 Unison Deactivating Gain Stage Mode Gain Stage Mode can be deactivated with any of these methods e Press and hold Apollo s front panel gain knob for at least two seconds Apollo Twin must be in Input mode by pressing the Preamp button at least once e Disable the Unison plug in via Console s PREAMP insert enable disable button e Disable the Unison plug in via the on off parameter within the plug in interface e Remove the Unison plug in from Console s PREAMP insert e Apollo Twin only Change the selected channel by pressing the PREAMP button When Gain Stage Mode is deactivated the following changes occur 1 The gain stage select function pushing the preamp knob reverts to the channel select function 2 The channel selection indicator on Apollo s front panel stops flashing 3 If a gain stage other than the first gain stage was being controlled Apollo s pre amp knob reverts to control of the first gain stage of the Unison plug in an
26. PT Mode is unavailable with Apollo Twin PT MODE OFF PT MODE ON Inputs Inputs Offset I O Aligned I O Mon L Mon R Line 1 Line 2 ete Outputs Outputs How PT Mode changes Apollo s I O numbering Enabling PT Mode To enable PT Mode click the PT Mode checkbox in the global interface settings area in the Interface panel within the Con Sample Rate sole Settings window v PT Mode Changes To I O Complement Important Enabling PT Mode changes the driver I O complement Quit all audio applications before changing the PT Mode setting DAW I O driver numbering PT Mode changes Apollo s driver I O numbering and names If a DAW project saved with PT Mode disabled or saved prior to UAD v7 0 0 is subsequently opened when PT Mode is enabled the DAW s channel I O assignments may need to be adjusted The specific Apollo channel numbers and names when PT Mode Is active are listed in the PT Mode tables in Driver I O Tables on page 117 Optimized Apollo channels in Pro Tools Because Apollo s I O channel numbering exceed the 32 channels available in Pro Tools in certain configurations such as when multi unit cascading the available I O channels are optimized when PT Mode Is active Note Channel numbers higher than 32 are unavailable in Pro Tools when PT Mode is active The specific channels that are unavailable in Pro Tools are dis played in italics within parentheses in the PI Mode tables i
27. S MUX sometimes written as S MUX Abbreviation tor Sample Multiplexing S MUX is a method for transmitting two channels of high sample rate 88 2 96 176 4 or 192 kHz 24 bit digital audio over a legacy optical lightpipe ADAT connection which was originally designed to carry eight channels of 16 20 or 24 bit audio at 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz sampling rate See ADAT and Lightpipe SPDIF sometimes written as S PDIF An acronym for Sony Philips Digital Interface Format a digital audio transfer standard largely based on the AES EBU standard De signed to carry two channels of 16 20 or 24 bit digital audio at sampling rates of up to 192 kHz the most common SPDIF physical interconnect utilizes unbalanced 5 ohm video type coaxial cables terminating at phono RCA type connectors See AES Superclock A proprietary format used by some early Pro Tools systems to distribute clock signal running at 256x the system s sample rate thus matching the internal timing reso lution of the software See Clock and Pro Tools Transcoding Converting one type of digital signal to another i e from AES to SPDIF or from ADAT to AES Transformer An electronic component consisting of two or more colls of wire wound on a common core of magnetically permeable material Audio transformers operate on audible signal and are designed to step voltages up and down and to send signal between micro phones and line
28. UAD Series UAD 1 UAD 2 UAD 2 SOLO UAD 2 DUO UAD 2 QUAD UAD 2 OCTO Powered Plug Ins 1176LN 1176SE Teletronix LA 2A LA 3A LA 610 LA 610MkII 2 1176 610 2 610 6176 710 Twin Finity 2192 4 710d Cambridge EQ DreamVerb Plate 140 Precision Lim iter RealVerb Pro Precision Buss Compressor Precision De Esser Precision Maximizer Satellite Satellite DUO Satellite QUAD Apollo Apollo DUO Apollo QUAD Apollo 16 Analog Ears Digital Minds and Helios are trademarks or registered trademarks of Uni versal Audio Inc Other company and product names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners Copyright Copyright 2014 Universal Audio Inc All rights reserved This manual and any associated software artwork product designs and design concepts are subject to copyright protection No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without prior written permission of Universal Audio Inc Your rights to the Software are governed by the accompanying End User License Agreement Apollo Software Manual 142 Chapter 12 Notices End User License Agreement UNIVERSAL AUDIO INC END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS UNIVERSAL AUDIO INC END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT THE AGREEMENT CAREFUL LY BEFORE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE THAT IS GOVERNED BY THE AGREEMENT THE SOFTWARE THE SOFTWARE IS LICENSED NOT SOLD IF A YOU OBTAINED A COPY OF THE SOFTWARE FROM UNIVERSAL AUDIO INC UA A
29. are loaded within the DAW Buffering is used for UAD plug ins because data from the DAW must be shuttled over FireWire or Thunderbolt to from Apollo s DSP Accessing Apollo s I O in a DAW Specifying the audio interface device To access Apollo s I O within a DAW the DAW s audio engine must be configured to use Apollo as the audio interface device Specific instructions vary by DAW consult the DAW documentation for specifics The O Buffer Size setting which determines the overall DAW I O latency is usually set In the same window See Setting the I O in the audio software application on page 89 for an example I O Complement The specific inputs and outputs available and their names vary by Apollo model For complete lists see Driver I O Tables on page 11 7 Apollo Software Manual 93 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo Selecting Apollo s Inputs and Outputs When the DAW is configured to use Apollo as the audio interface device the DAW s audio input and output channels can be routed to from Apollo s I O via the device drivers No Input No Output Input 1 2 MIC LINE HZ 1 2 Input 3 4 MIC LINE 3 4 Input 5 6 LINE 5 6 input 7 8 LINE 7 8 Input 9 10 ADAT 1 2 Input 11 12 ADAT 3 4 Input 13 14 ADAT 5 6 Input 15 16 ADAT 7 8 input 17 18 SPDIF L R input 19 20 VIRTUAL 1 2 Mnput 21 22 VIRTUAL 3 4 Input 23 24 MON L R input 25 26 AUX1 L 1 R Input 27 28 AUX2 L 2 R inp
30. are unfamiliar or not obvious All cus tom controls are detailed for individual plug ins in the UAD Plug Ins Manual Console Shortcuts Several shortcuts are available to simplify Console control adjustments Scroll Wheel Continuous controls knobs and faders can be adjusted by using the mouse scroll wheel if available Hover the cursor over the control and adjust the scroll wheel to modify the parameter value Adjust All If the Option key is held down while modifying any control the same control on all inputs or aux returns will be simultaneously adjusted The relative difference is maintained between the same controls until any control reaches its minimum or maximum value Return To Default If the Command or apple key Mac or Control ctrl key Windows is held when a control is clicked the control will return to its default value Command Ctrl Option Click will return all controls of the same type to their default value Mute Solo All Toggle Option click a Mute or Solo button to toggle the state on all channels Shift Click with Arrow Keys After clicking a control values can be adjusted using the arrow keys when the shift key is held down Button Toggle via Return When a button has focus it can be toggled with the return or enter keys on the computer keyboard A button has focus after It Is clicked Drop Menus Menus continue to display after a single click The mouse button does not need to be h
31. bass IS routed to an input DI into mixer or tape recorder inputs often employ use of a DI box which raises the signal to the correct voltage level at the right impedance Digital Information or data that is stored or communicated as a series of bits binary digits with values of O or 1 Digital audio refers to the representation of varying sound pressure levels by means of a series of numbers See Analog and Bit Dither Minute amounts of shaped noise added intentionally to a digital recording in order to reduce a form of distortion known as quantization noise and aid in low level sound resolution Dry Refers to a signal that is unprocessed e g recording a dry signal The antonym of a wet signal DSP Acronym for Digital Signal Processing or Digital Signal Processor DSP Accelerator A device dedicated to digital signal processing UAD 2 devices are DSP accelerators Dynamic Microphone A type of microphone that generates signal with the use of a very thin light diaphragm which moves in response to sound pressure That motion in turn Causes a voice coll which is suspended in a magnetic field to move generating a small electric current Dynamic mics are generally less expensive than condenser or ribbon mics and do not require external power to operate Dynamic Range The difference between the loudest sections of a piece of music and the softest ones The dynamic range of human hearing that
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33. either Apollo Thunderbolt port can be used for this connection e One cable must be connected between the Expander and Monitor units either Apollo FireWire 800 port can be used for this connection e One ADAT optical cable must be connected from the ADAT OUT 1 of the Expander unit to the ADAT IN 1 of the Monitor unit At sample rates of 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz a second ADAT optical must also be connected from the ADAT OUT 2 of the Expander unit to the ADAT IN 2 of the Monitor unit e Monitor headphone and auxiliary outputs are connected to the Monitor unit only e Power on the expander unit before the monitor unit Apollo Software Manual 102 Chapter 7 Multi Unit Cascading Multi Unit Wiring Apollo 16 FireWire 800 Host Connection Cables Required e One FireWire 800 cable for connecting to the host computer e One FireWire 800 Cable for connecting between the two interfaces e One MADI optical cable for connecting between the two interfaces single or dual MADI cables can be used Apollo 16 Multi Unit Cascading Wiring FireWire Host Connection a Unit 2 armel T Monitor Unit POWER OTASAN AN 75 OHM TERM n AES EBU OUT R 2 MON OUT L f oferenne FIREWIRE Terzo Tuono UNIVERSAL AUDIO INC 1 FireWi Pauley _ Connect speakers P and cue outputs di 0 0 to monitor unit Key points for this setup e The lower Apollo 16 is designated as the Monitor master
34. gt 2 D The Channel Strip Editor Copy Plug In Name Copies the plug in that is in the slot so it can be pasted into another slot via the Options menu Paste command This option does not appear If a plug in is not loaded in the slot Copy Plug In Name To This Insert On Visible Inputs Copies the plug in that is in the slot into the same slot of all visible inputs This option does not appear if a plug in is not loaded in the slot Note In the above context and those below Visible Inputs means all Console inputs that are currently displayed via the View Menu Copy Plug In Name To This Insert On All Inputs Copies the plug in that is in the slot into the same slot of all inputs visible or not This option does not appear if a plug in IS not loaded in the slot Paste Plug In Name Pastes the plug in that was previously copied into the slot This option does not appear If a plug in was not previously copied via the Options menu Apollo Software Manual OZ Chapter 3 Console Application Paste Plug In Name To This Insert On Visible Inputs Pastes the plug in that was previously copied into the same slot of all visible inputs This option does not appear If a plug in was not previously copied via the Options menu Paste Plug In Name To This Insert On All Inputs Pastes the plug in that was previ ously copied into the same slot of all inputs visible or not This opt
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36. is the difference between the very softest passages we can discern and the very loudest ones we can tolerate is con sidered to be approximately 120 dB See Bit resolution EQ Abbreviation for Equalization a circuit that allows selected frequency areas in an audio signal to be attenuated or boosted External Clock A clock signal derived from an external source See Clock FET Acronym for Field Effect Transistor A type of transistor that relies on an electric field to control the shape and hence the conductivity of a channel in a semiconductor material Firmware Software that is embedded in hardware Apollo Software Manual 134 Glossary Flex Routing Apollo technology that enables its physical inputs to be routed to various physical outputs Compare to Virtual 1 0 FPGA Acronym for Field Programmable Gate Array A type of Integrated circuit that can be programmed after manufacturing in the field to perform specialized functions Front End Refers to a device that provides analog and digital input output I O to a digi tal audio workstation DAW Apollo is a front end Graphical User Interface A software window panel or screen containing controls where parameters are adjusted by the user See GUI GUI Acronym for Graphical User Interface Hi Z Abbreviation for High Impedance Apollo s Hi Z input allows direct connection of an instrument such as electric guitar or bas
37. level devices such as mixing consoles recorders and DAWs Transient A relatively high volume pitchless sound impulse of extremely brief duration such as a pop Consonants In singing and speech and the attacks of musical Instru ments particularly percussive instruments are examples of transients Apollo Software Manual 137 Glossary Transimpedance Preamplifier A transformerless solid state preamplifier utilizing a tran sistor configuration that employs current feedback for ultra low distortion and the highest possible quality of signal from input to output The transimpedance design allows audio from 4 Hz to 150 kHz to pass through without altering the phase relationships between fundamental frequencies and overtones Noise and distortion are kept to near theoretical minimums so critical signals may be generously amplified without degrading the quality or character of the sound source TRS Acronym for Tip Ring Sleeve A 44 phone connector with three conductors typically used for balanced signal connections e g I O or carrying two unbalanced signals e g headphones TS Acronym for Tip Sleeve A 14 phone connector with two conductors typically used for unbalanced signal connections Note that TS like TRS and XLR denotes the con nector only and does not necessarily indicate the signal level of the connection TS TRS XLR cables are used for both low level e g microphones and instruments and line level connections UAD
38. plug in is inactive either via the PREAMP insert dis able button or the power switch in the plug in interface the color reverts to green Apollo Software Manual 78 Chapter 5 Unison Front Panel Channel Selection Level Knob Switch In addition to the rotary control Apollo s front panel preamp level knob has a switch function when the knob Is pressed The function of this switch varies depending on the active mode either Gain Stage Mode or Channel Select Mode as described below Gain Stage Select Unison operation only When the currently selected Apollo channel Is in Gain Stage Mode pushing the level knob changes the Unison plug in s gain parameter that is being controlled The color of the Apollo s front panel preamp gain level indicator the LED ring around the knob changes to reflect the gain stage being controlled and the gain stage Is also indicated by the matching color of the indicator dot within the Unison plug in s interface For complete details see Gain Stage Mode on page 80 Channel Select Mode standard operation Channel selection determines which input channel can being adjusted with Apollo s front panel preamp controls This is the standard behavior when a channel is not in Unison mode front panel channel selection is not related to Unison functionality The method used for front panel channel selection depends on the specific Apollo hard ware model Apollo or Apollo Twin The method for
39. quality is uneffected by clock source Lightpipe A digital connection made with optical cable This was a phrase coined by Ale sis to make a distinction between the proprietary 8 channel optical network used in their ADAT products and standard stereo optical connectors used on CD players and other consumer products Apollo Software Manual 1399 Glossary Line Level Refers to the voltages used by audio devices such as mixers signal proces sors tape recorders and DAWS Professional audio systems typically utilize line level signals of 4 dBm which translates to 1 23 volts while consumer and semiprofessional audio equipment typically utilize line level signals of 10 dBV which translates to 0 316 volts Low Cut Filter An equalizer circuit that cuts signal below a particular frequency Same as high pass filter Mic Level Refers to the very low level signal output from microphones typically around 2 millivolts 2 thousandths of a volt Mic Preamp The output level of microphones is very low and therefore requires specially designed mic preamplifiers to raise amplify their level to that needed by a mixing con sole tape recorder or digital audio workstation DAW Mute Turn off the signal Mute stops the signal from being routed Native Refers to computer based digital audio recording software controlled by the com puter s onboard processor as opposed to software that requires external hardware to run OS Acronym
40. required and only the monitor unit is connected to the host computer system The expander unit is connected to the monitor unit not the host computer The specific connections differ for Apollo and Apollo 16 and they differ depending on whether FireWire 800 or Thunderbolt is used for the host computer connection Diagrams for all hard ware setups are in this chapter starting on page 101 Note The inter unit optical cable is required for mix bus integration and when multi unit cascading Constraints Depending on the specific configuration certain features and or I O streams are reduced when multi unit cascading See Constraints on page 108 for details Driver I O Tables Driver I O availability and numbering changes when multi unit cascading and when PT Mode is enabled For a complete list of all possible I O states see Driver I O Tables on page 11 7 Apollo Software Manual 100 Chapter 7 Multi Unit Cascading Multi Unit Wiring Diagrams Note For maximum signal integrity short cables e g one to three feet in length are recommended for all inter unit connections In all multi unit setups Multi Unit Wiring Apollo FireWire 800 Host Connection Cables Required e One FireWire 800 cable for connecting to the host computer e One FireWire 800 Cable for connecting between the two interfaces e One ADAT optical cable for connecting between the two interfaces At sample rates of 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz two ADAT optical
41. s inputs can be recorded without signal processing dry or with Realtime UAD processing wet via the Insert Effects switch By using Console to monitor live audio the operator can record the Realtime UAD Pro cessing either dry or wet without any I O buffering and the latencies associated with software monitoring via the DAW Important Unison plug in processing In Console s PREAMP insert is always routed to the DAW regardless of the current Insert Effects setting Unison PREAMP in sert processing is always recorded See the Unison chapter for more information Function of the Insert Effects Switch The Insert Effects switch determines if the DAW records Console s inputs with or without Realtime UAD Processing regardless of the actual wet or dry state of the monitor mix This is accomplished by routing Console s inputs into the DAW from before the plug in inserts dry recording or after the plug in inserts wet recording Note Recording into a DAW with or without Realtime UAD Processing via the Insert Effects switch is a global function The function cannot be individually enabled per input Record With Effects When Record With Effects Is active Apollo s hardware input signals are processed by Console s UAD plug in inserts before routing into the DAW F A In this mode the post insert wet state of all Console inputs ae with Realtime UAD Processing is routed to the DAW inputs INSERT EFFECTS Record With Eff
42. setting Apollo as the output for system sounds Is generally not recommended when using a DAW Set the operating system s Input and or Output device to use Universal Audio Apollo to route system sound to from Apollo This setup will assign system audio to the Apollo s default channels 1 amp 2 which are routed to Apollo s left amp right monitor outputs Sound Be gt show all_ Q Sound Effects Output Input Select a device for sound output Name Line Out Type Audio line out port Digital Qut Optical digital out port 0 Digi CoreAudio Device 7 Universal Audio Apollo k FireWire Settings for the selected device The selected device has no output controls Output volume f y Mute M Show volume in menu bar Apollo selected for system audio output in Mac OS X System Preferences Apollo Software Manual 90 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo Using Apollo with Console without a DAW Apollo and Console can be used without a DAW or any other audio software Using Con sole without a DAW provides access to all Apollo functionality and simplifies the use of Apollo s digital mixing monitoring and Realtime UAD processing features when a DAW s recording and playback features are not needed Apollo has an internal DSP mixer for realtime mixing and monitoring of Apollo inputs with optional Realtime UAD Processing using UAD Powered Plug Ins The software in terface for this functional
43. 12 12 LINE 10 30 2 LINE 12 13 LINE 11 31 2 LINE 13 13 LINE 11 31 2 LINE 13 14 LINE 12 32 2 LINE 14 14 LINE 12 32 2 LINE 14 15 LINE 13 dI 2 LINE 15 15 LINE 13 33 2 LINE 15 16 LINE 14 34 2 LINE 16 16 LINE 14 34 2 LINE 16 Ly LINE 15 So 2 AES EBU L 17 LINE 15 39 2 AES EBU L 18 LINE 16 36 2 AES EBU R 18 LINE 16 36 2 AES EBU R 37 2 VIRTUAL 1 37 2 VIRTUAL 1 38 2 VIRTUAL 2 38 2 VIRTUAL 2 39 2 VIRTUAL 3 39 2 VIRTUAL 3 40 2 VIRTUAL 4 40 2 VIRTUAL 4 41 2 VIRTUAL 5 41 2 VIRTUAL 5 42 2 VIRTUAL 6 42 2 VIRTUAL 6 43 2 VIRTUAL 7 43 2 VIRTUAL 7 44 2 VIRTUAL 8 44 2 VIRTUAL 8 Software Outputs Software Inputs for DAW inputs for Console inputs Channel numbers above 32 those in italics within parentheses are unavailable within Pro Tools Apollo Software Manual 131 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Chapter 10 Glossary A D An acronym for Analog to Digital which refers to the conversion of analog signals to digital data Acronym A word formed from the first letters of other words e g GUI ADAT TRS etc ADAT An acronym for Alesis Digital Audio Tape ADAT was the name given to the Alesis branded products of the 1990s which recorded eight tracks of digital audio on a Standard S VHS video cassette The term now generally refers to the 8 channel optical Lightpipe connection that is used in a wide range of digital products from m
44. 2 CUE 2 R Software Outputs for DAW inputs 127 Software Inputs for Console inputs Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo 16 I O Single Unit PT Mode Off 4x Sample Rates Apollo 16 Driver I O List Single Unit PT Mode Off 176 4 kHz amp 192 kHz Sample Rates LINE 1 MON L LINE 2 MON R LINE 3 LINE 1 LINE 4 LINE 2 LINE 5 LINE 3 LINE 6 LINE 4 LINE 7 LINE 5 LINE 8 LINE 6 LINE 9 LINE 7 LINE 10 LINE 8 LINE 11 LINE 9 LINE 12 LINE 10 AES EBU L LINE 11 AES EBU R LINE 12 MON L LINE 13 MON R LINE 14 AUXI L LINE 15 AUXI R LINE 16 AES EBU L AES EBU R CUE IL CUE 1 R CUE 2 L CUE 2 R m m TIS Olwm Ni alafafwlrje n j NO gt N _ OO H OO _ PS H iN gt O1 gt Ol O OY gt NI gt NI gt 00 gt 00 gt O N O NO gt N N N OO NO DS Software Outputs for DAW inputs Apollo Software Manual 128 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo 16 I O Single Unit PT Mode On 4x Sample Rates Apollo 16 Driver I O List Single Unit PT Mode On 176 4 kHz amp 192 kHz Sample Rates NULL 1 MON L NULL 2 MON R LINE 1 LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 2 LINE 3 LINE 3 LINE 4 LINE 4 LINE 5 LINE 5 LINE 6 LINE 6 LINE 7 LINE 7 LINE 8 LINE 8 LINE 9 LINE 9 LINE 10 LINE 10 LINE 11 LINE 11 LINE 12 LINE 12 AES EBU L LINE 13 AES EBU R LINE 14 MON L LINE 15 MON R LINE 16 AUXI L AES EBU L AU
45. 2 AES EBU R 18 LINE 16 50 2 AES EBU R 19 VIRTUAL 1 5l 2 VIRTUAL 1 19 AES EBU L Di 2 VIRTUAL 1 20 VIRTUAL 2 52 2 VIRTUAL 2 20 AES EBU R HZ 2 VIRTUAL 2 21 VIRTUAL 3 53 2 VIRTUAL 3 21 VIRTUAL 1 53 2 VIRTUAL 3 22 VIRTUAL 4 54 2 VIRTUAL 4 22 VIRTUAL 2 54 2 VIRTUAL 4 23 VIRTUAL 5 55 2 VIRTUAL 5 23 VIRTUAL 3 55 2 VIRTUAL 5 24 VIRTUAL 6 56 2 VIRTUAL 6 24 VIRTUAL 4 56 2 VIRTUAL 6 25 VIRTUAL 7 dl 2 VIRTUAL 7 29 VIRTUAL 5 57 2 VIRTUAL 7 26 VIRTUAL 8 58 2 VIRTUAL 8 26 VIRTUAL 6 58 2 VIRTUAL 8 21 MON L 27 VIRTUAL 7 28 MON R 28 VIRTUAL 8 29 AUX1 L 29 CUE 1L 30 AUX1 R 30 CUE 1R 31 AUX2 L 31 CUE 2 L 32 AUX2 R 32 CUE 2 R Software Inputs for Console inputs Software Outputs for DAW inputs Apollo Software Manual 130 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo 16 I O Multi Unit PT Mode On Apollo 16 Driver I O List Multi Unit PT Mode On 1 NULL 1 19 2 LINE 1 1 MON L 19 2 LINE 1 2 NULL 2 20 2 LINE 2 2 MON R 20 2 LINE 2 3 LINE 1 21 2 LINE 3 3 LINE 1 21 2 LINE 3 4 LINE 2 22 2 LINE 4 4 LINE 2 22 2 LINE 4 D LINE 3 23 2 LINE 5 9 LINE 3 23 2 LINE 5 6 LINE 4 24 2 LINE 6 6 LINE 4 24 2 LINE 6 7 LINE 5 25 2 LINE 7 7 LINE 5 25 2 LINE 7 8 LINE 6 26 2 LINE 8 8 LINE 6 26 2 LINE 8 9 LINE 7 Zi 2 LINE 9 9 LINE 7 2 2 LINE 9 10 LINE 8 28 2 LINE 10 LO LINE 8 28 2 LINE 10 11 LINE 9 29 2 LINE 11 11 LINE 9 29 2 LINE 11 LZ LINE 10 30 2 LINE
46. Adjusting Apollo s front panel will update Console and vice versa see Interactions Between Console and Apollo on page 20 for details Unison 6 Er Unison is an exclusive analog digital integration technology that s built into every Apollo microphone preamplifier The preamp controls in Console inter act extensively with Unison plug in parameters For complete Unison details see Chapter 5 Unison beginning on page 5 Gain The channel s preamp gain can be adjusted with this control The input to be adjusted Mic Line or Hi Z is determined by the state of the channel s Mic Line switch or the Hi Z input if connected Rotating the knob clockwise Increases the preamp gain for the channel The available gain range for the preamp channels is 10 dB to 65 dB for the Mic Line and Hi Z in puts Gain Amount The specific amount of preamp gain in decibels is displayed beneath the gain control The relative amount of preamp gain is indicated by the green LED ring surrounding the gain control The LED ring is a different color when Unison Is active in the channel Front Panel Channel Selection Indicator Dot The colored dot that appears in the center of a gain knob Indicates the preamp channel that is currently selected on Apollo s front panel Apollo s channel selection is changed using the front panel Unison Parameter Gain is a Unison parameter that interacts with Unison plug ins inserted in
