Example Of Usage; Connecting A Microphone Or Instrument - Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 User Manual

Example 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 Neutrik 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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