citysoundman
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I own the Twin MKII and may be adding an Apollo 8 for additional I/O. I'm primarily an audio post mixer using Pro Tools, and I do some electronic music, so no live tracking.
I'd like to keep the Twin MKII as the Monitor Unit, and would like to confirm what the Multi-Unit Constraints would be for this scenario.
The manual has a special note about this, that's why I'm posting this question. It says:
Designating Apollo Twin as the monitor unit is not a recommended configuration. Instead, designating an Apollo rack model or Apollo x4 as the monitor unit is recommended in order to take advantage of their additional outputs for CUE routing and ALT monitoring.
Since I'm not tracking, cue busses don't come into play for me. But the Multi-Unit Constraints sections shows this:
When Apollo Twin is connected in a multi-unit system, the Line 3/4 and Headphone outputs on the Twin are not available for signal routing within the DAW. However, Apollo Twin’s Line 3/4 and Headphone outputs can be routed within Console by assigning the output(s) as a destination in the Cue Outputs popover.
This is unclear for me - Line 3/4 and headphone outs are not available for routing within the DAW.
So this is saying I can't send DAW audio out of Line 3/4 on the Twin. That's fine since the Apollo 8 will have 8 outs.
But what does it mean "headphone outs are not available for routing within the DAW"?
I will need to be able to use the headphone jack on the Twin for listening, and I would like to be able to use the Twin Line 3/4 for ALT speaker outs. Will these be working as expected?
I'd like to keep the Twin MKII as the Monitor Unit, and would like to confirm what the Multi-Unit Constraints would be for this scenario.
The manual has a special note about this, that's why I'm posting this question. It says:
Designating Apollo Twin as the monitor unit is not a recommended configuration. Instead, designating an Apollo rack model or Apollo x4 as the monitor unit is recommended in order to take advantage of their additional outputs for CUE routing and ALT monitoring.
Since I'm not tracking, cue busses don't come into play for me. But the Multi-Unit Constraints sections shows this:
When Apollo Twin is connected in a multi-unit system, the Line 3/4 and Headphone outputs on the Twin are not available for signal routing within the DAW. However, Apollo Twin’s Line 3/4 and Headphone outputs can be routed within Console by assigning the output(s) as a destination in the Cue Outputs popover.
This is unclear for me - Line 3/4 and headphone outs are not available for routing within the DAW.
So this is saying I can't send DAW audio out of Line 3/4 on the Twin. That's fine since the Apollo 8 will have 8 outs.
But what does it mean "headphone outs are not available for routing within the DAW"?
I will need to be able to use the headphone jack on the Twin for listening, and I would like to be able to use the Twin Line 3/4 for ALT speaker outs. Will these be working as expected?