Apogee ONE User manual
User’s Guide
September 2011
i ONE by APOGEE – User’s Guide
Table of Contents
Package Contents 1
Introducing ONE 2
Quick Start 3
System Requirements 3
Getting Started 3
Install Apogee Software 3
Connect the USB cable 3
Choose ONE for Mac Sound I/O 3
Connect Headphones or Speakers 3
Open iTunes and Play 4
Adjust Volume 4
Congure ONE’s Input 4
Open and Set Up GarageBand ‘09 5
GarageBand Preferences 5
Set the Input Level 5
Record! 5
Connecting ONE 6
Connecting an Apple Macintosh computer 6
Connecting ONE’s breakout cable 6
Connecting Headphones 7
Connecting Powered Speakers 7
Connecting a Home Stereo 8
Connecting a Microphone 8
Connecting an Instrument 9
Connecting a Line output (CD, Mixing console) 9
Hardware and Software Controls 10
ONE Top Panel Encoder 10
Setting the Output Level 10
Muting the Output 10
Setting the Input Gain 10
Top Panel 48V Indicator 10
Top Panel 3-Segment LED Meter 10
OS X Audio MIDI Setup 11
Selecting ONE for Mac Sound Input/Output 11
Controlling ONE’s Input/Output Parameters 11
Setting ONE’s Sample Rate 11
OS X System Preferences - Sound 12
Apogee Control Panel (Logic Pro 8, GarageBand) 13
Maestro Control 13
Apogee Maestro 14
Maestro Control 14
Maestro Control - continued 15
Maestro Mixer - Overview 16
Do I need the Maestro Mixer? 17
Maestro Mixer - Controls 18
Maestro Mixer - Audio software settings 19
Maestro Mixer - Maestro settings 19
Maestro Menus 20
Preferences - continued 20
Maestro Menus - continued 21
Apogee Maestro 2 22
Devices Sidebar and Device Icon & ID Button 22
Input Tab Window, Output Tab Window 23
Device Settings Window, Mixer Tab Window 24
System Setup Window, Menu Bar Menus 25
Menu Bar Menus 26
Low Latency Mixing 27
Maestro Mixer Settings 28
Maestro Mixer Settings 29
Working With ONE 30
How do I set a recording level? 30
How do I set my software’s I/O buer? 30
What sample rate should I record at? 31
Can I record my session on the the startup hard drive? 31
How do I set the input control of my powered speakers? 31
Conguring Core Audio Applications 33
Logic Pro/Express (8.0.3 or later) 33
Soundtrack Pro 33
Final Cut Pro 34
GarageBand ‘08 (or previous) 34
MainStage 35
Live 35
MOTU Digital Performer 36
Steinberg Nuendo 36
Troubleshooting 37
1 ONE by APOGEE – User’s Guide
The following items should be included in the ONE package:
ONE
USB Cable
QuickStart Guide Software CD
Breakout Cable
2 ONE by APOGEE – User’s Guide
Introducing ONE
ONE is a pocket-sized USB audio interface featuring
the award-winning sound quality that made Apogee
Electronics famous. Designed to work easily with
Apple’s GarageBand, ONE empowers you to create
professional recordings anywhere.
With ONE, you can record a single channel of audio
using a specially tuned internal microphone, an
instrument input for guitar, bass or keyboard, or a
world-class microphone pre amp input.
Listening with ONE is an entirely new experience as
well. Hear your recordings and your iTunes library with
incredible dimension and clarity through ONE’s studio-
quality stereo outputs.
Internal Microphone
Encoder
Breakout Cable Port
Encoder Function
Indicators
Input/Output Meter
USB Port
Headphone/Speaker Out
48V Indicator
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Quick Start
This Quick Start section describes how to set up ONE with your Apple
Macintosh computer, connect speakers or headphones to play back
music and podcasts with iTunes, and connect mics and instruments
to record and play back your own creations with GarageBand.
System Requirements
Your Mac should meet the following requirements:
• Intel or PPC G5 processor, OS X 10.5.7 or greater
• 1 GB minimum of installed RAM, 2 GB reccommended
As ONE is powered through the USB
connection, the LED will light,
indicating that ONE is now powered on.
Choose ONE for Mac Sound I/O
After connecting ONE to your
Mac, the dialog box shown at the
left will appear. Click Yes.
Connect Headphones or Speakers
Connect headphones to ONE’s front
panel jack.
It’s also possible to connect a pair of
powered speakers to the jack using
an adapter cable. The cable should
have an 1/8” stereo jack to connect
to ONE and two suitable jacks for
connection to the speakers.
Getting Started
Install Apogee Software
Insert the included CD into your Mac,
double click the “ONE Software Installer”
icon, and follow on-screen instructions.
When the installation is complete you will
be required to restart your Mac.
Please check www.apogeedigital.com/onesupport
for updated ONE software.
Connect the USB cable
After restarting your Mac, connect ONE’s
USB port to a USB port on your Mac,
using the provided cable.
When connecting the USB cable to
ONE, be sure to properly orient the
connector with the at side up (as shown
at right) before inserting it.
