Universal Audio Apollo Software - Manual (Page 77)

Apollo Software Manual Chapter 5: Unison 77
Unison PREAMP Inserts
To activate Unison for any Apollo preamp channel, insert any Unison
plug-in into Console’s PREAMP insert (between the preamp controls and
the standard insert slots) using the same methods as other insert slots.
Unison can be active on more than one preamp channel concurrently.
Important: Unison processing in Console’s PREAMP insert is always active on
the channel’s input signal, regardless of any subsequent channel routing options
(Console Flex Routing, DAW I/O, etc). Therefore Unison PREAMP processing is
always recorded in the DAW, even if Console’s Insert Effects switch is set to MON.
Unique Behavior of the PREAMP Inserts
Console’s PREAMP insert slots have some operational differences compared to standard
insert slots, as described below.
Available UAD plug-ins
Only Unison plug-ins are available for selection from Console’s PREAMP insert menu
(non-Unison plug-ins are not visible in the menu).
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 PREAMP insert enable/disable button 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.
PREAMP insert menu options
The PREAMP insert menu
options are different from
the standard inserts menu.
Some options are unavail-
able to accommodate the
unique functionality of the
PREAMP insert.
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 text does not appear in the
UAD Toolbar as it does with non-Unison plug-ins. However, in this situation (unlike stan-
dard UAD plug-ins) the following indications do occur:
• The power switch within the Unison plug-in window is switched off
• The insert slot’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.