Examples of usage, Recording a band – Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 USB-C Audio/MIDI Interface (3rd Generation) User Manual

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Examples of Usage

The Scarlett 18i20 is an excellent choice for several different recording and monitoring applications.

Some typical configurations are shown below.

Recording a band

Guitar

Microphone

(Front Panel)

(Rear Panel)

Engineer’s Headphones

Stereo Keys

Musicians’ Individual

foldback mixes

Stereo

Headphone

Amplifier

This setup illustrates a typical configuration for recording a group of musicians with DAW software

on Mac or PC.

A selection of sources – microphones, guitar and a keyboard – are shown connected to the Scarlett

18i20’s inputs. Note that only Inputs 1 and 2 can be configured to accept instruments directly, so we

have chosen to plug the guitar into Input 2. Ensure that INST is selected for this input.

The connection to the PC or Mac running DAW software is via the USB cable supplied. This will carry

all the input and output signals between the DAW and the Scarlett 18i20. Once the audio setup is

correctly configured in the DAW, each input source will be automatically routed to its own DAW track

for recording.

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