Technical information

Apollo Software Manual Chapter 1: Introduction 12
For additional details about how UAD Powered Plug-Ins are used with Console and
DAWs, see “About UAD Powered Plug-Ins Processing”. For general UAD Powered Plug-
Ins usage instructions, see the UAD System Manual. For complete details of individual
UAD Powered Plug-Ins, see the UAD Plug-Ins Manual.
UAD Meter & Control Panel Application
The UAD Meter & Control Panel application is used to configure global functionality that
pertains to all UAD-2 devices in the same system (the same application is used for all
UAD-2 products). All UAD-2 global system settings are set within this application. The
application also facilitates automatic authorization of UAD plug-in licenses and UAD-2
devices.
The application consists of two components: The UAD Meter and the UAD Control Pan-
els.
UAD Meter
The UAD Meter window (at right) displays the
current DSP and memory status of all active
UAD-2 hardware (including multiple devices).
These meters are also present at the bottom
of the Console application window.
UAD Control Panels
The UAD Control Panel window has multiple
panels that display, and enable control of, the
various UAD-2 system, plug-in, and global
configuration parameters.
The screenshot at right shows the System Info
panel, one of four control panel windows in
the UAD Meter & Control Panel application.
Accessing UAD Meter & Control Panel
The application can be accessed (after soft-
ware installation) from the Mac OS X Dock.
Details About the Application
Complete documentation for the UAD Meter
& Control Panel application is in the UAD
System Manual.
Apollo Device Drivers
The Apollo device drivers are the low-level system software files that instruct the comput-
er’s operating system on how to communicate with the Apollo hardware. The drivers are
loaded during system startup so whenever Apollo is connected, the interface is ready to
accept instructions from the OS and audio applications. For complete details, see “Chap-
ter 12: Device Drivers”.