Using Direct Monitoring; Connecting Scarlett 2I2 To Headphones - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Studio User Manual

Using Direct Monitoring

You . will . frequently . hear . 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. .Latency .can .be .a .problem .for .a .
performer .who .wishes .to .record .while .monitoring .their .input .signals. .
The .Scarlett .2i2 .is .fitted .with .a ."Direct .Monitoring" .option, .which .overcomes .this .problem.
Setting .the .front .panel .DIRECT MONITOR .switch .to .ON .will .route .your .input .signals .directly .to .the .
Scarlett . 2i2's . headphone . and . main . monitor . outputs. . This . enables . you . to . hear . yourself . with . zero .
latency .– .i.e., .in ."real .time" .– .along .with .the .computer .playback. .The .input .signals .to .your .computer .
are .not .affected .in .any .way .by .this .setting.
When .DIRECT MONITOR .is .set .to .ON, .ensure .that .Ableton .Live .Lite .(or .other .DAW) .is .not .set .to .route .
its .input .(what .you .are .currently .recording) .to .its .output. .If .it .is, .you .will .hear .yourself .twice, .with .one .
signal .audibly .delayed .as .an .echo.

Connecting Scarlett 2i2 to headphones

The . Scarlett . 2i2 . Studio . package . includes . a . pair . of . high . quality . headphones, . the . Scarlett . Studio . .
HP60 .MkIIs. .They .are .lightweight .and .durable, .and .should .prove .comfortable .to .wear .for .extended .
periods. .The .headband .is .adjustable.
The .HP60 .MkIIs .have .a .low .noise, .oxygen-free .copper .cable, .fitted .with .a .¼" .(6.35 .mm) .3-pole .(TRS) .
jack . p lug. . T his . s hould . b e . c onnected . t o . t he . s ocket . a t . t he . r ight . h and . s ide . o f . t he . S carlett . 2 i2 . f ront . p anel .
(indicated .by .a . symbol). .The .Scarlett .2i2's .headphone .output .is, .of .course, .suitable .for .use .with .
other .models .of .headphones.
The .volume .in .the .headphones .can .be .adjusted .by .the .rotary .control .immediately .above .the .socket.
Please . b e . a ware . t hat . h eadphones . a re . c apable . o f . g enerating . v ery . h igh . s ound . p ressure . l evels .
at .the .ear; .prolonged .exposure .to .high .sound .levels .may .impair .your .hearing. .Never .turn .
headphones .volume .up .any .further .than .necessary.
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