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1. Note that in both boxes each input is listed twice individually mono and as half of a stereo pair Selecting a stereo pair of inputs creates a stereo input channel O Focusrite Control OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS xX X Analogue 1 Monitor Outputs 1 2 Custom Mix O O 3 CIC EH EH if Line Outputs 3 4 Analogue 1 2 Analogue 3 4 SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK X x 1 Software Playback Line Outputs 5 6 l MUTE Ga Line Outputs 7 8 Playback 7 8 MIS CRE Playback 1 Playback 2 Playback 3 Playback 4 Playback 5 6 In the example above we might be doing an overdub several DAW tracks have already been recorded two additional tracks are going to be recorded and we wish to create a stereo foldback mix for one of the musicians 11 Each input channel has the following features 12 0 2 Bass gt Piano DC y El 3 8 9 4 MIS M S D Analogue 6 Ar Blogue 1f8 Input identifier this is the actual physical input to the channel User name you can click this field and enter a name e g the instrument in question of up to 11 characters Fader use this to adjust the level of the signal in the mix Note that the default setting for all faders is 0 dB while fader max is at 6 dB Double clicking in the fader slot will set the fader at 0 dB Fader value a numeric readout of the current f2. 11111111 S M I S M S NM A S M I S M I M S S PDIF 1 S PDIF 2 ADAT 1 ADAT 2 ADAT 3 ADAT 4 Monitor Outputs 1 2 SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK Playback 1 2 All other Clarett outputs are sourced directly from the corresponding DAW playback tracks as per the Direct Routing table on page 16 Empty This may often be the most convenient preset to use as It clears the existing mixer to allow the user to start building his her own configuration as required On the Clarett 8Pre Monitor Out 1 and 2 and Line Outs 7 to 10 paralleled as the headphone outputs are set to receive a custom mix all other outputs are sourced from individual DAW tracks as with the other Presets Examples of Use Recording and Tracking Recording a band or just recording yourself is basically the same process as far as Focusrite Control is concerned the only difference is the number of mixer channels you ll have on screen Connect the instruments to be recorded to the Clarett interface either directly using the INST or LINE inputs or for acoustic instruments and vocals with microphones connected to the MIC inputs Each instrument or microphone will be routed to your DAW via the Thunderbolt cable and will be recorded by default on the track with the same number as its hardware input Set the recording levels by adjusting the gain controls on the Clarett front panel Your DAW will allow you to alter the track assignment If you wish Focusrite Co
3. DAW are directly routed to the hardware outputs on your Clarett interface i e no internal mixing within the unit But in many cases you will want to set up the mix yourself To create a new mix first click the current source button in the Output tab for the output that you want the mix to be fed to and select Custom Mix This will clear the current fixed routing for the output and display the Input mix area this area will be empty if the Empty preset was selected earlier in this manual Focusrite Control OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS Monitor Outputs 1 2 SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK 10 You can now build the mixer that will feed the selected Output by clicking on the two tabs This will open a selection box the HARDWARE INPUTS half of the area lists all the Claretts physical inputs see page 13 for details of available hardware inputs for your Clarett device while in the SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK area the selection box lists the available DAW tracks You can repeat this process as many times as you like adding channels up to the maximum capacity of your Clarett hardware Note that you may need to resize the window or use the horizontal scroll bar when the number of channels starts to exceed the window size Focusrite Control OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS Analogue Monitor Outputs 1 2 lt lt Line Outputs 3 4 SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK lt lt Line Outputs 5 6 Go lt Line Outputs 7 8 STEREO
