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Apollo Solo Manual Working With Apollo Solo 61
Using Apollo Solo for System Sound I/O
Apollo Solo’s I/O can be used for the computer’s system sound audio. System sound
audio I/O is used by music players, web browsers, system software alert sounds, and
similar applications — essentially, any audio application that doesn’t access Apollo
Solo’s Core Audio or ASIO drivers directly.
If an audio application doesn’t have its own setting for accessing an I/O device directly, it
uses the device specified within the Sound control panel in the operating system. When
Apollo Solo is set as the audio I/O device in the OS, any audio software that uses system
sound will use Apollo Solo for I/O.
Important: To prevent system sounds from being inadvertently routed into Apollo
Solo’s outputs and/or DAW recordings, setting Apollo Solo as the output device for
system sounds is generally not recommended when using a DAW.
System Sound Routing
When the OS is set to use Apollo Solo for system sound I/O, audio levels are controlled
by the audio application, Apollo Solo, or both, as described below.
System Sound Output
Audio from the application is routed to Apollo Solo’s main outputs and mixed with Apollo
Solo’s input signals. The application’s audio level is controlled from within the audio
application, while Apollo Solo’s input levels are controlled within Console.
Note: To adjust the level of system audio at Apollo Solo’s outputs, use the output
level control within the audio application.
System Sound Input
The level of Apollo Solo’s input signals being routed into the audio application are
adjusted with the preamp controls — and UAD plug-ins, if any — in Console. In this
scenario, Console’s input faders don’t control levels routed to the audio application.
Signals routed to audio applications are always pre-fader (Console’s input faders control
monitoring levels only, not recording levels).
Tip: It’s usually best to keep Console metering set to pre-fader (in Console
Settings>Display Panel) so the input meters accurately represent the signal level
at the audio application’s inputs.
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