Recording With A Microphone - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Studio User Manual

The . f ront . p anel . i nput . s ockets . a re . " Combo" . t ype, . w hich . a ccept . e ither . a n . X LR . m ale . c onnector . ( you . w ill .
probably .have .one .on .the .end .of .your .microphone .cable) .or .a .¼" .(6.35 .mm) .jack .plug. .If .you .are .using .
a .capacitor . ( or ."condenser") . m icrophone, . y ou .will .need .to .turn .on .the .48 .V .phantom . p ower. . P hantom .
power .should .NOT .be .on .when .other .types .of .microphone .– .e.g., .dynamic .or .ribbon .- .are .in .use.
Note .the .Scarlett .2i2 .has .no ."Mic/line" .switch .– .the .Focusrite .preamplifier .stage .is .automatically .
configured .for .a .microphone .when .you .plug .an .XLR .into .the .input, .and .for .a .line .or .instrument .when .
you .connect .a .jack .plug. .Set .the .LINE/INST .switch .next .to .the .socket .to .INST .if .you .are .connecting .
musical .instrument .(a .guitar .in .the .example) .via .an .ordinary .2-pole .(TS) .guitar .jack, .or .to .LINE .if .
you .are .connecting .a .line .level .source .such .as .a .keyboard, .synthesiser .or .the .balanced .output .of .an .
external .audio .mixer .via .a .3-pole .(TRS) .jack. .Note .the .Combo .connector .accepts .both .TRS .and .TS .
types .of .jack .plug.

Recording with a microphone

The . S carlett . S tudio . C M25 . M kII . m icrophone . s upplied . w ith . S carlett . S tudio . i s . a . s tudio . q uality . c ondenser .
mic .which .is .ideal .for .recording .vocals .and .most .acoustic .instruments. .Connect .the .CM25 .MkII .to .
one .of .the .Scarlett .2i2's .two .front .panel .inputs .with .the .cable .supplied. .Note .that .the .cable .has .a .
male .and .a .female .connector; .the .female .end .connects .to .the .microphone .and .the .male .end .into .the . .
Scarlett .2i2.
Condenser .microphones .(also .sometimes .referred .to .as ."capacitor" .microphones) .require .a .source .
of . DC . power . to . operate. . This . is . almost . always . supplied . by . "phantom" . powering . from . the . mic . .
pre-amp . to . which . the . mic . is . connected . (early . and . special-purpose . condenser . mics . might . have .
a . separate . power . supply). . For . the . CM25 . MkII . (or . any . other . condenser . mic) . to . work . with . the . .
Scarlett .2i2, .press .the .48V .button .on .the .front .panel .(see .front .panel .diagram .on .page .14 .item .[3]). .
We .recommend .that .you .follow .the .following .sequence:
• . Turn .the .input .gain .[2] .to .minimum
• . Connect .the .microphone
• . Press .the .48V .button
• . Increase .the .input .gain .to .the .required .level
Enabling . t he . S carlett . 2 i2's . p hantom . p ower . a pplies . 4 8 . V . D C . t o . t he . X LR . p ortion . o f . B OTH . i nputs. .
If . y ou . a re . o nly . u sing . a . s ingle . m icrophone, . d o . n ot . p lug . a nything . e lse . ( like . t he . b alanced . o utput .
of . a nother . i tem . o f . e quipment) . i nto . t he . o ther . i nput . w ith . a n . X LR . c onnector. . A pplying . 4 8 . V . t o . t he .
output .circuitry .of .other .equipment .may .permanently .damage .it. .The .other .input .is .perfectly .
safe .to .use .with .a .TRS .jack .plug.
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