4. click File gt Save Snapshot Focusrite Control OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS UltraNova 1 X niNow Ras 2 tation P Where shall we save it for you Monitor Outputs 1 2 Save As Keyboard Mix Standalone v Tags Where M FC Snapshot Library Line Outputs 3 4 M I S M S M S M S Analogue 1 2 Analogue 3 4 Analogue 5 Analogue 7 8 SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK Line Outputs 5 6 The snapshot session file is saved with a ff file extension To recall the session click File gt Load Snapshot which opens a standard File Open box navigate to the where you saved the file and open in the usual way Focusrite Control ORES are Choose session file OUTPUTS lt SS El io 2 En FC Snapshot Library E All My Files A Date Modified lt gt Cloud Drive Keyboard Mix Standalone ff Today 20 31 Monitor Outputs 1 2 A Applications E Desktop a Documents Downloads TL H Movies ip Music Line Outputs 3 4 Pictures EM Creative Cloud Files E Deleted Users Devices lt EI MacBook Pro LL Remote Disc Line Outputs 5 6 Cancel CU playback ss 24 You can also recall both recently saved session files Recent Snapshots and load the Presets Mix Templates from the dialogue box that appears when you launch Focusrite Control You may want to ignore this box once you ve become familiar with the software in which case you can click Don t show this again Click New Monitor Mix to open a new de
5. 2 _ 11 Loopbackinput1_ Loopback input 1 Loopbackinputt 12 Loopbackinput2 Loopback input 2__ Loopback input2 13 ADAT1imputt ADAT1imputt ADAT1imputt 14 ADATTimput2 ADAT 1input2 ADATTimput2 o 15 ADAT1input3 ADAT 1input3 ADATtimput3 o 16 ADAT1input4 ADAT 1input4 ADATTimput 17 ADAT 2 put 18 ADAT2impur2 PO 19 ADAT2 impuso 20 PDA Dipu pr pq 6 Analogueinput Analogue input Analogue input 6__ ADAT 1 imput2 7 Analogue input 7 Analogue input 7 __ Analogue input 7 8 Analogue inputs Analogue input8 Analogue input 9 S PDIFimputt S PDIFimputt s PDIF input 10 S PDIFimput2 S PDIFimput2 S PDIFimput2 11 Loopback input 1 Loopback input 1 Loopback input 12 Loopback input 2 Loopback input 2__ Loopback input2 13 ADAT1inputi ADATfimputi ADATTimputt o 14 ADATtinput2 ADAT tinput2 ADATtimput2 15 ADAT2impert PO 16 PDA Dipu pq Using Presets Focusrite Control comes with some useful Presets which have been designed to get you startedona recording task as quickly as possible Selecting a Preset automatically configures the mixer for you setting Up various useful combinations of input channels Presets are selected from the File menu select Presets from the drop down list The Presets available with the Clarett 8Pre are shown below Focusrite Control Help Save Snapshot S Load Snapshot 0 1 Direct Routing 2 Channel Analogue 8 Channel Analogue Digita
6. ADAT output ES 26 ADAT2output O 27 ApaT2output7 PE 28 ADAT2outputa PP To use the Preset to its full extent with a traditional analogue console a suitable ADAT equipped D to A converter and a two channel D to A converter with an S PDIF input would be required However many modern digital mixers are able to accept ADAT and S PDIF signals directly as well as analogue sources OS 2 Channel Analogue This is the Preset to use when using the Clarett as your analogue recording front end The Preset configures the Clarett s routing with Analogue Inputs 1 and 2 available as HARDWARE INPUTS and DAW tracks 1 and 2 available as a stereo channel in the SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK section For example on the Clarett 8Pre the summed output of these input channels is routed to the Monitor Outputs 1 and 2 and also to Line Outputs 7 and 8 and 9 and 10 as a Stereo pair in all cases On this model Headphone Outputs 1 and 2 follow Line Outputs 7 8 and 9 10 respectively with their own front panel headphone levels controls This setup is ideal for recording a guitarist and a vocalist toa drum track already recorded on the DAW as it enables each to have an individual mix of the drums and each other OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS Line Outputs 3 4 MIS MIs stereo Analogue 1 Analogue 2 lt lt SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK X Line Outputs 5 6 M S Playback 1 2 As more tracks are recorded simply add additional DAW playb
7. Control User Guide 0090 Focusrite Control OSO Device Settings Mixing amp Routing Focusrite OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS Monitor Outputs 1 2 KRKs En MUTE DIM STEREO lt Kick X Snare Top X Snare Bim x Line Outputs 3 4 I 52 EB En eo a NE gt CO C EB y CTE MIS MT s MES MT s MT s MES Ts Analogue 3 Analogue 4 Analogue 5 Analogue 6 Analogue 7 8 ADAT 1 ADAT 2 SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK lt Logic X Click X Line Outputs 5 6 i Playback 5 6 MUTE STEREO Ppa Line Outputs 7 8 Mike Cans e Custom Mi Eo ESNNEU gt ES MUTE STEREO STINTS TIER SJ Playback 1 2 Playback 3 4 Focusrite www focusrite com FFFA001299 01 TABLE OF CONTENTS re COIN icra rt ed eens iaa eee eee eee eo ne 3 System Requirements 4 Software Installati n ne ee ae ee ne cat ann eae ns 4 The Clarett Mixer basic principles wn se sde sisi ions phrases denses D MIXING amp ROUTING PAGE ia ts a apra LA ce 6 Configuring a a controlling EAN sses aaa ai or ee Sew Re Oe dm RY OEM eee 7 EO UCU SCHON 2p ee qe ae eee A 8 Vis TIPU SECON ganda ce eran ST co gar none 10 Hardware Inputs Available on Clarett Devices IS SINO PRESOS apio dae acia pagan bah aden beh E dia Ghee a dad ara page wa 19 Uli a ee de da ne ee ee de E ee E dure 15 2 Channel AAA LO QUE a ne dessus ae bare de ne dr leg et Tn Al Eco ve ad ed E 17 A ANA D dead das bd POE eh eta
