Questions & Answers for Apogee GiO Guitar Interface

That's a Loaded Question on Effecting with a USB Audio Interface. Boost/Overdrive/Fuzz/Distortion Pedals boost the signal output a lot to cause harmonic distortion/clipping in tube amps. It's pointless to overdrive the Guitar's signal going into the GiO where You want clear and clean resolution on Input like if You have Logic Pro 9 Mainstage for Live use like say Nine Inch Nails and Reznor as example... so You have Stereo Outs on the GiO for Amps/Monitors... You're better on an Audio Interface to put them Post-FX on the Output to Amp for best Overdrive FX to amp/sound system Live. Otherwise using those pedals going into the GiO You have to turn down output on them so You don't fry the circuits in the GiO.

• Answered by Ricky R from Casper
• Apr 8, 2010
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The Fretlight has a standard 1/4" (6.3mm) instrument interface just like any other electric guitar/bass, so in theory it should work just as well with GiO and GarageBand as any other electric guitar/bass. As with any other electric guitar/bass, you would connect the 1/4" instrument cable to an amp, or to a computer via a DAC such as Apogee's GiO, ONE, or Duet.

• Answered by Kenneth D from Ottawa
• Jan 19, 2011
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Yes, you could use GiO as your controller for the Guitar Modeling in GarageBand, Logic, or MainStage, and run your guitar through the Duet.

You could also do what's called "Aggregate Device" and combine the Inputs and Outputs of GiO and Duet.

To set up an Aggregate Device: (Snow Leopard)
Go to "Audio MIDI Set Up" Application found in Utilities
Click on the + button on the bottom right of the window
Check GiO and Duet

Now when you're setting your Audio Device (Audio Input / Output)
in your Mac, GarageBand, Logic, or MainStage,
Aggregate Device will be an option along with any other device you have plugged in.

• Answered by Sergio R from North Hollywood
• Dec 14, 2009
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The Gio does not have a microphone input. For mic, you can use a) the Apogee "One" which has an onboard mic, b) the Apogee "ONE" with an external mic (connected via XLR cable), c) the Apogee "Duet" with 1 or 2 external mics (connected via XLR cable), or d) a separate USB mic such as the "Yeti" from Blue Microphones.

The Gio, Apogee "One", and (of course) a USB mic all connect to the Mac via USB, so you'd need at least 2 USB ports free on the computer if you want to use a Gio plus one of the other USB options.

The Apogee "Duet" connects to the Mac via FireWire, so you would need a Mac with a FireWire port (ie a MacBook wouldn't work, but a MacBook Pro would).

• Answered by Ken D from Ottawa
• Dec 5, 2010
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Apple's Mainstage has two plugins called loopback and playback.
It would be possible to make a template in mainstage to run a prerecorded loop in playback and record a new one one loopback then set up multiple tracks and assign specific commands to GiO's.

the LogicProHelp forum is a great place to find Mainstage templates and ask questions on how to map everything.

But yes it's possible.

• Answered by Sergio R from North Hollywood
• Feb 3, 2010
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Nothing except a standard 1/4in guitar cable to plug in your guitar.

• Answered by Jonathan P from Sydney
• Dec 5, 2009
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