Monitor Control Center; Talkback; Selecting The Talkback Source - Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt User Manual

Monitor Control Center

Ensemble is equipped with several monitoring features to provide for your monitoring needs�

Talkback

- The talkback feature is activated by holding down the Talkback button in the Apogee Control Tool bar�
- It can also be activated by an assignable button on the Ensemble's Front Panel or optional Control hardware
remote (page 51)�
- When talkback is activated, the monitor outputs are automatically dimmed (-15dB)�

Selecting the Talkback Source

There are three major sources you can use for Talkback:
- Ensemble's Front-Panel mic
- Any CoreAudio input device on your Mac
• If the device appears on the INPUT list of Mac Sound Preferences, it can be used as the talkback
source� Examples of such devices are your Mac's built-in mic, a USB mic, an Apogee ONE, the line-input
jack on the Mac, etc�
Note: if using a multi-channel CoreAudio devices such as Duet, talkback will always use Input 1 of that device.
1� Open Apogee Control and click the System button to reveal the system sidebar�
2� Under Talkback Source, select your device�
If choosing a device such as Apogee ONE or Duet or a USB mic, the talkback mic's gain is controlled on that device�
If choosing the Mac's built-in mic, the input gain is controlled through the Mac Sound Preferences:
1� To adjust the Mac's built-in microphone's gain, open Mac System Preferences > Sound�
2� In the INPUT tab, select Internal Microphone from the list, then use the Input Volume slider to adjust the
mic's gain�
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