User Manual

Apogee Element Series User’s Guide

Channel Section

This portion of the Primary Window displays Channels for Analog input, Digital input, and Playback from audio software.

1. Channel Top Label - Indicates the channels source. Can be renamed by clicking the label and typing a

user-customized label. To restore to the default text, delete the text and press “Return” on your keyboard.

*These labels are transmitted to your DAW

2. Channel View Button - Show the Channel View pop-up to view/hide various

channels.

* Channels are disabled when hidden so audio signal will not pass.

● Analog Input Channels - Corresponds to the physical analog input

connections on your Element interface.

● Optical Input Channels - Corresponds to the physical optical input

connections on your Element interface.

● Playback Channels - Corresponds to the virtual signal path from your Mac’s software outputs.

3. Input Channel Level Meter - Shows the post-gain digital signal level coming into the channel.

4. Input Icon - Shows the input type selected from the Analog Level drop-down

5. Analog Level - Use this drop down menu to choose the analog level for each A/D conversion channel.

● Choose Mic when connecting microphones or direct boxes, or any devices that needs to run through a

microphone preamplifier. -XLR Input only

● Choose Inst when connecting a guitar or keyboard, or any high impedance (Hi-Z) instrument to the 1/4” input

(balanced TRS or unbalanced TS). The signal is sent through a Hi-Z to Low-Z conversion circuit before sent

through the microphone preamplifier circuit.

● Choose +4dBu when connecting to “pro” gear, such as en external mic pre, compressor, or EQ, with outputs

at a +4dBu nominal level.

● Choose -10dBV when connecting to “semi-pro”, hi-fi, or musical instrument gear with outputs at a -10 dBV

nominal level.

6. Gain Control - Use to adjust the gain of the microphone preamp. Not available when the input is set to +4dBu or

-10dBV