User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- A Letter from Bill Putnam Jr.
- Introducing Apollo Solo USB
- Getting Started
- Hardware Controls & Connectors
- Apollo Solo USB System Overview
- Working With Apollo Solo USB
- Essential Apollo Solo USB Concepts
- Setting the DAW to use Apollo Solo USB I/O
- Accessing Apollo Solo USB’s I/O in the DAW
- Input Monitoring with the DAW
- Using Console with the DAW
- UAD Plug-Ins: Console versus DAW
- Virtual I/O
- Using Apollo Solo USB for System Sound I/O
- Using Apollo Solo USB Without Audio Software
- Console Overview
- What is Console?
- Console Functions
- Global Functions
- When To Use Console
- Interactions Between Console and Apollo Solo USB
- 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
- 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
- Latency & Apollo Solo USB
- Device Drivers
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Specifications
- Hardware Block Diagram
- Universal Audio History
- Notices
- Technical Support
Apollo Solo USB Manual Console Reference 116
Aux Mono
This switch sums the left and right channels of the stereo aux mix bus output into a
monophonic signal. The aux return output is stereo when the button is gray and mono
when the button is lit.
Aux Mute
The aux mute switch stops the aux return’s signal from being routed to the monitor mix.
The aux return output is active when the button is gray and muted when the button is lit.
Note: Aux mute does not mute the aux’s HP cue send.
Aux Fader
This is the master signal level control for the aux bus return to the main monitor mix.
It does not affect the aux bus return’s cue send. Up to 12 dB of gain above 0 dB is
available.
Aux Meter
The input meter always displays the signal level of the aux return after UAD plug-in
processing in the aux inserts. Depending on the state of the METERING option in the
Display panel within the Console Settings window (either pre-fader or post-fader), this
meter will display the level going into the monitor mix bus (post-fader/post-inserts), or
the level of the aux mix bus (pre-fader/post inserts).
Tip: When recording into a DAW, it’s usually best to keep metering set to PRE-
FADER so the meters accurately represent the signal level at the DAW inputs when
recording.
Input Level Scale
The numerical labels next to the LED meters represent digital signal levels. “0”
represents 0 dBFS (digital full scale, the maximum level before undesirable A/D
clipping). If the level at the aux bus exceeds 0 dBFS, the meter’s clip indicator
illuminates.
Important: If clipping occurs, reduce the aux send levels from the input channels
and/or the output gain(s) of UAD plug-in processing in the aux inserts.
Peak Hold
The aux meters also have a peak hold feature, which holds signal peak values for a
specified period of time. The clip and peak hold times can be adjusted in the Display
panel within the Console Settings window.