Example Of Usage; Connecting Microphones And Instruments - Focusrite 18i8 User Manual

Example of Usage

The .Scarlett .18i8 .is .an .excellent .choice .for .several .different .recording .and .monitoring .applications. .
Some .typical .configurations .are .shown .below.

Connecting microphones and instruments

This . s etup . i llustrates . a . c onfiguration . f or . r ecording . a . g roup . o f . m usicians . w ith . D AW . s oftware . o n . M ac . o r .
PC. . I n . t his . c ase, . I nputs . 1 . a nd . 2 . a re . u sed . f or . t wo . g uitars, . w hile . I nputs . 3 . a nd . 4 . a re . u sed . f or . v ocals. . T wo .
stereo .keyboards .are .connected .to .Inputs .5 .to .8 .at .the .rear. .During .recording, .playback .of .the .DAW .
can .be .monitored .on .the .loudspeakers .(if .they .are .in .a .separate .room .– .otherwise .use .headphones!), .
and . F ocusrite . c ontrol . c an . b e . c onfigured . t o . p rovide . e ach . v ocalist . w ith . t heir . o wn . d edicated . h eadphone .
mix. .This .can .consist .of .any .mix .of .themselves, .the .other .singer, .the .guitars .and .keyboards, .plus .any .
other .DAW .tracks .that .may .have .already .been .recorded.
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Guitar Bass
Microphones
Amplifier
Musician's individual
foldback mixes
Stereo Keys
Stereo Keys