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General| Type | Digital Mixing Console |
|---|---|
| Processing | FPGA-based processing |
| EQ | 4-band fully parametric EQ per channel |
| Dynamics | Gate, expander, compressor, limiter per channel |
| Dynamic Processing | Available on all channels and groups |
| Connectivity | MADI, AES |
| I/O | Modular I/O system |
| Metering | Comprehensive metering options |
| Automation | Full automation support |
| Sample Rate | Up to 96kHz |
Details regarding modifications, installation, service personnel, third party equipment, ESD, RoHS, and ISO certification.
Essential guidelines for safe operation, installation, and maintenance of the apparatus.
Explanation of standard warning symbols used in the documentation, including dangerous voltages and important instructions.
Procedure for returning goods for repair and Calrec's service offerings.
Calrec's commitment to high standards and feedback channels for product and documentation.
Overview of the Apollo's flexibility, scalability, and design philosophy for broadcast environments.
Details on the powerful Bluefin2 digital signal processing engine and its capabilities.
Explanation of the Hydra2 I/O system, its connectivity, and network capabilities.
Features of the Apollo control surface, including fader count, layers, layout flexibility, and user splits.
Overview of signal processing capabilities, including EQ, filters, dynamics, and delay.
Comparison of signal processing and router resources at 48kHz and 96kHz.
Details on changes to menu item titles and screen locations in the main application from version 6.0 onwards.
Summary of Apollo's operation at 96kHz sampling frequency, including channel reductions and features.
Details on the configuration PC, its peripherals, login, and software installation.
Explanation of touch technologies used for interaction with on-screen controls, including touch, hold, and swipe gestures.
Description of the Apollo surface controls, including rotary controls, buttons, control cells, strips, rows, and TFT touchscreen.
Detailed breakdown of the different panels that make up the Apollo surface, including Fader, Wild Assign, TFT, Monitor, and Joystick panels.
Description of the Fader Panel, consisting of 8 fader strips with A/B assign, button, and control cells.
Description of the Wild Assign Panel, featuring rotary control cells, button cells, and a TFT touchscreen.
Primary use of the TFT Panel for displaying metering information.
Functionality of the Monitor Panel for spill control, downmix, or main output control using motorized faders.
Functionality of the Joystick Panel for spill control, downmix, or main output control with a motorized joystick.
Panel providing switching for On Air/Rehearse states, fail warning cancel, talkback mic input, and USB connector.
Description of the Dual Fader Panel, offering 100mm and 60mm motorized faders with overpress.
Explanation of the six operating modes for wild assign panels: Processing, Send-Route, Buses & Outputs, Monitor, Wilds, and Strips.
Guidance on assigning paths to faders, including A/B path assignments and fader touch indication on meters.
Description of user splits, allowing sectioning of the control surface for multiple operators.
Explanation of the Apollo's layer feature for organizing and accessing paths, including layer selection, locking, and splitting.
Details on the Processing mode for controlling signal path parameters like EQ, dynamics, and delay.
Explanation of the Send-Route mode for routing assigned paths to various buses and outputs.
Controls for manipulating output paths such as Main, Track, Aux, and Group outputs.
Controls for monitor configuration, source selection, and standard monitor functions.
Allows configuration of custom wild controls within Assign and single Fader panels.
Arranges wild assign panel controls and touchscreen into vertical strips for fader-based access.
Instructions for configuring I/O and Hydra2 Patchbays sample rates to match the console.
Methods for filtering the Hydra2 network, managing Hydra2 patchbays, and understanding port labels and sample rates.
How to create, copy, move, rename, and remove port lists for filtering patching information.
Grouping ports that form part of a single source to ensure correct order in port lists.
Process for assigning channels, groups, and buses to faders for direct control and processing.
How to copy parameter settings from one path to another, including specific elements like EQ, Dynamics, and routing.
Using the Fader Setup screen for managing paths, assigning auxs/tracks, and configuring remote production options.
Detailed guide on patching I/O ports to input channel paths, including source selection and destination patching.
Diagram illustrating the signal flow within an Apollo channel path, showing processing stages and routing points.
Detailed explanation of EQ band parameters, responses, gain controls, and alternate EQ settings.
Controls and displays for Dynamics 1 processing, including compressor, limiter, expander, gate, and sidechain EQ.
Details on Dynamics 2 processing, including compressor/limiter, and its use for AutoMixer processing.
Functionality of Automixers for controlling audio levels in multi-guest scenarios, including assignment and gain reduction.
Explanation of delay insertion into signal paths, including input, path, and output delay options.
Control for varying the width of stereo and surround paths, affecting the stereo image from mono to wide.
Using spill faders for accessing and controlling individual legs of stereo and surround signals.
How to make processing (EQ, Dynamics) independent for individual legs of stereo/surround paths.
Process for configuring and patching insert send/return resources to paths and ports.
Controlling fader level, cut status, and APFL status using VCA groups, including hierarchy and fader status indicators.
Using Autofaders to open and close Apollo faders under control of external systems via GPIs.
Information on DSP resources for bus types, configuring bus widths, and bus setup at different sample rates.
Selecting between LoRo and LtRt formats for surround main output downmixes.
Instructions on creating routes using Assign Mode, including accessing send controls and paging through buses.
