Loopback Recording; Focusrite Control - Overview - Focusrite Clarett 4 Pre User Manual

4 . Loopback Recording

Focusrite Control's Loopback feature lets you record other audio sources from within your computer
(e.g., the audio output from a web browser). Loopback uses the Clarett's "virtual" inputs, which have
no physical connectors on the hardware interface itself, but may be selected in the DAW as signal
sources for recording.
By routing DAW 1 and 2 to your Loopback mix in Focusrite Control, when you select the Loopback
output as the recording source on a mono or stereo DAW track, you can record from another software
application into your DAW. Note your computer will assign DAW 1 and DAW 2 as the default sound
output channels.
For instructions on how to use the Loopback recording function, please see the Focusrite Control
Clarett User Guide available from:

FOCUSRITE CONTROL - OVERVIEW

Focusrite Control is the software application used with the Clarett 4Pre. It allows you to create
a custom monitor mix for each musician, and also to specify the routing of all audio signals to
the physical audio outputs. All sample rate selection, digital syncing and buffer size settings
(Windows only) are available from Focusrite Control.
Note: Focusrite Control is also used with other hardware interfaces in the Focusrite range.
When you connect an interface to your computer and launch Focusrite Control, the model
of interface is automatically detected, and the software configured to suit the number of
inputs and outputs, and other features, available on the hardware.
Focusrite Control has its own, dedicated User Guide, which contains detailed operating
instructions for all aspects of the software. This may be downloaded from:
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focusrite.com/downloads
focusrite/downloads.