Auto Gain - Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 4th Gen User Manual

Auto Gain

Auto Gain allows you to send a signal into your Scarlett 4i4 (for example singing, or playing your
instrument) for 10 seconds and let the Scarlett set a good level for your preamps. If you find
the levels aren't right, you can adjust the gain controls manually to fine-tune the levels before
recording.
To use Auto Gain:
1. Press the Select button to move your preamp controls to the correct preamp.
2. Press the white Auto button on your Scarlett, or the corresponding software button.
The Auto icon lights green for ten seconds. The corresponding Gain Halo turns into a
ten-second countdown timer.
3. Speak or sing into the microphone, or play your instrument during the Auto Gain
countdown. Perform as you would while you're recording to make sure Auto Gain sets
a good level.
If the Auto Gain was successful, the Gain Halo lights green before the gain value is shown on the
Gain Halo for a second. The gain is now set at a good level for your recording.
If Auto Gain fails the Gain Halo lights red. Please see the section, The Gain Halo turned Red, for
more information.
Note
Scarlett's Auto Gain makes sure your levels are set right not only using the input signal
but also factors in:
• The preamp's noise floor.
• Digital silence.
• Inter-channel crosstalk.
• Unwanted knocks or bumps on your microphones.
Scarlett 4i4 4th Gen User Guide
Auto Gain Software Control
To use Auto Gain in Focusrite Control 2:
1. Click the Auto Gain button in Focusrite Control 2.
2. Speak or sing into the microphone, or play your instrument during the Auto Gain
countdown. Perform as you would while you're recording to make sure Auto Gain sets
a good level.
The Auto Gain process starts and the software Gain halo turns into a countdown timer.
If the Auto Gain was successful, the Gain Halo lights green before the gain value is shown on the
Gain Halo for a second. The gain is now set at a good level for your recording.
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