8. Focusrite Control to be as intuitive and task oriented as possible all users will benefit from reading through this Guide as a full understanding of the software s features can only be gained by considering it in partnership with the connected hardware IMPORTANT The Clarett range of interfaces consist of several different models all of which use Focusrite Control The fundamental difference between these models lies in the number of inputs and outputs that each provides plus the number of features that can be controlled directly from Focusrite Control The smaller Clarett models have fewer inputs and outputs and software controlled features than the higher specified models such as the Clarett 8PreX for example Focusrite Control will recognise the particular Clarett hardware to which your computer is connected and configure itself accordingly Therefore you will only see on screen references to the inputs and outputs that your hardware actually supports Because of this automatic configuration this User Guide is applicable to all the models in the Clarett range We felt it would be confusing to illustrate the Guide with screenshots from more than one model therefore we have chosen to use the Clarett 8Pre as the reference model for this manual If your Clarett is an 8Pre the screenshots in this Guide will exactly match what you see on your screen If you ve got a different model the only significant differences in screen appearance w
9. Line Outputs 3 4 1 2 Custom Mix 3 4 5 6 MUTE D 73 90 Line Outputs 5 6 hs ine Outputs 5 13 14 15 16 17 18 Custom Mix lets you create a fresh mix of all available inputs both hardware and those from the DAW to the selected output Note that this option is not available if eight custom mixes have already been assigned You ll see that as you change the source selection for an output the right hand side of the window displays a graphic illustrating the routing For simple one to one routings the graphic looks like this 0090 Focusrite Control OUTPUTS Monitor Outputs 1 2 Software Playback o Q Analogue Output OMO 4 Fader use this to adjust the signal level at the output Note that all output levels are set to maximum as a default unity gain If the fader knob is green it means that control of the output level is assigned to the physical MONITOR control on the Claretts front panel This assignment is made on the Device Settings page see page 27 5 MUTE click this button to mute unmute the output 6 STEREO assigns the output to be either one of a stereo pair or an individual mono output In stereo mode all output functions apply to both outputs forming the stereo pair 7 Meters A bargraph meter two if configured for Stereo operation is provided indicating the audio level at the output A red audio overload icon appears when the output level clips This icon can be clea
10. No Hardware Connected this means that the computer has been unable to establish communication with the hardware In this case please check e that the Thunderbolt cable is correctly plugged in at both ends and that the cable or connectors are not damaged in any way e that the Clarett interface is turned on The green Sync LED at the screen top left should be illuminated this confirms that the Clarett device Is locked to a valid clock source See page 29 for further information Configuring and controlling the mixer NOTE To help you use the software effectively Focusrite Control provides a comprehensive set of tool tips when you hover the cursor over any of the controls a description of what the control does appears in the status bar at the bottom of the window Focusrite Control OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS Monitor Outputs 1 2 X O O MIS A S Analogue 1 Analogue 2 SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACR X La al pre Line Outputs 7 8 EX Y gt Playback 1 2 Click File gt Presets gt Empty There are other Presets available which load up pre configured mixer configurations these are often useful starting points for the task you re performing But Empty loads a blank template with no input channels visible Focusrite Control only has two pages Device Settings and Mixing 8 Routing hese are selected by the tabs at the top of the window Most of the time you ll work on the Mixing amp Routi
11. ack tracks to the mix All other Clarett outputs are sourced directly from the corresponding DAW playback tracks as per the Direct Routing table on page 16 8 Channel Analogue Use this Preset as a starting point when recording a band On the Clarett 8Pre this Preset enables eight mixer channels one for each of the hardware analogue inputs DAW tracks 1 amp 2 are also enabled as a stereo channel 000 Focusrite Control OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS X iii MTS MIS Monitor Outputs 1 2 MIs MIs CHE RES Analogue 1 Analogue 2 Analogue 3 Analogue 4 Analogue 5 Analogue 6 Analogue 7 Analogue 8 SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK Software Playback As with the 2 Channel Analogue Preset the summed output of the mixer is routed to Monitor Out 1 and 2 and Line Outs 7 to 10 as a stereo pair All other Clarett outputs are sourced directly from the corresponding DAW playback tracks as per the Direct Routing table on page 16 18 Digital This Preset is a useful starting point when using a separate ADAT equipped microphone pre amplifier such as the Focusrite OctoPre Mk II When used with the Clarett 8Pre it enables ten digital input channels eight sourced from the ADAT input port and two from the S PDIF input DAW tracks 1 and 2 are also enabled as a stereo channel The sum of the inputs Is routed to the same pairs of outputs as with the analogue Presets described above 000 Focusrite Control OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS X X X X