47. Control Panel application It can be accessed via the following methods e Mac Click its icon in the OS X Dock N A e Win Select it from Start Menu gt All Programs gt UAD Powered Plug Ins lt gt 3 Open the Plug Ins panel within the UAD Meter amp Control Panel application Access the panel by clicking the menu button in the UAD Meter window and selecting Plug Ins from the drop menu _ Menu Button stem Into Plug Ins Configuration Pare Wire Help Always on top Apollo Software Manual 15 Chapter 2 Installation amp Setup 4 Click the Authorize Plug Ins button in the Plug Ins panel Your web browser will connect to the UA online store UAD Control Panel system Info Configuration Authorize Plug Ins 5 Follow the directions on screen 6 Click the Download Authorizations button at the bottom of registration page to download the authorization file The auth uad2 file is downloaded to the default location specified by the web browser DOWNLOAD AUTHORIZATIONS auth uad 7 Double click the downloaded Authorization file to load it and authorize Apollo When the Authorizations successfully updated dialog appears click OK Authorization Status Device 1 gaa ye Authorizations successfully updated 8 Important Adjust the FireWire bandwidth setting to maximize Apollo performance if you are not using a Thunderbolt connect
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49. Is used as a monitor mixer that functions separately from the DAW s software monitoring mixer Disable Software Monitoring in the DAW when using Console When Console is used for live input monitoring with a DAW the DAW s software moni toring feature should be disabled If it isn t phasing and or doubling of the monitored signal s will occur because the Input signal is being heard twice first from the low latency DSP mix Console and shortly thereafter from the higher latency software mix DAW Important To eliminate doubled signals disable software monitoring in the DAW when Console is used to monitor Apollo s inputs Refer to the DAW documentation for specific instructions on how to defeat software monitoring in the DAW Routing and Recording Console Inputs and Mix Buses Recording Apollo inputs This functionality is covered in Accessing Apollo s I O in a DAW on page 93 Recording Console mix buses Console s monitor and send bus outputs can be routed into the DAW for recording Con sole s active mixes See Virtual I O on page 97 for details Recording Realtime UAD Processing When monitoring Apollo s inputs with Realtime UAD Processing those inputs can be recorded with processing wet or without processing dry This function is accomplished with the Insert Effects switch See Insert Effects on page 4 for details Apollo Software Manual 39 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo Console with the Conso
50. L Is opened that has the SYNC function in the plug in en abled the name changes to Sync Session and the name Is dimmed See SYNC for related details SAVE AS Button This button opens the operating system s standard file save dialog window so a new ses sion file can be named and saved to disk It performs the same function as selecting Save As from the Recall menu below or Console s File Menu Apollo Software Manual 595 Chapter 3 Console Application Recall Menu Overview The Recall menu contains the session file management options and lists of existing sessions Items in the menu are divided into three sections File management options are in the top section existing session files that reside on disk are listed in the center sec tion and cached overwritten sessions are listed in the bottom section Accessing the Recall Menu Single clicking the session name or the gray disclosure triangle to the left of the name displays the Recall Menu When the menu Is displayed clicking an item in the menu chooses that item Modified Session Dialog If the current Console session has been modified and a new Console session Is loaded a dialog window displaying the current session name in quotes appears with option buttons the name session name in quotes does not appear If the session has never been saved The behavior of the option buttons in this dialog are detailed below Important This dialog d
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53. O numbers and names are listed in Driver I O Tables on page 117 These values can be used to reference specific Apollo inputs or outputs by name when selecting I O in an application that does not display the driver names Apollo Software Manual 94 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo Using Apollo Concurrently with a DAW and Console Console is used concurrently with a DAW when low latency monitoring and or recording of Apollo s inputs or mix buses with or without Realtime UAD Processing is desired This workflow completely eliminates the I O buffering latencies associated with software monitoring In this scenario Console is used to control all Input monitoring and Realtime UAD Pro cessing when recording and the DAW s software monitoring feature should be disabled Software Monitoring versus Hardware Monitoring Software monitoring listening to live inputs via the DAW mixer has discernible latency due to audio interface I O buffering Hardware monitoring via an audio interface s in ternal DSP mixer e g Apollo s Console application does not have discernible latency because the live audio Is internally routed directly from the inputs to the outputs without DAW I O buffering see Latency Basics on page 113 for detailed explanations Monitoring with Console The primary function of Console is monitoring of Apollo s inputs during live performance with or without Realtime UAD Processing When used with a DAW Console
54. PDIF R 10 HEADPHONE R AUX1 L AUX1 R AUX2 L AUX2 R Software Outputs Software Inputs for DAW inputs for Console inputs Note Apollo Twin recognizes S PDIF digital input at sample rates up to 96 kHz OIOINIAIOAOIAIWWINI e l 2 3 4 D 6 7 8 9 10 11 NO OO H N Apollo Software Manual 119 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo I O Single Unit PT Mode Off Apollo Software Manual Apollo Driver I O List Single Unit PT Mode Off INPUTS OUTPUTS MIC LINE Hi Z 1 MON L MIC LINE Hi Z 2 MON R MIC LINE 3 LINE 1 MIC LINE 4 LINE 2 LINE 5 LINE 3 LINE 6 LINE 4 LINE 7 LINE 5 LINE 8 LINE 6 ADAT 1 WO COIN DM O11 BR WIM FR LINE 7 ADAT 2 LINE 8 eHlo O GOWiINIM ay yR wl N ADAT 3 ADAT 1 gt N ADAT 4 ADAT 2 le OO ADAT 5 ADAT 3 gt N ADAT 6 ADAT 4 m O1 ADAT 7 ADAT 5 16 ADAT 8 ADAT 6 y N S PDIF L ADAT 7 gt CO S PDIF R ADAT 8 O VIRTUAL 1 S PDIF L N O VIRTUAL 2 S PDIF R N VIRTUAL 3 VIRTUAL 1 N N VIRTUAL 4 VIRTUAL 2 N OO MON L VIRTUAL 3 NO N MON R VIRTUAL 4 N VI AUXI L HPIL N O AUXI R HP1 R NO NI AUX2 L HP2L N 00 AUX2 R HP2 R N O HP1 L
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56. UAD except Apollo Twin specific informa tion and individual UAD Powered Plug In descriptions UAD Plug Ins Manual The features and functionality of all the individual UAD Powered Plug Ins is detailed in the UAD Plug Ins Manual Refer to that document to learn about the operation controls and user interface of each plug in that is developed by Universal Audio Apollo Software Manual 8 Chapter 1 Introduction Direct Developer Plug Ins UAD Powered Plug Ins includes plug ins from our Direct Developer partners Documen tation for these 3rd party plug ins are separate files that are written and provided by the plug in developers themselves The filenames for these plug ins are the same as the plug in title names Thunderbolt Option Card Apollo amp Apollo 16 only All user documentation for the Thunderbolt Option Card is located on the Thunderbolt Support Page on our website there is no separate manual Please review the informa tion on the page carefully before installing or using the device www uaudio com support thunderbolt support Host DAW Documentation Each host DAW application has its own particular methods for configuring audio inter faces and using plug ins Refer to the host DAW s documentation for specific instructions about using audio interface and plug in features within the DAW Helpful videos about setting up Apollo with various DAWS are available on our website e www uaudio com videos Hyperlinks L
57. XI R AES EBU R CUE IL CUE 1 R CUE 2 L CUE 2 R m m n g5lo o uajals w nlE n j gt N gt N _ OO H OO _ PS gt PS gt O1 gt O1 gt O gt O gt NI gt NI gt 00 gt 00 gt O H O N O N O NO N N N OO NO DS Software Outputs for DAW inputs Apollo Software Manual 129 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo 16 I O Multi Unit PT Mode Off INPUTS OUTPUTS Apollo 16 Driver I O List Multi Unit PT Mode Off 1 LINE 1 33 2 LINE 1 1 MON L 33 2 LINE 1 2 LINE 2 34 2 LINE 2 2 MON R 34 2 LINE 2 3 LINE 3 55 2 LINE 3 3 LINE 1 35 2 LINE 3 4 LINE 4 36 2 LINE 4 4 LINE 2 36 2 LINE 4 D LINE 5 37 2 LINE 5 9 LINE 3 37 2 LINE 5 6 LINE 6 38 2 LINE 6 6 LINE 4 38 2 LINE 6 7 LINE 7 39 2 LINE 7 7 LINE 5 39 2 LINE 7 8 LINE 8 40 2 LINE 8 8 LINE 6 40 2 LINE 8 9 LINE 9 41 2 LINE 9 9 LINE 7 Al 2 LINE 9 10 LINE 10 42 2 LINE 10 LO LINE 8 42 2 LINE 10 11 LINE 11 43 2 LINE 11 11 LINE 9 43 2 LINE 11 LZ LINE 12 44 2 LINE 12 12 LINE 10 44 2 LINE 12 13 LINE 13 45 2 LINE 13 13 LINE 11 45 2 LINE 13 14 LINE 14 46 2 LINE 14 14 LINE 12 46 2 LINE 14 15 LINE 15 47 2 LINE 15 15 LINE 13 47 2 LINE 15 16 LINE 16 48 2 LINE 16 16 LINE 14 48 2 LINE 16 Ly AES EBU L 49 2 AES EBU L 17 LINE 15 49 2 AES EBU L 18 AES EBU R 50
58. ables Required e One Thunderbolt cable for connecting to the host computer e One Thunderbolt cable for connecting between the two interfaces e One FireWire 800 cable for connecting between the two interfaces e One ADAT optical cable for connecting between the two interfaces At sample rates of 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz two ADAT optical cables are required Apollo Multi Unit Cascading Wiring Thunderbolt Host Connection Expander Unit CK Oe ee oeeee w Mi So S amp S S lt OUT pels de see Ne g Q Q tt 3 1394 800 2 1394 bo 1 7 2 8 6 e e Monitor Unit ORD CLOCK L 1 IN aa A ss se ca ae oor E OUT 2 _OUT 1 IN 2 IN 1 n LY Peet PORT 1 PORT 2 z OUT HA A UNIVERSAL AUDIO BNC cea eon al on 1394 800 2 800 1 750HA lt E_107 Connect speakers Thunderbolt dh n h Note Both ADAT ports must be connected Computer 0 0 an eaapnones S MUX at sample rates of 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz to monitor unit Key points for this setup e Both units require the Thunderbolt Option Card e The lower Apollo is designated as the Monitor master unit e The upper Apollo is designated the as the Expander slave unit e The Monitor unit is connected to the host computer via Thunderbolt either Apollo Thunderbolt port can be used for this connection e The Expander unit IS not connected to the host computer e Thunderbolt must be connected between the Expander and Monitor units
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60. age 23 Quit Quits the Console application Console s current settings are saved to disk x when quit when Console is subsequently launched those settings are uploaded to Apollo Minimize Reduces the window to the Dock Mac or Task Bar Windows The ak window can be restored by clicking the minimized window or any Accessing Console method detailed on page 22 Fit Expands the Console Mixer window to the maximum size available on display monitor that the window currently resides on Unit Tab The Unit Tab ts located at the upper right of the Console Mixer window above the monitor level meters and beneath the win dow title bar The Unit Tab performs the following functions e Selects identifies and or renames the current unit s e Indicates the status of the host computer connection e Designates the monitor and expander units when multi unit cascading Apollo amp Apollo 16 only All functions except monitor expander re designation perform the exact same functions as the equivalent controls in the Interface Settings panel for convenient access to these functions Apollo Software Manual 65 Chapter 3 Console Application Appearance A single tab appears when a single unit Is connected a second tab appears when multi unit cascading Apollo amp Apollo 16 only as shown below Select Unit To select a different unit when multiple units are connected single click its tab Identify and Re
61. aintain the lowest possible input latency Apollo Software Manual Ls Chapter 8 Latency amp Apollo Upsampled UAD Plug Ins some UAD Powered Plug Ins are upsamp ed meaning their internal sample rate Is in creased to achieve sonic design goals Depending on the session sample rate upsampled UAD plug ins can add additional latency when used in the Console Mixer and or a DAW Although the latency added by upsampled UAD plug ins is negligible typically between 0 300 samples depending on the plug in and sample rate this extra latency can affect phase coherency in a session However phase is managed automatically by Input Delay Compensation in Console and Automatic Delay Compensation in the DAW Note For specific values see Upsampled UAD Plug Ins lable on page 112 DAW Latency Most DAWs use I O buffering to shuttle audio data back and forth between the audio in terface and the DAW This O buffering induces additional latency with any audio inter face not just Apollo I O Buffer Size The amount of DAW latency Is usually determined by the DAW s I O interface buffer size setting Low buffer sizes reduce latency but increase the host computer s CPU loading If the buffer size is set too low host CPU overloads and or audio artifacts such as clicks distortion or dropouts can occur Monitoring Live Performance During Recording DAW latency can be a problem during recording when software monitoring via the DAW s m
62. any manu facturers AES sometimes written as AES EBU The name of a digital audio transfer standard jointly developed by the American based Audio Engineering Society and the European Broadcast Union Designed to carry two channels of 16 20 or 24 bit digital audio at Sampling rates of up to 192kHz the most common AES physical interconnect utilizes a 3 conductor 110 ohm twisted pair cable terminating at standard XLR connectors See Dual Wire and Single Wire Analog Literally an analog is a replica or representation of something In audio signals changes In voltage are used to represent changes in acoustic sound pressure Note that analog audio is a continuous representation as opposed to the quantized or discrete stepped representation created by digital devices See Digital API Acronym for Application Programming Interface A software layer between an operat ing system and third party hardware such as an audio interface and or software such as a DAW For example a computer OS s audio API enables audio hardware and audio software from different vendors to communicate with the OS and each other ASIO Acronym for Audio Stream Input Output ASIO is an audio Interface driver protocol for Windows operating systems developed by Steinberg GmbH Balanced Audio cabling that uses two twisted conductors enclosed in a single shield thus allowing relatively long cable runs with minimal signal loss and reduced i
63. apollo HIGH RESOLUTION INTERFACE with Realtime UAD Processing UNIVERSAL AUDIO ng 27 18 1612 Peg ne 27 18 1612 96 3 60 f o 60 o UNIT SELECT CONSOLE e lt MONITOR a Apollo Software Manual Software Version 7 4 2 Manual Version 140114 UNIVERSAL AUDIO Customer Service amp Technical Support USA Toll Free 1 877 698 2834 International 1 831 440 1176 www uaudio com Table Of Contents Tip Click any section or page number to Jump directly to that page Chapter 1 Introduction cccccesceccecceeceeneeeeeeeeeueeeneaneeneeaneanes 4 Welcome To The Apollo Family aicicesonaraveacnesumseebicaenetemibentonetn seen sdeesenbanuenaeneciiyenien 4 SOMMA FU di ee o SEC FSC UPS Sini n or 6 Documentation calc iena ani I Apollo Software OVENVIEW c cri ir 9 TOC PCAN SUO nani aria tiats ooae sae E 11 Chapter 2 Installation amp Setup ccccceseeseeecesceeneeeeeeneeneeeeees 12 Installation amp Setup OvervieW suc rai 12 OW NaO e E E T E E ENA 13 Recitation lt AUS N81 2c 0 snai 14 Optimizing FireWire Performance io 16 Chapter 3 Console Application ccccccseeseesceeceeneecneeeeeneeneeas 18 COS OVS OC aio ana 18 The Console Mixer WINGOW eine e 22 See a ae rae e EET ETTET Aa 24 ER e A EE O ETE 29 AUXI SCO eea ara 41 Monor CNO a i 45 C e keturi APOO 1C ONIY Seen en mee ne nn REE S TEE S AEAEE 49 Console Settings WINGOW cccccecccesceeeeceeeeeeeeegeeeeseegeegeseegteeeetest
64. apter 2 Installation amp Setup Software Installation Important If you are installing Apollo for the first time install the UAD Powered Plug Ins software before connecting the Apollo hardware For optimum results download the most recent version of the UAD software from our website Note Software for Apollo and other UAD 2 devices if any must be installed at the same time software for UAD 2 devices cannot be installed separately To install the Apollo software 1 Launch the UAD Powered Plug Ins installer downloaded from our website at www uaudio com download w i 2 The installer will guide you through the process le a Sw 3 Shut down the computer before connecting the hardware Mac systems can be hot plugged after restarting 4 Connect Apollo to the computer with the included FireWire 800 cable 5 Connect Apollo to AC power with the included power cable then power it on with the front panel switch 6 Start the computer On Windows systems the Apollo software is installed after restarting 7 If prompted to update the Apollo firmware click OK then wait for confirmation that the process is complete Apollo must be powered off then on after a firmware update to complete the process 8 Proceed to Registration amp Authorization below to complete the setup process Firmware Updates Important For optimum results always update the firmware if prompted by the software A confirmation dialog will appear afte
65. ardware outputs Two stereo headphone mix buses Apollo or four stereo cue mix buses Apollo 16 with per input sends ensure individual performers can hear more me If desired e Flexible signal routing Using Console any hardware input can be routed to any hardware output Apollo Apollo 16 only Additionally all headphone Apollo Apol lo Twin and cue Apollo 16 mix buses can be mirrored to any hardware output e Session management Complete Console configurations can be saved and loaded to from disk as presets for convenient and unlimited session management Ses sions can also be stored within the DAW project using the Console Recall plug in Global Settings Parameters within the Console Settings Window panels are available for configuring vari ous global behaviors e Hardware Global interface settings such as sample rate clock source reference levels and digital output mirroring are controlled in the Interface panel e Software Global software settings for Console such as meter and plug in window behaviors are configured in the Console panel Interactions Between Console and Apollo Console s settings mirror the Apollo hardware changes made to one will be made on the other and vice versa If changes are made to Console when Apollo is not connected then Apollo is subsequently connected the Console settings are sent to the hardware Important If Console is launched after changes are made to Apollo using the front
66. cables are required Apollo Multi Unit Cascading Wiring FireWire Host Connection Expander Unit Connect speakers Note Both ADAT ports must be connected and headphones S MUX at sample rates of 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz to monitor unit FireWire 800 Computer Key points for this setup e The lower Apollo is designated as the Monitor master unit e The upper Apollo is designated the as the Expander slave unit e The Monitor unit is connected to the host computer via FireWire 800 either Apollo FireWire 800 port can be used for this connection e The Expander unit is not connected to the host computer e One FireWire 800 cable must be connected between the Expander and Monitor units either Apollo FireWire 800 port can be used for this connection e One ADAT optical cable must be connected from the ADAT OUT 1 of the Expander unit to the ADAT IN 1 of the Monitor unit At sample rates of 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz a second ADAT optical must also be connected from the ADAT OUT 2 of the Expander unit to the ADAT IN 2 of the Monitor unit e Monitor headphone and auxiliary outputs are connected to the Monitor unit only e Power on the monitor unit before the expander unit Apollo Software Manual 101 Chapter 7 Multi Unit Cascading Thunderbolt Host Connection Apollo Important When the Thunderbolt Option Card is used for the host computer connection both units must have the Thunderbolt Option Card installed C
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70. ctions are 20 dBu and 14 dBu Operating Level Line Output Reference Levels These drop menus set the reference level for the line outputs The number of menus dis played depends on the currently connected Apollo hardware multiple units and or Apollo 16 will display more menus The name of unit s the from the Rename Unit field are reflected here to identify the outputs The line output reference levels can be set to 10 dBV or 4 dBu in adjacent pairs The value is usually set to match the nominal input level of devices connected to these out puts a setting of 4 dBu outputs a higher signal level than 10 dBV Note Input reference levels for the analog line inputs are set in Console s channel Input strips Apollo Software Manual 63 Chapter 3 Console Application Console Settings Panel The Console panel is used to configure the global behavior of the Console application Interface Outputs Always On Top Clip Hold Time y Peak Hold Time Beats Per Minute The Console panel within the Console Settings window Always On Top Normally a UAD plug in window can be covered by the Console Mixer window when Con sole is the foreground application When this box is checked UAD plug in windows always float on top of the Console Mixer and Settings windows when Console is the foreground application so they can always be seen and adjusted Note This setting only affects UAD plug in window behavior within Conso
71. cy with four serial UAD plug ins at 96 kHz sample rate Channel Inputs e Input channels for all interface hardware inputs except MAD with Apollo 16 e Level pan solo and mute controls on all inputs e Four plug in insert slots per input for Realtime UAD processing e Two stereo auxiliary sends with level and pan controls on all inputs e Virtual inputs accept any outputs from DAW via device drivers e Stereo headphone sends with level and pan controls on all inputs e Four stereo cue sends with level and pan controls on all inputs e Adjacent input pairs can be linked for convenient stereo control e Sample rate conversion Is available on S PDIF and AES EBU inputs e Any input can be routed to any output except Apollo Twin Monitoring e Stereo monitor mix bus with level mute solo clear and source select controls e Independent headphone buses switchable to monitor mix and or mirror to any output e 4 stereo cue mix buses switchable to monitor mix and or mirror to any output Apollo 16 e Independent monophonic sum controls for all mix buses e S PDIF and AES EBU outputs can optionally mirror the post fader monitor mix Auxiliary and Cue Buses e Two stereo auxiliary returns with independent level mute and mono sum controls e Four plug in inserts per auxiliary return for Realtime UAD processing e Auxiliary buses can be routed to main monitor mix or headphone amp cue outputs e Auxiliary amp cue buses can be routed t
72. d capture performances without DAW I O buffering latency and its associated hindrances The special Realtime UAD Processing functionality is achieved via Apollo s unique ultra low latency DSP FPGA Console design Although every audio interface has undetectable latency that is inherent to the A D D A process routing Apollo s input signals through UAD Powered Plug Ins within Console does not add to this inherent latency Up to four UAD plug in instances can be inserted serially stacked or chained on each of Console s analog digital inputs and or auxiliary buses simultaneously without adding to the inherent I O latency Note Upsampled UAD plug ins add latency when used within Console or a DAW See Upsampled UAD Plug Ins on page 114 for more information Console inputs with Realtime UAD processing can be routed into the DAW via Apollo s device drivers and optionally recorded as either processed wet or unprocessed dry audio using the Insert Effects function in Console Important UAD plug ins used within Console for Realtime UAD Processing must run on the DSP within Apollo If other UAD 2 devices are active in the same sys tem DSP on those devices cannot be used for Realtime UAD Processing Apollo Software Manual 87 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo DAW Processing Method When UAD Powered Plug Ins are used within compatible VST RTAS AAX 64 or Audio Units host DAW applications I O buffering is used for plu
73. d the level indicator color reverts to orange Controlling Individual Gain Stages Selecting Gain Parameters For Control When the currently selected Unison plug in channel is in Gain Stage Mode when Its channel selection indicator is flashing push Apollo s gain knob to cycle through the available gain parameters within the Unison plug in Gain Stage Colors The gain stage being controlled is indicated by unique matching Indicator colors on Apollo s front panel and within the Unison plug in s interface The color of the gain level indicator on Apollo s front panel the LED ring around the knob changes with each gain stage and the matching color dot within the Unison plug in s interface moves to the target gain parameter being controlled The gain stages available for control and their associated colors are e Orange Gain stage one the Gain parameter e Amber Gain stage two the Level parameter e Green Gain stage three the clean non modeled output control Available Gain Stages Unison plug ins have up to three gain stage parameters With Unison plug ins that con tain two gain parameters only the available gain parameters are cycled and controlled in Gain Stage Mode Note For details about the unique gain stage parameters available within indi vidual Unison plug in titles refer to the UAD Plug Ins Manual Apollo Software Manual 81l Chapter 5 Unison Matching Gain Stage Indicators In Gain Stag
74. d trip latency is 1 1 milliseconds at a sample rate of 96 kHz Console Mixer Latency Apollo s Console Mixer is used for low latency monitoring cue mixing of Apollo s analog and digital inputs Using Console to monitor Apollo s inputs may or may not add to the inherent analog I O round trip latency depending on how it is configured Console without UAD plug ins When Console is used without UAD plug ins monitor ing Apollo s inputs via Console does not add any latency In this configuration Apollo s analog O round trip latency Is still 1 1 milliseconds at 96 kHz Console with Realtime UAD Processing When Console is used for Realtime UAD Pro cessing with UAD Powered Plug Ins that are not upsampled monitoring Apollo s inputs via Console does not add any latency In this configuration Apollo s analog I O round trip latency Is still 1 1 milliseconds at 96 kHz even if up to four UAD non upsampled plug ins are serially stacked chained on a single Apollo analog and or digital input Multiple Apollo inputs can have up to tour UAD non upsampled plug ins each up to the limit of available DSP resources this configuration also does not add any latency Note Upsampled UAD plug ins add latency when used in Console or a DAW See Upsampled UAD Plug Ins below for details Console Auxiliary Buses The outputs of the auxiliary buses in Console have 32 samples of additional latency This is necessary to m
