Apogee Element Series
User’s Guide
9.
Channel Solo button
- Mute all channels that do not have this solo button engaged in this mixer. Command-click to
solo all channels.
Note: Engage Solo-Safe mode on a channel by Control-Clicking the Solo button on a channel. This prevents this
channel from being muted when another channel in the mixer has solo engaged.
A solo-safe engaged track will display a colored “S” within the Solo button
10. Channel Mono/Stereo button
- Set the channel for a mono or stereo signal path. When set to stereo, odd-even
adjacent channels are combined.
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To group input settings set each channel’s Input Gain to 0dB, push the Group button, and then set the channel to
Stereo.
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To adjust a stereo channels individual input’s settings, use the arrow buttons that appear next to the Analog
Level Setting.
11. Channel Aux Label
- This secondary label is a convenient way to enter session-specific information, such as the
performer whose input appears on the channel. This label is not transmitted to the audio software (DAW).
Monitor/Output Section
The Monitor/Output Section is where you select what you hear in the outputs, and control the volume of the various outputs.
The Output Level Meters are also a useful diagnostic tool to see if signal should be present at the various outputs.
1.
Output Level Meters
- Displayed the output level. Is not affected by the output level
control.
2.
Output Level Control
- Set the listening level of the Main or Headphone outputs.
3.
Output Source Selector
- Selects the sound source for each output. The options
are:
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Playback
- Sends a playback channel stereo signal directly to this output,
bypassing all mixers.
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Mix
or FX Send - Send the stereo signal from this mixer’s Master to this
output
4.
Output Mute button
- Mutes the output
5.
Output Dim button
- Reduces the output listening level by -15dB
6.
Sum-To-Mono button
- Collapse left and right signals to mono at the output. This
combined signal is sent through both Left and Right Outputs and is useful for
verifying the mono-compatibility of a stereo mix.
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Apogee Element Series
User’s Guide
Remote Window
The Remote window provides settings to configure the optional Apogee Control hardware remote control. To open the Remote
window, choose Window > Remote, type Command+4 or click on the Remote toolbar button.
The nine buttons in the window - 1-4, A-D and Control Knob
- are used to define the
function of corresponding hardware Function buttons.
The following functions are available for all buttons:
None
- When a button is assigned to None, it does nothing.
Mute Panic
- Mute the headphone and Speaker outputs of all connected units.
- Tapping the button again doesn’t un-mute the signal - it must be un-muted
in Element Control software.
Mute Speakers
- Mute the Main speaker output (when two interfaces are connected,
Master interface only).
Mute Headphones
- Mute the Headphone outputs of all connected interfaces.
Mute All Outputs - Mute the Speaker and all Headphone outputs; tap again to unmute.
Mute Toggle Headphone/Speaker
- Toggle between two states:
1.
All Headphone outputs muted and the Speaker output unmuted
2.
All Headphone outputs unmuted and the Speaker output muted.
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When recording in the same room as speakers, this function provides one
button switching between recording with headphones and listening back
over speakers.
Dim Speakers
- Lower the Speaker output by 15dB (when two interfaces are connected,
Master interface only).
Dim Headphones
- Lower the Headphone outputs of all connected interfaces by 15dB
Dim All Outputs
- Lower the Speaker and all headphone outputs by 15dB
Mono Speakers
- Sum the stereo Speaker output to mono (when two interfaces are
connected, Master interface only).
Mono Headphones
- Sum the Headphone outputs of all connected interfaces to mono.
Mono All Outputs
- Dim the Speaker and all Headphone outputs.
Toggle Speaker Sets
- (Element 88 only) Toggle playback between the A and B Speaker
Sets, when Main Output Format (Device sidebar) is set to 2 Speaker Sets.
Set Main Out to Reference Level
- Set the Main output level to a predetermined
reference level, from -64 to 0 dB. To determine the reference level, use an
external audio measurement tool and set the Main Out control to generate
the desired SPL level. Once Main Out is set,
then
assign a Function button to “Set Main Out to Reference
Level”. Now, when that button is pushed, Main Out jumps to the saved level.
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