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Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface for Recording, Producing and Engineering — High-Fidelity, Studio Quality Recording, with Transparent Playback

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Once you have done this, close Focusrite Control and disconnect the interface from the computer. Connect the RCA S/PDIF output of the interface to your Host interface's RCA S/PDIF input (using a coaxial RCA digital cable) to record the inputs from the Expansion unit into your computer. NO - We recommend against using Forte with macOS Big Sur 11. Forte Control may work if installed prior to updating but this is unsupported. The Forte Control installer will fail if it is run on macOS Big Sur 11. How do I connect and sync an external preamp unit with an optical ADAT output to my Focusrite interface via ADAT? Can I also use the analogue outputs on the Expansion interface?

For compatibility information for Focusrite Pro products (e.g. RedNet and Red) on macOS Catalina 10.15 please see this article. When your interface needs a firmware update, a box will appear when you first open Focusrite Control letting you know. Please install the firmware update if Focusrite Control tells you. Remote Devices (not shown) - If you want to control Focusrite Control remotely using Focusrite Control for iOS, compatible devices will show up here for enabling. Finally, the 18i20 comes with Focusrite's Scarlett Plugin Suite (EQ, Compressor, Reverb and Gate), 1GB of Loopmasters samples, Ableton Live Lite, and Novation's Bass Station soft synth. Seeing red NO - Midnight Plugin Suite may still work but is unsupported with macOS Big Sur 11 on Intel-based systems.If at any point you are lost, in the top left corner of the screen you will see File > Restore Factory Defaults. This is the setting used for the following explanations. NO - VRM Box will appear as an output device and stream audio, however, the VRM software will not work.

For compatibility information for Focusrite Pro products (e.g. RedNet and Red) on OSX El Capitan 10.11 please see this article.

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Our testing was conducted using various beta versions, the "Golden Master" and ultimately the release version of each macOS version. Incl. USB cable (type C to A) and Hitmaker Expansion software bundle (Ableton Live Lite, 3 months Splice Sounds membership and Plug-in bundle for songwriting, mixing and mastering) If your interface does not need a firmware update your interface already has the latest firmware installed, the dialogue box will not appear. There's also a monitor level control with Mute and Dim buttons. The 18i20 uses Focusrite's Scarlett MixControl software, so although input gains are hardware-controlled, the monitor, Dim and Mute controls can be accessed via software, too.

Speaker Switching - This allows you to enable single button switching between output pairs 1-2 and 3-4.

To listen to audio from the digital ADAT or S/PDIF input through your speakers/headphones (for example, from a TV or games console - steps here) NO - Scarlett Plugin Suite may still work but is unsupported with macOS Monterey 12 on Intel-based systems. If you're having problems installing the driver on Windows 7, please try the steps in the following article: Focusrite USB Driver will not install on my Windows 7 machine (digital signature problem).

If you are using a Clarett Thunderbolt in terface then please ensure you have allowed the driver to load as per this article . The most common reason to set up a Focusrite interface in Standalone Mode is to expand the number of channels in your recording setup. This is because in Standalone Mode you can connect the interface (often called the Expansion) to another interface (often called the Host) connected to your computer. To expand the number of inputs (and sometimes outputs), the interfaces connect via digital ADAT (Optical) or S/PDIF (RCA) formats, if the Host unit has the corresponding digital inputs.For compatibility information for Focusrite Pro products (e.g. RedNet and Red) on macOS Sierra 10.12 please see this article. If your Focusrite interface needs a firmware update, it will update when you open the latest version of Focusrite Control, on a Windows or Mac computer. You need to connect your Focusrite interface to your computer before Focusrite Control will tell you if it needs a firmware update. Your interface is now ready to use! If you're using recording software then make sure you select the Focusrite ASIO driver in the audio settings for that software.

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