75. demo mode Optional plug in licenses can be purchased at the UA online store Apollo Software Manual 10 Chapter 1 Introduction For additional details about how UAD Powered Plug Ins are used with Console and DAWS see About UAD Powered Plug Ins Processing on page 87 For general UAD Powered Plug Ins usage instructions see the UAD System Manual For complete details of Individual UAD Powered Plug Ins see the UAD Plug Ins Manual UAD Meter amp Control Panel Application The UAD Meter amp Control Panel Application is used to configure global functionality that pertains to all UAD 2 devices in the same system the same application is used for all UAD 2 products All UAD 2 global system settings are set within this application The application consists of two components The UAD Meter and the UAD Control Panels UAD Meter The UAD Meter window at right displays the current DSP memory and FireWire status of all active UAD 2 hardware including multiple devices These meters are also present in Console beneath the main output level me ters UAD Control Panels The UAD Control Panel window has multiple panels that display and enable control of the a a ee various UAD 2 system plug in and global configuration parameters UAD Control Panel UAD Powered Plug Ins 7 0 0 04 11 2013 build 2653 Check for Updates The screenshot at right shows the System UAD 2 plug ins must be running Into panel one of five control
76. dependently adjusted using Apollo s front panel gain knob Note Gain Stage Mode can only be active on one preamp channel at a time Initially when Unison is activated before entering Gain Stage Mode Apollo s gain knob controls the first gain parameter within the Unison plug in However when Gain Stage Mode Is active pressing Apollo s front panel preamp knob cycles through the available gain parameters in the plug in Activating Gain Stage Mode To enable Apollo s Gain Stage Mode when using a Unison plug in 1 In Console confirm a Unison plug in is inserted into the PREAMP slot of the Apollo preamp channel to be controlled 2 On Apollo s front panel select the preamp channel to be controlled using the Standard method for your hardware model for methods see page 9 3 Press AND HOLD Apollo s front panel preamp level knob for at least two seconds The channel selection indicator on Apollo s front panel flashes to indicate the selected channel is in Gain Stage Mode and a colored dot appears in the Unison plug in interface on the target parameter being controlled Gain Stage Mode Front Panel Indication Apollo s front panel channel selection indicator LED flashes Apolo when Gain Stage Mode Is active for the currently selected Flashing Channel Selection preamp channel The indication varies with the specific Y Apollo model Apollo The channel selection number LED above Its input meter flashes when Gain Stage
77. details about this feature Note Unison and the PREAMP insert is unavailable with Apollo 16 which does not feature microphone preamplifiers Enable Buttons Console s insert controls Apollo Software Manual 30 Chapter 3 Console Application Insert Menu Clicking the insert menu on any insert slot will display the list of available UAD Powered Plug Ins and the options sub menu Click an Item in the displayed list to select the item INSERTS INSERTS Access UAD plug ins by clicking an Insert Menu Selecting a UAD plug in from the list will load the plug in into the insert slot selecting an item from the options sub menu will perform that function If the slot does not already contain a plug in clicking anywhere in the Insert Display will show the list the area is dark when no plug in is loaded If a plug in is already loaded in the slot clicking near the v drop menu indicator on left of the Insert Display will show the list Tip Right click or Ctrl click the slot to display the Insert Menu even if a plug in is already loaded in the slot you don t need to click near the v drop menu indi cator to display the list in this case Insert Display The insert display shows the name of the currently loaded plug in if any An abbreviated name is shown for longer plug in names due to space constraints INSERTS mie Fm Roland RE 201 E INSERTS Tip Hovering the mou
78. dwidth tuning Depending on external FireWire hard drive usage e g how many audio tracks are being streamed lower values may be needed for increased FireWire hard drive loads or higher values can be used for increased UAD plug in counts when FireWire hard drive usage is lower To run more UAD plug ins within a DAW use USB eSATA or internal hard drives for audio session files instead of FireWire drives e Apollo has intelligent FireWire bus monitoring If audio playback is compromised a FireWire Interrupt Detected dialog appears If that occurs decrease the UAD Bandwidth Allocation setting for reliable playback Note that even if the dialog ap pears during playback audio file integrity is never compromised during recording e The UAD Bandwidth Allocation only applies when UAD plug ins are used within a DAW UAD plug ins do not consume any FireWire bandwidth when used within Console nor when connected to the host computer via Thunderbolt e Mac FireWire performance is better on some systems versus others due to the FireWire controller chips they contain In general newer Mac Pro iMac and Mac mini systems contain a superior FireWire controller chip and will deliver better FireWire performance than MacBook Pro systems There is no simple method to determine which controller is used Apollo Software Manual 18 Chapter 2 Installation amp Setup Chapter 3 Console Application Console Overview The Console application is
79. e s IDC engine is static The extra samples are always added to all inputs in the DAW even if no upsampled plug ins are Off E active However this overall additional input latency IS reported by Apollo s drivers so it is automatically compen sated by the DAW s ADC For example When the IDC value is Short 100 samples the default value and only 31 samples is actually required to compensate 100 samples is still added to all inputs in the DAW If using software monitoring via the DAW the extra unnecessary delay could be detected Note By default Console Input Delay Compensation is enabled with the Short value 100 samples Apollo Software Manual 110 Chapter 8 Latency amp Apollo Software monitoring with Console IDC When software monitoring via the DAW and Console IDC Is enabled the lowest effective Console IDC setting is recommended to minimize monitoring latency If using Console for monitoring and software monitoring via the DAW is disabled the IDC value isn t as criti cal because Console will dynamically deliver the lowest possible monitoring latency UAD 2 DSP Resources Console IDC uses a small percentage of Apollo s UAD 2 DSP To maximize DSP resource availability for UAD plug ins disable Console IDC If It is not needed Special Cases UAD Precision Multiband and UAD Ampex ATR 102 These two upsampled UAD plug ins have extra latency values that exceed the capacity of Console s IDC engine even at
80. e Mode Apollo s preamp level indicator the LED ring around the knob matches the colored dot on the target gain parameter in the Unison plug in s interface as shown below The hardware and software controls are mirrored and the gain stage can be adjusted using either control PREAMP PREAMP PREAMP The color of Apollo s preamp gain level indicator changes to reflect the gain stage being controlled TUBE PREAMPLIFIER 610 E E U 45 10 10 GAIN a me Mai a lt li gt al TK 100 The matching color dot on the parameter in the Unison plug in interface indicates which gain stage is being controlled by Apollo s front panel preamp knob Gain Control Resolution Apollo only Apollo s preamp knob is stepped whereas the Unison plug in interface s gain controls are continuous Therefore controlling gain levels within the Unison plug in interface has inherently more resolution more fine control versus Apollo s front panel knob Apollo Software Manual 82 Chapter 5 Unison Unison Load Save Behaviors Loading Unison Plug In Settings When Unison plug in settings are loaded in Console the effect upon the currently active Unison plug in settings varies depending on how the settings are loaded Its important to understand the distinction because critical preamp settings can be affected There are two ways Unison and non Unison plug in settings can be loaded in Console e Plug In Presets UAD Presets are
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83. each model is described briefly below in order to differentiate the standard behavior from the Unison behavior Note Standard channel selection is also explained in the hardware manual for each Apollo model the channel selection methods are used without Unison Apollo only Pressing the Preamp knob cycles through Apollo s selected preamp channel 1 2 3 4 repeat A channel is selected for adjustment when its channel select indicator LED located above the channel 1 2 3 4 input meters Is lit If stereo linking Is active the stereo pair s LEDs are lit Apollo Twin only Either of these methods can be used for channel selection with Apollo Twin e Level Knob After the Preamp button has been pressed at least once to switch the unit to Input mode pressing the Level knob alternates the currently selected input channel CH1 or CH2 e Preamp Button After the Preamp button has been pressed at least once to switch the unit to Input mode pressing the Preamp button alternates the cur rently selected input channel CH1 or CH2 An Apollo Twin channel is selected for adjustment when its channel selection indicator LED CHI or CH2 above the input meters Is lit If stereo linking Is active both indica tors LEDs CH1 and CH2 are lit Apollo Software Manual 19 Chapter 5 Unison Gain Stage Mode Unison plug ins have either two or three gain parameters By activating Gain Stage Mode each of these plug in gain stages can be In
84. eaeateteaeateatsaeass 58 WING TUG Bailar 64 APPICCIU Melilli iris 66 Chapter 4 Console Recall PIug IN rr 70 Console RECANO rea i 70 Console Recall CONHOS nile aio roi 71 BN E 72 Apollo Software Manual 2 Table Of Contents Chapter 5 UNISON iii 74 WA UN ON rei ocesuenaenecieseen sie eapstoesaraceseeuseiceuoen 74 UNLO T REAMP TI CUTS ail 76 controlin Unicon PIUS4SS WIET AO 71 Unison Oa Sav DC WAV Soi ir 82 Unison Operation NOS iena 83 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo 10 0 85 APOO SETUPS OVCI VIEW seria niro rene nani 85 About UAD Powered Plug Ins ProCeSSINg cccceccceeeeeeeeeeteeteeeeeeeeeeeeteetseeteansnees 86 Using Apollo as an Audio Interface rta 88 Using Apollo with Console without a DAW L Li 90 Using Apollo Without A COMPIE gi Using Apollo with a DAW without CONSole i 92 Using Apollo Concurrently with a DAW and Console ccceeceeeeeeeeeeeteateeeeteaees 94 VITO ia 96 PINO 98 Chapter 7 Multi Unit Cascading 00 rr 99 WWE Genie alti n 99 EAC ICING Wiring DSS 100 OE GI Fa osa A 104 Chapter 8 Latency amp Apollo ccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 108 Delay Compensation with ADO Orcs ssncrresuranieanontrsswaneansseunadienearamedeoitetacnannset 108 Input Delay Compensation IN CONSole i 108 Upsampled UAD Plug Ins Table cccccceceseeceeseseeseeeeeuceeteueuaneseraneanraneateaneas 111 LAeho Basic 112 Chapter 9
85. ealtime UAD Processing Avail able with SOLO DUO or QUAD Core processing onboard this onboard DSP Acceleration allows for recording and mixing through UAD Powered Plug Ins with as low as sub 2ms latency so producers can quickly monitor audition and optionally print audio using classic analog emulations from API Ampex Lexicon Manley Neve Roland SSL Studer and more Important Fundamental Concept Apollo s low latency hardware input monitoring and Realtime UAD Processing requires use of the included Console software ap plication to take advantage of these features Console replaces the software moni toring feature of the DAW mixer All trademarks are recognized as property of their respective owners Individual UAD Powered Plug Ins sold separately Apollo Software Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction Software Features Note For a list of hardware features see the Apollo Hardware Manuals Console Application General e Remote control of Apollo hardware features and functionality e Analog style mixer for realtime monitoring and tracking with UAD plug ins e Enables Realtime UAD Powered Plug Ins processing on all inputs e Console settings can be saved loaded for instant recall of any configuration Realtime UAD Processing e Up to four UAD plug ins can be serially chained on each Input and aux return e UAD insert processing can be monitored wet while recording wet or dry e Sub 2ms round trip laten
86. ects is active when the Insert Effects REC button pulses red Note his setting is used to record wet with Realtime UAD Processing Monitor With Effects When Monitor With Effects Is active Apollo s hardware input sig nals are routed directly into the DAW before being processed by Console s UAD plug in inserts ID In this mode the pre insert dry state of all Console inputs Is routed to the DAW Inputs even if Realtime UAD Processing is oc curring in the monitor mix Record With Effects is off when the Insert Effects MON button Is green INSERT EFFECTS Note This setting is used to record dry when Realtime UAD Processing is active Apollo Software Manual 47 Chapter 3 Console Application Headphone 1 amp 2 Source Apollo Headphone amp Line 3 4 Source Apollo Twin Note This section does not apply to Apollo 16 which does not feature headphone outputs Headphone Line 3 4 Descriptions Note Signal routing for Apollo s HP 2 outputs and Apollo Twin s Line 3 4 outputs Is identi cal For control descriptions in this section headphone means Headphones 1 amp 2 for Apollo and Headphones amp Line 3 4 for Apollo Twin Headphone Line 3 4 Overview Apollo has two stereo headphone outputs on Its front panel Apollo Twin has one stereo output and the Line 3 4 outputs Each headphone and Apollo Twin line 3 4 output Is individually addressable in Console or the DAW via Apollo s device drivers
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88. eld down to view the menu Apollo Software Manual 24 Chapter 3 Console Application Channel Input Strips Each Console input strip controls the corresponding Apollo hardware input The output of all Console channel input strips are always routed to Console s monitor outputs Inputs can be optionally routed to other outputs via the Auxiliary Section Mic Preamp Controls Console s channel input strips are essentially the same for all inputs however there are some differences among the analog and digital inputs as noted below Detailed descriptions of all controls begin on page 27 Unison PREAMP Insert Input Types Plug In Insert Controls Console has analog inputs digital inputs and virtual I O inputs The controls that are available in each strip depends on the type of Input Inputs vs Channels Apollo amp Apollo Twin Console s analog inputs reflect the channels of A D conver Sion that are available in Apollo Since there are actually more analog inputs mic line Hi Z on the interface than channels Console s preamp inputs are switched between the analog input connectors that are available on the hardware channels like an analog mixing console with multiple input types per channel Bus Send Controls Preamp Inputs Apollo amp Apollo Twin The preamp channels are switched between mic and line inputs manually via Console or Apollo s front panel Channels are auto matically switched to Hi Z inpu
89. ely eliminates the I O buffering latencies associated with software monitoring Console s Virtual I O feature can also be used with the DAW to route virtual software instruments or any other DAW outputs into Console for Realtime UAD Processing See Using Apollo Concurrently with a DAW and Console on page 95 for details UAD Powered Plug Ins Console versus DAW There are some fundamental differences when UAD Powered Plug Ins within Console or within a DAW See About UAD Powered Plug Ins Processing on page 87 for details Apollo Software Manual 86 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo About UAD Powered Plug Ins Processing Two Distinct Methods with Apollo Apollo features two distinct methods for using UAD Powered Plug Ins The Console processing method for low latency monitoring and tracking with Realtime UAD Process ing via the Console application and the DAW processing method for DSP accelerated UAD 2 processing via VST RTAS AAX and Audio Units plug ins in DAW applications These two methods are not a switched mode but instead simply depend on which ap plication Console or DAW uses the UAD plug ins Both methods can be used simultane ously for extremely powerful and flexible signal monitoring routing and processing Console Processing Method UAD Powered Plug Ins run in realtime only when used within Console Using Realtime UAD Processing in Console is optimum for artists and engineers that need to monitor an
90. ent in the Console application When a DAW project containing Console Recall is saved and SYNC is active the current state of the Console application is stored within the Console Recall plug in Since plug in settings are saved within DAW project files using SYNC enables Console s current state to be stored within the DAW project file without saving or loading Console sessions presets via the Console s Session Recall functions When the DAW project file is subsequently reloaded Console is automatically restored to the previous settings state regardless of any changes to Console or Apollo that were made in the interim This feature ensures the DAW project will sound exactly the same when reloaded at a later date even if Console contains customized settings that might affect the audio such as send mixes signal routings and or Realtime UAD Processing Enabling SYNC When Console Recall is first loaded SYNC is disabled The function IS inactive when the button is white and enabled when the button Is yellow Enabling SYNC does not change the Console settings SYNC doesn t do anything until the DAW project file is saved and subsequently reloaded Important SYNC saves the Console settings within the DAW file not AGRO the Console application Therefore the DAW project file must be saved to disk to retain the Console settings in the project Effect on Recall Menu in Console When a DAW project is loaded that contains the Con
91. entral software hub for all Console and Console Recall functionality The UAD Mixer Engine behaves as a server for Apollo s internal DSP mixer that runs in the background so Console does not have to be open for Apollo to function The UAD Mixer Engine is a system level application that is automatically launched during sys tem startup and Is always running during normal operation The UAD System Menu is It s only interface which can be accessed from the OS X Menu Bar Mac or the Windows System Tray Windows Driver I O Complement The specific inputs and outputs that are available to the DAW depends on the active configura tion The I O complement changes when PT Mode is enabled at high sample rates and when multi unit cascading The specific I O complements are listed in the Driver O Tables In this chapter Driver Names and Numbers Apollo s drivers describe all I O channels by name and number but what is actually displayed in the DAW s I O assignment lists depends on each particular DAW Names are not displayed by all DAWS e g Ableton Live or the driver name display mode may need to be changed in the DAW e g Apple Logic Pro Virtual I O Apollo s device drivers carry various virtual software only Input and output channels in addition to those directly associated with the hardware inputs and outputs The virtual channels consist of all of Apollo s bus outputs the main monitor mix and all channel send mixes and
92. evel for channels 5 amp 6 and 7 amp 8 are linked in Apollo s hardware there fore the reference level in Console can only be switched according to these stereo pairs Apollo 16 The reference level for all analog input channels 1 16 can be Individually switched Apollo Software Manual 29 Chapter 3 Console Application Inserts The Inserts section is where UAD Powered Plug Ins are selected and used for Realtime UAD Processing Four insert slots are available per Console strip therefore up to four UAD plug ins can be serially stacked chained per input within the constraints of avail able DSP resources Important UAD Powered Plug Ins within Console use DSP differently than when used within a DAW To maintain the lowest possible input latency UAD plug ins used on a single Console channel strip must fit within a single DSP processor Therefore it is possible to get a DSP load limit exceeded message even though the UAD Meter may indicate there is enough DSP available General UAD plug ins usage Instructions are in the UAD System Manual See the UAD Plug Ins Manual for specific details about individual UAD Powered Plug Ins Unison PREAMP Insert Apollo s Unison technology is activated when a Unison enabled UAD pre amp plug in is loaded in the special PREAMP insert slot above the stan dard insert slots Console PREAMP inserts are only available on Apollo s mic preamp channel inputs See the Unison chapter for complete
93. evice latency for its automatic delay compensation ADC engine When properly configured in the DAW ADC maintains phase coherency time alignment throughout the recording overdubbing and mixing process Automatic Delay Compensation in the DAW Generally speaking ADC should be enabled in the DAW when using Apollo regardless of whether or not Console is used concurrently The DAW s ADC will perform the necessary housekeeping to keep tracks phase aligned regardless of the latency source If any Input Delay Compensation in Console Console has automatic Input Delay Compensation IDC which is controlled by the Input Delay Compensation menu in Console Settings Console IDC maintains phase alignment across all Console s analog and digital inputs when Upsampled UAD Plug Ins are used in Console How Console IDC works Console IDC automatically adds small amounts of delay to each Console input that is not delayed by upsampled plug ins so all Console inputs are still phase aligned In other words all compensated inputs are automatically delayed by the same amount Upsampled UAD plug ins some UAD plug ins are upsampled meaning their internal sample rate is increased to achieve sonic design goals When upsampled UAD plug ins are used in Console addi tional latency is induced in the channel s using the plug in s Apollo Software Manual 109 Chapter 8 Latency amp Apollo Although the latency added by upsampled UAD plug ins is neg
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95. filters for their A D and D A conversion are not linear phase filters therefore the emulations do not have a latency that is the same at all frequencies Thus we cannot report to the delay compensation engines a delay that Is correct for all frequencies The reported value is good at low frequencies but becomes off at high frequencies Apollo Software Manual 112 Chapter 8 Latency amp Apollo Latency Basics Latency delay is an inherent factor in digital audio systems because of A D D A conver sion I O buffering in the DAW plug in signal processing and other aspects Although there are ways to mitigate latency such as delay compensation and or low la tency monitoring it always exists to some degree when working with systems that com bine analog and digital audio These concepts are explained in greater detail below Audio Interface Latency Every audio interface that performs A D and or D A conversion induces latency as a result of the conversion process This inherent A D D A latency is essentially undetectable A D D A latency usually depends on the sample rate with higher sample rates inducing less latency higher rates less time required for conversion An audio interface s analog I O round trip latency specification refers to how long it takes for an analog signal at an Interface input to reappear at the same Interface s analog output after both A D and D A conversion Apollo s audio interface analog I O roun
96. for Operating System The OS Is the software used to control the computer hardware such as OS X Mac and Windows PC Pan Abbreviation for Panorama or Panoramic A pan control determines a mono phonic signal s positioning in the stereo field Patch Bay A passive central routing station for audio signals In most recording studios the line level inputs and outputs of all devices are connected to a patch bay making it an easy matter to re route signal with the use of patch cords Patch Cord A short audio cable with connectors on each end typically used to intercon nect components wired to a patch bay PDF Acronym for Portable Document Format PDF is the standardized file format used for distribution of documentation in electronic form Various applications can open PDF files one such reader application is available for free at www adobe com Plug In Software components that are added to host software applications to enhance their functionality and or performance Powered Plug Ins High quality audio processing plug ins developed and sold by Univer sal Audio that run exclusively on UAD DSP accelerator products Quantization Noise A form of digital distortion caused by mathematical rounding off er rors In the analog to digital conversion process Quantization noise can be reduced dra matically by dithering the digital signal See Dither Apollo Software Manual 136 Glossary Realtime UAD Processing U
97. ftware Manual 124 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo I O Multi Unit PT Mode On Apollo Driver I O List Multi Unit PT Mode On INPUTS OUTPUTS MONITOR UNIT EXPANDER UNIT MONITOR UNIT EXPANDER UNIT NULL 1 17 2 MIC LINE HI Z 1 MON L ZA 2 LINE 1 NULL 2 2 MIC LINE HI Z 2 MON R 22 2 LINE 2 MIC LINE Hi Z 1 2 MIC LINE 3 LINE 1 23 2 LINE 3 MIC LINE Hi Z 2 2 MIC LINE 4 LINE 2 24 2 LINE 4 MIC LINE 3 2 LINE 5 LINE 3 25 2 LINE 5 MIC LINE 4 2 LINE 6 LINE 4 26 2 LINE 6 LINE 5 2 LINE 7 LINE 5 Zh 2 LINE 7 LINE 6 2 LINE 8 LINE 6 28 2 LINE 8 LINE 7 2 ADAT 1 LINE 7 29 2 S PDIF L LINE 8 2 ADAT 2 LINE 8 30 2 S PDIF R S PDIF L 2 ADAT 3 m Lb5 0 Naja ls wWnlw ADAT 1 31 2 VIRTUAL 1 S PDIF R 2 ADAT 4 NO ADAT 2 32 2 VIRTUAL 2 MON L 2 ADAT 5 OO ADAT 3 J3 2 VIRTUAL 3 MON R 2 ADAT 6 gt PS ADAT 4 34 2 VIRTUAL 4 AUXI L 2 ADAT 7 E O1 ADAT 5 AUXI R 2 ADAT 8 fi O ADAT 6 4 NI ADAT 7 ADAT 8 S PDIF L S PDIF R HP1 L HP1 R 2 S PDIF L 2 S PDIF R 2 VIRTUAL 1 2 VIRTUAL 2 2 VIRTUAL 3 2 VIRTUAL 4 e e e e e l ee l el RR Ke 00 4 O N O Software Inputs for Console inputs Software Outputs for DAW inputs Channel numbers above 32 those in italics within parentheses are unavailable i
