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Apogee Duet | User’s Guide for Windows
Touchpads
The 2 touchpads, located on either side of the encoder knob, allow you to quickly access output
functions such as “Mute Outputs”, “Dim Outputs”, “Sum to Mono” or “Toggle Headphone Source”.
Each are assignable using a drop-down menu within Apogee Maestro. This unique feature allows you
to select the function you want and access it directly from Duet without having to look at software.
Touchpads on Duet will be set by default to Mute all Outputs and Clear Meters.
Soft Limit
Soft Limit is Apogeeʼs proprietary analog process for taming transients before A/D conversion. By
gently rounding transients in a transparent manner, itʼs possible to maximize level BEFORE the A/D
conversion stage and prevent unwanted distortion from clipping.
When to use Soft Limit
Soft Limit is an analog process that instantaneously rounds transient peaks beginning at -4dbfs. For
all intents and purposes attack and release times may be considered instantaneous. As with any peak
reduction device working at such fast time constants, Soft Limit is most effective with signals whose
peak information is much greater than its average (or RMS) information, such as drums, percussion
and plucked instruments. Soft Limit may not be the appropriate choice for limiting signals whose crest
factor (peak to RMS ratio) is low, such as bass or organ.
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