12. ader position M click this button to mute unmute the channel S Solo button Clicking this will route the signal in the channel directly to Monitor Outputs 1 and 2 replacing the signal that was there previously This is a very useful function during recording as it allows the engineer to check the Instrument being recorded without the distraction of the rest of the tracks The Solo function does not alter any other signal routings and does not Interrupt the signal being recorded into the DAW Pan slider This control is only available when the mix Is being routed to a stereo output Its default position is central and the signal in the channel is then sent at equal levels to both outputs of the stereo pair Moving the slider either way sends a higher signal level to one output than the other thus making it possible to position individual instruments at a particular place in the stereo image Double clicking in the slider slot will return the control back to central position Signal level meter This indicates the signal level coming into the channel i e pre fade It is scaled in dBFS units with 0 dBFS at the top of the scale 0 dBFS corresponds to digital clipping which sounds very unpleasant levels should always be adjusted to avoid this situation Stereo channels have two meters one either side of the fader Peak level display a numerical readout of the maximum signal level reached Stereo channels have two display
13. e of this application would be as an on stage keyboard mixer Multiple keyboards can be connected to the Clarett s inputs and mixed together to the Monitor Outputs The relative levels of each keyboard can be adjusted from the front panel 000 Focusrite Control sync Focusrite OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS UltraNova 1 X MiniNova 1 X Bass Stn2 x KStation X Monitor Outputs 1 2 MIS MIS MIS CES Analogue 1 2 Analogue 3 4 Analogue 5 Analogue 7 8 SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK Line Outputs 7 8 Foldback The setup shown above would configure the mixer as described above because the Clarett retains its last configuration the unit can then be switched off and used at the venue as a stand alone unit 22 O Focusrite Control syne Ming amp Routing Focusrite OUTPUTS ADAT Outputs 3 4 Software Playback ADAT Outputs 5 6 Loopback Output ADAT Outputs 7 8 O 1 Loopback 1 2 FX Lib Play Focusrite Controls Loopback feature lets you record other audio sources from within your computer e g the audio output from a web browser Loopback uses the Clarett s virtual inputs which have no physical connectors on the hardware interface Itself but may be selected in the DAW as signal sources for recording in the same way as any other Thus by selecting the Loopback output as the recording source on a mono or stereo DAW track you can record from another software application into your DAW Note that your comp
14. fault mix template For the Clarett 8Pre clicking New Monitor Mix opens the 2 Channel Analogue preset Click Load from device to retrieve the settings that are internal to the hardware interface and load them into Focusrite Control This could be useful if you are connecting your interface to a different computer for example 29 DEVICE SETTINGS PAGE Clarett interfaces have a variety of hardware functions that are operated from Focusrite Control rather than by physical controls on the unit itself The Device Settings page gives you access to these functions The page for the Clarett 8Pre looks like this 000 Focusrite Control Sync Mixing 8 Routing Focusrite Focusrite Control 0 9 5 585 Clarett 8Pre Firmware App 563 FPGA 546 Clarett8Pre 00000021 Analogue 1 Analogue 2 Sample Rate Clock Source asia y MN Internal Sync Status Locked S PDIF Source Analogue 3 Analogue 4 Analogue 5 Analogue 6 Monitor Controls Analogue 7 Analogue 8 If you have a different Clarett model most of the functionality will be the same but fewer switches may be visible because your interface has fewer channels Air Each input channel of your Clarett interface has a switchable AIR function this subtly modifies the pre amps frequency response to model the impedance and resonance characteristics of Focusrite s classic transformer based ISA mic Pre amps See your Clarett User Guide for more details AIR can be switched in and ou
