Using The Scarlett 18I8 As A Stand-Alone Mixer - Focusrite 18i8 User Manual

Using the Scarlett 18i8 as a stand-alone mixer

The .Scarlett .18i8 .has .the .ability .to .store .a .mix .configuration .defined .in .Focusrite .Control .within .the .
hardware. . T his . f eature . l ets . y ou . c onfigure . i t . – . f or . e xample, . a s . a n . o n-stage . k eyboard . m ixer . – . u sing . y our .
computer, .and .then .upload .the .configuration .to .the .device .itself. .Then .you .can .use .the .Scarlett .18i8 .
as .a .simple .local .mixer .as .part .of .your .keyboard .rig .to .control .the .overall .mix .of .multiple .keyboards.
Stereo Keys
Stereo Keys
In .the .example .illustrated, .three .stereo .keyboards .are .connected .to .the .inputs .of .the .Scarlett .18i8; .
the .Monitor .Outputs .go .to .the .main .PA .system. .The .performer .can .adjust .the .volume .of .two .of .the .
keyboards . against . the . third . from . the . front . panel; . he/she . can . also . adjust . the . overall . level . of . the .
keyboard .mix.
Greater . fl exibility . o f . o n-stage . m ixing . c ould . b e . a chieved . b y . c onnecting . a n . O ctoPre . M k . I I . v ia . t he . o ptical .
ADAT . port, . as . in . the . previous . example; . all . keyboard . sources . could . be . connected . directly . to . the .
OctoPre .Mk .II, .providing .pre-input .level .control. .
To FOH Mixer
Stereo Keys
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