You can also set up multi-channel configurations for surround.

For most applications, choosing 'Stereo' will be sufficient. Now that the 'Configure Speakers' window is open, select the output channel numbers that correspond to the pair of virtual channels that you wish to route to. 'Audio Devices' window of Audio MIDI Setup Select the Output tab, then hit 'Configure Speakers' in the bottom right In the left hand column, select the 'Universal Audio Apollo' driver. Once open, navigate to the Audio Devices window shown below - if the Audio Devices window isn't shown right away, you can access it by going to Menu Bar > Window > 'Show Audio Devices' while the Audio MIDI Setup application is in focus. Open Audio MIDI Setup, which is found in the Utilities folder within your Applications folder. How do I route Mac system audio to Console virtual channels? Another benefit is that once you have routed signal through Console virtual channels, you can also easily record from those channels into your DAW software.

You could also route iTunes playback through the cue outputs to be included in a headphone mix, if you were playing along to another track for example. Why might you want to do this? One possible use would be to EQ the soundtrack of a movie you are watching on the internet. In macOS, you have the option to route all system audio through a pair of virtual channels in Console for additional level control, as well as the ability to process the signal through UAD-2 plug-ins in realtime.

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