User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- A Letter from Bill Putnam Jr.
- Introducing Apollo Solo
- Getting Started
- Hardware Controls & Connectors
- Apollo Solo System Overview
- Working With Apollo Solo
- Console Overview
- What is Console?
- Console Functions
- Global Functions
- When To Use Console
- Interactions Between Console and Apollo Solo
- Accessing Console
- Console Layout
- Global Window Elements
- Meter Bridge Overview
- Info Bar Overview
- Current Bank Overview
- View Column Overview
- Monitor Column Overview
- Channel Strips Overview
- Console Plug-In Inserts Overview
- Insert Effects Overview
- Popover Windows
- HP Cue Overview
- Sends Overview
- Console Sessions Overview
- Console Settings Overview
- I/O Matrix Overview
- Multiple Undo/Redo
- Keyboard Focus & Control
- Adjusting Console Controls
- Controls Shortcuts
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Console Reference
- Console Plug-In Inserts
- Insert Types
- Inserts Signal Flow
- Inserting UAD Plug-Ins
- Removing UAD Plug-Ins
- Editing UAD Plug-Ins
- Insert Assign Popover
- Inserts Display
- Insert State Indicators
- Insert Hover Options
- Insert Options Menu
- Channel Insert Effects
- Plug-In Editor Window
- Channel Strips
- Presets Manager
- Presets Manager Popover
- Save Preset Popover
- Console Settings
- Unison
- Console Recall Plug-In
- UAD Meter & Control Panel
- Using UAD Plug-Ins
- Tempo Sync
- UA Account & Store
- Expanded UAD Systems
- Latency & Apollo Solo
- Device Drivers
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Specifications
- Hardware Block Diagram
- Universal Audio History
- Notices
- Technical Support
Apollo Solo Manual Unison 180
Unison Features
Unison technology enables these Apollo Solo features, all with Realtime UAD Processing:
• Alternate microphone preamplifier sound – Apollo Solo’s ultra-transparent mic
preamps inherit all the unique sonic and input characteristics of the emulated
hardware preamp, guitar amp, or pedal, including the mic, line, and Hi-Z inputs.
• Realistic tandem control – Unison facilitates seamless interactive control of
Unison preamp plug-in settings using Apollo Solo’s digitally-controlled hardware
and/or the plug-in interface. All equivalent preamp controls (gain, pad, polarity,
etc) are mirrored and bidirectional. The preamp controls respond to adjustments
with precisely the same interplay behavior as the emulated hardware, including
gain levels and clipping points.
• Hardware input impedance – All Apollo Solo preamps feature variable input
impedance in analog hardware that can be physically switched by Unison plug-
ins for physical, microphone-to-preamp resistive interaction. This impedance
switching enables Apollo Solo’s preamps to physically match the emulated unit’s
input impedance, which can significantly impact the sound of a microphone.
Because the electrical loading occurs on input, prior to A/D conversion, the
realism is faithful to the original target hardware preamp.
• Tactile gain staging – Apollo Solo’s top panel preamp knob can independently
adjust all gain and level parameters available within the Unison plug-in via Gain
Stage Mode. The gain stage being adjusted can be remotely switched via Apollo
Solo, so multiple gain levels and their associated colorations can be tuned from
the hardware knob for precise physical tactile control, all without using the Unison
plug-in’s software interface.
Unison Plug-Ins
Note: In all descriptive text, “Unison plug-in” is defined as any Unison-enabled
UAD mic preamp plug-in, UAD guitar/bass amp plug-in, or UAD pedal plug-in.
Unison-enabled UAD plug-ins are uniquely coded for Unison integration. Only UAD plug-
ins that are Unison-enabled can be loaded in Console’s Unison Insert Location.
For a complete list of all Unison-enabled UAD plug-ins, see “Unison Plug-Ins List” in the
appendix at the back of the UAD Plug-Ins Manual.