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 Working With Apollo Solo USB 61
Windows WDM System Sound Notes
Windows WDM system audio is used for audio input and playback in media players, web
browsers, audio conference, and similar programs.
To ensure proper audio system functionality, follow these guidelines when using Apollo
Solo USB as the input and/or output device for Windows WDM system audio.
• Disable system notification sounds. Turn off all Windows system alert sounds
using the procedure detailed on the previous page.
• ASIO and WDM sample rates must match. All sample rate values in ASIO DAW
programs and WDM audio programs must be set to the same sample rate. If the
ASIO and WDM sample rates are not the same, audio from one or more programs
will not be heard correctly.
• WDM sample rate changes. Set the sample rate in Apollo Solo USB’s Console
before changing sample rates in the Sound>Playback or Sound>Recording control
panels within Windows. Note that WDM programs may need to be closed then
reopened to be heard correctly if the sample rate is changed in the Sound control
panel within Windows.
• DAW sample rate changes. If the DAW sample rate is changed, WDM audio will no
longer be heard correctly because the sample rates no longer match. In this case,
the WDM sample rate must be changed in the Windows Sound>Playback panel to
match the DAW sample rate.
Additional Windows Optimizations
• Visit the Apollo Solo USB Knowledge Base at help.uaudio.com for updated
technical news and system optimization information.
Using Apollo Solo USB Without Audio Software
Apollo Solo USB and Console can be used without a DAW or any other audio software.
For example, Apollo Solo can be used as a signal processor for live performance when a
DAW’s recording and playback features are not needed. In this scenario, Console controls
Apollo Solo USB’s digital mixing, monitoring, and Realtime UAD Processing features.
To use Console by itself for input monitoring and Realtime UAD Processing, there aren’t
any special considerations — simply launch Console and start using it.