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 Introducing Apollo Solo USB 12
Monitoring:
• Stereo monitor mix bus with level, mute, solo, dim, and source select controls
• Separate stereo headphone cue mix bus
• Independent monophonic sum controls for both mix buses
Auxiliary Buses:
• Two stereo auxiliary send/return buses with independent level, mute, and mono
sum controls
• Four plug-in inserts per auxiliary return for Realtime UAD Processing on auxes
• Auxiliary buses can be routed to main monitor mix and/or headphone outputs
• Independent pre/post switching on each auxiliary bus
Metering:
• Signal level meters with peak hold and clip indicators on all inputs
• Dual peak hold meters with signal peak LEDs display monitor bus levels
• Input meters are globally switchable to display pre or post fader signal levels
• Independently selectable peak/clip hold times and global clear clips button
Console Recall plug-in
• Convenient access to Console’s monitor controls via DAW plug-in
• Saves Apollo Solo USB configurations inside DAW sessions for easy recall of
settings
• VST and AAX 64 plug-in formats
UAD Powered Plug-Ins
• Award-winning audio plug-ins for monitoring, tracking, mixing, and mastering
• UAD plug-ins can be used simultaneously within Console and/or DAW
• All UAD plug-ins include fully-functional 14-day demo period
• Complete UAD plug-ins library is available online at www.uaudio.com
UAD Meter & Control Panel application
• Configures global UAD settings
• UAD-2 resource gauges for DSP and Memory usage
• Facilitates automatic authorization of UAD plug-in licenses
Device Drivers
• All hardware inputs and outputs can be individually addressed by DAW
• All of Console’s mix buses can be routed to DAW inputs for recording