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Page 1: Quickstart Guide
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction Package Contents Introducing GiO System Requirements 4-12 Getting Started Install Apogee Software Connect USB Choose GiO for Mac Sound I/O Connect Headphones or Speakers Connect Your Guitar 8-12 Set up GarageBand Using GiO’s Stompbox Buttons Record! Introduction GiO is a USB Guitar Interface and Controller for the Mac. This QuickStart guide describes how to set up GiO with your Mac, connect speakers, headphones and instruments to GiO, and get started quickly with GarageBand. For a complete description of GiO, including information on how to use GiO with a wide array of hardware and software, please consult the complete User’s Guide, found on the included software CD. You can also find the most up-to-date infor- mation at our web site: http://support.apogeedigital.com GiO Quickstart Guide... -
Page 4: Package Contents
Package Contents 1/4” to RCA Cable USB Cable QuickStart Guide GiO Quickstart Guide... -
Page 5: Introducing Gio
Introducing GiO Instrument Input Headphone/Speaker Output Expression Pedal Input USB Port Transport control buttons Previous button Next button Stompbox buttons and indicators GiO Quickstart Guide... -
Page 6: System Requirements
System Requirements Your Mac should meet the following requirements: Intel or PPC G5 processor, OS X 10.5.7 or greater 1 GB minimum of installed RAM, 2 GB recommended GarageBand ‘09 version 5.1 and/or Logic Studio 9. (Please consult our website for the most up-to-date compatibility information:http://support.apogeedigital.com.) Getting Started Install Apogee Software Download the latest GiO software installer here: http://www.apogeedigital.com/downloads.php GiO Quickstart Guide... - Page 7 Connect the USB Cable Connect GiO’s USB port to a USB port on your Mac using the provided cable. GiO is powered through the USB con- nection. Once the USB connection is made, the Transport buttons light in sequence and all Stompbox indicators light green, indicating that GiO is ready for use. GiO Quickstart Guide...
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Page 8: Choose Gio For Mac Sound I/O
Choose GiO for Mac Sound I/O After connecting GiO to your Mac, a dialog box prompts you to choose GiO for Mac sound output and input. Click Yes. Connect Headphones or Speakers Connect headphones to GiO’s back panel Output jack. To connect a pair of powered speakers using the included 1/4” TRS to dual RCA cable, connect the 1/4” TRS plug to GiO’s Output jack. Next, connect the white- banded RCA plug to the left speaker and the red-banded RCA plug to the right speaker GiO Quickstart Guide... -
Page 9: Connect Your Guitar
Connect Your Guitar Connect your guitar to the Instrument input using a standard 1/4” guitar cable. Shown below is a typical GiO setup shown with optional expression pedal. GiO Quickstart Guide... - Page 10 Set up GarageBand ‘09 Open GarageBand, found in your Mac’s Applications folder. In the Project Window that appears during launch, click Electric Guitar then click Choose to create an audio track. In GarageBand, double-click the Track header to show the Track Info pane. At the top of the pane, click Guitar Track. Choose a guitar preset from the pop-up menu at the top of the Track Info pane. You can scroll through the preset list by tapping GiO’s Previous or Next button. GiO Quickstart Guide...
- Page 11 Set up GarageBand ‘09 (continued) Click Edit (at the top of the Track Info pane) and click on the guitar amp to highlight it. At the bottom of the pane, select Mono 1 (GiO) in the Input Source menu and select On in the Monitor menu. If GiO can’t be selected in the Input Source menu, please see the next page. Click the faders button to the right of the Input Source menu to open the Apogee GiO control panel. GiO Quickstart Guide...
- Page 12 GarageBand Preferences If GiO can’t be selected in the Input Source menu, open GarageBand Preferences (GarageBand > Preferences), click Audio/ MIDI, and select GiO in the Audio Output and Audio Input menus. Important! To experience the full audio resolution of GiO, open GarageBand Preferences, click Advanced, and select Best in the Audio Resolution menu. GiO Quickstart Guide...
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Page 13: Using Gio's Stompbox Buttons
Using GiO’s Stompbox Buttons When you load a GarageBand guitar preset that includes stompboxes, each of GiO’s Stompbox indicators light to a color that corresponds to the stompboxes selected in the preset. Press GiO’s stompbox switch to turn the effect on - the indicator glows brightly. Press again to turn the effect off - the indicator glows dimly. Set the Input Level Click the GarageBand track’s Record enable button to see the input signal level on the track meters and hear it in your headphones. GiO Quickstart Guide... -
Page 14: Record
In the Apogee GiO control panel, adjust the Recording Level slider until an adequate signal level is displayed in the track meters. See the GiO User’s Guide for a more detailed description of how to set recording levels. Record! Once you’ve set a level, tap the Record Transport button. The newly created region appears in GarageBand’s timeline. Once you’ve completed recording, tap the Play button to stop recording, tap either the Go To Beginning or Rewind button, and tap Play to listen back to your recording. GiO Quickstart Guide... - Page 16 For FAQs and more GiO support information, please visit the Apogee Website: http://support.apogeedigital.com Apogee Electronics Corporation 1715 Berkeley St. Santa Monica, CA 90404 U.S.A. +1 (310) 584-9394 email: support@apogeedigital.com GiO QuickStart Guide - Version 1.1 • Apogee Part #: 7010-2346-0000...