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title: How to Factory Reset / Initialize Ensemble Thunderbolt
description: "To return Ensemble to the factory default settings: You've successfully reset the Ensemble Thunderbolt. Here's a video demonstrating this: "
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# How to Factory Reset / Initialize Ensemble Thunderbolt
#### Factory Hardware Reset / Initialize
#### Ensemble's running on the Apogee Control software
1. Open Apogee Control
2. Go to the File menu Open Snapshot Template
3. Choose any of the template choices and click Load.
#### Ensemble's running the older Apogee Maestro 2 software:
To return Ensemble to the factory default settings:
1. Start with Ensemble turned off.
2. While holding down the Output Controller knob, turn Ensemble on.
3. When the Apogee Splash screen clears and the Display shows the Level Meter screens, let go of the Output Controller knob.
You've successfully reset the Ensemble Thunderbolt. Here's a video demonstrating this:
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