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  • Page 1 User Guide FFFA001255...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    FOCUSRITE CONTROL - OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • Page 3: Overview

    . interfaces . incorporating . newly-designed, . high . quality . Clarett . analogue . pre-amplifiers . with . the .unique .AIR .function. .In .conjunction .with .the .Focusrite .Control .application, .you .now .have .a .highly . versatile . a nd . p rofessional . s olution . f or . r outing . h igh . q uality . a udio . t o . a nd . f rom . y our . c omputer . r ecording .

  • 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

    Software Installation All .software .required .by .the .Clarett .2Pre, .including .several .powerful .and .useful .extras, .is .available . for .download .from .the .Focusrite .website . .The .Important .Information . provided .with .your .Clarett .2Pre .contains .validation .codes .which .you .will .need .to .enter .at .the .above .

  • Page 6: Hardware Features

    8. . MONITOR .– .main .monitor .output .level .control .– .this .control .will .normally .control .the .level . at .the .main .monitor .outputs .on .the .rear .panel, .but .can .be .configured .in .Focusrite .Control .to . adjust .the .level .of .any .of .the .unit’s .four .analogue .outputs.

  • Page 7: Rear Panel

    .for .driving .the .main .L .and .R .speakers .of .your .monitoring .system, .while .Outputs .3 .and . 4 .can .be .used .for .driving .alternative .speakers .(i.e., .midfield, .nearfield, .etc.) .or .to .send .audio . to .outboard .FX .processors. .The .signals .routed .to .all .the .outputs .may .be .defined .in .Focusrite . Control.

  • Page 8: Connecting Your Clarett 2Pre

    .case, .you .must .manually .select .the .driver .on .your .DAW’s . * .page, .and .select .the . Focusrite Thunderbolt .driver. .Please .refer .to .your .DAW’s .documentation .(or .Help .files) .if .you .are . unsure .where .to .select .the .Clarett .2Pre .as .your .audio .device.

  • Page 9: Connecting Clarett 2Pre To Loudspeakers

    Professional .equipment .will .generally .have .balanced .inputs. .If .your .amplifier .or .powered .speakers . have .balanced .inputs, .use .3-pole .(TRS) .1/4” .jacks .to .connect .them .to .Clarett2Pre. All . the . line . output . connectors . are . 3-pole . (TRS) . ¼” . jack . sockets, . and . are . electronically . balanced. .
  • Page 10 . o utputs . d o . n ot . c arry . t he . s ame . s tereo . s ignal . a s . L INE OUTPUTS 1 . a nd . 2 . . I f . y ou . w ish, . y ou . c an . u se . Focusrite .Control .to .route .the .same .stereo .signal .feeding .LINE OUTPUTS 1 .and .2 .to .these .outputs.

  • Page 11: Examples Of Usage

    In .this .case, .two .sources .– .a .microphone .and .a .guitar .– .are .connected .to .the .Clarett .2Pre’s .inputs. . As .the .guitar .is .connected .to .Input .2, .ensure .that .INST .mode .is .selected .for .Input .2 .from .Focusrite .
  • Page 12 It .is .possible .that .the .performer .may .prefer .to .hear .a .monitor .mix .of .voice .and .instruments .adjusted . to .their .particular .taste. .Focusrite .Control .lets .you .define .a .custom .monitor .mix .for .the .artist .and . this .mix .may .include .the .current .input .signals .as .well .as .previously .recorded .DAW .tracks. .You .can .

  • Page 13: Using .The .Optical .Connections

    . p rovide . a n . a dditional . e ight . a udio . i nputs . a t . 4 4.1/48 . k Hz . s ample . r ate, . f our . a t . 8 8.2/96 . k Hz . o r . t wo . a t . 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 .2Pre’s .input .capability.

  • Page 14: Using .The .Clarett .2Pre .As .An .On-Stage .Mic .Pre-Amp

    3. .Using .the .Clarett .2Pre .as .an .on-stage .mic .pre-amp The .Clarett .2Pre .automatically .stores .any .mix .configuration .defined .in .Focusrite .Control .within .the . hardware. .This .feature .lets .you .configure .it .– .for .example, .simply .as .an .on-stage .mic .pre-amp .for .

  • Page 15: Focusrite Control - Overview

    FOCUSRITE CONTROL - OVERVIEW Focusrite Control . is . the . software . application . used . with . the . Clarett . 2Pre. . It . allows . you . to . create . a . custom . monitor . mix . for . each . musician, . and . also . to . specify . the . routing . of . all . audio . signals . to .

  • Page 16: Clarett 2Pre Technical Specifications

    CLARETT 2PRE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Performance Specifications Configuration Inputs 10: .analogue .(2), .ADAT .(8) . Outputs 4: .analogue Mixer Fully .assignable .20-in/6-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 17: Physical And Electrical Characteristics

    Analogue Inputs Connectors “Combo .XLR” .sockets: .Mic/Line/Inst, .on .front .panel Mic/Line .switching Automatic Line/Instrument .switching via .Focusrite .Control Phantom .power +48 .V .switches .for .each .input Analogue Outputs Main .outputs 4 .x .balanced .¼” .TRS .jacks .(on .rear .panel) Stereo .headphone .output ¼”...

  • Page 18: Troubleshooting

    Focusrite . i s . a . r egistered . t rade . m ark . a nd . C larett . 2 Pre . i s . a . t rade . m ark . o f .

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