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 Introducing Apollo Solo 9
Introducing Apollo Solo
Shape your Recordings Into Records with Genuine UA Conversion and
Classic Studio Sounds.
Apollo Solo is the world’s finest Thunderbolt 3-powered desktop recording audio interface
for Mac and Windows — delivering class-leading audio conversion, two Unison™ mic
preamps, and a suite of onboard UAD plug-ins for recording album-quality results, in real
time.
This compact 2x4 interface starts with esteemed Apollo A/D and D/A conversion to
sonically outperform anything in its class. And with its Unison technology and built-in
UAD-2 processing, you can record through classic studio tools including the UA 610-B
Tube Preamp & EQ, LA-2A and 1176 compressors, and more — with near-zero latency.
Now You Can:
• Record with class-leading A/D and D/A conversion — as heard on hundreds of hit
records
• Track with near-zero latency through mic preamp and guitar amp emulations from
Neve,
®
API,
®
Fender,
®
and more using Unison™ technology*
• Mix with included UAD plug-ins like the Teletronix
®
LA-2A and 1176
compressors, Pultec
®
EQs, and more
• Includes LUNA Recording System — a fully-integrated and inspiring music
production application (Mac only)
• Create on-the-go with a sonically superior, bus-powered interface with rugged all-
metal construction
• Enjoy clear, detailed monitoring with the best-sounding headphone amplifier in its
class
Unison
™
Technology for Stunning Mic and Guitar Preamp Emulations
Apollo Solo’s Unison technology gives you the tone, touch, and “feel” of the world’s
most sought-after preamps. These include the bundled UA 610-B Tube Preamp, plus
authentic mic preamp emulations from Neve
®
and API,
®
plus guitar amp emulations from
Fender
®
and Marshall
®
— complete with their signature impedance, gain stage “sweet
spots,” and component-level circuit behaviors.*
The secret to Unison is its hardware-software integration between Apollo Solo’s mic
preamps and its onboard UAD-2 processing. Simply place a Unison preamp plug-in on
your mic input in Apollo Solo’s Console software, and it physically reconfigures Apollo
Solo’s impedance and gain staging — giving you the classic tube and transformer sounds
of the world’s most recorded mic preamps and guitar amps.
*All trademarks are recognized as property of their respective owners. Individual UAD Powered Plug-Ins sold separately.