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Input Tab Window

1. Device Icon & ID Button - see the description above.

2. Analog Level - Use this menu to select mic, instrument, or line input.

3. Soft Limit - Use this menu to engage Soft Limit. Soft Limit is Apogee’s proprietary analog process

for taming transients before A/D conversion. By gently rounding transients in a transparent manner,

it’s possible to maximize level BEFORE the A/D conversion stage.

Soft Limit is most eﬀective with signals with large transients such as drums, percussion and plucked

instruments. Soft Limit may not be the appropriate choice for signals such as bass or organ.

4. Input Level - The gain of each input is controlled with these software knobs. The gain level is

indicated in the value box below the knob.

5. Analog Input Meter - This meter displays the level of the analog input after A/D conversion.

6. Group On/Oﬀ - Use this drop down menu to assign inputs to 1 of 2 groups. When inputs are

assigned to a group, the adjustment of any grouped Input Level changes all Input Levels in the group.

This is useful when recording stereo sources such as a piano. If a gain oﬀset is present between inputs

when a Group is assigned, this oﬀset is preserved.

7. Phase - Check this box to reverse the polarity of the input signal. Under certain circumstances,

when two mics are used on one source, reversing the polarity of one mic may result in a fuller sound.

For example, when top and bottom mic'ing a snare drum, a fuller sound is obtained when the polarity

of the bottom mic is reversed.

8. 48 V / Phantom Power- Engage this button for 48 volts phantom power on the XLR connections.

Condenser mics require phantom power to operate.

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