15. ill be in the numbers of available inputs and outputs and software controlled features System Requirements IMPORTANT Please visit the following link for up to date information on computer and operating system compatibility for Focusrite Control and all Clarett products www focusrite com clarett compatibility Software Installation Focusrite Control is available for download from the Focusrite website www focusrite com register The Getting Started Guide provided with your Clarett hardware contains validation codes which you will need to enter at the above web address This procedure ensures that you will have the most up to date software versions 1 Using your usual browser go to www focusrite com register 2 Follow the on screen instructions entering the Bundle Code into the form where prompted Your Bundle Code can be found on the back of the Getting Started Guide packed with the Clarett interface 3 Enter the units serial number which can also be found on the back of the Getting Started Guide 4 You will then be able to access the My Products page where Focusrite Control is available for download complete with activation codes where applicable 9 Download and install Focusrite Control which contains the necessary drivers for your interface Follow all on screen instructions 6 When the installation is complete you will be prompted to restart your computer 7 After a restart connect the Clarett in
16. is the default selection e S PDIF the embedded clock signal in a signal at the S PDIF IN connector e ADAT the embedded clock signal in a signal at the OPTICAL IN connector Whichever source is selected the clock signal is available at the Claretts WORD CLOCK OUT rear panel BNC socket to allow synchronisation with other digital equipment TROUBLESHOOTING For all troubleshooting queries please visit the Focusrite Answerbase at www focusrite com answerbase where you will find articles covering numerous troubleshooting examples COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL NOTICES Focusrite is a registered trade mark Focusrite Control and Clarett are trade marks of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited All other trade marks and trade names are the property of their respective owners 2015 Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited All rights reserved 27
17. l Empty Clear All Meters With complex mixing sessions it Is sometimes desirable to perform the final mix in a separate physical mixing console The Direct Routing Preset configures the Clarett for this task as it routes DAW playback tracks in numerical order to all the available Clarett outputs Focusrite Control OUTPUTS Monitor Outputs 1 2 STEREO _ Software Playback lt Line Outputs 3 4 Analogue Output E Line Outputs 5 6 O 2 ae lt E Line Outputs 7 8 MUTE Direct routing connections for the Clarett range are as follows track Right 5 Lineout5 LineOut5 S PDIFOuet P Lineout Lineout S PDIFOu2 S 7 Line Out7 HP1 Left Line Out 7 HP1 Left Line Out 7 HP2 Left 8 Line Out8 HP1 Right Line Out 8 HP1 Right Line Out 8 HP2 Right 9 Line Out 9 HP2 Left Line Out 9 HP2 Let Line Out 10 HP2 Right Line Out 10 HP2 Right m EE CTT PS PE OO 12 S PDIF Out s poirout2 13 ADATtoutputi ADATtoutputt 14 ADATtoutput2 ADATtoutput2 15 ADATtoutput3 ADATtoutput3 16 ADATtoutput ADAT1 outputs gt 17 ADATtoutput5 ADATtoutputs gt gt 18 ADATtoutput ADATtowtput gt 19 ADATtoutput7 ADATtowtput7 gt gt gt _ 20 ADATtoutputg ADATtoutputg gt 21 TS EES O 22 apat2output2 Po 23 ADATZoutput3 24 ADAT2outputs OO 25
18. ng page The Mixing amp Routing page is divided into three areas e OUTPUTS arranged vertically to the left e HARDWARE INPUTS to the right occupying the upper half of the page e SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK to the right occupying the lower half of the page The Output section Let s look at the Output section first as this is always fully visible OUTPUTS has a vertical scroll bar if your hardware interface has more outputs than can be fitted on the screen scroll down to see the rest Each output or pair of outputs if in stereo mode has its own tab each of which has the following features Stereo Output Mono Outputs Line Outputs 3 4 Line Output 4 1 Output identifier e g Line Outputs 3 4 and icon in addition to the name of the output icons are used to aid identification you ll notice speaker and headphone symbols as well as jack plug phono plug and Toslink symbols User name you can click this field and enter a name i e what the output s connected to of up to 11 characters Current source this field will display the name of the signal currently feeding the output In many setups particularly when using Focusrite Controls presets this will be by default just one input or a stereo pair of inputs Clicking on the field opens a drop down list letting you select Playback DAW lets you directly route any of the DAW tracks to the output in pairs when the output is stereo i m