98. g in processing because the data must be shuttled back and forth between the DAW and Apollo In this scenario the UAD 2 DSP inside Apollo behaves exactly like other UAD 2 devices such as UAD 2 Sat ellite and UAD 2 PCle cards for UAD plug in processing Hardware O buffering with a DAW adds latency that is compensated by the host DAW s automatic delay compensation during mixing i e all tracks remain time aligned How ever at larger buffer sizes this latency makes software monitoring via the DAW mixer while tracking with UAD Powered Plug Ins less practical Using Apollo Concurrently with a DAW and Console eliminates this latency during tracking because software monitoring is not used the DSP mixer inside Apollo is used for hardware monitoring instead Note See Chapter 8 Latency amp Apollo on page 109 for detailed information about latency Latency is not an Issue during mixdown in a DAW realtime processing is not necessary because the performances are already captured The benefits of using Apollo s integrated DSP acceleration during mixing include the off loading of plug in processing from the host computer s CPU and the sonic rewards of UAD Powered Plug Ins which run exclu sively on UAD 2 and Apollo platforms Concurrent use of UAD Plug Ins in Console and a DAW UAD Powered Plug Ins can be used within Console and a DAW simultaneously In this scenario Apollo s DSP resources are shared between the two applica
99. gital signal levels O represents O dBFS digital full scale the maximum level before undesirable A D clipping If the level at the Apollo in put exceeds O dBFS the meter s clip indicator illuminates reduce the preamp gain and or output level of the device feeding the Input If this occurs These meters also have a peak hold feature which holds signal peak values for a specified period of time The clip and peak hold times can be adjusted in the Console Settings Panel Input Label The name of the Console input is displayed beneath the channel s fader and meter The input label text cannot be modified Stereo Link Adjacent channels can be linked to create stereo Input pairs by clicking the LINK button at the bottom of the channel strip When channels are linked as a stereo pair any control adjust ments will affect both channels of the stereo signal identically Activation Stereo pairs are created by clicking the LINK button at the bot tom of two adjacent channel strips For preamp channels Apol lo amp Apollo Twin clicking the LINK button within the preamp controls performs the exact same function pressing the LINK button on Apollo s front panel Caution All channel strip controls and plug in settings in the right channel are overwritten when LINK is activated When Link is activated e The LINK button text changes to UNLINK e One set of controls is available for the stereo channel ex cept Pan as
100. he aux returns can be routed to any of the four cue mix buses using the AUX TO CUE knobs on the aux returns There is no cue pan knob on the aux returns because the aux returns are stereo Note When the Cue Source page 51 Is set to cue aux returns must be sent to the cue mix bus via these controls for the aux to be heard in the cue Send To Cue Enable Apollo 16 Each aux cue send can be individually enabled When the aux cue send is active the button Is yellow When disabled the button Is white Aux Output Route Apollo only Tip The aux outputs can be virtually routed to DAW inputs via the device drivers See Virtual I O on page 97 for related information Apollo only The aux returns can be routed to any pair of hardware outputs for additional routing flex ibility The aux output drop menu specifies which pair of hardware outputs the aux bus IS routed to By default the Monitor outputs are selected Note If an output in the menu is dim and cannot be selected the output route Is already in use by another channel or aux Apollo Twin amp Apollo 16 only The aux returns are always routed to the monitor outputs Apollo Software Manual 44 Chapter 3 Console Application Aux Pre When the Pre button Is engaged yellow the aux mix bus Is pre fader and pre mute In Pre mode the channel faders and mutes do not affect the aux bus POST Tip Pre fader mode Is useful for configuring a mix bus that is completely inde
101. iations and parameter edits within plug in windows and also when using key modifiers to link unlink channel parameters including linear and discrete controls Settings Selecting this option opens the Console Settings window where various global param eters are configured See Console Settings Window on page 59 for details about the window View Menu The View Menu provides a convenient way to hide channel strips of a particular type from view This feature reduces v Analog vw Analog screen space required by Console and or the need for ADAT v AES EBU scrolling if the window size Is reduced or when particular input types are not being used v S PDIF w Virtual w Virtual Note Availability of Items in this menu reflect the hard ware and settings available with each Apollo model A check mark indicates channel input strips of that type Analog Digital Virtual are displayed Choose an item in the menu to un check the item Choose the item again to re check it and restore the inputs for viewing Note All input channels remain active even if they are hidden from view Apollo Software Manual 68 Chapter 3 Console Application Metering Menu Pre Fader When set to Pre Fader an input s Channel Meter indicates the level at the Apollo input regardless of the Channel Fader setting and chang ing the fader level will not affect the Channel Meter Post Fader When set to Post Fader changing an input
102. iles from within the OS s file system Caution All current Console settings are overwritten and lost if not previously saved when Console sessions are loaded Save Session If a session file was previously saved selecting this option writes the current settings to the file with the same name overwriting the previously saved file If the current session has never been saved the operating system s standard Save File dialog window ap pears so a new session file can be named and saved to disk Save Session As This option opens the operating system s standard Save File dialog window so a new session file can be named and saved to disk Important Session settings will not be saved if the forward slash or question mark characters are in the filename Avoid these characters when sav ing session files Apollo Software Manual 67 Chapter 3 Console Application Edit Menu View Metering Window Undo command Z Redo shift command Z Settings command Console s Edit Menu contents Undo When a parameter value in the Console Mixer window Is edited the change can be re verted with the Undo command Only the last edit performed can be reverted with this command Redo When the Undo function above is executed the original edit can be restored with the Redo command Only the last Undo performed can be restored with this command Note Undo Redo are unavailable for plug in instant
103. ime The issue of UAD 2 DSP latency when recording with Apollo is eliminated by using the Console Mixer for live performance monitoring with optional Realtime UAD Processing where buffering latency does not apply Does all this latency stuff really matter With Apollo not really Performance latency is not a factor because of Console s low la tency mixing and recording track alignment latency during recording overdubbing and mixing is automatically compensated by Console and the DAW Apollo Software Manual 15 Chapter 8 Latency amp Apollo Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo Drivers Overview The Apollo device drivers are the low level software Tiles that instruct the computer s operating system on how to communicate with the Apollo hardware The drivers are loaded during system Startup so that whenever Apollo is connected the device Is ready to accept instructions from the OS Apollo s drivers control Apollo s audio interface Console Mixer and UAD 2 functional ity Core Audio and ASIO Apollo s audio drivers use the Core Audio Mac and ASIO Windows APIs Apollo s normal non DSP audio interface features are simply seen as Core Audio or ASIO device therefore any Core Audio ASIO compliant software can use Apollo for audio 1 0 UAD Mixer Engine The Console application and Console Recall plug in don t actually communicate directly with Apollo Instead they communicate with the UAD Mixer Engine which is the c
104. in a DAW via VST AU RTAS AAX like any UAD plug in However there is no physical or electrical hardware interaction in standard insert slots so Unison plug ins operate like other non Unison UAD plug ins in this scenario Important Unison features are available only when Unison enabled UAD preamp plug ins are loaded within Console in the PREAMP insert slots Apollo Software Manual 76 Chapter 5 Unison Unison PREAMP Inserts To activate Unison for any Apollo preamp channel insert any Unison a PREAMP plug in into Console s PREAMP insert between the preamp controls and ISO C the standard Insert slots using the same methods as other insert slots Unison can be active on more than one preamp channel concurrently Important Unison plug in processing In Console s PREAMP insert is always routed to the DAW regardless of the current Insert Effects setting Unison PREAMP in sert processing Is always recorded Unique Behavior of the PREAMP Inserts Console s PREAMP insert slots have some operational differences compared to standard insert slots as described below Available UAD plug ins Only Unison plug ins are available for selection from Console s PREAMP insert menu non Unison plug ins are not visible in the menu Note All available Unison plug ins are installed during the normal UAD Powered Plug Ins software installation process they are not separately installed Linked insert enable and plug in enable con
105. in interface Controls on Apollo s front panel dynamically adjust the Unison plug in s parameters to match the target preamp behavior Correspondingly changing a setting in the Unison plug in interface will modify Apollo s front panel settings Because Unison can be active on more than one mic channel a complement of premium mic preamps is available concurrently all within one device Unison is enabled by loading a UAD preamp plug in into Console s special PREAMP insert slots Apollo Software Manual FO Chapter 5 Unison Unison Features Unison technology enables these Apollo features all with Realtime UAD Processing e Alternate microphone preamplifier sound Apollo s ultra transparent mic preamps inherit all the unique sonic and input characteristics of the emulated hardware preamp including the mic line and Hi Z inputs e Front panel control Unison facilitates seamless interactive control of Unison pre amp plug in settings via Apollo s digitally controlled front panel hardware and vice versa All equivalent preamp controls gain pad polarity etc are mirrored and can be adjusted with Apollo s front panel and or within the plug in Interface e Convenient gain staging Apollo s front panel preamp knob can independently control the gain and level parameters available within the Unison plug in e Accurate control response Controlling the Unison plug in via Apollo s front panel and or the plug in i
106. indows while selecting a bus from the menu The bus sends showing unigue selections for each input AUX 1 2 When aux 1 or 2 is selected the channel s input signal can be mixed to the respective auxiliary bus returns in Console By default the aux sends are post fader and post mute The aux sends can be switched to be pre fader and pre mute The Aux Pre Aux Post function switch for each aux IS located In the respective auxiliary bus return strip Apollo Software Manual 39 Chapter 3 Console Application Note See Auxiliary Section on page 42 for complete overview of Console s aux design HP Apollo amp Apollo Twin When HP 1 or 2 is selected the channel s input signal can be mixed to the respective headphone bus The headphone sends are pre fader and mute Note If the headphone source selector is set to MON the headphone mix bus Is not heard and the headphone sends have no effect CUE Apollo 16 When cue 1 4 Is selected the channel s input signal can be mixed to the respective cue bus The cue sends are pre fader and mute Note If the cue source selector is set to MON the cue mix bus is not heard and the cue sends have no effect Send Level The send level fader adjusts the amount of Input channel signal sent to the currently selected bus Send Meter The Send Meter displays the post fader signal level of the currently se lected Channel Send Send Pan The send pan controls adjust the i
107. ing The aux sends can be post fader and post mute channel faders must be up and unmut ed to be routed to the aux bus and the send levels will reflect channel fader changes or pre fader and pre mute channel faders and mutes do not affect the aux bus The aux buses in Console are designed primarily for send return processing using UAD plug ins Using aux buses for effects is a great way to conserve UAD DSP resources For example by using an aux for reverb processing only one reverb plug in is needed on the aux return instead of putting a reverb plug in on each individual channel Aux Notes e For the control descriptions refer to the diagrams on page 42 e Aux 2 is unavailable at sample rates of 176 4 kHz and 192 kHz e The outputs of the auxiliary buses have 32 samples of additional latency com pared to the monitor outputs This is necessary to maintain the lowest possible latency for the dry signals e Apollo only Aux 2 is unavailable when multi unit cascading Aux Return Strips Both of Console s aux return strips are identical Most of the controls have identical functionality as their equivalent control in the channel input strips In these cases cross references to the same control in the channel strips are provided instead of repeating the description Aux Inserts The aux insert slots insert menu insert display and insert disable buttons all have identical functionality as the channel insert controls in the In
108. inks to other manual sections and web pages are highlighted in blue text Click a hyper link to jump directly to the linked item Tip Use the back button in the PDF reader application to return to the previous page after clicking a hyperlink Information amp Software Updates The latest technical information and software for Apollo is posted on the Universal Audio website Our support pages may contain updated late breaking information that is not available in other publications Please visit the support page for your device Apollo amp Apollo 16 e www uaudio com support apollo Apollo Twin e www uaudio com support apollo twin support Glossary This manual uses technical terms and acronyms that may be unfamiliar Refer to Chapter 10 Glossary beginning on page 132 for the definitions of many of these terms Apollo Software Manual 9 Chapter 1 Introduction Apollo Software Overview Apollo has several software components that comprise the complete Apollo system A brief description of each component Is provided below along with a link to complete details about the component Console Application The Console application is Apollo s primary software interface Its main function Is to control the hardware unit and its digital mixing and monitoring capabilities The Console mixer is where Realtime UAD processing using UAD Powered Plug Ins is configured Important Fundamental Concept The primary function of Console
109. io artifacts clicks distortion etc that can occur when the sample rate of exter nal digital devices connected to the S PDIF or AES EBU Inputs do not match Apollo s internal sample rate To enable realtime sample rate conversion on Apollo s S PDIF or AES EBU inputs click the SR Convert button in Console s associated channel strip The feature is active when the button Is yellow Sample Rate Conversion notes e SR Convert is available on S PDIF or AES EBU inputs only not ADAT or MADI e SR Convert applies to both L R inputs they can t be individually enabled e SR Convert functions on both L R inputs whether or not they are stereo linked e SR Convert is unavailable when Apollo s clock source is set to S PDIF or AES EBU e SR Convert is unavailable on digital outputs Virtual Inputs The virtual input channels in Console do not reflect Apollo s hardware inputs Instead they receive signals from DAW outputs via Apollo s device drivers enabling Realtime UAD Processing on any DAW output This feature is especially useful when playing virtual software instruments live through UAD plug ins because It reduces 1 0 buffering latency For complete details about this feature see Virtual I O on page 97 Apollo Software Manual 26 Chapter 3 Console Application Channel Input Controls Preamp Controls Apollo amp Apollo Twin Console s preamp controls correspond to the equivalent preamp controls on the Apollo front panel
110. ion See the next section for details Apollo Software Manual 16 Chapter 2 Installation amp Setup Optimizing FireWire Performance Important This section only applies when connected to the computer via FireWire It is not applicable when connected via Thunderbolt About FireWire Bandwidth FireWire bandwidth is shared between Apollo I O streams UAD plug ins used within the DAW and external FireWire hard drives Available bandwidth also depends on the session Sample rate the higher the sample rate the more bandwidth is consumed FireWire bandwidth is displayed in the FBW meter in the UAD Meter amp Control Panel application Used by I O streams orange Available for hard drive streams black Used by UAD plug ins blue Available for UAD plug ins green The FireWire Bandwidth meter in the UAD Meter amp Control Panel application UAD Bandwidth Allocation The UAD Bandwidth Allocation setting reserves FireWire bandwidth tor UAD plug ins used within a DAW It has no effect on UAD plug ins used in Console nor when connect ed to the host computer via Thunderbolt The default value 65 a good starting point for most single unit users it should be adjusted according to your particular environ ment Use the values in the table below as starting points when tuning the UAD Band width Allocation The values apply for both Apollo and Apollo 16 Note If using sample rates of 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz we recommend increasing the
111. ion the plug in s Monitor Level Mono and Mute controls mirror the equivalent controls in the Console application Enabling SYNC causes the current Con sole settings to be stored within the DAW project See SYNC on page 3 for details about this feature Apollo Software Manual 71 Chapter 4 Console Recall Plug In Console Recall Controls SYNC Switch Monitor fi eee 8 oe Meters UNIT SELECT CONSOLE out Ric Select OPEN Button MONITOR Monitor Controls Console Recall plug In controls layout Most Console Recall plug in controls are duplicates of those found in the Console appli cation The exceptions are the SYNC button which is detailed beginning on page 3 and the OPEN CONSOLE button which opens the Console Mixer window Because the exact same control descriptions in the Console application apply to the Con sole Recall plug in controls please refer to the Console application chapter for descrip tions of the duplicated controls Control Groupings The diagram above illustrates the control groupings in Console Recall These are the Same groupings detailed in the Console chapter click the hyperlinks below to jump to that section e Monitor Meters Refer to page 52 e Monitor Controls Refer to page 52 e Unit Select Refer to page 60 Apollo Software Manual 72 Chapter 4 Console Recall Plug In SYNC The Console Recall plug in has a button called SYNC synchronize that is not pres
112. ion does not appear if a plug in was not previously copied via the Options menu Bypass All Plug Ins On This Channel Disables all plug in processing in all slots of the channel Enable All Plug Ins On This Channel Enables all plug in processing in all slots of the channel Bypass All Plug Ins Disables all plug in processing on all channels Enable All Plug Ins Enables all plug in processing on all channels Remove All Plug Ins On This Channel Unloads all plug ins from all insert slots in the channel Remove All Instances of Plug In Name On This Insert On All Inputs Unloads all plug ins that have the same name from all slots in the channel if any Remove All Plug Ins Unloads all plug ins from all slots in all channels Apollo Software Manual 33 Chapter 3 Console Application Bus Sends Overview The bus sends are used to send Console s input signals to the auxiliary headphone Apol lo amp Apollo Twin and cue Apollo 16 buses Each send has independent level pan and enable controls All auxiliary headphone and cue mix buses in Console are stereo and all these buses are always active The two auxiliary mix buses are post fader and are typically used to create reverb or delay returns for monitoring with effects Apollo amp Apollo Twin Apollo s headphone mix buses two for Apollo one for Apollo Twin are pre fader and are typically used to create independent stereo mixes for Apollo
113. ion files can be saved to and loaded from any location on disk using the default location enables the most convenience because Console always uses this location for the Open Save dialogs presented by the operating system Note Session files must reside in the default location to appear in the sessions list within the Recall Menu Session Files Suffix Console s session files have the uadmix suffix The suffix is added to session files automatically when saving to disk however the suffix is not displayed in the OS file save dialog the suffix should not be manually typed when saving a session file Note Without the uadmix suffix the session files will not be visible in the Open dialog windows or the Recall menu and they won t be opened when double clicking them in the OS file system Session Name The name of the current session is displayed in the area CONSOLE RECALL just below the white CONSOLE RECALL text My Session as shown at right is the current session name Session names are created when the file is saved they can also be renamed in the OS file system Modified Session Name When any Console setting is changed after the session was saved its name appears in italics as shown at right This is a convenient CONSOLE RECALL visual reminder that the session is modified and may need to be saved for future use SYNC Session Name When a DAW project containing the Console Recall plug in CONSOLE RECAL
114. ious Solo gari MONITOR state Mono This button sums the left and right channels of the stereo monitor output into a mono phonic signal The monitor output is stereo when the button is white and mono when the button is yellow Monitor Mute This button mutes Apollo s monitor outputs The monitor outputs are muted when the button is red This button performs the same function as pressing the MONITOR knob on Apollo s front panel Apollo Software Manual DO Chapter 3 Console Application Monitor Level This is the master level control for Apollo s monitor outputs it performs the same func tion as the MONITOR knob on Apollo s front panel The specific monitor output level is displayed in decibels beneath the Monitor Level con trol The relative monitor output is indicated by the green LED ring surrounding the Level control like the MONITOR knob on Apollo s front panel When the monitor outputs are muted the ring IS red Apollo Twin When the Monitor function is selected via the Monitor Select button the Monitor Level knob has a dot in its center The dot is green when the monitor outputs are not muted and red when the monitor outputs are muted as shown at right The colored dots provide a visual indication in Console of the monitor outputs mute state when the Preamp function is selected Because the knob on Apollo Twin serves multiple functions the monitor outputs state cannot always be viewed via the front pane
115. ith limited functionality without any FireWire or Thunderbolt connection to a host computer Console settings that are retained on power cycle All currently active I O assignments signal routings and monitor settings are saved to internal firmware before Apollo is powered down and recalled when power is re applied Therefore these last used settings are available even when a host computer Is not used UAD plug ins are not retained on power cycle UAD Powered Plug In instantiations are not retained after powering down then powering up again because the plug in files must be loaded from the host computer Standalone use with UAD plug ins If UAD plug ins are active when Apollo s connection to the host computer is lost ei ther by disconnecting the cable or shutting down the computer Console s current UAD plug in configurations remain active for Realtime UAD Processing until Apollo is powered down Disconnecting Upon disconnection from the host computer the following changes occur e Auxillary buses are unmuted e Solo is deactivated on all channels e f multi unit cascading the clock source switches to Word Clock Operation After disconnecting the following behavior applies e The LINK switch on Apollo s front panel cannot be used to link or unlink stereo channels This point only applies if the host connection was lost the switch does operate when Apollo is powered on before connecting to a host computer e lf channels 1 am
116. ity is the Console application but the actual mixing and signal processing occurs Inside Apollo Using Console by itself To use the Console Mixer by itself for input monitoring and Realtime UAD Processing there aren t any special considerations just launch Console and start using it Full expla nations of all Console features and functionality are in Chapter 3 Console Application beginning on page 19 Using Console with other audio applications System Audio When the OS is set to use Apollo for computer system audio page 90 the computer system audio is routed to Console s monitor outputs and mixed with Apollo inputs If any Apollo s Input levels can be adjusted with Console s input channel faders while the com puter system s audio level at the monitor outputs is determined by the volume settings of the audio software using the system outputs The computer system volume level is not adjusted in the Console Mixer With a DAW DAWS have their own audio mixer Understanding the interactions between Console and the DAW will help to ensure an optimized workflow in this scenario See Using Apollo Concurrently with a DAW and Console on page 95 for details Apollo Software Manual 91 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo Using Apollo Without A Computer Standalone Use Although the Console application and or a DAW are required to unleash the full potential of Apollo the unit can be used as a standalone digital mixer w
