Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt - Stage 2: Guitar Rig Playback & Recording; Playback Through Guitar Rig; Record Amp Sound

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Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt | User’s Guide
Stage 2, Part 1: Playback Through Your Guitar Rig
The dry guitar recording is played out to your eects and/or amplier.
To do this on Ensemble:
1� Route the DAW’s guitar track to Ensemble’s guitar output (G1 = Out 11, G2 = Out 12)�
2� Connect a guitar cable from Ensemble’s guitar out to an amplier’s input. You can include eects pedals/
processors between Ensemble and the amplier if desired.
3� Set the guitar output to “From Software”� This can be done with the front panel Assignable C button, or in
Apogee Control’s Out tab of the Primary Window (page 50)�
4� Play the DAW track to hear the performance played through the eects and amplier. Adjust and tweak the
settings of your eects and/or amplier until the desired sound is achieved.
Stage 2, Part 2: Record the amp onto a separate DAW track
The sound of the amplier is recorded, usually with a microphone, onto another track in the DAW.
1� Place a microphone in front of the amp and connect the mic to an input on Ensemble’s rear panel�
2� Make the appropriate settings to get the mic input working using Ensemble’s Front Panel controls (page 17),
or Apogee Control’s Input settings in the Mix tab of the Primary window (page 45)�
3� In your DAW, setup a new audio track, and set the input source to record the microphone�
This process can be repeated several times. Experiment by swapping out ampliers, changing the order and
settings of eects pedals and processors, or moving the microphone in front of the amp to get dierent sounds.