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  • Page 1 User Guide www.focusrite.com FFFA001448-01...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    FOCUSRITE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • Page 3: Overview

    Introduction Thank . you . for . purchasing . this . Second . Generation . Scarlett . 18i20, . one . of . the . family . of . Focusrite . professional . audio . interfaces . incorporating . high . quality . Focusrite . analogue . pre-amplifiers. . In .

  • Page 4: Box Contents

    All .inputs .on .the .Scarlett .18i20 .are .routed .directly .to .your .DAW .software .for .recording, .but .Focusrite . Control .also .allows .you .to .route .these .signals .internally .within .the .device .to .the .outputs .so .that .you . can .monitor .the .audio .signals .with .ultra-low .latency .- .before .they .arrive .at .your .DAW, .should .you .

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    All .software .required .by .the .Scarlett .18i20 .- .and .several .powerful .and .useful .extras .- .are .available . for . d ownload . f rom . t he . F ocusrite . w ebsite . ( www.focusrite.com/register). . Y ou . w ill . fi nd . a . “ Bundle . C ode” .

  • Page 6: Hardware Features

    HARDWARE FEATURES Front Panel The . front . panel . includes . all . the . input . gain . and . monitoring . controls . as . well . as . two . of . the . input . connectors .for .Mic, .Line .and .Instrument .signals.
  • Page 7 .levels .by .18 .dB, .while .MUTE .turns .the .outputs .off. .By .default, .these .switches .affect . the .main .monitor .outputs .1 .and .2, .but .may .be .configured .in .Focusrite .Control .to .act .on .any . of .the .analogue .outputs. .The .switches .each .have .an .associated .LED .(DIM: .yellow, .MUTE: .red) .

  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    . o ut . o f . t he . S carlett . 1 8i20 . i n . S /PDIF . f ormat. . T hese . a ppear . a s . I nputs . 9 . & . 1 0 . a nd . O utputs . 1 1 . & . 12 .in .Focusrite .Control .(but .note .the .S/PDIF .outputs .are .unavailable .at .176.4/192 .kHz .sample .

  • Page 9: Connecting Your Scarlett 18I20

    Connecting your Scarlett 18i20 IMPORTANT: .Before .you .connect .your .Scarlett .18i20 .to .your . computer, .please .complete .the .software .installation .according .to .the . instructions .at .page .5. .This .will .ensure .that .the .hardware .uses .the . correct .drivers, .and .will .prevent .unexpected .behaviour.

  • Page 10: Audio Setup In Your Daw

    The . Scarlett . 18i20 . is . compatible . with . any . Windows-based . DAW . that . supports . ASIO . or . WDM . or . any . Mac-based . DAW . that . uses . Core . Audio. . After . installing . Focusrite . Control . and . connecting .
  • Page 11 Once . t he . S carlett . 1 8i20 . i s . s et . a s . t he . p referred . A udio . D evice* . i n . y our . D AW, . a ll . 1 8 . i nputs . a nd . 2 0 . o utputs . will .appear .in .your .DAW’s .Audio .I/O .preferences .(note .however .that .Ableton .Live .Lite .is .limited .to .a .

  • Page 12: Example Of Usage

    Example of Usage The .Scarlett .18i20 .is .an .excellent .choice .for .several .different .recording .and .monitoring .applications. . Some .typical .configurations .are .shown .below. Recording a band Guitar Engineer’s Headphones Microphone (Front Panel) (Rear Panel) Stereo Keys Musicians’ Individual foldback mixes This .setup .illustrates .a .typical .configuration .for .recording .a .group .of .musicians .with .DAW .software .

  • Page 13: Low Latency Monitoring

    .instruments .and .FX .plug-ins. The . Scarlett . 18i20, . in . conjunction . with . Focusrite . Control, . allows . “low . latency . monitoring”, . which . overcomes .this .problem. .You .can .route .your .input .signals .directly .to .the .Scarlett .18i20’s .headphone .

