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Apollo Software Manual Chapter 8: Unison 147
Unique Behavior of Unison Inserts
Console’s Unison inserts have some operational differences compared to standard chan-
nel inserts, as described below.
Available UAD plug-ins
Only Unison plug-ins are available for selection from the Insert Assign Popover window
when inserting UAD plug-ins into the Unison insert (non-Unison plug-ins are not visible
in the Insert Assign window).
Note: All available Unison plug-ins are installed during the normal UAD Powered
Plug-Ins software installation process (they are not separately installed).
Linked insert enable and plug-in enable controls
Console’s Unison insert enable/disable switch and the Unison plug-in’s on/off
switch in the plug-in interface are linked. Changing either on/off setting
will also change the other setting.
Disabled Unison plug-ins
When a Unison plug-in is unintentionally disabled (for example, when UAD-2 DSP re-
sources are exceeded upon insertion), the red disabled indicator (see Insert State Indi-
cators) does not appear as it does with non-Unison plug-ins. However, in this situation
(unlike standard UAD plug-ins) the following indications do occur:
• The power switch within the Unison plug-in window is switched off
• The Unison insert’s enable button is switched off
• Apollo’s front panel preamp gain level indicator color reverts to green.
Note: The above functions can be re-enabled after adequate UAD resources are
made available.
Line Input Gain Bypass (Apollo 8, Apollo 8p)
When a Unison plug-in is active on a line input and Line Input Gain for
the preamp channel is set to BYPASS in Console Settings, the Unison
plug-in is disabled. All preamp functionality is disabled with Line In-
put Gain Bypass. For related information, see Line Input Gain (Apollo
8, Apollo 8p).