Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt - Monitor;Output Section; Output Level Control and Sources; Speaker Set Selection

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Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt | User’s Guide
8. Channel Mute button - Cut the signal routing to the mixer stereo output� Command-click to cut all channels�
9. Channel Solo button - Mute all channels that do not have this solo button engaged in this mixer� Command-click to solo
all channels�
Note: Engage Solo-Safe mode on a channel by Control-Clicking the Solo button on a channel. This prevents this
channel from being muted when another channel in the mixer has solo engaged.
A solo-safe engaged track will display a colored “S” within the Solo button
10. Channel Mono/Stereo button - Set the channel for a mono or stereo signal path� When set to stereo, odd-even
adjacent channels are combined�
• To adjust a stereo channel’s individual input settings, use the arrow buttons that appear next to the Analog Level
Setting�
11. Channel Aux Label - This secondary label is a convenient way to enter session-specic information, such as the
performer whose input appears on the channel� This label is not transmitted to the audio software (DAW)�
Monitor/Output Section
The Monitor/Output Section is where you select what you hear in the outputs, and control the volume of the
various outputs� The Output Level Meters are also a useful diagnostic tool to see if signal is be present at the
various outputs�
1. Output Level Meters - Displays the pre-conversion digital audio level being sent to that output�
Therefore these meters are not aected by the Main or Headphones output level control.
2. Output Level Control - Set the listening level of the Main or Headphone outputs�
3. Output Source Selector - Selects the sound source for each output� The options are:
• Playback - Sends a playback channel stereo signal directly to this output, bypassing all mixers�
• Mixers - Send the stereo signal from this mixer’s Master to this output�
• Hardware Inputs - Signal from the Ensemble input is sent directly to this output�
4. Output Mute button - Toggles the Mute on/o for this output.
5. Output Dim button - Reduces the output listening level by -15dB�
6. Sum-To-Mono button - Collapse left and right signals to mono at the output� This combined signal
is sent through both Left and Right Outputs and is useful for verifying the mono-compatibility of a
stereo mix�
7. Speaker Set Select Buttons - Only shown when the Devices Sidebar > Main Output Format is set
to “2 Speaker Sets” or “3 Speaker Sets”�
• Click one button to activate that set�
• Command+Click to activate multiple sets simultaneously