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GiO Quickstart Guide 1
Contents
1 Introduction2 PackageContents3 IntroducingGiO4 SystemRequirements4-12 GettingStarted4 InstallApogeeSoftware5 ConnectUSB6 ChooseGiOforMacSoundI/O6 ConnectHeadphonesorSpeakers7 ConnectYourGuitar8-12 SetupGarageBand11 UsingGiO’sStompboxButtons12 Record!
Introduction
GiOisaUSBGuitarInterfaceandControllerfortheMac.
ThisQuickStartguidedescribeshowtosetupGiOwithyourMac,connectspeakers,headphonesandinstrumentstoGiO,andgetstartedquicklywithGarageBand.
ForacompletedescriptionofGiO,includinginformationonhowtouseGiOwithawidearrayofhardwareandsoftware,pleaseconsultthecompleteUser’sGuide,foundontheincludedsoftwareCD.Youcanalsofindthemostup-to-dateinfor-mationatourwebsite:
http://support.apogeedigital.com
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Introducing GiO
InstrumentInput Headphone/SpeakerOutput
USBPort
Stompboxbuttonsandindicators
ExpressionPedalInput
Previousbutton Nextbutton
Transportcontrolbuttons
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System Requirements
YourMacshouldmeetthefollowingrequirements:
IntelorPPCG5processor,OSX10.5.7orgreater
1GBminimumofinstalledRAM,2GBrecommended
GarageBand‘09version5.1and/orLogicStudio9.
(Pleaseconsultourwebsiteforthemostup-to-datecompatibility
information:http://support.apogeedigital.com.)
Getting Started
Install Apogee Software
DownloadthelatestGiOsoftwareinstallerhere:
http://www.apogeedigital.com/downloads.php
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Connect the USB Cable
ConnectGiO’sUSBport
toaUSBportonyour
Macusingtheprovided
cable.GiOispowered
throughtheUSBcon-
nection.
OncetheUSBconnectionismade,theTransportbuttonslightinsequenceandall
Stompboxindicatorslightgreen,indicatingthatGiOisreadyforuse.
Choose GiO for Mac Sound I/O
AfterconnectingGiOtoyourMac,a
dialogboxpromptsyoutochoose
GiOforMacsoundoutputand
input.ClickYes.
Connect Headphones or Speakers
ConnectheadphonestoGiO’sbackpanel
Outputjack.
Toconnectapairofpoweredspeakersusingtheincluded1/4”TRStodualRCAcable,connectthe1/4”TRSplugtoGiO’sOutput jack.Next,connectthewhite-bandedRCAplugtotheleftspeakerandthered-bandedRCAplugtotherightspeaker
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Connect Your Guitar
ConnectyourguitartotheInstrumentinputusingastandard1/4”guitarcable.
ShownbelowisatypicalGiOsetupshownwithoptionalexpressionpedal.
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Set up GarageBand ‘09
OpenGarageBand,foundinyourMac’s
Applicationsfolder.IntheProjectWindow
thatappearsduringlaunch,clickElectric
Guitar thenclickChoosetocreateanaudio
track.
InGarageBand,double-clicktheTrack
headertoshowtheTrackInfopane.Atthe
topofthepane,clickGuitar Track.
Chooseaguitarpresetfromthepop-up
menuatthetopoftheTrackInfopane.You
canscrollthroughthepresetlistbytapping
GiO’sPreviousorNextbutton.
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Set up GarageBand ‘09 (continued)
ClickEdit(atthetopoftheTrackInfo
pane)andclickontheguitarampto
highlightit.
Atthebottomofthepane,selectMono1
(GiO)intheInputSourcemenuandselect
OnintheMonitormenu.IfGiOcan’tbe
selectedintheInputSourcemenu,please
seethenextpage.
Clickthefadersbuttontotherightofthe
InputSourcemenutoopentheApogeeGiO
controlpanel.
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GarageBand Preferences
IfGiOcan’tbeselectedintheInputSource
menu,openGarageBandPreferences
(GarageBand>Preferences),clickAudio/
MIDI,andselectGiOintheAudioOutput
andAudioInputmenus.
Important!Toexperiencethefullaudio
resolutionofGiO,openGarageBand
Preferences,clickAdvanced,andselect
BestintheAudioResolutionmenu.
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Using GiO’s Stompbox Buttons
WhenyouloadaGarageBandguitarpreset
thatincludesstompboxes,eachofGiO’s
Stompboxindicatorslighttoacolorthat
correspondstothestompboxesselected
inthepreset.PressGiO’sstompboxswitch
toturntheeffecton-theindicatorglows
brightly.Pressagaintoturntheeffect
off-theindicatorglowsdimly.
Set the Input Level
ClicktheGarageBandtrack’sRecord
enablebuttontoseetheinputsignallevel
onthetrackmetersandhearitinyour
headphones.
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IntheApogeeGiOcontrolpanel,adjustthe
RecordingLevelslideruntilanadequate
signallevelisdisplayedinthetrackmeters.
SeetheGiOUser’sGuideforamore
detaileddescriptionofhowtosetrecording
levels.
Record!
Onceyou’vesetalevel,taptheRecord
Transportbutton.Thenewlycreatedregion
appearsinGarageBand’stimeline.Once
you’vecompletedrecording,tapthePlay
buttontostoprecording,tapeithertheGo
ToBeginningorRewindbutton,andtap
Playtolistenbacktoyourrecording.
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