117. iver I O Single Unit PT Mode Off 176 4 kHz amp 192 kHz Sample Rates MIC LINE Hi Z 1 MON L MIC LINE Hi Z 2 MON R MIC LINE 3 LINE 1 MIC LINE 4 LINE 2 LINE 5 LINE 3 LINE 6 LINE 4 LINE 7 LINE 5 LINE 8 LINE 6 ADAT 1 LINE 7 ADAT 2 LINE 8 ADAT 3 ADAT 1 ADAT 4 ADAT 2 S PDIF L ADAT 3 S PDIF R ADAT 4 MON L S PDIF L MON R S PDIF R AUXI L HPIL AUXI R HP1 R HP1 L HP2 L HP1 R HP2 R HP2 L HP2 R Software Outputs for DAW inputs WO COIN DM O1 BRB WIM FR e mlo L 0 NODIORWNT NO _ OO gt N O1 gt OD gt N H CO gt gt O N O NO gt N N Apollo Software Manual 122 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo I O Single Unit PT Mode On 4x Sample Rates Apollo Driver I O Single Unit PT Mode On 176 4 kHz amp 192 kHz Sample Rates NULL 1 MON L NULL 2 MON R MIC LINE Hi Z 1 LINE 1 MIC LINE HI Z 2 LINE 2 MIC LINE 3 LINE 3 MIC LINE 4 LINE 4 LINE 5 LINE 5 LINE 6 LINE 6 LINE 7 LINE 7 LINE 8 LINE 8 ADAT 1 ADAT 1 ADAT 2 ADAT 2 ADAT 3 ADAT 3 ADAT 4 ADAT 4 S PDIF L S PDIF L S PDIF R S PDIF R MON L FIPIL MON R HP1 R AUXI L AUXI R HP1 L HP1 R Software Outputs for DAW inputs OIOINIOAITOIAI WM mlo l LCLI INIOAOJA AI OIN NO _ OO gt iN O1 gt OY gt N H CO gt gt O N O
118. ixer because the buffering delay is a distraction an artist cannot hear their per formance In realtime DAW latency when recording with Apollo is mitigated by using the Console Mixer for live performance monitoring where buffering latency does not apply Time Alignment Of Newly Recorded Tracks With Previously Recorded Tracks Dealing with latency is also Important with DAWs for time alignment of newly recorded tracks and previously recorded tracks which are inevitably shifted from the I O buffering process The solution IS to use the automatic delay compensation ADC feature of the DAW Most modern DAWS including Console have automatic delay compensation For more information about system latency and its compensation see Delay Compensation with Apollo on page 109 Apollo Software Manual 114 Chapter 8 Latency amp Apollo UAD 2 DSP Latency When UAD Powered Plug Ins are used within a DAW not Console I O buffering is used to shuttle audio data back and forth between the UAD 2 inside Apollo and the DAW which induces additional latency This UAD 2 DSP DAW processing method latency is determined by the O Buffer Size setting This latency is unrelated to the indiscernible audio interface I O latency they are separate processes UAD 2 DSP latency makes tracking through UAD plug ins in the DAW via software moni toring problematic for the performer because again an artist cannot hear their perfor mance in realt
119. kHz 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 192 Mac Apollo 710 50 N A Apollo 16 60 35 Windows Apollo 70 45 N A Apollo 16 60 29 I O buffer setting for best playback results one 1024 ali Multi unit cascading is unavailable at these sample rates Apollo Software Manual 106 Chapter Multi Unit Cascading Cascaded Unit Tabs Monitor Expander Designation A second Unit lab appears when multi unit cascading The unit tab ordering defines the monitor expander software designations The tab on the left always represents the moni tor unit the tab on the right represents the expander unit Expander Unit Removal If the expander unit Is powered down or removed from the system the expander unit s tab can be deleted To delete the unit tab right click on the tab and select Delete from the menu Note If the expander unit is powered down or removed from the system the expander unit s tab must be deleted before the sample rate can be changed to 1 6 4 kHz or 192 kHz Monitor Expander Swap The monitor expander designations are associated to the hardware ID of each unit If the hardware wiring setup is reversed to change the monitor and expander designations Console must be manually switched to reflect the hardware change This is accomplished by re ordering the tabs In Console Swapping the Unit Tab order To swap the monitor and expander designation ordering in Console click hold a unit tab then drag it
120. l Session Recall Overview The Recall controls provide a method for managing complete Console configurations as session preset files When a Con sole session file is saved the current Console configuration IS written to disk When a session file is subsequently reloaded Console is returned to the exact same configuration state regardless of any changes to Console that were made in the interim CONSOLE RECALL Content of Session Files Console session files contain most but not all Console settings The specific parameters are listed below Parameters Saved in Session Files All knob slider and menu values all inserted UAD plug ins settings contained within the plug ins and settings in Console Settings window except those listed below Parameters Not Saved in Session Files All Monitor Gain Line Output Reference Levels Clock Source Sample Rate and Monitor Outputs Digital Mirror settings are global parameters that are not session specific These settings are in the Console Settings window The Unit Tab Monitor Expander designation when multi unit cascading Is also not saved in session Tiles Apollo Software Manual 54 Chapter 3 Console Application Default Session Files Location By default session files are saved to and loaded from the user s home folder at e Mac Users current user Documents Universal Audio Sessions e Windows C Users UserName AppData Roaming Universal Audio Sessions Although sess
121. le it does not apply to UAD plug ins when they are used in other host applications Clip amp Peak Hold Settings Tip The Clip and Peak indicators can be cleared at any time with the Clear Clips button Clip Hold Time This drop menu sets the duration that the red signal clip indicators in the input send and monitor meters are displayed before turning off The available values are None 1 second 3 seconds default 5 seconds 10 seconds or Infinite Peak Hold Time This drop menu sets the duration that the signal peak indicators in the input and send meters are displayed before turning off The available values are None 1 second 3 sec onds default 5 seconds and 10 seconds Apollo Software Manual 64 Chapter 3 Console Application Console Session Tempo This setting determines the tempo in Beats Per Minute BPM for UAD plug ins within Console that are set to use Tempo Sync The value is saved within Console session files and also within DAW project files when the Console Recall plug in is used the DAW proj ect Beats Per Minute To change the tempo first click the field then type a new value and press return For details about how to use the Tempo Sync feature with UAD plug ins see the UAD System Manual Note he default tempo of new Console session files is 120 beats per minute Window Title Bar The Window Title Bar is the topmost strip in the Console Mixer window as KEE shown in Control Groups on p
122. le Recall Plug In The Console Recall plug in offers additional convenience when using Apollo and or the Console application in conjunction with a DAW Its primary function Is to store complete Console settings within the DAW project Tile When a DAW project is loaded containing the Console Recall plug in and the Synchro nize function In the plug in is enabled the Console settings stored within the newly loaded DAW session are sent to Console See SYNC on page 3 for details Latency Compensation Some latency is inevitable In complex digital audio environments such as when running a DAW with Console Fortunately when these applications are properly configured and operated latency is not a deterrent because it Is negligible during low latency monitor ing via Console and automatically managed for time alignment of recorded tracks via the DAW s automatic delay compensation feature see Delay Compensation with Apollo on page 109 for more information Recording multiple inputs simultaneously Console s Input Delay Compensation feature should be enabled to maintain phase align ment when monitoring and or recording simultaneous multi channel sources such as a drum kit or multi mic d guitar amp when Realtime UAD Processing is active in Console and some or all of the UAD plug ins in Console are upsampled See Input Delay Com pensation in Console on page 109 for complete details Latency Basics For a complete o
123. le enables the following functionality when used with Apollo e Hardware control Apollo s front panel hardware controls except headphone vol ume can be controlled using Console facilitating easy hardware control even if Apollo is installed in a location out of reach of the host computer operator e Buffer free monitoring Using Console eliminates DAW I O buffering and Its asso ciated latency that makes monitoring and recording problematic for the performer By removing the DAW and its software monitoring feature from the monitoring signal flow altogether buffering and latency become non issues e Realtime UAD processing UAD Powered Plug Ins can be inserted into all Console inputs and or auxiliary returns within available DSP resources for the ultimate sonic experience while monitoring and or tracking live performances All pro cessed or unprocessed mix buses Including the monitor auxiliary headphone and cue buses can be optionally routed into the DAW for recording e Unison Apollo s Unison technology gives you the tone of the world s most sought after tube and solid state mic preamps including their all important imped ance gain stage sweet spots and component level circuit behaviors e Flexible independent monitor mixing and tracking Console has two pre post stereo auxiliary buses with independent send levels per input for grouped signal processing conserving DSP resources or routing to alternate h
124. les In subfolders are organized in the menu with extra spac ing and indentations as shown at right The subfolder names are aligned more to the left and cannot be se lected Session files are indented and can be selected Session files not within subfolders appear at the top of the list Note Organizing session files within subfolders is performed within the operating system s file system Cached Sessions Cached sessions appear in the bottom section of the recall menu Cached sessions are the same as session files except they don t reside in session files on disk Instead these sessions are automatically created and stored in a temporary cache Cached sessions are automatically created by SYNC in the Console Recall plug in Apollo Software Manual OF Chapter 3 Console Application Why They Exist When a DAW project containing the Console Recall plug in is opened and the plug in s SYNC function is enabled the Console settings contained in the DAW project overwrite the current Console settings The cached sessions are used to recover the overwritten data if desired See SYNC for details about the feature When They Appear A cached session is automatically created every time a DAW project containing the Con sole Recall plug in is opened and the plug in s SYNC function is enabled In this scenar Io the SYNC function loads the Console session contained in the DAW project and the previously active Console settings are
125. ligible typically between 0 300 samples depending on the plug in and sample rate this extra latency can affect phase coherency in a session For specific latency values see Upsampled UAD Plug Ins Table on page 112 For example if two microphones are used on an acoustic source such as a drum kit and an upsampled plug in is used on one of the mic channels but not the other the phase of the two mic channels will no longer be aligned When To Use Console Input Delay Compensation Console IDC Is required to maintain phase alignment only when BOTH of the following conditions are active 1 Multiple Console inputs are used for a single source Such as a drum kit using multiple microphones and 2 Any of those input channels contain upsampled UAD plug ins Tip When IDC ts not needed disable Console IDC for the lowest possible input latency Effect of Console s IDC setting In Console In Console the amount of delay added by the IDC engine Is automatic Only the mini mum amount of delay actually required to compensate the input s Is applied up to the maximum value of the setting maintaining the lowest possible latency for phase align ment at all times For example When the IDC value is Short 100 samples the default value and only 31 samples Is actually required to compensate then only 31 samples of delay will be ap plied to the other Console inputs In the DAW In the DAW the amount of delay added by Consol
126. loaded whenever a UAD plug in is inserted the default preset Presets can be loaded from disk files via the UAD Toolbar Preset files are used to save amp load all settings of individual plug in titles e Console Sessions Console sessions are loaded from disk via the Console Recall menu the Console Recall plug in in a DAW or by double clicking Console files on disk Console sessions are complete Apollo configurations containing all hardware and plug in settings I e Console presets Loading Presets Hardware settings are inherited When a Unison plug in is loaded in the PREAMP insert and a preset is loaded into the plug in the plug in inherits the current equivalent hardware settings of the Apollo pre amp If those settings are available in the plug in In simpler terms Apollo s preamp settings always override a Unison plug in s settings when a preset is loaded or the plug in Is inserted This is done to prevent the plug in s settings trom switching the hardware to values that could cause extreme level changes and or other unwanted circuit changes such as 48V phantom power For example If the PAD Is ON in the Apollo preamp when the Unison preset Is loaded the pad setting in the plug in is enabled to prevent unexpected level increases Loading Sessions Hardware settings are overridden When a Console session Is loaded via Console Recall menu DAW sessions containing the Console Recall plug in or double clicking Cons
127. log will appear in Console If the compensation amount Is exceeded on a channel If this occurs either Increase the IDC value or reduce upsampled plug ins usage on the channel to maintain phase alignment Note Changes to this setting do not take effect until the DAW Is quit Apollo Software Manual 62 Chapter 3 Console Application Outputs Settings Panel The Outputs panel is used to configure the global behavior of the hardware outputs Interface Console S PDIF Mirrors Monitor 1 2 The Outputs panel within the Console Settings window Monitor Outputs S PDIF Mirrors Monitor 1 2 Apollo only AES EBU Mirrors Monitor 1 2 Apollo 16 only This setting configures the S PDIF Apollo or AES EBU Apollo 16 outputs to mirror the Monitor 1 amp 2 outputs This feature can be useful when connecting to the stereo inputs of other devices with digital inputs such as a speaker system stereo recorder or external D A converter When Mirror mode is active the Monitor Level knob controls both the digital output level and the analog monitor output level these digital outputs are post fader when mirrored Note When this box is checked any DAW outputs and or Console aux outputs that are routed to these digital ports will not be heard because the digital ports are switched to output the monitor bus instead Operating Level Apollo Twin amp Apollo 16 only This menu switches the operating level of the monitor out puts Available sele
128. lower Apollo 16 is designated as the Monitor master unit The upper Apollo 16 is designated the as the Expander slave unit The Monitor unit is connected to the host computer via Thunderbolt either Apollo 16 Thunderbolt port can be used for this connection The Expander unit is not connected to the host computer Thunderbolt must be connected between the Expander and Monitor units either Apollo 16 Thunderbolt port can be used for this connection One FireWire 800 cable must be connected between the Expander and Monitor units either Apollo 16 FireWire 800 port can be used for this connection One MADI optical cable must be connected from the MADI OUT of the Expander unit to the MADI IN of the Monitor unit Monitor and cue outputs are connected to the Monitor unit only Power on the expander unit before the monitor unit Apollo Software Manual 104 Chapter 7 Multi Unit Cascading Multi Unit Operation Power On Sequence When multi unit cascading the order in which the Apollo monitor and expander units are powered on is important for proper initialization For optimum results follow the recom mended power up sequence 1 Shut down the host computer system Confirm monitor expander designations and wiring see above Power on the monitor unit Power on the expander unit Ts SY Start the host computer Important If multi unit cascading via Thunderbolt power up the expander unit before the monitor unit Monitor Level Contr
129. moved into the cached sessions menu The previously saved Console session s filename is retained in the cached session and a timestamp is prefixed so it can be easily distinguished from other sessions The five most recently cached sessions appear in the list Apollo Software Manual 58 Chapter 3 Console Application Console Settings Window Settings Overview Global parameters for Apollo and Console are configured in the Console Settings window The Settings window has three control panels Interface Outputs and Console Controls in each of the panels are in this section Console Settings Outputs Console Select Unit Sample Rate w Clock Source PT Mode Delay Compensation Input Delay Compensation maintains phase alignment across all analog and digital inputs which is useful for simultaneous recording of multi channel sources such as a drum kit It is not needed when recording monophonic sources that do not require phase coherency When enabling start with the Short value A dialog appears if the compensation amount is exceeded increase the value if this occurs Changes to this setting do not take effect until the DAW is restarted The Console Settings window INFO box Each panel contain an information area at the bottom of the panel The INFO box dis plays informative text about the parameters in each panel when the mouse Is hovered over the parameter Accessing the Console Settings Window Access the C
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131. n Driver I O lables on page 117 Apollo Software Manual 99 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo Chapter 7 Multi Unit Cascading Multi Unit Overview Two Apollo or two Apollo 16 units can be cascaded together in a multiple unit configuration Apollo Twin cannot be used with multi unit cascading When two units are connected both units are controlled within a single Console Mixer window and the I O complement of both units are available to the DAW via the device drivers Operating a multi unit system is nearly identical to that of a single unit system for seamless expansion when more 1 O is needed Note Combining Apollo with Apollo 16 IS an unsupported configuration Console Integration When multi unit cascading the number of Console inputs is increased to match the increased hardware inputs Both units share the same monitor and send buses for integrated mixing con venience Monitor and Expander Units To facilitate Realtime UAD Processing and the mix bus integration within Console one device must be designated as the monitor master unit and the other as the expander slave unit In driver I O list ordering the monitor unit I O precedes the expander unit I O All Console mix bus outputs monitor auxiliary headphone cue are available on the monitor unit only The designated monitor expander units can be switched within Console if desired Hardware Setups In all multi unit setups specific hardware wiring connections are
132. n Pro Tools Apollo Software Manual 125 Chapter 9 Device Drivers Apollo 16 I O Single Unit PT Mode Off Apollo 16 Driver I O List Single Unit PT Mode Off INPUTS OUTPUTS LINE 1 MON L LINE 2 MON R LINE 3 LINE 1 LINE 4 LINE 2 LINE 5 LINE 3 LINE 6 LINE 4 LINE 7 LINE 5 LINE 8 LINE 6 LINE 9 LINE 7 Apollo Software Manual LINE 10 LINE 8 mlo LCI INIOAOJAIAI OI N LINE 11 Lo 0 N joa a pliwWNnl LINE 9 N LINE 12 NO LINE 10 le OO LINE 13 _ OO LINE 11 H N LINE 14 gt N LINE 12 O1 LINE 15 O1 LINE 13 O LINE 16 H O LINE 14 gt N AES EBU L N LINE 15 gt CO AES EBU R gt CO LINE 16 _ O VIRTUAL 1 O AES EBU L N O VIRTUAL 2 N O AES EBU R NO gt VIRTUAL 3 N m VIRTUAL 1 N N VIRTUAL 4 N N VIRTUAL 2 N OO VIRTUAL 5 N OO VIRTUAL 3 NO N VIRTUAL 6 NO N VIRTUAL 4 N VI VIRTUAL 7 N VI VIRTUAL 5 N OD VIRTUAL 8 N O VIRTUAL 6 N NI MON L NO N VIRTUAL 7 N 00 MON R N CO VIRTUAL 8 N O AUXI L N O CUE IL OO O AUXI R 30 CUE 1 R OO gt AUX2 L SI CUE 2 L OO N AUX2 R 32 CUE 2 R
133. n can also be found by clicking the Documentation button in the Help panel within the UAD Meter amp Control Panel application Apollo Hardware Manuals The Apollo Hardware Manual Apollo Twin Hardware Manual and Apollo 16 Hardware Manual all available separately contain complete information about the audio interface hardware Included are detailed descriptions for all Apollo hardware features control functions and connections Refer to the Apollo Hardware Manuals to learn all about In terfacing the hardware with other devices operating the panel controls clocking specifi cations and related information Apollo Software Manual The Apollo Software Manual is the companion guide to the Apollo Twin Hardware manu al It contains detailed information about how to configure and control Apollo s software features using the Console application and Console Recall plug in Refer to the Apollo Software Manual to learn how to operate these software tools and integrate Apollo s audio interface functionality into the DAW environment UAD System Manual The UAD System Manual is the complete operation manual for Apollo s UAD 2 function ality and applies to the entire UAD product line It contains detailed information about installing and configuring UAD devices the UAD Meter amp Control Panel application how to use UAD plug ins within a DAW obtaining optional plug in licenses at the UA online Store and more It includes everything about
134. name Menu To access the Identify and Rename functions right click the tab to display the Identify and Rename menu Host Status The Host Status indicator is the colored dot at the upper right of the tab The dot IS green when the software and hardware are communicating properly The dot is red when the hardware is not recognized by the software Apollo amp Apollo 16 only The indicator reflects the status of the UAD Link Apollo and Host Apollo 16 LEDs on the front panel of the hardware The color of the dot indicates the status of the host computer connection Apollo Software Manual 66 Chapter 3 Console Application Application Menus The Applications Menus are contained within the second strip from the top in the Con sole Mixer window see Control Groups on page 23 A O Console File Edit View Metering Window Help Console s Application Menus File Menu Edit View Metering Window New Session command N Open Session command 0 Save Session command Save Session As shift command Consoles File Menu contents New Session Creates a new Console session with default settings default settings cannot be changed If the current session has been modified the Modified Session Dialog appears Open Session Opens the operating system s standard Open File dialog window for loading existing session files from disk Session files can also be opened by double clicking uadmix f
135. nd control response curves When a Unison plug in is removed from the PREAMP insert Apollo s mic Input impedance reverts to Its default value of 5 4K Ohms When the original hardware preamp being emulated by the Unison plug in has a Hi Z Instrument input and associated Hi Z input switch this switch IS unavall able in the Unison plug in interface Instead the Unison plug in s Hi Z input IS automatically selected when a mono tip sleeve plug is inserted into the Unison channel s front panel Hi Z input jack If a Unison plug in does not contain settings that are available on Apollo pad low cut filter etc the Apollo settings are not changed when the Unison plug in set tings are loaded and the Apollo settings are still available for control via Apollo s front panel and or Console channel Continued Apollo Software Manual 84 Chapter 5 Unison e f Apollo is disconnected from the host computer standalone mode the Unison plug in can no longer be controlled from Apollo s front panel However the signal continues to be processed by the Unison plug in using the values that were active when the connection was lost Apollo Software Manual 85 Chapter 5 Unison Chapter 6 Working With Apollo Apollo Setups Overview Apollo is a powerful and flexible audio interface that can be used in many ways This chapter explains how to apply Apollo in various digital audio environments Although the exact techniques for config
136. nduced noise such as hum Bit A contraction of the words binary and digit a bit Is a number used in a digi tal system and it can have only one of two values O or 1 The number of bits in each Sample determines the theoretical maximum dynamic range of the audio data regardless of sample rate being used Each additional bit adds approximately 6 dB to the dynamic range of the audio In addition the use of more bits helps capture quieter signal more accurately See Sample and Dynamic range Bit Depth See Bit Resolution Apollo Software Manual 132 Glossary Bit Resolution Often used interchangeably with bit depth this is a term used to de scribe the number of bits used in a digital recording Apollo converts analog audio and transmits digital audio with a resolution of 24 bits thus yielding a theoretical dynamic range of approximately 145 dB the highest audio interface resolution in common use today See Dynamic Range BNC A bayonet type coaxial connector often found on video and digital audio equipment as well as on test devices like oscilloscopes In digital audio equipment BNC connec tors are normally used to carry word clock signals between devices BNC connectors are named for their type Bayonet and their inventors Paul Neil and Carl Concelman See Word Clock Buffer buffers buffering The transference of data in small batches instead of continu ously Buffering induces la
137. ner of the window Reducing Wom the mixer width will reduce the number of visible inputs Use scrolling to view the hidden inputs Apollo Software Manual 23 Chapter 3 Console Application Scrolling When the mixer window is sized to display fewer channels E 60 50 than are currently active the window can be scrolled hori i ANALOG 1 2 ANALOG 3 4 zontally to bring the hidden channels into view Similarly if UNLINK UNITE pa the window is vertically reduced by resizing the window can DE ft be vertically scrolled to view the hidden portion To scroll the mixer window use any of these methods Console mixer s horizontal scroll bar e Drag the scroll bar s with the mouse e Click the scroll arrows at either end of the scroll bar s e Hover over the scroll bar s and use the scroll function of the input device scroll wheel trackpad etc Adjusting Console Controls 2 state buttons switches and checkboxes Click to toggle the state Knobs Click drag to adjust or use the shortcuts below Console s rotary controls and UAD plug in knobs can respond to Linear Circular or Relative Circular adjustments modes This preference Is set in the UAD Meter amp Control Panel application full details are in the UAD Sys tem Manual Faders Click drag to adjust or use the Console Shortcuts UAD Powered Plug Ins Most UAD plug in controls use the same methods as above However some plug in parameters may have custom controls that
