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Unison Features
Unison technology enables these Apollo features, all with Realtime UAD Processing:
• Alternate microphone preamplifier sound – Apollo’s ultra-transparent mic preamps
inherit all the unique sonic and input characteristics of the emulated hardware
preamp or pedal, including the mic, line, and Hi-Z inputs.
• Realistic tandem control – Unison facilitates seamless interactive control of Uni-
son preamp plug-in settings using Apollo’s digitally-controlled hardware and/or
the plug-in interface. All equivalent preamp controls (gain, pad, polarity, etc) are
mirrored and bi-directional. The preamp controls respond to adjustments with pre-
cisely the same interplay behavior as the emulated hardware, including gain levels
and clipping points.
• Hardware input impedance – All Apollo mic preamps feature variable input im-
pedance in analog hardware that can be physically switched by Unison plug-ins
for physical, microphone-to-preamp resistive interaction. This impedance switch-
ing enables Apollo’s preamps to physically match the emulated unit’s input im-
pedance, which can significantly impact the sound of a microphone. Because the
electrical loading occurs on input, prior to A/D conversion, the realism is faithful
to the original target hardware preamp.
• Tactile gain staging – Apollo’s front panel preamp knob can independently adjust
all gain and level parameters available within the Unison plug-in via Gain Stage
Mode. The gain stage being adjusted can be remotely switched via Apollo, so mul-
tiple gain levels and their associated colorations can be tuned from the hardware
knob for precise physical tactile control, all without using the Unison plug-in’s
software interface.
Unison Plug-Ins
Note: In all descriptive text, “Unison plug-in” is defined as any Unison-enabled
UAD preamp or UAD pedal plug-in.
Unison-enabled UAD preamplifier and guitar pedal plug-ins are uniquely coded for Uni-
son integration. Only UAD preamp and pedal plug-ins that are Unison-enabled can be
loaded in Console’s Unison Insert Location. The available Unison plug-ins are listed in
the table below.
Unison-Enabled UAD Plug-Ins
Unison Preamp Plug-Ins Unison Pedal Plug-Ins
• API Vision Channel Strip
• Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ
• Neve 88RS Channel Strip
• UA 610-A Tube Preamp & EQ
• UA 610-B Tube Preamp & EQ
• Bermuda Triangle
• Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808
• Raw Distortion
Unison plug-ins that can be placed in Console’s Unison inserts