Project .Studio - Focusrite Clarett 8PreX User Manual

2. .Project .Studio

Guitar
Bass Guitar
Computer running DAW
and Focusrite Control
One .of .the .Clarett .8PreX's .advantages .is .the .large .number .of .physical .inputs .it .provides. .In .a .project .
studio, . t hese . c an . b e . ( more . o r . l ess) . p ermanently . c ommitted . t o . s pecific . s ound . s ources, . t hus . m inimising .
the .amount .of .re-patching .required .when .switching .from .one .instrument .to .another, .as .you .build .up .
the .various .tracks .making .up .a .song.
In .the .example .below, .we .assume .that .guitar .and .bass .guitar .will .remain .connected .to .Channels1 .
and . 2 . v ia . t heir . I NST . i nputs, . w hile . v arious . e lectronic . i nstruments . c an . b e . c onnected . t o . t he . L INE . i nputs .
of .all .channels. .The .MIC .inputs .of .all .channels .would .typically .be .connected .to .mic .input .sockets .at .
different .locations .in .the .recording .space.
If . m ore . i nstruments . n eed . t o . b e . c onnected . p ermanently . i n . t his . w ay, . a . p atchbay . c an . b e . i ntroduced . i nto .
the . s etup; . a lternatively, . t he . n umber . o f . i nputs . c an . b e . e xpanded . w ith . a n . O ctoPre . u nit . ( see . E xample . 3 ).
Thunderbolt
TM
Stereo Keys
Stereo Keys
Engineer's Headphones
Main Active Monitors
Microphones
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