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Apollo Software Manual Chapter 9: Working With Apollo 169

Virtual I/O

Overview

Apollo’s device drivers carry various virtual (software only) input and output channels in

addition to those directly associated with the hardware inputs and outputs. The virtual

channels consist of Console’s virtual inputs, Console’s virtual outputs, and Console’s aux

and monitor bus outputs.

Flexible, Pristine Signal Routing

Virtual I/O facilitates highly ﬂexible signal routing via the DAW, without needing to reach

behind the gear rack for manual cable patching. Additionally, because the virtual I/O

channel audio streams are in the digital domain, a pristine audio signal path is main-

tained without requiring additional A/D–D/A conversions.

Virtual Inputs into Console

The virtual input channels enable any DAW output to be routed directly

into Console’s virtual inputs so Realtime UAD Processing with UAD plug-

ins can be applied to the DAW signal(s).

This feature is particularly useful when performing live with virtual soft-

ware instruments inserted in the DAW, because the throughput latency

associated with I/O buffering is reduced in this conﬁguration.

DAW outputs can be digitally

routed into Console inputs for

Realtime UAD Processing

Virtual Outputs into DAW

Virtual outputs enable any (or all) of Console’s virtual input channels and

the monitor and aux mix bus outputs to be directly routed to any DAW

input so they can be recorded. With virtual outputs, it’s easy to capture

Console signals, with or without Realtime UAD Processing.

Console outputs can be digitally

routed into DAW inputs for recording

and/or further routing