Examples Of Usage; Connecting A Microphone Or Instrument - Focusrite Second Generation Series User Manual

Examples of Usage

The Scarlett 2i4 is an excellent choice for several different recording and monitoring applications.
Some typical configurations are shown below.

Connecting a microphone or instrument

This setup illustrates the most typical configuration for recording with DAW software on your Mac or
PC. In this case, you might record guitar through Input 1 and vocals through Input 2 into Ableton Live
Lite, while monitoring the playback from the DAW via headphones or loudspeakers.
The front panel input sockets are "Combo" type, which accept either an XLR male connector
(you will probably have one on the end of your microphone cable) or a ¼" (6.35 mm) jack plug.
Note the Scarlett 2i4 has no "Mic/line" switch – the Focusrite preamplifier stage is automatically
configured for a microphone when you plug an XLR into the input, and for a line or instrument when
you connect a jack plug. Set the LINE/INST switch next to the socket to INST if you are connecting
musical instrument (a guitar in the example) via an ordinary 2-pole guitar jack, or to LINE if you are
connecting a line level source such as the balanced output of an external audio mixer via a 3-pole
(TRS) jack. Note the Combo connector accepts both types of jack plug.
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