Apogee Element Series
User’s Guide
Direct Monitoring Snapshot Template
This Snapshot Template is perfect for users who do not want to open a DAW in order to listen to their inputs. It does this by
setting the headphones and speaker outputs to “Mix 1”. In this way, any channel that has the Mixer 1 fader raised will be
heard. This snapshot is also for users who want the lowest latency monitoring possible, and can’t achieve a low enough buffer
in their DAW for software monitoring to be acceptable.
This template provides:
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All Analog Input Channels
- Provides settings for adjusting & controlling the analog inputs as well as input level
meters to show the strength of incoming signal.
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One Playback Channel
- For audio signal being played from an audio application on your Mac.
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Mixer 1 Showing
- Mixer 1 is the key to direct monitoring and is used to send signal from the various input channels
directly to the Monitor Section.
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Monitor Section
- All the main and headphone outputs are set to Mix 1.
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Let’s analyze the signal flow:
Any signal from the Input Channel Section must go through the Mixer 1 fader before it will be heard in the outputs that are set
to “Mix 1”. This has a few benefits:
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An analog or digital input can be heard directly through the interface rather than having to setup an audio track with
software monitoring in a recording program first.
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Provides a very low-latency monitoring path.
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Direct input signals can be mixed with audio from Playback channels such as your recording program or iTunes or
YouTube, etc.
Note that signal from the Input Channels go to your recording software (DAW) at the same time they are being sent to the
Mixer 1. In this way, this Direct Monitoring Snapshot can be used with a DAW that is unable to achieve a low enough buffer
size to get the latency delay to be acceptable. Here’s how you would set up this Snapshot Template with a recording program
like Logic:
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Using the Direct Monitor Snapshot Template with your Recording Program
1.
Setup an audio track in Logic.
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Make sure input monitoring on that track is turned off because you are direct monitoring through Element
Control instead.
2.
Record to that track.
3.
Setup a second audio track in Logic that also has input monitoring turned off.
4.
Record the second track. You will be able to hear the first track as you record.
5.
Adjust the Mixer 1 channel faders to control the volume of direct input you are recording vs playback of already
existing recording playing back from Logic.
The signal flow would look like this:
1.
Input signal from Analog 1 is sent to both Logic and the Mixer 1
2.
In Logic, the signal is routed to an Audio track for recording. Input Monitoring on this track is off.
3.
Playback from Logic is sent to Element Control’s Playback 1-2 Input Channel.
4.
Both the direct signal from Analog 1 Input channel, and Playback 1-2 Input Channel are mixed together to the Mixer 1
Master.
5.
Mixer 1 feeds the Main and Headphones outputs.
This same Snapshot Template can be used in other recording programs like Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live, etc. by using
the same principles shown in this example.
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Full Functionality Snapshot Template
For the user that wants a “god-view”, this Snapshot Template has all side-panels, mixers, and channels visible.
Note: All outputs are set to “Mix 1” in this Snapshot like the Direct Monitoring Snapshot Template. Therefore you must raise
the Mixer 1 channel faders to hear anything in the outputs.
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Vocal Overdub Snapshot Template
This Snapshot Template is conceived for an overdubbing recording session. At this stage in the recording process, a recording
project is typically full of tracks and plugins which may require your I/O Buffer to be set to a large size. Because software input
monitoring with such a large buffer would result in too much latency, this snapshot is designed for Direct Monitoring a single
input, but using Element Control’s FX Send to apply your DAW’s reverb to the Low Latency (Direct Monitoring) mixer inputs.
Notice that in this Snapshot Template:
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The Mixer 1 and FX Send are both displayed
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The Outputs are set to “Mix 1” for direct monitoring
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There is a single analog input channel active, and two playback
input channels active.
Here’s how this is set up using Logic Pro X:
1.
In Logic Pro X > Preferences > Audio > General, uncheck the
boxes for “Software Monitoring” and “Input monitoring only for
focused track, and record-enabled tracks”
2.
Create an Audio track. Set the input to Analog 1.
Note: For the purposes of this guide, having the
Mixer visible will make things easier. To do this:
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Go to the View Menu > Show Mixer.
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