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 Hardware Controls & Connectors 27
(2) PREAMP Gain & Volume Level Indicator LEDs
The LEDs around the LEVEL knob indicate the relative level of the selected function
(input preamp gain or monitor/headphone volume).
Note: The indicator LEDs are RED when MONITOR (3) is selected and MUTE is
active.
(3) MONITOR Button
Press this button to enter MONITOR mode for controlling the monitor and headphone
functions. Press again to alternate between control of MONITOR and HEADPHONE
volumes with the LEVEL knob (1).
Tip: Indicators (10) and (12) determine which volume (monitor or headphone) is
being controlled with the LEVEL knob (1).
(4) PREAMP Button
Press this button to enter PREAMP mode and activate the input channel controls. Press
again to alternate between channels 1 & 2.
Tip: When in preamp mode, press the LEVEL knob (1) to toggle between selection
of channels 1 & 2.
(5) Preamp Option Buttons
These six buttons control the Preamp Options (a through f on following page) when the
input channel is selected (7). The preamp option is active when its indicator is lit. When
MONITOR (10) or HEADPHONE (12) is selected, the preamp options cannot be modified
and the options display (13) is unlit. See the next page for preamp option descriptions.
Preamp option buttons
Unison Integration
In PREAMP mode, the option buttons can be used to control Unison-enabled
UAD plug-ins. See the Unison chapter for complete details.
(6) Display Panel
This panel displays the status of various Apollo Solo USB functions. See Display Panel
for detailed descriptions of all panel elements.
a b c d e f