138. niversal Audio s DSP FPGA technology that enables UAD Powered Plug Ins to run with latencies in the sub 2ms range Realtime UAD processing provides the ultimate sonic experience while monitoring and or tracking Realtime UAD processing is a special function that is available only within the Console application Ribbon Microphone A type of microphone that works by loosely suspending a small ele ment usually a corrugated strip of metal in a strong magnetic field This ribbon IS moved by the motion of air molecules and in doing so it cuts across the magnetic lines of flux causing an electrical signal to be generated Ribbon microphones tend to be deli cate and somewhat expensive but often have very flat frequency response Sample A digital snapshot of the amplitude of a sound at a single instant in time The number of samples taken per second is determined by the device s sample rate See Sample rate Sample Rate The number of samples per second In digital audio there are six com monly used sample rates 44 1 kHz used by audio CDs 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 2 x 44 1 kHz 96 kHz 2 x 48 kHz used by DVDs 176 4 kHz 4 x 44 1 kHz and 192 kHz 4 x 48 kHz The higher the sample rate the greater the frequency response of the resulting signal however higher sample rates require more storage space See kHz Sample Rate Conversion The process of altering a digital signal s sample rate to a differ ent sample rate
139. nloaded from our website 3 Connect Apollo to the host computer and other gear See example setups in the Apollo Hardware Manuals 4 Device registration and UAD plug in authorization Register with a my uaudio ac count to claim bundled plug ins 5 UAD plug in authorization Download and apply the UAD authorization file 6 Optimizing FireWire performance except with Thunderbolt Adjust the UAD Bandwidth Allocation setting based upon your particular operating environment System Requirements The System Reguirements must be met before installing the Apollo hardware or software Important On Windows computers the required PCle to FireWire adapter card must be installed and configured correctly before installing the UAD software or connecting Apollo Software Updates The latest UAD Powered Plug Ins software version is always recommended If the soft ware Is already installed the UAD Meter amp Control Panel application has a convenient button that check for the most recent version Please check our website for the latest software at www uaudio com downloads Preparation Close all open files and applications before starting the software installation procedure the installer requires a restart after Installation If you are updating to a newer version of Apollo software or installing additional UAD devices it is not necessary to remove the previous UAD software or hardware from the system Apollo Software Manual 13 Ch
140. not create or edit DAW automations with the Session State parameter a tra E T ale TT _ yt e Tra CALCARE 5 Oo ni Apollo Software Manual 74 Chapter 4 Console Recall Plug In Chapter 5 Unison What is Unison Unison Is an exclusive analog digital integration system that s built Into every U Apollo microphone preamplifier It s the first and only way to truly emulate classic analog mic preamp behaviors in an audio interface Unison is an audio processing breakthrough that starts right at the source the input Stage allowing Apollo s mic preamps to sound and behave like the world s most sought after tube and solid state preamps including their all important impedance gain stage sweet spots and component level circuit behaviors Apollo s mic preamps are designed for high resolution ultra transparent translation from microphone to converter This clean hardware design is the foundation for adding soft ware color with UAD plug in processing Unison enabled UAD preamp plug ins reconfigure the physical Input impedance gain Staging response and other parameters of Apollo s mic preamp hardware to match the emulated preamp s hardware design characteristics Because the hardware and software are intricately unified Unison provides continuous realtime bi directional control and interplay between Apollo s physical mic preamp con trols and the software settings in the Unison plug
141. noted below e All current control settings of the left channel are copied to the right channel except Pan as noted below e All inserted plug ins in the left channel are converted to stereo parameter values are retained e The input pan knob changes to dual pan knobs e Pan values are forced to hard left and hard right e The send pan knobs are hidden from the interface pans are forced hard left right stereo sends e The Channel Meter changes to a stereo level meter O ANALOG 1 ANALOG 2 Before and after engaging stereo LINK Apollo Software Manual 40 Chapter 3 Console Application Deactivation The stereo pair is separated back into individual channels by clicking the UNLINK but ton When LINK ts deactivated all current control settings and inserted plug ins for the stereo channel are copied to both channels except Pan which Is centered for both chan nels Link Constraints e Odd numbered channels can only be linked to the next even numbered channel for example Analog 1 can be linked to Analog 2 but Analog 2 cannot be linked to Analog 3 e Only the same type of inputs can be linked for example an analog input can only be linked to an analog Input e For preamp channels Apollo amp Apollo Twin only the same input jacks can be linked for example a Mic input cannot be linked to a Line Input e The Hi Z inputs cannot be linked Tip Stereo Link can be activated and deactivated on all channels simultaneo
142. nput s position in the stereo field of the currently selected send bus The pan knobs are not displayed when the input is in linked mode example at right which forces the stereo chan nels to automatically pan hard left right Send Disable The send disable button can be used to disable re enable the bus send When the send is active the button is yellow When disabled the button is white Apollo Software Manual 36 Chapter 3 Console Application Flex Routing Apollo amp Apollo 16 By default Console s input channels are routed to the monitor outputs only However Console s input channels can be optionally routed assigned to any Apollo hardware output A maximum of eight channel output route assignments are available Note Flex Routing is unavailable at sample rates of 176 4 kHz and 192 kHz Output Menu To change the channel output routing select an output or output pair for stereo linked channels from the channel output menu To display the channel output menu click anywhere in the channel output route display The number of currently available mono and stereo channel output routes is displayed in gray text at the bottom of the menu Important The channel output route in Console overrides DAW output channels assigned to the same hardware output Multiple input signals cannot be merged to the same output s using the output menu However multiple input signals can be merged using the Auxillary Headphone
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144. nterface responds to adjustments with precisely the same inter play behavior as the emulated hardware including gain levels and clipping points e Hardware input impedance All Apollo mic preamps feature input impedance Switching in analog hardware that can be physically switched by Unison plug ins This impedance switching enables Apollo s preamps to physically match the emulated unit s input impedance which can significantly impact a microphone s frequency response curve and behavior of the preamp controls the sweet spots Because the electrical loading occurs on Input prior to A D conversion the realism is faithful to the original target hardware Unison Plug Ins Unison enabled UAD preamplifier plug ins are uniquely coded for Unison Integration Only UAD preamp plug ins that are Unison enabled can be loaded in Console s PREAMP inserts In all descriptive text Unison plug in is defined as any Unison enabled UAD preamp plug in Activating Unison Unison technology Is activated when a Unison plug in is loaded in the special PREAMP insert slots within Apollo s Console application Console PREAMP inserts are only avail able on Apollo s mic preamp channel inputs Note Unison ts unavailable with Apollo 16 which does not feature microphone preamplifiers Unison plug ins in standard insert slots Unison plug ins can be loaded and used in any standard insert slots available on all Con sole input channels and or with
145. ny or all of Console s virtual input channels and Stereo Out Console s bus outputs monitor and send mixes to be directly routed to Audio 1 any DAW input so they can be recorded With virtual outputs It s easy to capture any Console signal with or without Realtime UAD Processing Console outputs can be digitally routed into DAW inputs for recording and or further routing Apollo Software Manual 97 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo How To Route Any DAW Output Into Console s Virtual Inputs To route a DAW output signal into Console for Realtime UAD Processing simply as sign any Console virtual channel or chan nel pair when the DAW source is stereo as the output device for any DAW track bus or output That DAW output signal then appears in the virtual input chan nel in Console and it can be processed or routed the same as a hardware Input No Output Stereo Output Output 3 4 LINE 1 2 Output 5 6 LINE 3 4 Output 7 8 LINE 5 6 Output 9 10 LINE 7 8 Output 11 12 ADAT 1 2 Output 13 14 ADAT 3 4 Output 15 16 ADAT 5 6 Output 17 18 ADAT 7 8 Output 19 20 SPDIF L R Output 21 22 VIRTUAL 1 2 Output 23 24 VIRTUAL 3 4 Output 25 26 HP1L 1 R Output 27 28 HP2 L 2 R Output 29 30 Output 31 32 Output 33 34 mm mu m Binaural At Right Routing a DAW channel s outputs into Console s virtual inputs How To Route Any Console Virtual Output Into the DAW T
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147. o the headphone mix bus via the aux headphone sends for the aux to be heard in the headphones MON Apollo When set to MON the headphone source is Console s main monitor mix summed with all DAW buses that are routed to Apollo s monitor outs if applicable Console s faders mutes and solos are reflected in the headphone output in this mode Apollo Software Manual 48 Chapter 3 Console Application Headphone Mono 1 2 Apollo This button sums the left and right channels of the stereo headphone output into a monophonic signal The headphone output is stereo when the button is white and mono when the button Is yellow Mirror To Output Apollo only The headphone outputs can be simultaneously routed mirrored to an additional pair of hardware outputs To send the headphone mix bus to another output pair in addition to the front panel headphone jack select an output pair from the MIRROR TO drop menu Note If an output in the menu is dim and cannot be selected the output route Is already in use by another channel aux headphone Apollo or cue Apollo 16 Important The headphone mirror to output route in Console overrides DAW output channels assigned to the same hardware output Headphone Source Line 3 4 Source Apollo Twin These buttons determine the source of the headphone and line 3 4 bus mixes Note that these outputs can only use its own mix bus or the monitor mix as its source For example you can
148. o any output e Independent pre post switching on each auxiliary bus Specific software features depend on hardware functionality not available with all Apollo devices Details within Apollo Software Manual 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Metering e Signal level meters with peak hold and clip indicators on all inputs e Dual pin style peak meters with signal peak LEDs display monitor bus levels e Input meters are globally switchable to display pre or post fader signal levels e Independently selectable peak clip hold times and global clear clips button Console Recall plug in e Convenient access to Console s monitor controls via DAW plug in e Saves complete Apollo configurations inside DAW projects for easy recall of settings e VST RTAS AAX 64 and Audio Units plug in formats UAD Powered Plug Ins e Award winning audio plug ins for monitoring tracking mixing and mastering e UAD plug ins can be used simultaneously within Console and or DAW e All UAD plug ins include fully functional 14 day demo period e Complete UAD plug ins library is available online at www uaudio com UAD Meter amp Control Panel application e UAD Control Panel configures global UAD 2 and UAD Powered Plug Ins settings e UAD Meter monitors UAD 2 DSP resources and FireWire bandwidth Device Drivers e 64 bit device drivers and plug ins for Mac OS X and Windows 7 e Supports multi unit cascading and multi client output except Apollo Twin e All hardware inpu
149. o route a Console output signal into the No Input DAW so It can be recorded simply assign any Console virtual channel or channel sila dii icp la pair when the Console source is stereo as 855 ci ne a ae 14 nput 5 the input source for any DAW input That cia input 7 8 LINE 7 8 Console signal can then be recorded or 3 Input 9 10 ADAT 1 2 routed like any hardware input by the DAW Input 11 12 ADAT 3 4 Input 13 14 ADAT 5 6 Input 15 16 ADAT 7 8 Input 17 18 SPDIF L R Input 19 20 VIRTUAL 1 2 Mnput 21 22 VIRTUAL 3 4 Input 23 24 MON L R Input 25 26 AUXI L 1 R Input 27 28 AUK2 L 2 R Input 29 30 HP1L 1 R Input 31 32 HP2 L 2 R Input 33 34 Input 35 36 fr co ii MP ib Tip This technique can be used to re capture and record a software Instru ment performance that was virtually routed from the DAW into Console for Realtime UAD Processing At right Routing Consoles virtual outputs into the DAW channel s input Note that any virtual output listed here including mon aux HP etc could be used as the DAW input Apollo Software Manual 98 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo PT Mode PT Mode facilitates Pro Tools Hardware Inserts feature by inserting NULL empty val ues at Apollo inputs 1 2 so line input and output channel numbering within Pro Tools is aligned The setting also optimizes Apollo s I O channels to accommodate the 32 1 0 channels available in Pro Tools Note
150. oes not appear when a Console session Is loaded via the Console Recall plug in s SYNC function See SYNC for details Console session Tracking Setup has been modified Don t Save Cancel The modified session dialog Don t Save All modifications to the current Console session are discarded and the session is loaded Cancel The current Console session remains active and the attempted Console session load IS canceled Save The current session is saved to disk and the session Is loaded If the session has never been saved to disk this button displays Save As which opens the file save dialog Apollo Software Manual 56 Chapter 3 Console Application File Management Options These options appear in the upper section of the Recall Menu They per form the exact same functions as the equivalent items in the File Menu on page 67 Sessions List Existing user created session files that reside in the default session file location are displayed in the center section of the recall menu The session names at right are examples only Select a session from the list to load the session file If the current session has been modified the Modified Session Dialog appears Note Session files must reside in the Default Session Files Location and have the uadsession suffix to be visible in the Recall Menu s sessions list Subfolders Session files can be displayed and loaded from within subfolders Session fi
151. ole files on disk ALL Console set tings are overridden changed by the saved session INCLUDING ALL APOLLO HARD WARE PREAMP SETTINGS In simpler terms Console sessions always override Apollo s preamp settings even If po tentially harmful preamp settings are contained in the session file This is done because the very concept of Console session recall is to reproduce all settings in the session For example if the PAD is OFF in the Apollo preamp when the Console session is load ed the pad setting in the plug in is disabled and sensitive equipment could be affected such as speakers level increases and or ribbon mics phantom power Caution Apollo hardware preamp settings may change when Console sessions are loaded Apollo Software Manual 83 Chapter 5 Unison Unison Operation Notes The operating notes in this section only apply to Unison functionality when Unison plug ins are inserted in Console s PREAMP slots The notes do NOT apply to Unison plug ins that are used in Console s standard insert Slots nor via VST AU RTAS AAX within a DAW even when a Unison plug in title is used In this scenario Unison plug ins function the same as all standard non Unison UAD plug in titles and there is no physical or electrical hardware interaction Important Unison functionality is available only when Unison enabled UAD pre amp plug ins are loaded within Console in the PREAMP Insert slots Because Unison plug ins process ph
152. ols Monitor Outputs When multi unit cascading both units share the same monitor mix bus The monitoring speaker system must be connected to the monitor outputs of the monitor unit The moni tor outputs of the expander unit are disabled Monitor Knobs The monitor knob on the front panel of expander unit and Its surrounding green LED ring are disabled Use the front panel monitor knob on the monitor unit or the monitor level controls in Console or the Console Recall plug in to adjust the monitor output level Send Bus Outputs When multi unit cascading the send mix buses of both units are summed and these buses are sent to the monitor unit only The associated outputs on the expander unit are disabled Clocking Internal When the units are connected according to the Multi Unit Wiring Diagrams all system clocking and clock settings are automatically configured by the device drivers On both units the clock source should remain on Internal unless specifically clocking to an external non Apollo device Note When the clock source In the Console Settings window Is set to Internal EXT will illuminate on the designated expander unit hardware s front panel Apollo Software Manual 105 Chapter Multi Unit Cascading External When using an external clock with Apollo multi unit cascading both Apollo units are automatically configured by the device drivers to use the external clock when the Clock Source setting on the m
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154. on Is yellow Apollo Software Manual pl Chapter 3 Console Application Monitor Controls Monitor Meters Console s Monitor Meters are twin pin style peak meters that display the pre fader signal levels of Apollo s monitor mix bus Levels displayed here reflect the state of the Monitor 1 2 LED meters on Apollo s front panel 1512 T i 1512 ag 27 18 5673 la Da gia Console s Monitor Meters Meter Source When the monitor output signals are changed with the Monitor Source buttons the levels displayed here reflect the changed monitor outputs source signal Meter Level Scale The meter numbering represents the digital level of the monitor channel where O is O dBFS Both meters include a clip LED that illuminates when the level at the monitor out puts exceed O dBFS when D A converter clips The clip LED hold time can be adjusted in the Console Settings Panel Important If clipping occurs reduce the monitor output levels by reducing levels of the channels feeding the monitor mix bus to eliminate undesirable D A clipping distortion Monitor Source The Source buttons define which signal bus is routed to the Apollo s monitor outputs The active monitor source Is indicated by a yellow button MONITOR SOURCE MONITOR SOURCE MONITOR SOURCE mu g SoS g The monitor source buttons with Apollo left Apollo Twin center and Apollo 16 right Apollo Software Manual DZ Chapter 3 Console Application
155. onitor unit is set External the Clock Source setting only needs to be changed on the monitor unit Important When synchronizing to external clock connect the external clock source to the monitor unit only The expander unit always synchronizes to the monitor unit Multi Unit FireWire Bandwidth Bandwidth Consumption When multi unit cascading while connected to the host computer via FireWire more FireWire bandwidth is consumed by the additional I O streams so less bandwidth is available for UAD plug ins used within the DAW Note FireWire bandwidth is not consumed by UAD plug ins used within Console nor when Thunderbolt is used for the host computer connection The UAD Band width Allocation does not apply in these scenarios Use of Hard Drives on FireWire Bus To keep FireWire bandwidth available for UAD plug in processing within the DAW when multi unit cascading running FireWire hard drives for audio session files on the same FireWire bus as Apollo is not recommended Using USB eSATA or internal hard drives for audio session files is recommended instead Recommended Multi Unit UAD Bandwidth Allocation Values The values in the table below are recommended as starting points when tuning the UAD Bandwidth Allocation with multi unit cascading See Optimizing FireWire Performance beginning on page 17 for complete details about this setting Multi Unit Cascading Recommended UAD Bandwidth Allocation Values Sample Rate
156. onsole Settings Window from the Edit Menu within the Console application upper left of Mixer window or Mac OS X e Select Console Settings under the UA icon in the Menu Bar upper right of screen Windows e Select Console Settings from the menu after right clicking the UA icon in the Win dows system Tray lower right of screen Apollo Software Manual g9 Chapter 3 Console Application Interface Settings Panel The Interface panel is used to configure Apollo s system level audio interface I O settings such as sample rate clock source and output reference levels These settings are used by host applications when they are configured to use Apollo as the audio interface Even when Console is not open these settings are stored by the Apollo drivers and will be used by other host applications Console Settings Outputs Console Select Unit Sample Rate PT Mode Delay Compensation The Interface panel within the Console Settings window Unit Selection Tip The Unit Selection functions can also be performed in the Console Mixer by right clicking the Unit Tabs at upper right of the Console Mixer window Select Unit This menu specifies the unit for the Identify function see below when multi unit cas cading Click the triangle to the right of the unit name to display the drop menu and select a different unit This feature is only applicable when using a supported multi unit configuration Rename Unit The defaul
157. oper plug in manuals Apollo Software Manual 70 Chapter 3 Console Application Chapter 4 Console Recall Plug In Console Recall Overview Console Recall is a DAW plug in sup DS UNIVERSAL AUDIO plied in VST RTAS AAX 64 and Audio zo Units formats It is instantiated and used within any VST RTAS AAX AU host DAW EA sae pere in like any other plug in A ai i rar The primary function of the Console Re call plug in IS to store the Console appli UNIT SELECT CONSOLE cation s current settings within the DAW KE via the SYNC synchronize function I It can also be used to view and adjust Apollo s monitor output level mono and mute states without having to leave the DAW Note The Console Recall plug in is not required to use the Apollo inter face hardware the Console applica tion or a DAW The Console Recall plug in window How To Use Console Recall To use Console Recall simply place one instance of the plug in into any insert slot in the DAW project Important Do not insert more than one occurrence of the Console Recall plug in within any single DAW project Doing so could cause unpredictable results Because the plug in does not process audio in any way the insert location isn t critical Although it can be placed on any audio track virtual instrument track aux bus output etc we recommend placing it on the master output for consistency since projects usually contain an output channel Upon instantiat
158. or reference level Selectable monitor operating level Selectable monitor operating level Line input reference levels for chan Line out 3 4 reference levels can be Line input reference levels for chan nels 5 6 7 8 switchable in pairs Switched nels 1 16 individually switched 4 dedicated virtual channels 4 dedicated virtual channels 8 dedicated virtual channels Apollo Software Manual 21 Chapter 3 Console Application Accessing Console Console can be launched or quit at any time whether or not a DAW is already running Any of these methods can be used to launch the Console application under Mac OS X and Windows Mac Select Console under the blue UA logo diamond the Mac OS X Menu Bar Click the Console application icon in the Mac OS X Dock Double click the Console application which is installed to Applications Universal Audio Console app Thu 1 20 17 PM Console Console Settings UAD Meter amp Control Panel Accessing Console from the Mac OS X Menu Bar Windows Select Console from the Windows System Tray blue UA diamond logo Access the application from Start Menu gt All Programs gt UAD Powered Plug Ins gt Console d Startup UAD Powered Plug Ins R Conse Readme i Remove UAD Powered Plug Ins UAD Meter amp Control Panel d Documentation Back Accessing Console from the Windows Start Menu Apollo Software Manual 22 Chapter 3
159. p 2 are stereo linked and an instrument Is plugged into one of the Hi Z inputs the stereo link is unlinked and UAD plug in processing is bypassed on both channels The stereo link and UAD processing returns when the HI Z input IS removed Apollo Software Manual 92 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo Using Apollo with a DAW without Console When used with a DAW but without the Console application or Console Recall plug in the DAW controls all signal I O routing software monitoring and DSP accelerated UAD Powered Plug Ins processing Note Apollo like other UAD devices can only load UAD Powered Plug Ins which are specifically designed to run on UAD DSP accelerators Host based native plug ins cannot run on the UAD DSP Using a DAW without Console is a typical workflow during mixdown where low latency monitoring is not required and buffering latency is not an issue because the tracks are already recorded When recording new tracks the DAW Console workflow following sec tion Is recommended In this scenario Apollo functions as two separate devices an audio interface and a UAD 2 DSP accelerator 1 Audio Interface The DAW accesses and routes Apollo s audio interface I O via the Core Audio or ASIO device drivers Audio I O latency is determined by the O Buffer Size setting 2 UAD 2 DSP Accelerator The DAW controls Apollo s internal UAD 2 DSP via UAD plug ins in VST RTAS AAX or Audio Units format that
