QuickStart Guide

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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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Package Contents

GiO

1/4”toRCACableUSBCableQuickStartGuide

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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.

ForFAQsandmoreGiOsupportinformation,pleasevisittheApogeeWebsite:

http://support.apogeedigital.com

ApogeeElectronicsCorporation1715BerkeleySt.

SantaMonica,CA90404U.S.A.+1(310)584-9394

email:support@apogeedigital.com

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