Universal Audio Apollo Software User Manual
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Apollo Software Manual
Chapter 3: Console Application
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Aux Overview
Console has two stereo auxiliary (aux) mix buses. Signals are sent to the aux buses via
the aux sends in Console’s channel input strips; Console’s aux returns then control and
process the signals that are received from those sends.
The controls in Console’s aux return strips are similar to the channel input strips, but
instead of controlling a channel input, they control the output of the aux mix bus. Both
stereo aux returns have four insert slots for Realtime UAD Processing.
The aux sends can be post-fader and post-mute (channel faders must be up and unmut-
ed to be routed to the aux bus, and the send levels will reflect channel fader changes), or
pre-fader and pre-mute (channel faders and mutes do not affect the aux bus).
The aux buses in Console are designed primarily for send/return processing using UAD
plug-ins. Using aux buses for effects is a great way to conserve UAD DSP resources. For
example, by using an aux for reverb processing, only one reverb plug-in is needed on the
aux return instead of putting a reverb plug-in on each individual channel.
Aux Notes:
• For the control descriptions, refer to the diagrams on
• Aux 2 is unavailable at sample rates of 176.4 kHz and 192 kHz.
• The outputs of the auxiliary buses have 32 samples of additional latency com-
pared to the monitor outputs. This is necessary to maintain the lowest possible
latency for the dry signals.
• (Apollo only) Aux 2 is unavailable when multi-unit cascading.
Aux Return Strips
Both of Console’s aux return strips are identical. Most of the controls have identical
functionality as their equivalent control in the channel input strips. In these cases, cross-
references to the same control in the channel strips are provided instead of repeating the
description.
Aux Inserts
The aux insert slots, insert menu, insert display, and insert disable buttons all have
identical functionality as the channel insert controls in the input strips. See
for complete descriptions of the Insert controls.
Aux Headphone 1 & 2 Controls (Apollo only)
Aux Headphone 1 & 2 Send (Apollo)
The AUX TO HP knobs send the aux return to the associated headphone mix bus. There
is no headphone pan knob on the aux returns, because the aux returns are stereo.
Note: When Headphone Source (
) s set to HP, aux returns must be sent
to the headphone mix bus via these controls for the aux to be heard in the head-
phones.