160. panel hardware controls the current Console settings will overwrite the changes made using the hardware controls Apollo Software Manual 20 Chapter 3 Console Application When To Use Console The Console application can be used without a DAW simultaneously in conjunction with a DAW or not at all These scenarios are covered in greater detail in Chapter 6 Working With Apollo beginning on page 86 Console without DAW Console can be used by itself without the use of a DAW or any other audio software Using Console without a DAW provides access to all Apollo func tionality and simplifies the use of Apollo s digital mixing monitoring and Realtime UAD processing features when a DAW s recording and playback features are not needed Console with DAW Console is used at the same time as a DAW when low latency moni toring and or recording of Apollo s inputs with or without Realtime UAD processing Is desired In this scenario Console is used to control input monitoring when recording and the DAW s software monitoring feature is disabled This workflow completely elimi nates the I O buffering latencies associated with using software monitoring via the DAW Important To eliminate doubled signals software monitoring in the DAW must be disabled when Console is used for input monitoring UAD plug ins can be used within Console and the DAW simultaneously In this scenario Apollo s DSP resources are shared between the two applica
161. panel windows in the UAD Meter amp Control Panel applica tion Accessing UAD Meter amp Control Panel The application can be accessed after soft ware Installation from the Mac OS X Dock or the Windows Start Menu See page 22 for details coke ok gr Plug ins 0 Status OK Plug ins 0 Details About the Application Complete documentation for the UAD Meter amp Control Panel application is in the UAD System Manual Save Detailed System Profile Generate Log Apollo Device Drivers The Apollo device drivers are the low level system software Tiles that instruct the com puter s operating system on how to communicate with the Apollo hardware The drivers are loaded during system startup so whenever Apollo is connected the interface is ready to accept Instructions from the OS and audio applications For complete details see Chapter 9 Device Drivers beginning on page 116 Apollo Software Manual 11 Chapter 1 Introduction Technical Support Universal Audio provides free customer support to all registered Apollo users Our sup port specialists are available to assist you via email and telephone during our normal business hours which are from Yam to 5pm Monday through Friday Pacific Standard Time Telephone USA toll free 1 877 698 2834 International 1 831 440 1176 FAX 1 831 461 1550 Online Support To request online support via email please visit the main support page at www uaudio com support
162. pen dent from the main channel controls for example when creating additional cue mixes with Apollo Aux Post Post fader is the default setting for Aux 1 and 2 When the Post button is engaged yellow the aux mix bus Is post fader and post mute In Post mode the channel faders must be up and unmuted to be routed to the z i aux bus and the aux send levels will reflect channel fader changes Tip Post fader mode Is typically used when configuring an effect send mix so the effect sends will interact with the main channel controls Aux Mono This button sums the left and right channels of the stereo aux output into a monophonic signal The aux return output is stereo when the button is white and mono when the but ton Is yellow Aux Mute Note Aux mute does not mute the aux bus return s headphone sends Apollo amp Apollo Twin Line 3 4 sends Apollo Twin or cue sends Apollo 16 Apollo only The aux mute button stops the aux return s signal from being routed to the output as signed in the Aux Output Route Apollo only menu The aux is muted when the mute button is red Apollo Twin amp Apollo 16 The aux mute button stops the aux return s signal from being routed to the monitor mix Aux Fader This is the master signal level control for the aux bus return It does not affect the aux bus return s headphone sends Apollo or cue sends Apollo 16 Aux Meter The Aux Meter displays the signal level of the aux b
163. pollo High Sample Rates 176 4 kHz and 192 kHz e Multi unit cascading is unavailable at sample rates of 176 4 kHz or 192 kHz 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz Apollo only e Both ADAT ports must be used for S MUX connections when multi unit cascading at sample rates of 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz PT Mode e Avid Pro Tools allows 32 channels of I O with non Avid branded audio interfaces Because audio streams exceed this count when multi unit cascading some Apollo I O channels are unavailable in PT Mode when multi unit cascading The specific Apollo channel numbers and names that are available when PT Mode Is active are listed in the Driver I O Tables on page 11 7 Combining Different Apollo Models e Combining Apollo with Apollo 16 is an unsupported configuration e Apollo Twin cannot be used with multi unit cascading Apollo Software Manual 108 Chapter 7 Multi Unit Cascading Chapter 8 Latency amp Apollo Delay Compensation with Apollo System Latency Overview System latency encapsulates all latencies induced within the typical digital audio work Station environment See Latency Basics on page 113 for a detailed overview of where when and how latency Is Induced in this environment Driver Reporting Any system latency that is induced by Apollo s 1 0 Console and or UAD Powered Plug Ins is reported by Apollo s device drivers to the host audio software that is using the device The host software uses this reported d
164. put strips See Inserts on page 30 for complete descriptions of the Insert controls Aux Headphone 1 amp 2 Controls Apollo only Aux Headphone 1 amp 2 Send Apollo The AUX TO HP knobs send the aux return to the associated headphone mix bus There is no headphone pan knob on the aux returns because the aux returns are stereo Note When Headphone Source page 48 s set to HP aux returns must be sent to the headphone mix bus via these controls for the aux to be heard in the head phones Apollo Software Manual 43 Chapter 3 Console Application Aux Headphone 1 amp 2 Enable Apollo This button can be used to disable re enable the aux headphone sends When the send Is active the button Is yellow When disabled the button Is white Aux Headphone amp Line 3 4 Controls Apollo Twin only Aux Headphone amp Line 3 4 Send Apollo Twin The AUX TO HP and AUX to 3 4 knobs send the aux return to the associated mix bus There is no pan knob on the aux returns because the aux returns are stereo Note When Headphone Source page 48 Is set to HP or 3 4 aux returns must be sent to the associated mix bus via these controls for the aux to be heard in the bus Aux Headphone Line 3 4 Enable Apollo Twin This button can be used to disable re enable the aux headphone and Line 3 4 sends When the send is active the button Is yellow When disabled the button Is white Aux Cue Controls Apollo 16 only Aux Cue Sends Apollo 16 T
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166. r without a DAW 86 Apollo as an Audio Interface 89 Apollo Concurrently with a DAW and Console 95 Apollo Hardware Manual 8 Apollo I O Driver Names 89 Apollo Setups Overview 86 Apollo System 5 Apollo with a DAW without Console 93 Apollo with Console without a DAW 91 Apollo Without A Computer 92 Audio Interface Latency 113 Authorization 15 Automatic Delay Compensation in the DAW 109 Aux Fader 45 Aux Headphone Sends 43 44 Auxiliary Section 42 Auxiliary Sends 33 Aux Inserts 43 Aux Meter 45 Aux Mono 45 Aux Mute 45 Aux Output 44 Aux Return Control Strips 43 Apollo Software Manual C Channel Fader 38 Channel Strip Editor 32 Clear Peaks 53 Clip Hold Time 64 Clip amp Peak Hold Settings 64 Clock Source 61 Close All Plug In Editor Windows 69 Console Application 6 10 19 Console Controls 24 Console Mixer 23 Console Mixer Latency 113 Console Overview 19 Console Recall Controls 72 Console Recall Menu 54 Console Recall Overview 71 Console Recall Plug In 10 1 Console Settings Window 59 Core Audio 116 customer support 12 D DAW Documentation 9 DAW Latency 110 114 Default Outputs 94 Delay Compensation 109 Device Drivers 11 109 116 Driver Reporting 109 Drivers 116 Drivers Overview 116 F Fader 39 45 Fader Scale 39 Features 6 File Menu 67 Flex Routing 36 Index G Gain 27 Global 53 Global Interface Settings 61 Glossary 132 H Hardware installation 13 Hardwa
167. r the firmware update is complete power Apollo off then on again to complete the process before attempting to use the software Apollo Software Manual 14 Chapter 2 Installation amp Setup Registration amp Authorization Apollo must be registered and authorized at my uaudio com to unlock its UAD 2 func tionality Apollo can be used as a normal audio interface without UAD Powered Plug Ins without registration and authorization Unlicensed UAD 2 plug ins can be used in demo mode for 14 days without authorization Registration only needs to be completed once however authorization must be completed each time the UAD software Is updated Apollo like all UAD 2 devices stores its autho rization and UAD licenses in the device Itself so the unit can be connected to a different computer without repeating the authorization process Important Registration and authorization can only be accomplished after success ful software installation To register and authorize Apollo Note Registration is part of the initial authorization process it s not a separate procedure The following steps require an Internet connection to the host com puter To authorize a system that is not online see the UAD System Manual 1 Ensure that the Apollo software is installed and Apollo is powered up and con nected to the computer via FireWire or Thunderbolt the hardware and software systems must be communicating properly 2 Open the UAD Meter amp
168. ration of the Apollo and Console there may be a delay when changing the 48V state to minimize the clicks pops that are inherent when engag ing phantom power The 48V LED on Apollo s front panel will flash during any delay Unison Parameter 48V is a Unison parameter that interacts with Unison plug ins inserted in the PREAMP Slot See the Unison chapter for more information Pad When enabled the PAD button is yellow and the channel s microphone input sig nal level is attenuated by 20 dB Pad does not effect the Line or Hi Z inputs E Pad is used to reduce signal levels when overload distortion is present at low preamp gain levels such as when particularly sensitive microphones are used on loud instruments and or if the A D converter Is clipping Unison Parameter Pad is a Unison parameter that interacts with Unison plug ins inserted in the PREAMP Slot See the Unison chapter for more information Polarity When enabled the polarity aka phase button is yellow and the input chan nel s signal is inverted Polarity affects the Mic Line and Hi Z inputs Polarity inversion can help reduce phase cancellations when more than one mi crophone Is used to record a single source Apollo Software Manual 28 Chapter 3 Console Application Unison Parameter Polarity is a Unison parameter that interacts with Unison plug ins inserted in the PRE AMP slot See the Unison chapter for more information Link This but
169. re Manual 8 Hardware Monitoring 95 Headphone Master 48 Headphone Sends 43 44 Headphone Source 48 HPF 28 IDC 62 Identify 60 Input Controls 27 Input Delay Compensation 62 109 110 Input Mute 38 Input Solo 38 Input Strips 25 Input Types 25 Insert Disable 31 Insert Display 31 Insert Menu 31 Insert Options 31 Inserts 30 Installation Overview 13 Interface Latency 113 Interface Settings 61 Interface Settings Panel 60 Introduction 5 I O Buffer Size 114 I O Driver Names 89 I O in Mac OS X System Preferences 90 I O in the audio software application 89 Apollo Software Manual L Label 40 Latency Compensation 96 Level Hover 39 Level Scale 40 Line Outputs 1 8 Reference Level 63 Link 29 40 Link Limitations 41 Low Cut Filter 28 M Meter 45 Meter Scale 52 Meter Source 52 Mic Line 27 Minimize 65 Mirror to Monitor 37 MON 47 Monitor Global 53 Monitor Level 54 Monitor Meters 52 Monitor Mute 53 Monitor Source 52 Monitor With FX 4 7 Mono 45 53 Multi Unit Cascading 100 Mute 38 45 53 O Outputs 94 P Pad 28 29 Pan 38 Peak Hold Settings 64 Peak Hold Time 64 phase 28 Polarity 28 Preamp Controls 27 Preamp Inputs 25 Pre Fader 69 PT Mode 99 Index R REC 47 Recall Menu 56 Record With FX 4 7 Redo 68 Reference Level 29 Registration amp Authorization Overview 15 Routing Console Outputs Into the DAW for Recording 96 S Sample Rate 61 Scrolling 24 Select Unit
170. re also capable of locking to external clock routed from other digital devices In order to avoid signal degradation or undesirable audible artifacts It is absolutely critical that all digital devices that are interconnected in a system be locked to the same clock Clock Distribution Refers to the process of routing a master clock signal either from an internal clock or an external source to multiple devices by means of multiple outputs thus removing the need to cascade the clock through external devices which can de grade the signal Core Audio The audio API for Mac OS X D A Acronym for Digital to Analog which refers to the conversion of a digital data to an analog signal Apollo Software Manual T33 Glossary DAW Acronym for Digital Audio Workstation that IS any device that can record play back edit and process digital audio dB Abbreviation for decibel a logarithmic unit of measure used to determine among other things power ratios voltage gain and sound pressure levels dBm Abbreviation for decibels as referenced to milliwatt dissipated in a standard load of 600 ohms 1 dBm into 600 ohms results in 0 775 volts RMS dBV Abbreviation for decibels as referenced to voltage without regard for impedance thus one volt equals one dBV DI Acronym for Direct Inject or Direct Input a recording technique whereby the signal from a high impedance instrument such as electric guitar or
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172. s via a standard unbalanced 4 jack High Resolution In digital audio refers to 24 bit signals at sampling rates of 88 2 kHz or higher Hz Abbreviation for Hertz a unit of measurement describing a single analog audio cycle or digital sample per second Impedance A description of a circult s resistance to a signal as measured in ohms thou sands of ohms Kilohms or millions of ohms megohms Internal Clock A clock signal derived from onboard circuitry See Clock I O Acronym for input output kHz Abbreviation for kiloHertz a thousand Hertz a unit of measurement describing a thousand analog audio cycles or digital samples per second See Hz JFET Acronym for Junction Field Effect Transistor a specific type of FET which has some Similarities to traditional bipolar transistor designs that can make It more appropriate for use In some audio circuit designs See FET Jitter Refers to short term variations in the edges of a clock signal caused by a bad source clock inferior cabling or improper cable termination and or signal induced noise A jittery signal will contain spurious tones at random inharmonic frequencies Usu ally the jitter will be worse with higher signal frequencies The internal digital clock of Apollo was designed for extreme stability and jitter free operation and its onboard phase aligned clock conditioner circuitry removes jitter from external sources so conversion
173. se over the Insert Display shows the full plug in name in a pop up window Insert Disable The insert disable button see Console s ins the plug in that is in the slot It performs th within its interface When the plug in is active the button is yel Insert Options Menu The Insert Options menu is displayed when the mouse is hovered over the Op tions text at the top left of the plug ins list in all insert menus Apollo Software Manual Si Chapter 3 Console Application Insert Options The available options in the Insert Options Menu vary depending on the state of the in sert and the copy paste clipboard Each Option function is described below Note All copy paste functions also copy paste the current settings of the plug in Show Channel Strip Editor This feature Mac only groups and displays the interfaces of all plug ins currently loaded in the inserts of a strip In a single window offering a con venient method of organizing channel plug in windows The single window containing up to four plug in GUIs can be moved and arranged on screen as desired in a single motion Due to operating system differences the Channel Strip Editor is unavailable in Windows Tip To open the Channel Strip Editor command click any Console insert slot con taining a UAD plug in ANALOG 1 Channel Strip PEAK REDUCTIO 5 a 6 DFF E OUTPUT COMP 9 LIM GR LA 3A AUDIO LEVELER lt gt 2 0 lt
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175. sole Recall CONSOLE RECALL plug in with SYNC enabled the Session Name in the Con sole application displays Sync Session and the display IS dimmed See Session Recall on page 54 for related de tails Loading Synchronized DAW Projects If SYNC was enabled when a DAW project file containing Console Recall was saved then loading that DAW project will load the Console settings saved in the plug in and the Console settings that were active before the DAW project was loaded is overwritten However the Console settings that were active before the DAW project was loaded can be easily recovered If desired using the Cached Sessions In the Recall Menu within the Console Application See Recall Menu on page 56 for details If SYNC was disabled when a DAW project file containing Console Recall was saved then loading that project will not change the Console settings that were active before the DAW project was loaded Apollo Software Manual 73 Chapter 4 Console Recall Plug In Session State Parameter The Console Recall plug in has a parameter called Session State that is exposed for DAW automation but Is not in the plug in interface Session State ensures all changes to Console settings and the DAW session are captured by the Console Recall plug in If something related to Session State appears in the DAW It s best to just Ignore It Important To ensure proper functionality when SYNC is enabled in Console Re call do
176. t select line 3 4 as the source for HP 1 and vice versa HEADPHONE SOURCE Headphone Selected Indicator Dot Apollo Twin When the HEADPHONE output is selected vs MONITOR a LINE OUT 3 4 SOURCE green Indicator dot appears next to the Headphone Source text in Console o Loi f The colored dot provides a visual indication of the headphone selection state when Preamp mode Is active Because Apollo Twin has different display modes the headphone selected state cannot always be viewed via the front panel HP Apollo Twin When set to HP the headphone source is the dedicated headphone mix bus summed with all DAW outputs that are routed to Apollo Twin s headphone output if applicable In this mode the mix of the this bus is determined by the Headphone Send controls in the input channel strips and the aux return strips Console s faders mutes and solos are not reflected in the head phone output in HP mode Console s headphone sends are pre fader 3 4 Apollo Twin When set to 3 4 the ine outputs 3 4 source is the dedicated 3 4 mix bus summed with all DAW outputs that are routed to 3 4 outputs if applicable In this mode the mix of the this bus IS determined by the 3 4 Send controls in the input channel strips and the aux return strips Console s faders mutes and solos are not reflected in the 3 4 outputs In 3 4 mode Console s 3 4 sends are pre fader Note When the source Is not set to MON aux returns mus
177. t be sent to the mix bus via the aux sends for the aux to be heard In the outputs Apollo Software Manual 49 Chapter 3 Console Application MON Apollo Twin When set to MON the headphone or line 3 4 source is Console s main monitor mix Summed with all DAW buses that are routed to Apollo s monitor outs If applicable Con sole s faders mutes and solos are reflected in the headphone output in this mode Headphone 3 4 Mono 1 2 Apollo This button sums the left and right channels of the stereo headphone or line 3 4 outputs into a monophonic signal The headphone or 3 4 output Is stereo when the button Is white and mono when the button Is yellow Cue Returns Apollo 16 only The four cue returns contain the summed stereo buses from the four cue sends of each Console input channel Cue Outputs Apollo 16 Each cue mix bus can be routed to any pair Apollo 16 s hard ware outputs Cue 1 and 2 outputs can also be virtually routed to DAW inputs via the device drivers to record the cue mix bus cue 3 and 4 are available via Console only When multi unit cascading cue outputs can be routed to the outputs of the monitor unit only Note Cue outputs 3 and 4 are unavailable at sample rates of 1 6 4 kHz and 192 kHz Cue Output Menu Apollo 16 Click the Cue Output Menu to specify a different hardware output pair for the cue mix bus Cue output assignments are mutually exclusive When a cue output route IS assigned tha
178. t output becomes unavailable for routing from a different cue bus Cue mix buses cannot be merged to the same output s Note If an output in the menu is dim and cannot be selected the output route Is already in use by another input channel or cue bus Important The cue output route in Console overrides DAW output chan nels assigned to the same hardware output Apollo Software Manual 50 Chapter 3 Console Application Cue Source Apollo 16 The cue source buttons determines the source of the cue bus mix The cue source can be set to output the associated cue mix or the main monitor mix CUE Apollo 16 When set to CUE the cue source Is the dedicated cue mix summed with all DAW out puts that are routed to the same cue outputs if applicable In this mode the mix of the cue bus Is determined by the cue send controls in the input channel strips and the aux return strips Console s faders mutes and solos are not reflected in the cue outputs in when CUE Is selected Console s cue sends are pre fader MON Apollo 16 When set to MON the cue source Is Console s main monitor mix summed with all DAW outputs that are routed to the monitor outs if applicable Console s faders mutes and solos are reflected in the cue output In this mode MONO Apollo 16 This button sums the left and right channels of the stereo cue output into a monophonic signal The cue output is stereo when the button is white and mono when the butt
179. t unit name can be changed To change the unit name Click the unit name field enter the new name then click outside the field or press return on the computer keyboard Note Text in this field is red when Apollo is not detected Identify Clicking the Identify button will cause the currently selected unit s front panel LEDs to flash in a pattern This identifies the unit that is currently being controlled by Console the current unit is changed with the Select Unit menu Note This button is red when Apollo is not detected Apollo Software Manual 60 Chapter 3 Console Application Host Status When the Apollo drivers are not properly communicating with the Apollo hardware text In the Unit Selection section appears In red Check software installation and connections if this occurs Global Interface Settings Behavior and control of the Global Interface Settings depend on the environment Without a DAW Sample Rate and Clock Source settings define the active sample rate and clock source for Apollo when a DAW is not used when Console Is the only host ap plication PT Mode has no effect when audio applications other than Console are not used With a DAW These settings are usually changed within the DAW application s audio preferences Note PT Mode changes the driver I O complement therefore it affects all DAWS under both Mac and Windows See PI Mode on page 99 for details Sample Rate Defines the sample rate
180. tency delay and is inherent in most digital audio systems Bus A signal path that carries more than one signal e g a mix bus auxiliary bus head phone bus etc Channel Input Strip A group of controls that pertain only to the functions contained within a particular mixer input channel In most mixing consoles the strips are dupli cated for each input Class A One design technique used in electronic devices such that their active compo nents are drawing current and working throughout the Tull signal cycle thus yielding a more linear response This increased linearity results in fewer harmonics generated hence lower distortion in the output signal Condenser Microphone A microphone design that utilizes an electrically charged thin conductive diaphragm stretched close to a metal disk called a backplate Incoming sound pressure causes the diaphragm to vibrate in turn causing the capacitance to vary in a like manner which causes a variance in its output voltage Condenser microphones tend to have excellent transient response but require an external voltage source most often in the form of 48 volts of phantom power Clock In digital audio or video a clock serves as a timing reference for a system Every digital device must carry out specified numbers of operations per period of time and at a consistent speed in order for the device to work properly Digital audio devices such as Apollo normally have an internal clock and a
181. that will be used for Apollo A D and D A conversion and UAD Powered Plug Ins processing When using UAD Powered Plug Ins higher sample rates require more UAD DSP resources Apollo Twin Note If the current digital input setting is S PDIF and the sample rate Is changed to a rate higher than 96 kHz the clock source IS changed to Internal and the S PDIF inputs are no longer unavailable Clock Source Sets the master clock source for A D and D A conversion The available options are Apollo Internal clock or external clock from S PDIF ADAT or Word Clock Apollo Twin Internal clock or external clock from S PDIF or ADAT Apollo 16 Internal clock or external clock from AES EBU or Word Clock If the Clock Source setting Is not set to Internal and the external clock signal is not detected then the text in the Clock Source display is RED if this occurs verify connec tions and external clock device settings Note Only one device in a system can be the master clock This setting must match the host DAW setting or audio glitches and or distortion could occur Digital Input Apollo Twin only This menu selects the digital input type ADAT or S PDIF to be used by Apollo Twin s TOSLINK optical connector Click the field to display the drop menu and select a differ ent digital input source Apollo Twin supports S PDIF digital input at sample rates up to 96 kHz If the current setting Is ADAT and the sample rate is higher than 96 kH
182. the PREAMP Slot See the Unison chapter for more information Mic Line This button switches between the mic and line inputs on Apollo s rear panel The button text and color depends on the preamp input selection The Mic Line button has no effect if the channel s Hi Z input is connected be Cause preamp channels are automatically switched to the Hi Z input when a 1 4 mono tip sleeve only cable is connected to Apollo s front panel Hi Z input jack Apollo Software Manual 27 Chapter 3 Console Application Low Cut Filter When enabled the channel s input signal passes through a low cut high pass filter This 2nd order coincident pole filter has a cutoff frequency of 75 Hz with a Slope of 12 dB per octave by default the filter can change when Unison is active in the channel The Low Cut filter effects the Mic Line and Hi Z inputs Low Cut is typically used to eliminate rumble and other unwanted low frequencies from the Input signal Unison Parameter The low cut filter is a Unison parameter that interacts with Unison plug ins inserted in the PREAMP slot See the Unison chapter for more information 48V When enabled the 48V button is red and 48 volts of phantom power is supplied to the Apollo channel s rear panel Mic input Most modern condenser micro E phones require 48V phantom power to operate This option can only be activated when the Mic Line switch is set to Mic Depending on the current configu
