Apogee Element Series User’s Guide 1, December 2016

 

Apogee Element Series

​ User’s Guide

 

 

Clear Meters

​ - Clear held peak and overs from Element Control software level meters.  

Toggle Talkback - Turn the Talkback function on indefinitely until the button is tapped a 

second time to turn it off. 

Momentary Talkback

​ - Turn the Talkback function on only when the button is held 

down. Releasing the button turns Talkback off. 

 

 

Analog Input Level

​ - Toggle through an input’s Analog Level settings (+4 dBu, -10 dBV, 

Mic, Instrument) when that input is selected for control. If the Headphone 

or Speaker output is selected for control and a button assigned to Analog 

Input Level is tapped, all LEDs flash for a moment to indicate an invalid 

operation. 

 

48V Phantom Power

​ - Toggle 48V Phantom Power on/off for the input selected for 

control 

Group

- Toggle Group on/off for the input selected for control 

Soft Limit

- Toggle Soft Limit  on/off for the input selected for control 

Polarity

- Toggle Polarity Inversion on/off for the input selected for control 

 

 

Select Input 1..8 - Select the designated input (1-8) for control. When two interfaces are 

connected, use the Toggle Device setting to toggle between Interface A 

1-8 and Interface B 1-8. 

Toggle Device

​ - Toggle the interface selected for control when two interfaces are 

connected. By setting the 8 Function buttons to Select Input 1, Select 

Input 2, etc and setting the Control Knob to Toggle Device, it’s possible to 

access both interfaces’ mic pre gain setting with only a few button taps. 

Launch Element Control

​ - Launch Element Control software or, if software is already 

launched, bring the app into keyboard focus. 

 

 

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Hover Help Window 

For specific information about Element Control’s features, open the Help window and hover your Mac’s pointer above each 

setting to see a helpful summary. 

 

Menu Bar Menus 

Element Control Menu 

 

 

About Element Control

​ - Choose this menu item to display version information  

for all hardware connected and software elements installed on your Mac. 

Preferences > Auto Launch

​ - Choose this menu item to launch Element Control  

when an Element Thunderbolt interface is connected to the computer. 

Hide Element Control

​ - Choose this menu item to hide the Maestro application 

Hide Others

​ - Choose this menu item to hide all other open applications 

Show All

​ - If any open applications have been hidden, choose this menu  

item to reveal all open applications 

Quit Element Control

​ - Choose this menu item to quit Element Control 

File Menu 

 

 

Open Snapshot

​ - Choose this menu item to open a user-saved snapshot template file on your computer. 

Open Snapshot Template

​ - Choose this menu item to open the Snapshot Template Chooser window. 

Save

​ - Choose this menu item to save a user-customized Snapshot file to a location on your computer. 

Save As

​ - Choose this menu item to save a customized Snapshot file in a new name or new location on your computer. 

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View Menu 

 

 

System Settings

​ - Choose this menu item to open the System Settings sidebar 

Device Settings

​ - Choose this menu item to open the Device Settings sidebar 

Enter Full Screen

​ - Choose this menu item to expand Element Control to fill the display screen. 

Window Menu 

 

 

Selecting an item in the 

​Window Menu​ switches to a view of that selection. 

 

Help Menu 

 

Use the 

​Search​ Field to search for a specific menu item. 

Element Support Online

​ - Select this menu item to be taken to the Apogee website’s Support page for Element. 

 

 

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Apogee Element Series

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Apogee Control iOS App 

Many of the features and settings of the Apogee Element Thunderbolt interface can be controlled by the free Apogee Control 

iOS app. Here’s how it works: 

 

1.

Open the App Store app on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch and search for 

Apogee Control. 

 

2.

Download and open the Apogee Control app and the “Connect to Device” screen 

will appear. 

 

3.

Your Apogee Element interface will appear 

in the “Available Interfaces” list if: 

●

Your iOS device & your Mac are 

connected to the same WiFi network 

●

The Element Driver Software has been 

installed on this Mac computer 

●

The Element Interface is powered on and 

connected to your Mac computer 

 

5.

Select your Element Interface from the list of 

Available Interfaces 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

A message will appear on your Mac: Click Allow. 

 

7.

The main Control screen will appear. It is separated into three sections: 

●

Toolbar 

●

Analog Input settings 

●

Monitor Output settings 

 

iPhone 

iPad 

 

        

 

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