Monitor Section - Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 User Manual

Monitor Section

The signal levels at the monitor outputs and line outputs are adjusted in Scarlett MixControl's
Monitor Section. You can configure the software so that the on-screen MONITOR control will set the
overall monitoring volume via the desired analogue outputs. Alternatively, the MONITOR control can
be disabled for specific outputs; e.g., when you are using some of the outputs as sends to external
processors (such as a compressor), you want the MONITOR control to adjust only the level at the
outputs which are being used for monitoring purposes. Additional monitor functions such as mute,
dim and mono are also provided.
Monitor control enable buttons (1 to 6)
These buttons select which analogue outputs of the Scarlett 18i8 – Monitor and the two headphone
outputs - are affected by the other GUI monitor section controls.
Note: the levels at the S/PDIF digital output on the Scarlett 18i8 are unaffected by Scarlett MixControl's
monitor section controls. If you need to route individual DAW tracks to digital outputs, adjust the
output levels from the DAW.
The four buttons determine the control status of the six analogue outputs. There are three states;
clicking on the buttons toggles between blue and red states; clicking while holding SHIFT down puts
them in the grey state.
28