Apogee Element Series User’s Guide
Channel Section
This portion of the Primary Window displays Channels for Analog input, Digital input, and Playback from audio software.
1. Channel Top Label - Indicates the channels source. Can be renamed by clicking the label and typing a
user-customized label. To restore to the default text, delete the text and press “Return” on your keyboard.
*These labels are transmitted to your DAW
2. Channel View Button - Show the Channel View pop-up to view/hide various
channels.
* Channels are disabled when hidden so audio signal will not pass.
● Analog Input Channels - Corresponds to the physical analog input
connections on your Element interface.
● Optical Input Channels - Corresponds to the physical optical input
connections on your Element interface.
● Playback Channels - Corresponds to the virtual signal path from your Mac’s software outputs.
3. Input Channel Level Meter - Shows the post-gain digital signal level coming into the channel.
4. Input Icon - Shows the input type selected from the Analog Level drop-down
5. Analog Level - Use this drop down menu to choose the analog level for each A/D conversion channel.
● Choose Mic when connecting microphones or direct boxes, or any devices that needs to run through a
microphone preamplifier. -XLR Input only
● Choose Inst when connecting a guitar or keyboard, or any high impedance (Hi-Z) instrument to the 1/4” input
(balanced TRS or unbalanced TS). The signal is sent through a Hi-Z to Low-Z conversion circuit before sent
through the microphone preamplifier circuit.
● Choose +4dBu when connecting to “pro” gear, such as en external mic pre, compressor, or EQ, with outputs
at a +4dBu nominal level.
● Choose -10dBV when connecting to “semi-pro”, hi-fi, or musical instrument gear with outputs at a -10 dBV
nominal level.
6. Gain Control - Use to adjust the gain of the microphone preamp. Not available when the input is set to +4dBu or
-10dBV
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