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Table of Contents Package Contents Introducing GiO Quick Start System Requirements Getting Started Install Apogee Software Connect the USB Cable Choose GiO for Mac Sound I/O Connect Headphones or Speakers Connect Your Guitar Set up GarageBand ‘09 GarageBand Preferences Using GiO’s Stompbox Buttons Set the Input Level Record! Connecting GiO Connecting an Apple Macintosh computer Connecting Headphones Connecting Powered Speakers Connecting a Home Stereo Connecting an Instrument Amplifier Connecting a Guitar o
Package Contents Introducing GiO GiO is a USB Guitar Interface and Controller for the Mac. This QuickStart section describes how to set up GiO with your Mac, connect speakers, headphones and instruments to GiO, and get started quickly with GarageBand. Please check our web site for the most up-to-date information: http://support.apogeedigital.
Quick Start System Requirements Connect the USB Cable Your Mac should meet the following requirements: Connect GiO’s USB port to a USB port on your Mac using the provided cable. GiO is powered through the USB connection. • Intel or PPC G5 processor, OS X 10.5.8 or 10.6 or greater • 1 GB minimum of installed RAM, 2 GB recommended • GarageBand ‘09 v. 5.1 and/or Logic Studio 9 (Please consult our website for the most up-to-date compatibility information: http://support.apogeedigital.com.
Choose GiO for Mac Sound I/O After connecting GiO to your Mac, a dialog box prompts you to choose GiO for Mac sound output and input. Click Yes. Connect Headphones or Speakers Connect headphones to GiO’s back panel Connect Your Guitar Connect your guitar to the Instrument input using a standard 1/4” guitar cable. Shown below is a typical GiO setup shown with optional expression pedal jack.
Set up GarageBand ‘09 Open GarageBand, found in your Mac’s Applications folder. In the Project Window that appears during launch, click Electric Guitar then click Choose to create an audio track. Set up GarageBand ‘09 (continued) Click Edit (at the top of the Track Info pane) and click on the guitar amp to highlight it. In GarageBand, double-click the Track header to show the Track Info pane. At the top of the pane, click Guitar Track.
GarageBand Preferences If GiO can’t be selected in the Input Source menu, open GarageBand Preferences (GarageBand > Preferences), click Audio/MIDI, and select GiO in the Audio Output and Audio Input menus. Important! To experience the full audio resolution of GiO, open GarageBand Preferences, click Advanced, and select Best in the Audio Resolution menu.
Connecting GiO In this section, the connection of GiO to your Mac, headphones, speakers, instruments and other audio hardware devices is described. Connecting an Apple Macintosh computer • Using the provided USB cable, connect the Type B connector to GiO’s back panel USB connector. • Connect the Type A connector to your Mac computer. • For the best system stability, it’s recommended to connect directly to your Mac’s USB port, without passing through a USB hub.
Connecting Headphones • Connect headphone to GiO’s back panel Output jack. • The output level may be controlled from any of these hardware and software controls: Apple keyboard volume controls (when System Preferences Sound is configured as described on page 17). Connecting Powered Speakers • Using the included 1/4” TRS to dual RCA cable, connect the 1/4” TRS plug to GiO’s back panel Output jack. Next, connect the white-banded RCA plug to the left speaker and red-banded RCA plug to the right speaker.
Connecting a Home Stereo • Using the included 1/4” TRS to dual RCA cable, connect the 1/4” TRS plug to GiO’s back panel Output jack. Next, connect the RCA plugs to your stereo system’s Aux or Tape inputs. • Set GiO’s output level to maximum, and control the listening level using the home stereo’s volume control. Connecting an Instrument Amplifier • To connect to most instrument amplifiers, it’s necessary to add a 1/4 TS to RCA female adaptor to the included cable’s RCA plugs.
Connecting a Guitar or other Instrument • Connect a guitar, bass or keyboard to GiO’s back panel Instrument (1/4”) input. • The input gain may be controlled from any of these hardware and software controls: Connecting an Expression pedal • Connect a standard MIDI expression pedal to GiO’s back panel Expression Pedal (1/4”) input. • To be compatible with GiO, the expression pedal’s 1/4” connector must be a 3-conductor TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) type.
Working With Apple GarageBand Please see the Quickstart Guide on pages 4-5 for basic information on using GarageBand with GiO. Using GiO for GarageBand audio input and output: • Choose GarageBand > Preferences, then click Audio/MIDI. • Select GiO or System Setting in the Audio Output and Audio Input menus. When System Setting is selected, GarageBand uses the audio device selected in the System Preferences > Sound window.
Using GiO’s Stompbox buttons to control GarageBand effects Setting GiO’s audio parameters from GarageBand With GiO’s Stompbox buttons, you can turn GarageBand’s Stompbox effects on and off with you feet. • Double-click a Real Instrument or Electric Guitar track header • Add an Electric Guitar track in your GarageBand song by choosing Track > New Track, selecting Electric Guitar in the New Track dialog, and clicking Create. • Select a guitar preset using GiO’s Previous and Next buttons.
Working With Apple Logic Pro Using GiO for Logic Pro audio input and output: • In Logic, choose Logic Pro > Preferences > Audio. • In the CoreAudio pane, checked Enabled, and select GIO in the Output Device and Input Device menus. • Select 128 in the I/O Buffer Size menu. Please see page 19-20 for more details how to optimize the I/O Buffer Size. • Click Apply Changes.
