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 186
Gain Stage Mode
Unison plug-ins have either two or three gain parameters. By activating Gain Stage Mode,
each of these gain stages can be independently adjusted using Apollo Solo’s top 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 Solo’s top
panel gain knob controls the first gain parameter within the Unison plug-in. However,
when Gain Stage Mode is active, pressing Apollo Solo’s knob cycles through the available
gain parameters in the plug-in.
Activating Gain Stage Mode
To enable Apollo Solo’s Gain Stage Mode when using a Unison plug-in:
1. In Console, confirm a Unison plug-in is inserted in the Unison insert of the Apollo
Solo preamp channel to be controlled.
2. Using Apollo Solo’s top panel hardware, select the input channel to be controlled
using Top Panel Channel Selection.
3. Press AND HOLD Apollo Solo’s top panel knob for at least two seconds.
The state of Gain Stage Mode is indicated on Apollo Solo and in the Unison plug-in, as
detailed below.
Gain Stage Mode – Apollo Solo Top Panel Indication
Apollo Solo’s top panel channel selection indicator (CH1 or CH2) flashes when Gain
Stage Mode is active for the currently selected input channel.
Gain Stage Mode – Unison Plug-In Indication
A colored outline appears within the Unison plug-in interface on the target parameter
being controlled by the hardware knob.
See Gain Stage Colors for related information.
Gain Stage Mode indications — Hardware (left) and Software (right)
Apollo Solo Top Panel:
Flashing Channel Selection
Unison Plug-In:
Gain Parameter Outline