19. ntrol lets you create a monitor mix of everything being recorded The mix you hear in your monitors or headphones can be anything you want and is completely independent of the signal levels being recorded All Focusrite Control channels start out with the fader position at zero so you will hear a rough mix as soon as you have everything connected up You can then tweak the mix to suit your requirements Focusrite Sync ice Settings J Focusrite him T la N SOFTV Monitor Output Mix 4 Headphone Mix Monitor Outputs 1 2 Monitors ICI lt Line Outputs 3 4 lt lt Line Outputs 5 6 MC lt gt lt e Line Outputs 7 8 Foldbaci a Cn J When loading any of the presets the mix avallable at your headphone outputs will be identical to your main monitor mix However they are independent and are controlled separately For example if you want to use the headphones for a musicians foldback you will probably need a set up a different mix Just select the output tab for the headphones Line Out 7 8 in the Clarett 8Pre example shown and change the mix By the same principle you can create further different mixes for other musicians by using further Line Out tabs and selecting Custom Mix 20 Recording and Overdubbing Overdubbing is the process of adding additional instruments to a multitrack recording listening to the tracks you ve already laid down as you do so Focusrite Control is easy to configure fo
20. ono SPDIF IN and OUT connectors on the rear panel but to accommodate some digital audio equipment which only has S PDIF inputs or outputs on an optical TOSLINK connector it is possible to reassign the OPTICAL IN and OPTICAL OUT ports to handle the S PDIF signals instead of the ADAT signals they are normally used for In this case the Clarett will not be able to accept or output 8 channel ADAT format signals If you need to use S PDIF signals via an optical TOSLINK connection click the Optical option of S PDIF Source instead of RCA Sample Rate Clarett 8Pre Firmware App 563 FPGA 546 Clarett8Pre 00000021 Sample Rate Clock Source Internal v 44 1 kHz y 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 KHz 176 4 kHz 192 kHz Monitor Controls 1 2 O 1 4 O 1 6 O All O None Your Clarett interface is able to operate at any of six sample rates 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz 176 4 kHz and 192 kHz The default sample rate is 48 kHz Select an alternative sample rate if needed 28 Clock Source Clarett 8Pre Firmware App 563 FPGA 546 Clarett8Pre 00000021 Sample Rate Clock Source aeh vE Internal y Sync Status Y Internal Locked S PDIF ADAT S PDIF Source Monitor Controls O 1 2 O 1 4 O 1 6 O All O None Interconnected digital audio equipment must always use the same reference clock source Your Clarett interface is able to synchronise from three sources e Internal the internally generated reference clock This
21. r this operation 000 Focusrite Control OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS Fem Vox X Monitor Outputs 1 2 onitors CIEE Analogue 1 SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK Kick xX Snare X Tom2 SE X OH X Bass x Lead Gtr S M S jJ Playback Playback 6 Playback 7 8 Playback 9 Playback 10 As with the Tracking example the initial mix you hear from both the Monitor Outputs and Headphone Outputs will be a rough mix faders all at zero of all the tracks you ve already recorded You can tweak the mix you hear in your headphones to hear more or less of the instrument you re overdubbing or any other pre recorded track s as you wish TIP Any pre recorded tracks are likely to be sourced from the DAW master output 1 2 which on Focusrite Control is Software Playback 1 2 If the producer wishes to adjust the levels of pre recorded signals for the musician then this can either be done in the DAW or in the scenario that the producer doesn t want to change the mix in the DAW can be sent out of separate outputs enabling them to adjust the level within Focusrite Control 21 Stand alone mixer Once the Claretts internal mixer has been configured by Focusrite Control that configuration Is retained by the hardware even after you remove the Thunderbolt cable and switch the unit off This means that you can make use of the Claretts excellent analogue performance in a live situation without necessarily needing to connect a computer An exampl
22. red by clicking anywhere in the meter bar As well as all the functions above the Monitor Outputs also have one additional control a DIM button When active Dim reduces the level in the monitors the amount of reduction is determined by the Clarett device connected The Input section The Input section is divided into two HARDWARE INPUTS and SOFTWARE DAW PLAYBACK he two halves of the Input area are where you control the inputs to your mix for the selected output It is important to remember that you can create a different mix for each output and you can have as many mixes as your Claretts internal mixer allows This is incredibly useful when recording a group of musicians as it means that each musician can have his her own mix personalised to their requirements assuming there are enough headphones and headphone amps to go round The mixer whose input channels will be displayed is selected by clicking anywhere in the relevant output tab IMPORTANT It is not possible for the mixers for each output to be made up of a different set of inputs The set of input channels in use is global that is they will be applied across all outputs in the Clarett unit However individual mixes with individual levels is possible as it is a simple matter to mute unwanted channels For some situations the simple one to one default routing Focusrite Control sets up as in the previous example will be adequate This is where the outputs on your
