Table Of Contents - Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 User Manual

Contents
Important Safety Instructions ............................................................................................2
Introduction .........................................................................................................................5
Basics ..................................................................................................................................5
Box contents .......................................................................................................................5
Getting started ....................................................................................................................6
Note on USB hubs: ..............................................................................................................6
Powering the Scarlett 8i6 ....................................................................................................6
Hardware ..............................................................................................................................7
Back panel ...........................................................................................................................7
Front panel ..........................................................................................................................8
Operating System requirements .......................................................................................9
Installation (Windows and Mac) .........................................................................................9
Audio set-up in your DAW ..................................................................................................9
Scarlett 8i6 architecture .....................................................................................................10
Scarlett MixControl .............................................................................................................11
Pre amp section ..................................................................................................................12
Mixer section .......................................................................................................................12
Input channel ......................................................................................................................13
Mix output channel .............................................................................................................15
Routing section ..................................................................................................................16
Routing audio to the headphones .....................................................................................16
Routing presets ..................................................................................................................17
Monitor section ...................................................................................................................18
Monitor presets ...................................................................................................................19
Monitor section controls ....................................................................................................19
Device status section .........................................................................................................20
Sample rate display ............................................................................................................20
Sync source display ..........................................................................................................20
Sync status display ............................................................................................................21
USB driver ...........................................................................................................................21
Unit name display ...............................................................................................................21
Settings menu (Windows only) ..........................................................................................21
ASIO buffer size ..................................................................................................................21
Streaming buffer size .........................................................................................................21
File menu .............................................................................................................................22
Technical Specifications ....................................................................................................23
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................24
Copyright .............................................................................................................................24
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