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Focusrite Scarlett Solo User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Guide www.focusrite.com FFFA001106...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction ..

  • Page 3: Overview

    .have .to .offer. .If .the .main .User .Guide .sections .do .not .provide .the .information .you .need, .be . sure . t o . c onsult . ttp://www.focusrite.com/answerbase, . w hich . c ontains . a . c omprehensive . c ollection . o f . answers .to .common .technical .support .queries.

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    System Requirements Mac OS Apple .Macintosh .with .a .USB .2.0-compliant .USB .port OS: .Mac .OS .X .10.8 .(Mountain .Lion) .or .OS .X .10.9 .(Mavericks) Windows Windows .compatible .computer .with .a .USB .2.0-compliant .USB .port OS: .Windows .7 .or .Windows .8 .(32- .or .64-bit)

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    .computer. .These .- .and .several .powerful .and .useful .extras .- .are .available .for .download .from . the . F ocusrite . w ebsite . ( www.focusrite.com/register). . T he . S oftware . A ctivation . c ard . p rovided . w ith . y our .

  • Page 6: Windows

    Windows 1. . Locate .the .file .Focusrite USB .drivers; .double-click .its .icon .to .begin .the .installation. 2. . Follow .the .onscreen .instructions .to .complete .the .installation. 3. . When .the .installation .is .complete, .restart .your .computer. 4. . After .restart, .connect .the .Scarlett .Solo .to .your .computer.
  • Page 7 .you .must .manually .select .the .driver .on .your .DAW’s .Audio Setup* .page .(select .Scarlett Solo USB . for . Mac . or .Focusrite Scarlett ASIO . for . Windows). . Please . refer . to . your . DAW’s .

  • Page 8: Examples Of Use

    Examples of use The .Scarlett .Solo .is .an .ideal .audio .interface .for .many .DAW .applications .running .on .a .laptop .or .other . computer, .PC .or .Mac. A .typical .set .of .connections .is .illustrated .below: Connecting a microphone/instrument This .setup .illustrates .a .typical .configuration .for .recording .using .DAW .software .on .your .Mac .or .PC. . In .this .case, .you .might .record .vocals .through .Input .1 .and .guitar .through .Input .2 .into .your .recording .

  • Page 9: Using Direct Monitoring

    Using Direct Monitoring You . w ill . f requently . h ear . t he . t erm . “ latency” . u sed . i n . c onnection . w ith . d igital . a udio . s ystems. . I n . t he . c ase . of .the .simple .recording .application .described .above, .latency .will .be .the .time .it .takes .for .your .input .

  • Page 10: Connecting Scarlett Solo To Loudspeakers

    Connecting Scarlett Solo to loudspeakers The . p hono . ( RCA) . o utputs . o n . t he . r ear . p anel . c an . b e . u sed . t o . c onnect . m onitoring . s peakers. . S elf-powered .

  • Page 11: Hardware Features

    HARDWARE FEATURES Front Panel The . f ront . p anel . i ncludes . t he . i nput . c onnectors . f or . m ic . a nd . l ine/instrument . s ignals, . a nd . t he . i nput . g ain . and .monitoring .controls.

  • Page 12: Back Panel

    Back Panel 1. .Kensington security lock .– .secure .your .Scarlett .to .a .suitable .structure .if .desired. 2. . U SB 2 .0 port . – . T ype . B . c onnector; . c onnect . t o . y our . l aptop . o r . c omputer . w ith . t he . U SB . c able . s upplied. . 3.

  • Page 13: Performance Specifications

    PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS Clock .source: Internal 106 . dB . ‘A-weighted’ . (all . inputs). . Converter . chipset . A/D . ADC .Dynamic .Range dynamic .range .114 .dB Range . 106 . dB . ‘A-weighted’ . (all . outputs). . Converter . chipset . DAC .Dynamic .Range D/A .dynamic .range .114 .dB 44.1 .kHz, .48 .kHz, .88.2 .kHz, .96 .kHz ./ .24 .bit .–...

  • Page 14: Physical And Electrical Characteristics

    Dynamic .Range 106 .dB Max. .Output .Level +9 .dBu, .unbalanced Headphone Output -100 .dB Dynamic .Range 106 .dB Max. .Output .Level +10 .dBu .(no .load) Physical and Electrical Characteristics Analogue Input 1 Connector Balanced, .via .female .3-pin .XLR .on .front .panel Phantom .power 48 .V .phantom .power .switch Analogue Input 2...

  • Page 15: Troubleshooting

    .examples. COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL NOTICES Focusrite .is .a .registered .trademark .and .Scarlett .Solo .is .a .trademark .of .Focusrite .Audio .Engineering . Limited. GarageBand .is .a .trademark .of .Apple .Inc., .registered .in .the .U.S. .and .other .countries. All .other .trademarks .and .trade .names .are .the .property .of .their .respective .owners.

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