23. s Close click on the cross to remove the signal from the mix and the channel from the screen Hardware Inputs Available on Clarett Devices Your Clarett Interface provides a wide range of audio inputs however the number available depends on what operating sample rate it is set to see page 28 for further details Doubling the sample rate halves the number of ADAT channels available The tables below provide details of what inputs are available to you when operating at different sample rates 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 6 Analogue input Analogue input 6 Analogue input 6 ADAT 1 imput2 8 Analogue input _ Analogue input8 Analogueinput8 ADAT 1 input 4 9 S PDIF inputi S PDIFimputt S PDIF input1 ADAT1imput5 13 ADAT1inputi ADAT 1input1 ADATTimputt gt 14 ADATtinput2 ADAT 1input2 ADATtimput2 o 15 ADATtinput3 ADAT 1input3 ADATTimput3 16 ADAT1input4 ADAT 1input4 ADATTimput 17 ADAT1input5 ADAT 1input5 ADATTimputs 18 ADAT1input ADAT 1input ADATTimput 6 21 JADAT2 pat CO 22 ADAT2impur2 Y poo 23 ADAT2 impuso 24 ADAT2 input 4 YO 25 ADAT2 impuso 26 ADAT2imput Y poo gt 27 ADAT2 imp OOOO 28 abaT2inpus PE 14 Input Loopback input 2 6 Analogue input Analogue input 6 Analogueinput ADAT 1input2 8 Analogue input8__ Analogue input8__ Analogueinput8 ADAT 1imput 9 S PDIFimputt S PDIFimputt S PDIFimputt 10 S PDIF input 2 S PDIFimput2 S PDIFimput
24. sign the rotary control Mute and DIM switches to affect them as well Monitor Controls O 1 2 O 1 4 O 1 6 O All O None The options are 1 2 Monitor Outputs 1 amp 2 default setting 1 4 Monitor Outputs 1 2 and Line Outputs 3 amp 4 1 6 Monitor Outputs 1 2 and Line Outputs 3 to 6 All Monitor Outputs 1 amp 2 and Line Outputs 3 to 10 None The rotary control MUTE and DIM switches are disabled output levels may still be controlled from the software faders Note Assigning outputs 7 8 and 9 10 to monitor control will affect the level of the headphone outputs as they are shared In the Output tabs on the Mixing amp Routing page the fader knob will be green for the outputs assigned to the hardware rotary control This means that the on screen fader Is inoperative and you have to adjust the level of those outputs from the front panel However the on screen fader position plus Mute and Dim status will reflect the hardware controls operation 27 S PDIF Source Sample Rate Clock Source Sync Status Locked S PDIF Source v RCA Optical Monitor Controls 1 2 O 1 4 O 1 6 Your Clarett interface includes both an S PDIF input and an S PDIF output You can connect these to digital audio equipment to route two channel digital audio meeting the S PDIF standard in and out of the interface and hence into your recording system These signals are normally connected at the dedicated RCA ph
25. t interface A IT gt Monter auiputs Any combination of inputs a Line outputs can be mixed together and the sum routed to any of the CLARETT 8PRE S PDIF REC INTERNAL MIXER Ce ces ETC loopback Maximum simultaneous Thunderbolt mixing capacity interface 30 inputs to 16 outputs E L NOW OL E ANI 8 1 IVQV Z 8 Aldd S Y 1d001 Focusrite Control provides a visual representation of the mixer on your screen big advantage of Focusrite Control is that it only displays the inputs you actually want to use MIXING amp ROUTING PAGE Installing Focusrite Control on your computer will place an FC icon on the dock or desktop Click the icon to launch Focusrite Control You should see a screen similar to that below Sync Device Settings OUTPUTS HARDWARE INPUTS x X Focusrite Control Monitor Outputs 1 2 Clarett 8Pre connected o MIS Analogue 1 E Load from device SOFTWARE D Mix Templates O Don t show this again O Note that in addition to the main window there is a dialogue box confirming that the computer is correctly connected to the hardware interface This box also offers you some options that let you quickly configure or reconfigure the software These are covered later in the User Guide so if you are just starting out with Focusrite Control you may safely close this dialogue box NOTE If instead of the above you get a warning message stating
