Universal Audio Apollo Software - Manual (Page 78)

Apollo Software Manual Chapter 5: Unison 78
Controlling Unison Plug-Ins with Apollo
When a Unison plug-in is inserted in Console’s PREAMP insert slot, Apollo’s front panel
preamp controls and the Unison plug-in’s equivalent preamp controls are mirrored.
Adjusting Apollo’s front panel preamp controls will adjust the Unison plug-in’s preamp
controls, and vice versa.
Apollo Front Panel Indication
Unison Active
When a Unison plug-in is inserted in a Console channel’s PREAMP slot AND Apollo’s
front panel channel select function is set to the same channel, the color of Apollo’s front
panel preamp gain level indicator (the LED ring around the knob) is orange instead of
green.
Note: Apollo’s front panel channel selection indicator must match the Unison-
enabled channel to see the front panel Unison indication.
The orange-colored ring indicates that the currently selected preamp channel is using a
Unison plug-in within Console, and that Apollo’s front panel knob is controlling the first
gain stage of the plug-in.
Apollo’s front panel preamp knob during normal operation (left) and when a
Unison plug-in is inserted in Console’s PREAMP slot of Apollo’s selected channel (right)
Additional Gain Stages
More than one gain parameter within the Unison plug-in can be adjusted using Apollo’s
front panel knob by activating Gain Stage Mode. When Gain Stage Mode is active, the
color of Apollo’s gain level indicator, and the target gain parameter within the Unison
plug-in’s interface, changes depending on which gain stage is currently being controlled
by the knob, and the gain stage parameters can be navigated remotely by pushing the
knob’s switch. See
Gain Stage Mode for details.
Additional Parameters
Unison plug-ins may contain parameters that are unavailable for hardware control via
Apollo. For example, the UA 610-B has EQ settings, but there are no EQ controls on
Apollo’s hardware. To adjust these extra parameters, the Unison plug-in interface must
be used.