Features; Box Contents; System Requirements - Focusrite Clarett 8 Pre User Manual

Features

The . Clarett . 8Pre . hardware . interface . provides . the . means . for . connecting . microphones, . musical .
instruments, .line .level .audio .signals .and .digital .audio .signals .to .a .computer .through .the .computer's .
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Thunderbolt . port. . The . signals . at . the . physical . inputs . can . be . routed . to . your . audio . recording . .
software ./ .digital .audio .workstation .(referred .to .throughout .this .user .guide .as .the ."DAW"); .similarly, .
the .outputs .from .the .DAW .can .be .configured .to .appear .at .the .unit's .physical .outputs.
Audio . sources . – . mics, . instruments, . etc., . can . be . recorded . into . your . DAW . and . then . played . back .
from .there .through .amplifiers .and .speakers, .powered .monitors, .headphones, .a .mixer .or .any .other .
analogue .or .digital .audio .equipment .that .you .wish .to .use. .Although .all .inputs .and .outputs .on .the .
Clarett . 8 Pre . a re, . b y . d efault, . r outed . d irectly . t o . a nd . f rom . y our . D AW . f or . r ecording . a nd . p layback, . y ou . c an .
configure .the .routing .any .way .you .like .within .the .Focusrite .Control .application .in .order .to .meet .your .
precise .needs. .Please .see .the .Focusrite .Control .user .guide .for .more .info .on .routing. .
The .Clarett .8Pre .also .has .connectors .for .sending .and .receiving .MIDI .data, .and .for .transmitting .word .
clock .to .external .devices, .to .ensure .synchronisation .with .other .items .of .digital .audio .equipment.
An . important . feature . of . the . Clarett . 8Pre . is . the . new . design . of . analogue . preamplifier. . In . addition .
to .their .class-leading .dynamic .range .and .ability .to .provide .all .the .gain .you're .ever .likely .to .need, .
the . circuitry . now . includes . an . exciting . new . AIR . function. . Individually . selectable . on . each . channel, .
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 .
good .quality .microphones, .you .will .notice .an .enhanced .clarity .and .definition .in .the .important .mid .
frequency .range, .just .where .it .is .most .needed .for .vocals .and .many .acoustic .instruments.
The . a ccompanying . s oftware . a pplication, . F ocusrite Control, . i s . d esigned . t o . r equire . a . m inimal . a mount .
of .user .interaction, .letting .you .easily .configure .the .Clarett .8Pre .with .signal .routings .appropriate .for .
the .most .common .recording .tasks. .For .more .complex .situations, .it .provides .extensive .routing .and .
monitoring .options, .as .well .as .the .ability .to .control .global .hardware .settings .such .as .sample .rate .
and .synchronisation.
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All .inputs .on .the .Clarett .8Pre .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 .
need .to .do .so. .

Box Contents

Along .with .your .Clarett .8Pre .you .should .have:
. • .AC .mains .cable .with .IEC .connector
. • .Important .Information, .with .codes .for .accessing .the .following .on-line .resources: .
. . - .Drivers .as .required
. . - .1 .GB .of .Loopmasters .sounds .and .samples
. . - .Focusrite .Control
. . - .Focusrite .Red .2/Red .3 .Plug-in .Suite

System Requirements

IMPORTANT .– .Please .visit .the .following .link .for .up-to-date .information .on .computer .and .
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operating .system .compatibility .for .all .Clarett .products:
www.focusrite.com/clarett/compatibility