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Connect a microphone to the
breakout cable’s (XLR) input
or an instrument to the (1/4”)
input.
Adjust Volume
If the LED on ONE’s top panel is lit,
turn the top panel encoder clockwise
to raise the output volume. You should
now hear the iTunes selection playing
through your headphones or speakers.
If another Encoder Funtion LED is lit,
click the encoder once until the
LED is lit, then turn the encoder.
Congure ONE’s Input
Connect the supplied input breakout
cable to ONE’s back panel
connector.
Be sure to properly orient the breakout
cable connector so that the contact
pins are on the bottom (as shown here)
Open iTunes and Play
Open iTunes (found in your Mac’s Applications folder), choose a
selection, and click Play.
Open Apogee Maestro software, installed in your Mac’s Applications
folder.
In the Maestro Control window, select one of the following options
from the Input menu:
Int Mic - to use ONE’s internal mic
Ext Mic - to use a mic connected to the input
Ext 48V Mic - to use a phantom-powered mic connected
to the input
Inst - to use an instrument connected to the input.
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Open and Set Up GarageBand ‘09
Open GarageBand, found on your
Mac’s Applications folder. In the Project
Window that appears during launch,
click Voice or Acoustic Instrument
then click Choose to create an audio
track.
In GarageBand, show the Track Info
pane by double-clicking the track icon,
then click Real Instrument. At the
bottom of the window, select Mono 1
(ONE) in the Input Source menu and
select On in the Monitor menu.
GarageBand Preferences
If ONE doesn’t appear in the Input
Source menu, open GarageBand
Preferences (GarageBand >
Preferences), click Audio/MIDI, and
select ONE in the Audio Output and
Audio Input menus.
Important! To experience the full audio
resolution of ONE, open GarageBand
Preferences, click Advanced, and select
Best in the Audio Resolution menu.
Set the Input Level
Click the GarageBand track’s
Record enable button to see the
input signal on the track
meters and hear it in your
headphones.
Click ONE’s encoder until the
input LED lights ( or as
chosen on page 11) and turn the
encoder to set the recording level
in GarageBand’s meters. See
the ONE User’s Guide for a more
detailed description of setting
recording levels.
Record!
Once you’ve set a level, click the Record button in
GarageBand’s transport control. The newly created region
appears in GarageBand’s timeline - you’re now
recording with ONE!
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Connecting ONE
The connection of ONE to your Mac, headphones, speakers,
microphones and other audio hardware devices is described in this
section.
Connecting an Apple Macintosh computer
• Using the provided USB cable, connect
the Micro-B connector to ONE’s back
panel connector. Be sure to properly
orient the USB cable with the at side
up (as shown at right) before inserting
it. Connect the Type A connector to your
Mac computer.
• For the best system stability, it’s
recommended to connect directly to your Mac’s USB port,
without passing through a USB hub.
• lt’s recommended to install Apogee software as described on
page 3. If Apogee software isn’t installed, it’s possible to set most
parameters in OSX’s Audio MIDI Setup, as described on page
11.
Connecting ONE’s breakout cable
• To connect an input, rst it’s necessary
to connect ONE”s breakout cable to the
back panel connector.
• Be sure to properly orient the breakout
cable connector so that the contact
pins are on the bottom (as shown at
right).
• Ensure that the breakout cable connector snaps into place. To
disconnect the breakout cable, press in the buttons on either
side of the connector and pull out.
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Connecting Headphones
• Connect headphone directly to ONE’s front panel jack. If
your headphones include a 1/8” to 1/4” adaptor, remove it before
making the connection.
• Open Apogee Maestro software and select Stereo in the Output
Level menu.
Connecting Powered Speakers
• Connect powered monitors to ONE’s front panel jack using
an adaptor cable with an 1/8” stereo plug to connect to ONE and
two suitable plugs for connection to your speakers.
• Open Apogee Maestro software and select Stereo in the Output
Level menu.
• To set the speakers’ input level control (sometimes labelled input
sensitivity), please see the description on page 23.
• If hum or buzz is heard in the speakers, please see the
Troubleshooting tip on page 29.
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Connecting a MicrophoneConnecting a Home Stereo
• Connect ONE’s breakout cable to the rear panel connector,
and connect the microphone to the ONE breakout cable’s
(XLR) input.
• Open Apogee Maestro software and select Ext Mic in the Input
menu. When using a phantom-powered mic, select Ext 48V Mic.
To answer questions concerning 48V phantom power, please
see page 24.
• Connect a home stereo to ONE’s front panel jack. using an
adaptor cable with an 1/8” stereo plug to connect to ONE and
two RCA plugs to connect to the stereo component’s CD or Aux
input.
• Open Apogee Maestro software and select Stereo in the Output
Level menu. Set the output level to 0 dB, and use the stereo
component’s level control to set the listening level.
• If your microphone is equipped with a 1/4” mono jack output,
connect it to the breakout cable’s (1/4”) input.
• In the Maestro Input menu, select Inst.
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