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Apollo Solo Manual Working With Apollo Solo 42
Working With Apollo Solo
Apollo Solo is a flexible audio interface and DSP accelerator that can be used in many
ways. This chapter explains how to setup and use Apollo Solo and Console in digital audio
environments.
Each chapter section covers the area of functionality listed below. Click a blue page
number to jump directly to the section for details.
Tip: The Apollo Solo System Overview provides an introduction to the UAD
environment.
In This Chapter:
Essential Apollo Solo Concepts 43
The DAW Environment 43
Setting the DAW to use Apollo Solo I/O 45
Specifying the Audio Interface Device 45
Accessing Apollo Solo’s I/O in the DAW 48
Selecting Apollo Solo’s Inputs and Outputs 48
Available I/O 48
Default Outputs 48
Apollo Solo I/O Driver Names 49
I/O Numbers versus Names 49
Input Monitoring with the DAW 50
Use Software OR Hardware Input Monitoring 50
Disable Unused Input Monitoring System 50
How To Disable Software Input Monitoring 50
How To Disable Hardware Input Monitoring 53
Input Monitoring Tips 53
Using Console with the DAW 54
Controlling Apollo Solo’s Unique Functions 54
Sharing UAD Resources 54
Saving Console Setups Within DAW 54
Routing and Recording Console I/O 55
DAW Mixdown and Console 55
UAD Plug-Ins: Console versus DAW 56
UAD Processing in Console (Realtime) 56
UAD Processing in DAW (Buffered) 57
UAD Processing in both Console and DAW 57
Virtual I/O 58
Routing DAW Outputs to Console Inputs 59
Routing Console Outputs to DAW Inputs 59
Virtual I/O Examples 60
Using Apollo Solo for System Sound I/O .....
61
System Sound Routing 61
Setting System Sound I/O (Mac) 62
Setting System Sound I/O (Windows) 63
Windows ASIO versus WDM 63
Windows WDM System Sound Notes 64
Using Apollo Solo Without Audio Software ..
64