Universal Audio Apollo Software - Manual (Page 82)

Apollo Software Manual Chapter 5: Unison 82
Deactivating Gain Stage Mode
Gain Stage Mode can be deactivated with any of these methods:
• Press and hold Apollo’s front panel gain level knob for at least two seconds
(Apollo Twin must be in Input mode by pressing the Preamp button at least once)
• Disable the Unison plug-in via Console’s PREAMP insert enable/disable button
• Disable the Unison plug-in via the on/off parameter within the plug-in interface
• Remove the Unison plug-in from Console’s PREAMP insert
• (Apollo Twin only) Change the selected channel by pressing the PREAMP button
When Gain Stage Mode is deactivated, the following changes occur:
1. The gain stage select function (pushing the gain level knob) reverts to the channel
select function
2. The channel selection indicator on Apollo’s front panel stops flashing
3. If a gain stage other than the first gain stage was being controlled, Apollo’s gain
level knob reverts to control of the first gain stage of the Unison plug-in, and the
level indicator color reverts to orange.
Controlling Individual Gain Stages
Selecting Gain Parameters For Control
When the currently selected Unison plug-in channel is in Gain Stage Mode (when its
channel selection indicator is flashing ), push Apollo’s gain level knob to cycle through
the available gain parameters within the Unison plug-in.
Note: Unlike Apollo’s front panel knob, Console’s preamp gain control only adjusts
the first gain stage of any Unison plug-in when Apollo is in Gain Stage Mode. To
adjust other gain stages from within Console, use Apollo’s gain knob or the Unison
plug-in interface.
Gain Stage Colors
The gain stage being controlled is indicated by unique,
matching indicator colors on
Apollo’s front panel and within the Unison plug-in’s interface.
The color of the gain level indicator on Apollo’s front panel (the LED ring around the
knob) changes with each gain stage, and the matching color dot within the Unison plug-
in’s interface moves to the target gain parameter being controlled.
The gain stages available for control, and their associated colors, are:
• Orange – Gain stage one; the Gain parameter
• Amber – Gain stage two; the Level parameter
• Green – Gain stage three, the clean (non-modeled) output control