Making routes to buses when using Strips or Wilds mode, including touchscreen navigation.
Apollo's panning controls for reflecting path width and destination, including front pan, C only, and divergence.
Using the joystick panel for panning, including accessing controls, making them active, and pan display information.
Allows users to see all contributing paths routed to a selected bus and AFL selected buses.
Setting up a wild assign panel for monitoring, metering, and talkback features.
Using pre-selectors for fast access to multiple control room monitor sources.
Controls accessed on the dedicated monitor panel, including loudspeaker level, dim, cut, and stereo controls.
Apollo's multi-user AFL, PFL, and Output Listen system for monitoring and soloing paths.
Instructions for patching headphone outputs by routing analogue audio to the control surface.
Using miscellaneous monitor pre-selectors and altering output sources for monitoring.
Enabling immersive monitoring for encoded surround signals and routing audio to external units.
Setting up and activating talkback facilities, including routing, groups, and levels.
System for sending comprehensive mixes to multiple listeners, excluding their own input.
Customizing Apollo TFT meter layouts, including cell sizes, grid configuration, and meter assignment.
Using meter selectors for quick access to internal or external meters, and displaying them on TFT panels.
Monitoring and regulating average loudness levels over a program duration using loudness meters.
Explanation of how shows, user memories, active options files, and continuously saved settings are managed.
Using user memories as snapshots for saving current settings, organizing them within shows.
Details on where show and memory files are saved, and how settings are restored.
Managing shows and memories via the console's main application >Mem screens.
Steps to create a new show by selecting a default template and entering identification details.
How shows are continuously saved and can be duplicated using 'Save Show As'.
Process for backing up shows and memories to a PC HDD or USB drive.
How to restore previously backed-up show files back to the console's controller card.
Protecting paths and ports from memory load operations by isolating settings.
Creating, loading, and editing presets, which are snapshots of path parameter settings.
Console modes that impose restrictions on operations, including On Air and Rehearse.
Procedures for resetting individual system components like DSP, Surface, and Control systems.
Accessing extra application areas and restrictions placed on operators, including user account management.
Understanding how sample rates affect Hydra2 synchronization and resource availability.
Configuring Opto isolated General Purpose Inputs/Outputs for external control signals and equipment.
Monitoring or metering audio inputs across the network using external inputs.
Controlling external devices based on signal source 'on air' status, used for speaker control or relay switching.
Recording, playback, and editing of console control movements in real time using the Calrec Automation System.
Using Apollo as a Host Console for the RP1 remote production unit for managing I/O and mixes remotely.
Reports warnings, faults, and information to the user about system components and connections.
Indication on the Assign display when a fader's assigned source is taken offline.
After-Fade Listen function allowing users to hear selected channels after fader position and processing.
Surface operating mode where faders and controls become relevant to the assigned path.
Calrec's High Density Signal Processing (HDSP) system, capable of over 1000 input channels.
Refers to the physical faders on the surface for controlling channels, groups, mains, and VCA groups.
Audio networking system linking I/O boxes to consoles over Gigabit Ethernet.
Generic term for a DSP process in the system, including channels, groups, auxs, tracks, mains, talkback, and monitor paths.
Pre-Fade listen function to hear a signal before its level is altered by a fader.
Key features introduced in software version 1.3, including dynamics processing, downmix defaults, and VCA style groups.
Features introduced in V1.4CTA, such as external tone input, GPIO monitoring, and Alias file support.
Features introduced in V1.5, including selectable LoRo or LtRt downmixes on main outputs.
Features introduced in V1.6, such as BLITS tone ident, EQ in dynamics side-chain, and bus output delay.
Features introduced in V1.7, including SDI Embedder mute control and EMBER control over alias files.
Features introduced in V1.8, including Bluelink patchbays, metadata insertion, and user memory load/save.
Features introduced in V1.8.1, including sidecar support and Artemis surround spill.
Feature introduced in V1.8.1a: Aux pre cut when fader open option.
Feature introduced in V1.8.2: Calrec Serial Control Protocol support.
Features introduced in V1.9.2, including Artemis Light support and full router redundancy.
Features introduced in V1.10, including trunk links and increased compressor limiter attack time.
Features introduced in V1.11, including delay controls in video frames and Hydra2 Patchbays.
Features introduced in V1.12, including Automixer, Dynamics sidechain links, and display of dynamics settings.
Features introduced in V1.12.1, including Dual Router Core Redundancy and PFL output selection.
Features introduced in V1.13, including Input/Output protection, monitoring of external inputs, and tone to Aux outputs.
Features introduced in V1.14, including 2.73s delay, Mic Open system triggers, loudness meters, and improved graphics.
Features introduced in V4.0, including Send Levels on Faders, Contribution Mode, and Admin protection for bus widths.
Features introduced in V4.0.1, including restricted H2O User Account and Replay functionality.
Features introduced in V6.0, including patching shortcuts, Ember+ GPIO, and improved path labelling.
Features introduced in V7.0, including Aux/Track assignment to faders and improvements to Memory Isolate System.
Features introduced in V8.0, including RP1 support, 96 kHz operation, and Hydra2 network support for sample rates.
Features introduced in V8.1, including support for AD6365 Transformer Isolated Mic/Line modular I/O card.
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