  • Page 14: Connecting Scarlett 18I20 To Loudspeakers

    Connecting Scarlett 18i20 to loudspeakers The . 1 /4” . j ack . M ONITOR . o utputs . o n . t he . r ear . p anel . ( Line . O utputs . 1 . a nd . 2 ) . w ill . n ormally . b e . u sed . t o . d rive .
  • Page 15 When . mixing, . you . can . connect . several . pairs . of . additional . speakers . (mid-field, . near-field, . etc.) . to . pairs .of .outputs .and .use .Focusrite .Control .to .route .your .mix .to .the .different .outputs .as .desired, .to .

  • Page 16: Using The Adat Connection

    .the .same .sample .rate. The . additional . inputs . realised . by . use . of . the . ADAT . port . may . be . routed . using . Focusrite . Control . in . exactly .the .same .manner .as .the .other .inputs. .The .additional .inputs .can .form .part .of .any .musician’s .

  • Page 17: Using The Scarlett 18I20 As A Stand-Alone Mixer

    Using the Scarlett 18i20 as a stand-alone mixer The . Scarlett . 18i20 . has . the . ability . to . store . a . mix . configuration . defined . in . Focusrite . Control . within .

  • Page 18: Focusrite Control

    FOCUSRITE CONTROL Focusrite . Control . software . allows . flexible . mixing . and . routing . of . all . audio . signals . to . the . physical . audio .outputs, .as .well .as .control .of .output .monitor .levels. .Sample .rate .selection .and .digital .sync .
  • Page 19 ” . i s . s elected . in . Focusrite . Control; . see . the . screen . image . on . page . 18. . Note . that . as . the . channel . count . available .
  • Page 20 Output .9 S/PDIF .1 Output .10 S/PDIF .1 Output .10 ADAT .1 S/PDIF .1 ADAT .2 S/PDIF .2 ADAT .3 ADAT .1 ADAT .4 ADAT .2 ADAT .3 ADAT .4 Please .refer .to .the .Focusrite .Control .User .Guide .for .further .details.

  • Page 21: Specifications

    18: .analogue .(8), .ADAT .(8), .S/PDIF .(2) Outputs 20: .analogue .(10), .ADAT .(8), .S/PDIF .(2) . Fully .assignable .18-in/10-out .software .mixer . . Mixer (Focusrite .Control) Digital Performance Supported .sample .rates 44.1 .kHz, .48 .kHz, .88.2 .kHz, .96 .kHz, .176.4 .kHz .and .192 .kHz Clock .jitter <250 .ps...
  • Page 22 Instrument Inputs Frequency .Response 20 .Hz .to .20 .kHz, .+0.5/-1.5 .dB Dynamic .Range 109 .dB .(‘A’-weighted) THD+N < 0.003% Maximum .Input .Level +12 .dBu Gain .Range 50 .dB Line Outputs 1 to 10 Frequency .Response 20 .Hz .to .20 .kHz, .+/-0.5 .dB Dynamic .Range 108 .dB .(‘A’-weighted) <...

  • Page 23: Physical And Electrical Characteristics

    Physical and Electrical Characteristics Analogue Inputs 1 & 2 Connectors XLR .Combo .type: .Mic/Line/Inst, .on .front .panel Mic/Line .switching Automatic Line/Instrument .switching 2 .x .front .panel .switches Phantom .power Shared .+48 .V .phantom .power .switch .for .inputs .1 .to .4 Analogue Inputs 3 to 8 Connectors XLR .Combo: .Mic/Line, .on .rear .panel...

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    .troubleshooting .examples. COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL NOTICES Focusrite .is .a .registered .trade .mark .and .Scarlett .18i20 .is .a .trade .mark .of .Focusrite .Audio . Engineering .Limited. All .other .trade .marks .and .trade .names .are .the .property .of .their .respective .owners. .

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