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- Page 1 User’s Guide May 2009...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Package Contents OS X System Preferences - Sound Introducing ONE Apogee Control Panel (Logic Pro 8, GarageBand) Quick Start Apogee Maestro System Requirements Maestro Control Getting Started Maestro Control - continued Install Apogee Software Maestro Mixer - Overview... -
Page 3: Package Contents
Package Contents The following items should be included in the ONE package: Breakout Cable USB Cable QuickStart Software & Guide Documentation CD ONE by APOGEE – User’s Guide... -
Page 4: Introducing One
Breakout Cable Port USB Port Apple’s GarageBand, ONE empowers you to create professional recordings anywhere. With ONE, you can record a single channel of audio 48V Indicator using a specially tuned internal microphone, an Encoder Function instrument input for guitar, bass or keyboard, or a Indicators world-class microphone pre amp input. -
Page 5: Quick Start
Quick Start This Quick Start section describes how to set up ONE with your Apple As ONE is powered through the USB Macintosh computer, connect speakers or headphones to play back connection, the LED will light, music and podcasts with iTunes, and connect mics and instruments indicating that ONE is now powered on. -
Page 6: Open Itunes And Play
If another Encoder Function LED is lit, click the encoder once until the In the Maestro Control window, select one of the following options LED is lit, then turn the encoder. from the Input menu: Int Mic - to use ONE’s internal mic... -
Page 7: Open And Set Up Garageband '09
Real Instrument. At the meters. See page 23 of this guide bottom of the window, select Mono 1 for a more detailed description of (ONE) in the Input Source menu and setting recording levels. select On in the Monitor menu. Record! Once you’ve set a level, click the Record button in... -
Page 8: Connecting One
Connecting ONE Connecting ONE’s breakout cable In this section, the connection of ONE to your Mac, headphones, speakers, microphones and other audio hardware devices is • To connect an input, first it’s necessary described. to connect ONE”s breakout cable to the back panel connector. • Be sure to properly orient the breakout... -
Page 9: Connecting Headphones
Connect powered monitors to ONE’s front panel jack using your headphones include a 1/8” to 1/4” adaptor, remove it before an adaptor cable with an 1/8” stereo plug to connect to ONE and making the connection. two suitable plugs for connection to your speakers. -
Page 10: Connecting A Home Stereo
Connect ONE’s breakout cable to the rear panel connector, adaptor cable with an 1/8” stereo plug to connect to ONE and and connect the microphone to the ONE breakout cable’s two RCA plugs to connect to the stereo component’s CD or Aux (XLR) input. -
Page 11: Connecting An Instrument
Connect an instrument amp to ONE’s front panel jack using an adaptor cable with an 1/8” stereo plug to connect to ONE and It’s possible to connect your instrument to ONE’s input, process the two 1/4” TS plugs to connect to a stereo instrument amp. If the sound using Apple Mainstage (or another audio application) and amp is one channel, use one 1/4”... -
Page 12: Connecting A Line Output (Cd, Mixing Console)
Connecting a Line output (CD, Mixing console) As a general rule, it’s recommended to connect balanced sources to ONE’s (XLR) input and unbalanced sources to ONE’s (1/4”) input. Open Apogee Maestro software and select the appropriate connection in the Input menu. • Signal transmitted via RCA or TS (tip-sleeve) 1/4” connectors • In most cases, signals transmitted via XLR or TRS (tip-ring- (shown below) are unbalanced. Unbalanced connections sleeve) 1/4” connectors (shown below) are balanced. -
Page 13: Hardware And Software Controls
Hardware and Software Controls ONE is designed to be simple to use but controllable with a variety Setting the Input Gain of hardware and software controls, described in this section. Though To set the gain (i.e the recording level) of ONE’s active input, click several options are offered, you can choose the hardware and the encoder until the input LED ( or ) lights. Now, turn the... -
Page 14: Os X Audio Midi Setup
• To set ONE’s input gain, use the Volume slider under Audio ONE operates at a sample rate of 44.1kHz or 48kHz . In most cases Input. the sample rate is set by the audio application with which ONE is •... -
Page 15: Os X System Preferences - Sound
OS X System Preferences - Sound The OS X System Preferences Sound window provides settings to choose ONE for Mac sound input and output and control ONE’s input/output parameters. If you didn’t choose ONE for Mac sound I/O in step 3 of the Quickstart guide, you may do so in this window. -
Page 16: Apogee Control Panel (Logic Pro 8, Garageband)
Pro 8 software, provides control of ONE settings. GarageBand • To open the Apogee ONE control panel, double-click a Real Instrument track header to open the Track Info pane. Click on the box to the right of the Input Source menu. -
Page 17: Apogee Maestro
Apogee Maestro Apogee Maestro software provides the most complete control of ONE, including control of all parameters, store/recall of configurations and low-latency mixing. To open Maestro, choose Applications > Apogee Maestro. Maestro consists of two windows, Maestro Control and Maestro Mixer, described below. Maestro Control Interface Menu - When multiple Apogee interfaces are connected to the Mac, this menu is used to select the interface whose settings are displayed in Maestro. -
Page 18: Maestro Control - Continued
