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Summary of Contents for Focusrite Clarett4 Pre
- Page 1 User Guide www.focusrite.com FFFA001256...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
FOCUSRITE CONTROL - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
Page 3: Overview
If . either . of . the . Guides . do . not . provide . the . information . you . need, . be . sure . to . consult . . http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase, . which . contains . a . comprehensive . collection . of . answers . to . -
Page 4: Features
AIR . subtly . modifies . the . pre-amp’s . frequency . response . to . model . the . impedance . and . resonance . characteristics . of . Focusrite’s . classic . transformer-based . ISA . mic . preamps. . When . recording . with . -
Page 5: Getting Started
All .software .required .by .the .Clarett .4Pre, .including .several .powerful .and .useful .extras, .is .available . for .download .from .the .Focusrite .website .(www.focusrite.com/register). .The .Important .Information . provided .with .your .Clarett .4Pre .contains .validation .codes .which .you .will .need .to .enter .at .the .above . -
Page 6: Hardware Features
. (Headphones) . 1 . and . 2 – . connect . headphones . here. . The . stereo . mixes . at . these . outputs . are .set .up .in .Focusrite .Control: .Headphone .1 .always .carries .the .same .mix .as .Line .Outputs .3 . . -
Page 7: Rear Panel
.of .the .Clarett .4Pre .in .S/PDIF .format. .Like .all .the .other .inputs .and .outputs, .the .routing .of . . S/PDIF . signals . may . be . customised . in . Focusrite . Control. . The . S/PDIF . Input . appears . in . . -
Page 8: Connecting Your Clarett 4Pre
Your .OS .should .automatically .select .the .Clarett .4Pre .as .the .default .audio .device. .You .can .check .that . this .selection .has .been .made .correctly, .if .you .wish. .Details .of .how .to .do .this .on .various .operating . systems .can .be .found .at .www.focusrite.com/get-started/clarett-4Pre. Audio Setup in your DAW After .installing .the .drivers .and .connecting .the .hardware, .you .can .start .using .the .Clarett .4Pre .with . -
Page 9: Connecting Clarett 4Pre To Loudspeakers
Connecting Clarett 4Pre to loudspeakers The .1/4” .jack .LINE OUTPUTS 1 .and .2 .on .the .rear .panel .will .normally .be .used .to .drive .monitoring . speakers. .Self-powered .monitors .(e.g., .typical .computer .speakers) .incorporate .internal .amplifiers, . and . m ay . b e . c onnected . d irectly. .Passive . l oudspeakers . w ill . r equire . a . s eparate . s tereo . a mplifier; . i n . t his . case, .the .outputs .should .be .connected .to .the .amplifier’s .inputs. - Page 10 LINE OUTPUTS . 3 . and . 4 . to . check . your . mix . on . different . types . of . speaker. . You . can . easily . configure . Focusrite .Control .to .route .the .mix .to .these .outputs .as .well .as .Outputs .1 .and .2. .
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Page 11: Examples Of Usage
LINE INPUTS .5 .and .6 .on .the .rear .panel. The .engineer .can .monitor .the .recording .via .Headphone .Output .1 .if .he/she .wishes, .using .Focusrite . Control . t o . s et . u p . h is/her . d esired . m onitoring . m ix. . A . s econd, . d ifferent . m ix . c an . b e . c reated . i f . n ecessary . - Page 12 A note about latency You .will .probably .have .heard .the .term .“latency” .used .in .connection .with .digital .audio .systems. .In .the . case .of .the .simple .DAW .recording .application .described .above, .latency .is .the .time .it .takes .for .your . input .signals .to .pass .through .your .computer .and .audio .software, .and .back .to .you.
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Page 13: Recording A Drum Kit With (And Without) The Optical Connection
176.4/192 .kHz. .Using .a .separate .8-channel .microphone .preamplifier .equipped .with .an .ADAT .output . – .such .as .the .Focusrite .OctoPre .MkII .– .provides .a .simple .and .excellent .method .of .expanding .the . Clarett .4Pre’s .input .capability. .This .could, .for .example .extend .the .scope .of .the .recording .example . - Page 14 .the .same .sample .rate. . The . additional . inputs . realised . by . use . of . the . optical . port . may . be . routed . using . Focusrite . Control . in . exactly . the . same . manner . as . the . other . inputs. . The . additional . inputs . can . also . form . part . of . any .
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Page 15: Providing Foldback While Recording
Focusrite . C ontrol . l ets . y ou . d efine . s everal . d ifferent . m ixes, . e ach . o f . w hich . m ay . b e . e ither . -
Page 16: Focusrite Control - Overview
FOCUSRITE CONTROL - OVERVIEW Focusrite Control . is . the . software . application . used . with . the . Clarett . 4Pre. . It . allows . you . to . create . a . custom . monitor . mix . for . each . musician, . and . also . to . specify . the . routing . of . all . audio . signals . to . -
Page 17: Clarett 4Pre Technical Specifications
CLARETT 4PRE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Performance Specifications Configuration Inputs 18: .analogue .(8), .S/PDIF .(2), .ADAT .(8) . Outputs 8: .analogue .(4), .S/PDIF .(2), .HP .(2) Mixer Fully .assignable .26-in/10-out .mixer Digital Performance Supported .sample .rates 44.1 .kHz, .48 .kHz, .88.2 .kHz, .96 .kHz, .176.4 .kHz .& .192 .kHz Microphone Inputs Frequency .Response 20 .Hz .- .20 .kHz .+/-0.1 .dB... -
Page 18: Physical And Electrical Characteristics
Connectors (Inputs .3 .& .4) .on .front .panel Mic/Line .switching Automatic Line/Instrument .switching . via .Focusrite .Control (Inputs .1 .& .2) Phantom .power +48 .V .switches .for .inputs .1 .& .2, .3 .& .4 Analogue Inputs 5 to 8 Connectors 4 .x .balanced .¼”... -
Page 19: Troubleshooting
Focusrite . i s . a . r egistered . t rade . m ark . a nd . C larett . 4 Pre . i s . a . t rade . m ark . o f .