Calrec Apollo, Operator'S Manual

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208 APOLLO
Digital Broadcast Production Console
Glossary of Terminology
Surface
The surface is the physical control
surface for a Apollo system containing
the collection of faders, rotary controls,
buttons and displays allowing hands on
control of the audio signals. Sometimes
referred to as the Console or Desk.
System
The term ‘system’ encompasses the rack,
surface, and configuration PC. From the
moment a signal enters a Hydra2 input it
is in the system and remains there until it
is passed out of a Hydra2 output.
System Status
This system provides information and logs
of any developing or occurring faults in the
system.
TFT display
Generally refers to the larger display
screens in the control surface - the
upstand meter panels and the large
display on Apollo assignable panels.
Tracks
Multi function buses that can be
patched to physical outputs. Used for
such purposes as generating multiple
interruptible clean feeds (IFB) or sending
audio to a multitrack machine.
Upmix
The opposite of Downmix. Narrow width
signals can be processed in order to be
sent to a wider bus. This occurs when
monitoring a mono signal through a
stereo bus. Here the pan control can
be considered an upmix parameter as it
varies the resultant stereo upmix.
Upstand
The upper, steeply angled section of the
control surface, mainly fitted with TFT and
meter panels. Often referred to as the
meter bridge.
VCA Groups
The term VCA stands for Voltage
Controlled Amplifier. A VCA group, unlike
a group bus does not sum any audio.
Instead it allows a single fader to control
the relative levels of any contributing
paths. The controlling fader is known
as the master, the contributing paths
are known as slaves. This maintains the
relative levels of all paths in the group
yet still allows individual control where
required.
Wild Assign Panel
A panel containing a touchscreen TFT
and multiple cells and displays. The
function of this panel can be altered
during operation of the surface.
Wild Assign Touchscreen
The TFT touchscreen display located
in a wild assign panel. Provides flexible
options for displaying and controlling
information directly through touch.
Wilds mode
Wilds mode allows the user to assign any
combination of path controls to the rotary
controls and buttons on any panel above
each fader.