Maestro Control - continued Output Level - Select the operating characteristics of ONE's output in this menu: Select Stereo when ONE's output is connected to headphones, powered speakers, a mixing console or a home stereo Select Amp when ONE's output is connected to an instrument amplifier. ONE's output level is fixed (i.e. hardware... -
Page 19: Maestro Mixer - Overview
As anyone who has spoken on a phone call with echo knows, relatively short delays can confuse the timing of any conversation, spoken or musical. Figure A ONE by APOGEE – User’s Guide... -
Page 20: Do I Need The Maestro Mixer
The Maestro mixer serves to provide a low latency listening mix By routing the hardware input directly to the hardware output and while recording. Therefore if you’re using ONE to listen to iTunes or mixing in playback as shown in Figure B, it’s possible to create a audio from another program, there’s no need to use the mixer. -
Page 21: Maestro Mixer - Controls
The following Maestro Mixer controls are used to create a listening mix while recording with ONE. Input 1 - This fader adjusts the level of ONE's hardware input in the listening mix. The input is routed to the center of the output stereo field. Adjust the Input gain (as described on page 5) before setting... -
Page 22: Maestro Mixer - Audio Software Settings
From Software and Input faders to establish a balance between the input and playback signals. If you’ve found a good balance but the To Hardware’s Over LEDs light, reduce the Input and From Software faders equally. ONE by APOGEE – User’s Guide... -
Page 23: Maestro Menus
Enable Pop-ups - Check this box to enable Pop-ups, icons that appear on the Mac display when the ONE hardware encoder is rotated to indicate the encoder’s current function and relative level. Two example Pop-ups are shown below. -
Page 24: Maestro Menus - Continued
Mixer window; choose Reset All to reset all mixers. Reset Routing - Choose this menu item to reset routing on supported interfaces to default. ONE’s routing is not assignable, thus this menu item is greyed out when only ONE is connected. ONE by APOGEE – User’s Guide... -
Page 25: Working With One
In this section you’ll find answers to questions that might arise while using ONE as part of a Mac-based recording system. The I/O Buffer setting found in most audio software is one of the most crucial, but often ignored, settings in a Mac-based recording How do I set a recording level? system. -
Page 26: What Sample Rate Should I Record At
What sample rate should I record at? The best strategy is to set the buffer to a lower setting during ONE offers a choice of two sample rates, 44.1kHz or 48kHz. So, recording and accept certain limitations on plug-in usage, and then what’s the best sample rate to record your project at? It’s a good idea... -
Page 27: How Do I Set The Input Control Of My Powered Speakers
Once you’ve selected Int Mic as as input sensitivity. Rather than describe an overly complicated ONE’s active input, here are a few hints for getting a great sound. method for setting this control, the easiest way to determine the right setting is to note where you generally set ONE’s output level. -
Page 28: Configuring Core Audio Applications
Set Bit Depth to 24 To use ONE’s I/O labels in Logic, choose Options > Audio > I/O Labels. Option-click the first radio button under the Provided by Driver column. Logic 8.0.3 or greater - To control ONE directly from your Logic session, choose Options > Audio > Open Apogee Control Panel. ONE by APOGEE – User’s Guide... -
Page 29: Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro GarageBand Choose Final Cut Pro > Audio/Video Please see page 5 for instructions for using ONE with GarageBand. Settings. The Project Window mentioned in the instructions appears in GarageBand ‘09 only. If you’re using GarageBand ‘08 or previous, access the Track Info pane by creating a Real Instrument track (choose Track > New Track) and double-clicking the track header. -
Page 30: Mainstage
Live Choose Live > Preferences Choose MainStage > Preferences Click Audio/Midi Click on the Audio tab. Select ONE in the Audio Output and Select CoreAudio in the Driver Type Audio Input menus menu. Set I/O Buffer Size to an initial value of Select ONE in both the Audio Input Device and Audio Output Device 128. -
Page 31: Motu Digital Performer
Choose Setup > Configure Audio System >Configure Hardware Driver In the Devices window, click on VST Audio System. In the Configure Hardware Driver Select ONE in the ASIO Driver window, select Core Audio in the menu. topmost menu. Select One in the device list. Set Buffer Size to an initial value of 128. -
Page 32: Troubleshooting
Solution - meters. • Verify that the System Preferences Sound windows are Solution - The meters on ONE’s top panel and in Apogee Maestro configured as described on page 13. display the signal at different points in the signal path. • Press ONE’s top panel encoder until the LED is lit, and turn •... -
Page 33: Specifications
2 Channel, 24-bit, 44.1kHz or 48kHz sample rates. • USB 1.1 • ONE is powered through the USB bus; connection directly to one of the Mac’s USB ports is recommended. OS X Compatibility • Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.7 and above. - Page 34 12 months. The term of this warranty begins on the date of sale to the purchaser. Units returned for warranty repair to Apogee or an authorized Apogee warranty repair facility will be repaired or replaced at the manufacturer’s option, free of Copyright Notice charge.
- Page 35 If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1.
- Page 36 For FAQs and more ONE support information, please visit the Apogee Support Website: http://support.apogeedigital.com/ Apogee Electronics Corporation 1715 Berkeley St. Santa Monica, CA 90404 U.S.A. 00+1 310-584-9394 email: support@apogeedigital.com ONE by APOGEE – User’s Guide...
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