Audio Setup In Your Daw - Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 User Manual

Audio Setup in your DAW

The . Scarlett . 18i20 . is . compatible . with . any . Windows-based . DAW . that . supports . ASIO . or . WDM . or .
any . Mac-based . DAW . that . uses . Core . Audio. . After . installing . Focusrite . Control . and . connecting .
the . hardware, . you . can . start . using . your . Scarlett . 18i20 . with . the . DAW . of . your . choice. . To . allow . you .
to . get . started . if . you . do . not . already . have . a . DAW . application . installed . on . your . computer, . both . .
Pro . Tools . | . First . and . Ableton . Live . Lite . are . included; . these . will . be . available . to . you . once . you've .
downloaded . a nd . a ctivated . y our . s oftware . o nline. . T o . i nstall . e ither . D AW, . d ownload . a nd . s ave . t he . r elevant .
installer .file .from .your .registered .Focusrite ."My .Products" .page .as .described .on .page .5, .and .then .
run .it, .following .all .on-screen .instructions.
Operating .instructions .for .Ableton .Live .Lite .and .Pro .Tools .| .First .are .beyond .the .scope .of .this .User .
Guide, . but . both . applications . include . a . full . set . of . Help . files. . You . can . also . find . a . video . tutorial . on .
getting .started .with .Ableton .Live .Lite .at . .www.focusrite.com/getting-started.
Please . note . - . your . DAW . may . not . automatically . select . the . Scarlett . 18i20 . as . its . default . I/O . device. .
Audio Setup
In . this . case, . you . must . manually . select . the . driver . on . your . DAW's . * . page . (select . .
Scarlett 18i20 Focusrite USB 2.0
.for .Mac .or . .driver .for .Windows). .Please .refer .to .your .DAW's .
documentation . (or . Help . files) . if . you . are . unsure . where . to . select . the . ASIO/Core . Audio . driver. . The .
Preferences
example . below . shows . the . correct . configuration . in . the . Ableton . Live . Lite . . panel . .
(Mac .version .shown).
*Typical .name. .Terminology .may .differ .slightly .between .DAWs.
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