Example Of Usage; Recording A Band - Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 User Manual

Example of Usage

The .Scarlett .18i20 .is .an .excellent .choice .for .several .different .recording .and .monitoring .applications. .
Some .typical .configurations .are .shown .below.

Recording a band

Guitar Engineer's Headphones
Microphone
(Front Panel)
(Rear Panel)
Stereo Keys
Musicians' Individual
foldback mixes
This .setup .illustrates .a .typical .configuration .for .recording .a .group .of .musicians .with .DAW .software .
on .Mac .or .PC.
A .selection .of .sources .– .microphones, .a .guitar .and .DI .boxes .– .are .shown .connected .to .the .Scarlett .
18i20's .inputs. .Note .that .only .Inputs .1 .and .2 .can .be .configured .to .accept .instruments .directly, .so .we .
have .chosen .to .plug .the .guitar .into .Input .2. .Ensure .the .INST .button .is .pressed .and .the .INST .LED .is .
illuminated.
The .connection .to .the .PC .or .Mac .running .DAW .software .is .via .the .USB .cable .supplied. .This .will .carry .
all .the .input .and .output .signals .between .the .DAW .and .the .Scarlett .18i20. .Once .the .audio .setup .is .
correctly . c onfigured . i n . t he . D AW, . e ach . i nput . s ource . w ill . b e . a utomatically . r outed . t o . i ts . o wn . D AW . t rack .
for .recording.
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