183. the main software interface for the Apollo hard ware Console s analog style workflow is designed to provide quick access to Q the most commonly needed features in a familiar easy to use interface b d Console s function is to control the hardware units and their digital mixing fee and monitoring capabilities The Console Mixer is where Realtime UAD pro application cessing using UAD Powered Plug Ins is configured and operated icon Console can be used simultaneously with a DAW for front end processing and monitor ing functionality Complete Console setups can be saved as presets for easy recall of the entire configuration Console can also be used to configure Apollo s audio interface I O settings such as sample rate clock source and reference levels Important Fundamental Concept The primary function of Console is to control Apollo s low latency hardware input monitoring and Realtime UAD Processing Console MUST be used to take advantage of these features Console replaces the software monitoring feature of the DAW mixer Note that the Console application is a remote interface to the digital mixing and signal processing functions that are performed within the Apollo hardware Although Console runs on the host computer the computer s CPU Is not performing these audio functions 77 The Console Mixer Window as it appears with Apollo Twin Apollo Software Manual 19 Chapter 3 Console Application Console Functions Conso
184. the maximum setting Long These plug ins are designed to be used on outputs of a DAW during mixdown where latency is not a consideration If using these plug ins in Console the Input Delay Compensation feature may need to be disabled or ignored Apollo Software Manual LLI Chapter 8 Latency amp Apollo Upsampled UAD Plug Ins Table The table below lists the additional latency produced by upsampled UAD plug ins Sample Rate kHz Ampex ATR 102 2202 2455 4408 Helios Type 69 13 Harrison 32C Neve 1073 1081 31102 Precision EQ Pultec EQP 1A Legacy Pultec Pro Legacy Pultec HLF 3C SSL E Channel Strip Trident A Range API 550A API Vision Console Channel Strip Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection FATSO Jr Sr Massive Passive Moog Filter Neve 33609 Pultec EQP 1A Pultec MEQ 5 Studer A800 UA 1176 Limiter Collection ESE 4 98 8818 107 50 107 16 o Jo 259 281 a2 Ja H OO UA 610 B Tube Preamp API 560 Teletronix LA 2A Leveler Collection EMT 250 see note Lexicon 224 see note iit Ol MXR Flanger Doubler Sai Precision Limiter 64 69 1 Precision Maximizer Precision Multiband 16 896 30 720 33 792 These UAD plug ins exceed the capacity of Input Delay Compensation in Console See Special Cases UAD Precision Multiband and UAD Ampex ATR 102 for details 56 129 O is N Gi 00 00 N O O On N N oO OY OO et Note The EMT 250 and Lexicon 224 anti aliasing
185. the mute button is red The input meter is still active when the channel is muted for a visual reference that there is still a signal coming into the channel even though it isn t heard in the monitor mix Mute stops the input channel s signal from being routed to the monitor mix bus and E Tip Option click the mute button to toggle mute on multiple channels If Solo is activated on the same channel when muted the mute state Is overridden and the channel is heard tn the monitor mix Note Input mute does not affect the channel input headphone or cue sends Input Solo Solo mutes all input signals except for any Inputs in solo mode Solo Is used to highlight individual channels in the mix without having to modify other channels Tip Option click the solo button to toggle solo on multiple channels The channel is solo d when its solo button is yellow Activating mute on a channel has no effect if the channel is in Solo mode Note Input solo does not affect the channel s headphone sends Apollo or cue sends Apollo 16 Apollo Software Manual 38 Chapter 3 Console Application Channel Fader This is the channel s main signal level control for the Console monitor mix It always affects the channel s level in the monitor mix bus the monitor outputs and both aux mix buses the aux outputs but not the headphone Apollo or cue Apollo 16 mix buses Changes to this control are reflected in the channels level meter
186. tions Realtime UAD Processing is available via Console and I O buffered non realtime UAD processing is available via VST RTAS AAX 64 or Audio Units plug ins in the DAW See page 95 for complete details Note Apollo like other UAD devices can only load UAD Powered Plug Ins which are specifically designed to run on UAD DSP accelerators Host based native plug ins cannot run on the UAD DSP Apollo Software Manual 88 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo Using Apollo as an Audio Interface Apollo functions like other non DSP audio interfaces when It is used without the Con sole application the Console Recall plug in or UAD Powered Plug Ins Apollo s Core Audio and ASIO drivers enable It to be used for computer audio I O routing with any Core Audio or ASIO compliant audio software including DAWs music players e g ITunes system software alert sounds and similar applications Accessing Apollo I O via Core Audio and ASIO Audio is routed to and from Apollo via its Core Audio Mac or ASIO Windows device drivers The audio software accesses Core Audio and ASIO interfaces directly via the audio settings preference panel in the software or it just uses the audio device set as the preference in the operating system Apollo I O Driver Names Each Apollo input and output has a channel number and name provided by the Apollo drivers to Core Audio and ASIO If an audio software application can access Core Audio ASIO devices direc
187. tions Realtime UAD process ing is available via Console and buffered non realtime UAD processing is available via VST RTAS AAX 64 or Audio Units plug ins within the DAW See UAD Powered Plug Ins Console versus DAW on page 86 for more details about this scenario Apollo Device Differences Apollo Apollo Twin and Apollo 16 have different hardware features therefore the Con sole software reflects these differences The Console interface that appears depends on which Apollo hardware model is connected to the computer Any Console feature differ ences are specifically noted in this chapter The specific differences between Apollo audio interfaces are shown in the table below Note In this manual Apollo refers to all Apollo interfaces unless specifically denoted otherwise Primary I O and routing differences between Apollo interface models Apollo Apollo Twin Apollo 16 8 analog line inputs first four with 2 analog inputs one with Mic Line 16 analog line inputs Mic Line Hi Z Hi Z 10 digital inputs S PDIF ADAT Up to 8 digital inputs S PDIF or ADAT 2 digital inputs AES EBU 8 analog line outputs 6 analog outputs Mon HP Line 3 4 16 analog line outputs 2 stereo headphone mix buses Headphone and line 3 4 mix buses Aux sends and returns can be routed Aux sends and returns can be routed Cue sends and returns can be routed to various outputs to headphone and line 3 4 outputs to various outputs Fixed monit
188. tly it may be possible to designate specific inputs and or outputs within the application All Apollo Driver I O numbers and names are listed in Driver I O Tables on page 117 These values can be used to reference specific Apollo inputs or outputs by number or name if allowed by the application Setting the I O in the audio software application To access Apollo s I O in an audio software application that can select Core Audio or ASIO devices directly look for a setting in the audio software application s preferences called audio setup or output device or similar Each application is different consult the software application documentation for specifics ar Preferences Audio Device Audio Input Device Universal Audio Apollo 22 ln 28 Qui Audio Output Device Universal Audio Apollo 22 lin 28 Qui Channel Configuration Apollo selected as the Core Audio I O device in Ableton Live preferences Apollo Software Manual 89 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo Setting the I O in the Operating System If a software application doesn t have Its own setting for accessing a Core Audio or ASIO device directly it typically uses the device specified in the Sound control panel of the OS software This sets the device for all system sounds and any other device that uses the system device for audio I O Note To prevent system sounds from being inadvertently routed into Apollo s monitor outputs and or DAW recordings
189. to the other tab A gray double arrow appears when a tab Is grabbed and the swap is performed when the double arrow is orange and the mouse Is released Important Swapping the monitor expander order changes the driver I O configura tion Quit all audio applications before performing this action Console Recall Session Management Single to Multi Session If a Console session was created and saved with a single unit setup and the session IS subsequently opened with a multi unit setup the expander unit Is automatically added to the session a second unit tab Is added to the session and the number of Console inputs expands accordingly Multi to Single Session If a Console session was created and saved with a multi unit setup and the session IS Subsequently opened with a single unit setup the expander unit is retained in the ses sion but the host status indicator dot will be red indicating the expander unit IS recog nized The expander unit can be removed from the session via the Identify and Rename Menu If desired Apollo Software Manual 107 Chapter 7 Multi Unit Cascading Constraints Certain features and or I O streams are reduced when multi unit cascading due to limited audio bandwidth or technical constraints required to maintain integrated mix buses with Realtime UAD Processing capabilities These constraints are listed below Auxiliary 2 Apollo only e Aux bus 2 Is unavailable when multi unit cascading with A
190. ton links the controls of adjacent preamp channels together 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 to create stereo input pairs When channels are linked as a stereo pair the Eq Link button Is yellow and any preamp control adjustments will affect both chan nels of the stereo signal identically Note Only the same type of Inputs can be linked Mic Mic or Line Line and the Hi Z inputs cannot be linked This button has the same function as the Link button which ts available on all Console inputs See Stereo Link on page 40 for more detail Note For preamp channels input pairs can also be stereo linked and unlinked via Apollo s front panel Reference Level Apollo amp Apollo 16 The signal reference level for all analog line inputs can be switched be REFERENCE tween 10 dBV and 4 dBu with this drop menu The setting controls an attenuation pad for the input channel When set to 4 dBu the pad is engaged and the channel can accept a higher signal level before the A D converter clips Select 10 dBV when lower input signal levels are used To adjust signal incoming levels for the analog inputs use the output level controls of the devices that are connected to those inputs Tip Additional gain can be added to input signals by inserting UAD plug ins and adjusting the gain structure within the plug ins The availability and behavior of the reference level control depends on the hardware model Apollo The reference l
191. trols Console s PREAMP insert enable disable button and the Unison plug in s on off switch in the plug in interface are linked Changing either on off setting will also change the other setting o j i oorr ay ON 1 PREAMP insert menu options The PREAMP insert menu options are different from the standard inserts menu Some options are unavailable to accommodate the unique functionality of the PREAMP insert Disabled Unison plug ins When a Unison plug in is unintentionally disabled for example when UAD 2 DSP re sources are exceeded upon insertion the red DISABLED text does not appear in the UAD Toolbar as it does with non Unison plug ins However in this situation unlike stan dard UAD plug ins the following indications do occur e The power switch within the Unison plug in window is switched off e The insert slot s enable button is switched off e Apollo s front panel preamp gain level indicator color reverts to green Note The above functions can be re enabled after adequate UAD resources are made available Apollo Software Manual Ti Chapter 5 Unison Controlling Unison Plug Ins with Apollo When a Unison plug in is inserted in Console s PREAMP insert slot Apollo s front panel preamp controls and the Unison plug in s equivalent preamp controls are mirrored Adjusting Apollo s front panel preamp controls will adjust the Unison plug in s preamp controls and vice versa Apollo Front Panel
192. ts and outputs can be individually addressed by DAW e All of Console s mix buses can be routed to DAW inputs for recording System Requirements Windows e Windows 64 bit Edition e Qualified PCle to FireWire 800 adapter card list is published here Mac e OSX 10 7 Lion or 10 8 Mountain Lion All Platforms Apollo Twin requires a Mac computer with an available Thunderbolt port e Available qualified FireWire 800 port e 2 gigabytes available disk space e 1024 x 800 minimum display resolution e Internet connection to download software and authorize UAD plug ins e For additional compatibility information visit www uaudio com support e For installation software visit www uaudio com download Apollo Software Manual 7 Chapter 1 Introduction Documentation Overview Documentation for all Apollo components Is extensive so instructions are separated by areas of functionality as detailed below All documentation Is copied to the computer during software installation documentation can also be downloaded from our website All manuals are in PDF format PDF files require a free PDF reader application such as Adobe Reader Windows or Preview included with Mac OS X After software installa tion all Apollo documentation can be found on the startup drive at the following location locations Mac OS X e Applications Universal Audio Windows 7 e Start gt All Programs gt UAD Powered Plug Ins gt Documentation Tip Documentatio
193. ts when a 1 4 mono tip sleeve cable is connected to Apollo s front panel Hi Z input jack Input Mix Controls EE S preamp Wee Lei amp Apollo Twin or Apollo Wp only Mic left Line center and Hi Z right ANALOG Channel input strip Apollo Software Manual 29 Chapter 3 Console Application Analog Inputs Apollo 16 Console s 16 analog line inputs reflect the 16 channels of A D conversion that are avail able in Apollo 16 Apollo 16 does not have preamp channels Digital Inputs Apollo Console s eight ADAT and two S PDIF stereo left and right inputs work just like the ana log inputs except they don t have the extra the preamp and reference level settings that are only available on the analog inputs Apollo Twin Apollo Twin s digital TOSLink input can accept ADAT or S PDIF Console s inputs switch to reflect the digital input type currently in use the digital input preference Is set in the Console Settings window The digital inputs work just like the analog inputs except they don t have the extra the preamp and reference level settings that are only available on the analog inputs Apollo 16 Console has two AES EBU inputs left and right MADI inputs are not available in Con sole MADI on Apollo 16 is used for multi unit cascading only Sample Rate Conversion Realtime sample rate conversion SR Convert is available on the S PDIF and AES EBU inputs This feature eliminates aud
194. ug Ins and Enabling Software that UA makes generally available to end users of such Software during the period in which Customer has a valid license for such Software UA also grants Customer a non exclusive non sublicenseable license to reproduce and display the written or electronic materials containing instructions and or other information on the use of the applicable Software that UA makes gener ally available to end users of such Software during the period in which Customer has a valid license for such Software the Documentation The foregoing licenses may be transferred only to a Permitted Transferee as defined in Section 2 a iv below ii Licenses for Demo Plug Ins A Time Limited License In addition to the licenses described above UA hereby grants Customer a worldwide subject to Section 10 below non exclusive non sublicensable license to use all Plug Ins that are as of the Receipt Date accessible in demonstration mode each a Demo Plug In all Updates to such Demo Plug Ins and all Documentation related to such Demo Plug Ins in each case solely for personal use if Customer is a person or internal business purposes if Customer is an entity solely in object code form and solely in connec tion with the Permitted UA Hardware Devices whether or not all some or none of the Permitted UA Hardware Devices connect to a computer Such licenses shall terminate as to each Demo Plug In at the end of the Demo Term
195. uring and using Apollo will vary according to needs its application will generally fall within one of the main categories below Each application is detailed later in this chapter Audio interface without DSP Apollo functions like other non DSP audio interfaces when it is used without the Console application the Console Recall plug in or UAD Powered Plug Ins See Using Apollo as an Audio Interface on page 89 for details Digital mixer with Console Apollo and Console can be used without a DAW or any other audio software providing access to all Apollo features its DSP mixing functionality and Realtime UAD Processing see Using Apollo with Console without a DAW on page 91 for details Standalone use without computer Apollo can be used as a digital mixer with limited functionality without Console or any connection to a host computer See Using Apollo Without A Computer on page 92 for details With a DAW without Console When Apollo is used with a DAW but without the Console application or Console Recall plug in the DAW controls all signal I O routing software monitoring and UAD 2 DSP accelerated UAD Powered Plug Ins processing See Using Apollo with a DAW without Console on page 93 for details With Console and a DAW Console is used concurrently with a DAW when low latency monitoring and or recording of Apollo s inputs with or without Realtime UAD processing is desired This workflow complet
196. us return The O label represents O dbFS digital full scale the maximum level before undesirable D A clipping If the level at the aux output exceeds O dbFS the meter s clip indicator illuminates reduce the levels feeding the aux If clipping occurs The Aux Meters have a peak hold feature which holds signal peak values for a speci fied period of time The clip and peak hold times can be adjusted in the Console Settings Panel Apollo Software Manual 45 Chapter 3 Console Application Monitor Section INSERT EFFECTS Insert Effects print wet p Control HEADPHONE 1 MIRROR T0 E Line 1 2 Headphone Source HEADPHONE 2 and Mirror Controls mon g MIRROR T0 E None CONSOLE RECALL Recall My Session dii Controls AG MONITOR SOURCE o Monitor Controls 12 0 _ MONITOR INSERT EFFECTS in c GUE 4 w None CONSOLE RECALL My Session SAVE LA MONITOR SOURCE 12 0 MONITOR Insert Effects print wet Control Cue Source and Output Controls Recall preset Controls Monitor Controls The monitor controls as they appear with Apollo amp Apollo Twin left and Apollo 16 right Note With Apollo Twin all HP 2 destinations are routed to the Line 3 4 outputs instead Apollo Software Manual 46 Chapter 3 Console Application Insert Effects Overview Console s primary function is to control Apollo s input monitoring features Using Con sole Apollo
197. usly by option clicking the stereo link button However use caution with this feature so all right channel settings are not unintentionally lost Apollo Software Manual 41 Chapter 3 Console Application Auxiliary Section INSERTS INSERTS w A Aux Insert Controls AUX 1 TO RP AUX Z TO HFI E Send Aux to Headphone 1 Controls AUX 1 TO HP 2 AUX2TO HP 2 per su Send Aux to Headphone 2 Controls TT Ten Output w Route Pre Post Past Controls Aux Output Controls INSERTS INSERTS Blxct24 ER 1i76LN M v Aux Insert Controls E E AUX 1 TO CUE 1 AUX 1 TO CUE 2 G fw Send Aux i H to Cue AUX 1 TOCUE AUX 2 Controls AUX 1 TO CUE 4 F Ki Pre Post Controls Aux Output Controls Console s aux return controls with Apollo amp Apollo Twin left and Apollo 16 right Note With Apollo Twin all HP 2 destinations are routed to the Line 3 4 outputs instead Apollo Software Manual Chapter 3 Console Application Aux Overview Console has two stereo auxiliary aux mix buses Signals are sent to the aux buses via the aux sends in Console s channel input strips Console s aux returns then control and process the signals that are received from those sends The controls in Console s aux return strips are similar to the channel input strips but instead of controlling a channel input they control the output of the aux mix bus Both Stereo aux returns have four insert slots for Realtime UAD Process
198. ut 29 30 HP1L 1 R Input 31 32 HP2 L 2 R Input 33 34 Input 35 36 Stereo Output Output 3 4 LINE 1 2 Output 5 6 LINE 3 4 Output 7 8 LINE 5 6 Output 9 10 LINE 7 8 Output 11 12 ADAT 1 2 Output 13 14 ADAT 3 4 Output 15 16 ADAT 5 6 Output 17 18 ADAT 7 8 Output 19 20 SPDIF L R Output 21 22 VIRTUAL 1 2 Output 23 24 VIRTUAL 3 4 Output 25 26 HP1L 1 R Output 27 28 HP2 L 2 R Output 29 30 Output 31 32 Output 33 34 L E hk Apollo s inputs left and outputs right as they appear when configuring stereo I O in Logic Pro Default Outputs The main stereo outputs of a DAW usually output to channels 1 amp 2 by default There fore since channels 1 amp 2 correspond to Apollo s monitor outputs the DAW s main out puts are sent to Apollo s monitor outputs by default The channels used for output can usually be changed in the DAW Apollo I O Driver Names Each Apollo input and output has a channel number and name provided by the Apollo drivers The DAW uses these numbers or names to designate the specific inputs and or outputs within the DAW Numbers vs Names Apollo s drivers describe all I O channels by name and number but what is actually displayed depends on each particular DAW Names are not displayed by all DAWs e g Ableton Live or the driver name display mode may need to be changed in the DAW e g Apple Logic Pro All Apollo driver I
199. verview of latency in a digital audio system see Latency Basics on page 113 Apollo Software Manual 96 Chapter 6 Working With Apollo Virtual 1 0 Overview Apollo s device drivers carry various virtual software only input and output channels in addition to those directly associated with the hardware inputs and outputs The virtual channels consist of Console s virtual inputs Console s virtual outputs and all of Apollo s bus outputs the main monitor mix and all channel send mix buses Flexible Pristine Signal Routing Virtual I O facilitates highly flexible signal routing via the DAW without needing to reach behind the gear rack for manual cable patching Additionally because the virtual I O channel audio streams are in the digital domain a pristine audio signal path is main tained without requiring additional A D D A conversions Virtual Inputs into Console The virtual input channels enable any DAW output to be routed directly 4 onan N into Console s virtual inputs so Realtime UAD Processing with UAD plug gt ins can be applied to the DAW signal s Inst l This feature Is particularly useful when performing live with virtual soft ware Instruments Inserted in the DAW because the throughput latency associated with I O buffering is reduced in this configuration DAW outputs can be digitally routed into Console inputs for Realtime UAD Processing Virtual Outputs into DAW Virtual outputs enable a
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201. ysical inputs only Unison plug in processing in any Console PREAMP insert is always routed to the DAW regardless of the cur rent Insert Effects setting PREAMP insert processing is always recorded Because Unison plug ins process physical inputs only a microphone line input or Hi Z instrument source must be attached to the Apollo input channel for Uni son plug in processing in the PREAMP insert to be audible The state of Apollo s front panel preamp controls and indicators are always cur rent regardless of the state of the PREAMP insert and or the Unison plug in it contains Because Apollo s front panel preamp controls are always current and inherited by the Unison plug in changes made to a Unison plug in when the plug in is by passed are not retained when the plug in is reactivated Unison plug in parameter attributes are used by Apollo whenever possible even if the attribute is different than Apollo s stock preamps For example if the Unison plug in has a 15 dB pad then Apollo s front panel PAD button value will use the Unison plug in s 15 dB value instead of Apollo s stock 20 dB value Default gain levels when a Unison plug in is inserted can vary trom Apollo s de fault non Unison preamp levels and also between various Unison plug in titles This is a by product of accurate preamp modeling Because hardware preamp designs from each manufacturer vary they all have different total gain amounts control ranges a
202. z when S PDIF input is select ed the clock source is changed to Internal and the S PDIF inputs are no longer unavail able Apollo Software Manual 61 Chapter 3 Console Application Buffer Size Windows only This menu determines the audio interface hardware I O buffer size On Mac systems the I O buffer size is changed within the DAW audio preferences PT Mode Apollo amp Apollo 16 only PT Mode facilitates Pro Tools Hardware Inserts feature by inserting NULL empty values at inputs 1 amp 2 so input output numbering within Pro Tools is aligned This setting also optimizes Apollo s I O channels to accommodate the 32 I O channels available in Pro Tools PT Mode only affects operation with host audio applications that can address an audio interface s individual I O The setting does not affect use with Console See PT Mode on page 99 for complete details about this feature Important Enabling PT Mode changes the driver I O complement Quit all audio applications before changing the PT Mode setting Input Delay Compensation Input Delay Compensation IDC maintains phase alignment across Console s analog and digital inputs when upsampled UAD plug ins are used See Input Off 0 Delay Compensation in Console on page 109 for a complete explanation of this feature Medium When enabling IDC it s usually best to start with the Short value 100 samples the default value to mini mize latency A dia

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