Using GiO’s Stompbox buttons to control Logic Pro effects Stompbox buttons - With GiO’s Stompbox buttons, you can turn Logic’s Pedalboard effects on and off with your feet. • Insert a Pedalboard on an Audio or Software Instrument track in your Logic project by choosing Amps & Pedals > Pedalboard in a channel strip Insert slot. • Drag the effects of your choice onto the Pedalboard. • As effects are added to the Pedalboard, GiO’s Stompbox indicators light to a color that corresponds to each Pedalboard effect.
Using GiO’s Expression Pedal with Apple Logic Pro With a standard expression pedal connected to GiO’s Expression Pedal input, it’s possible to control continuosly variable software parameters (such as volume) with the pedal. In the following example, the expression pedal is set up to control Logic Pro’s Pedalboard Wah. • Open a Logic Pro project and insert a Pedalboard plug-in on a Channel Strip. • Drag a Wah onto the Pedalboard. • Choose Logic Pro > Preferences > Control Surfaces > Controller Assignments.
Working With Apple Mainstage Using GiO for Mainstage audio input and output: • In Mainstage, choose Mainstage > Preferences, and click on Audio. • In the Audio pane, select GIO in the Audio Output and Audio Input menus. • Select 128 in the I/O Buffer Size menu. Please see page 19-20 for more details how to optimize the I/O Buffer Size. • Close the Preferences window when complete.
Using GiO’s Stompbox buttons to control Mainstage effects Stompbox buttons - With GiO’s Stompbox buttons, you can turn Mainstage’s Stombox effects on and off with you feet. GiO’s Transport and Stompbox functions are automatically enabled once Mainstage detects GiO as a MIDI input. • To get started quickly, load a Guitar Rig template by choosing File > New, clicking Guitar Rigs in the Choose Template window, selecting a template, and clicking Choose.
Additional Hardware & Software Controls You don’t have to open the GarageBand, Logic or Mainstage control panel to set GiO’s input and output levels. A variety of additional hardware and software controls are available, described in this section. Though several options are offered, you can choose the hardware and software controls that best suit your individual preferences.
OS X Audio MIDI Setup The OS X utility Audio MIDI Setup provides settings to choose GiO for Mac sound input/ output and control GiO’s parameters. To open Audio MIDI Setup, choose Applications > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup. Selecting GiO for Mac Sound Input/Output • Select GiO in the Default Input menu. • Select in the Default Output. • Leave System Output set to Built-In Audio to hear OS X alert sounds and user interface sound effects via the Mac’s built-in speakers.
Working With GiO In this section you’ll find answers to questions that might arise while using GiO as part of a Mac-based recording system. How do I set a recording level? Once your instrument is connected, your audio software is configured and you’ve created a new recording track, just how do you set the input gain for a proper recording level in your audio software? There’s no simple answer, but with a few guidelines and a bit of experience, you can master setting a proper level.
I/O buffer continued Keep in mind that as tracks and plug-ins are added to a software session, processor requirements increase. Thus, the buffer setting that works during the early stages of a session might result in processor overruns during later stages. The best strategy is to set the buffer to a lower setting during recording and accept certain limitations on plug-in usage, and then raise the buffer during mixing to utilize the computer’s full processor power when latency isn’t an issue.
Using GiO Config During the installation of GiO software and drivers, GiOConfig is installed in your Mac’s Applications folder. This utility app offers the ability to optimize the response of your expression pedal with GiO as well as quickly determine the versions of software, firmware and drivers installed. For the best pedal response, it’s necessary to match the characteristic of GiO’s expression pedal input to that of your expression pedal.
FAQs Question - What is GiO? Answer - GiO is the best way for guitarists to work with Logic Studio and GarageBand. With GiO, you can connect your instrument, headphones and speakers to your Mac, and control Logic Pro, Mainstage or GarageBand hands-free. Question - Can I still use GiO’s footswitches (Transport, Stompbox and Previous/Next) while using another Apogee interface (such as Apogee’s ONE) for audio input and output? Answer - Yes you can.
Troubleshooting Symptom - There’s no signal at GiO’s output. Solution • Verify that the System Preferences Sound windows are configured as described on page 17. • If there’s no output after checking the items above, open Audio MIDI Setup, set Properties For to GiO, and toggle the sample rate (labelled as Format) from one setting to the other and back.
Specifications Audio Input: • Unbalanced 1/4” instrument input with 0 to 45 dB of gain; maximum input level of +12 dBu. Audio Outputs: • Stereo, unbalanced 1/4” jack; maximum output level of +12 dBu; compatible with headphones or powered speakers. AD/DA Conversion • 2 Channel, 24-bit, 44.1kHz or 48kHz sample rates. USB • USB 1.1 • GiO is powered through the USB bus; connection directly to one of the Mac’s USB ports is recommended. OS X Compatibility • Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8. • Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.
Registration and Warranty Information Please register this unit online at: http://www.apogeedigital.com/register/ Warnings FCC warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when operated in a commercial environment.
Service Information Industry Canada Notice The GiO contains no user-serviceable components: refer to qualified service personnel for repair or upgrade. Your warranty will be voided if you tamper with the internal components. If you have any questions with regard to the above, please contact Apogee. This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
For FAQs and more GiO support information, please visit the Apogee Support Website: http://support.apogeedigital.com/ Apogee Electronics Corporation 1715 Berkeley Street Santa Monica, CA 90404 U.S.A. 00+1 310-584-9394 email: support@apogeedigital.com GiO User’s Guide - Version 1.