26. t of circuit independently for each channel by clicking the AIR buttons The LEDs on the units front panel will also confirm that AIR has been selected for each channel 26 Inst Line Some of the channels on your interface may be able to accept electric instruments directly Selecting INST for these channels unbalances the input and alters the gain and impedance to optimise the pre amplifier for a high impedance source like an electric guitar Selection of INST mode is confirmed by a red LED on the units front panel The alternative switch position for these channels is LINE in this mode the inputs are suitable for a Standard balanced line level signal All the channels on your interface are able to accept dynamic or condenser microphones The Combo type connectors sense either an XLR plug or a Jack plug and reconfigure the pre amplifier for mic or line operation automatically The channels which additionally have the INST function use the same connector Monitor Controls It is very convenient and traditional to adjust your master monitoring volume with a conventional rotary control Clarett interfaces have a MONITOR control on the front panel for this purpose Normally i e by default this will adjust the level at Monitor Outputs 1 and 2 while also providing Mute and Dim control If you are using some of the Claretts other outputs for secondary speakers typically nearfield though also in LCR or surround setups you can as
27. t sic ter tiasritio ner cs 18 Ce ees toda 19 act a E neeee cea aees ee ene gene anes 17 EX RAS LEE A S a E a a A a a E E e 20 Recording and Tracking recs Pres rs OO as ES E iii do EEA 20 Recording and An IA 21 Stand alone IAB eee me let regs ates dl Lo ad bra elu eco ponte 22 Using the Loopback MURS Sn end a tsar dm a oe ee hen eta g 23 ADS 08 ROl bc 2 4 Di TD oan a aa 24 DEVICE SETTINGS PAGE Se ee apando A 26 A a RO E E eed 26 SR E EA EE E A E EE odds 27 Monitor CONOS te ee han E Geen EA 27 S PDIF Source o oooo 44e LL 28 eae eaa EE EEEE a EEE T EE E E E peer eet 28 Aia A EE E A toe a E E em E E E es 27 TROUBLESHOOTING ia se sise eds ss amsn cesser 29 COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL NOTICES aussi gere sac dec co ct 29 INTRODUCTION This is the User Guide for Focusrite Control the software application that has been developed specifically for use with the Focusrite Clarett range of Thunderbolt audio interfaces If youve just become the owner of a Clarett interface youll need both this User Guide and the User Guide for your hardware You can download the hardware User Guide from http uk focusrite com downloads The combination of the Clarett s excellent audio performance and professional build quality with Focusrite Controls simple and intuitive interface will in conjunction with the Digital Audio Workstation DAW of your preference provide you with a highly versatile computer recording system While we have designed
28. terface to your computer with a Thunderbolt cable The Clarett Mixer basic principles Your Clarett interface contains an internal audio mixer which allows you to create one or more mixes of the various audio sources in your system and send them to the physical outputs of your interface These sources include tracks that you have recorded on your DAW as well as the sources connected to the Clarett s various physical inputs Before starting to use Focusrite Control it is a good idea to gain an understanding of the basic principle of this mixer The basic idea of an audio mixer will be familiar to most users a large number of input signals are combined to a smaller number of outputs often just a stereo pair On a traditional analogue hardware mixer you will find a number of identical input channels in the form of vertical strips with faders and other controls and switches on each channel let you decide where its signal is sent This is called routing The mixer in your Clarett is no different its inputs are the various physical inputs on the interface itself plus DAW tracks that you may have already recorded The outputs are the interface s various physical outputs plus two loopback outputs which feed back into the DAW The diagram below shows this principle using the Clarett 8Pre as an example VIRTUAL MIX BUSES Analogue inputs 1 8 gt ADAT inputs INPUTS TO DAW Thunderbolt TM DAW tracks Thunderbol
29. uter will assign DAW 1 and DAW 2 as the default sound output channels An example of configuring Loopback in Focusrite Control is given below 1 In the Loopback output tab select the audio source you wish to loop back into your DAW Default Is Playback 1 2 In your DAW ensure that the Loopback tracks are enabled for recording Create a new audio track Important MUTE THE DAW CHANNEL If you are routing the output of the channel you are recording back to DAW 1 amp 2 a feedback loop will be created potentially damaging for your speakers or worse your ears Check that the Loopback output Is not muted Set the DAW channel to record enable Now any audio playing on your computer e g a separate audio replay program or from an Internet browser will be routed into your DAW ready for recording Hit record in your DAW to capture the audio 23 Snapshots The mixer in your Clarett interface retains the last Focusrite Control settings at all times However you may wish to save your session settings mixer layouts fader mute and pan settings etc so that you can get back to them at a later time perhaps when working on a similar project or with a different compatible hardware device Focusrite Control includes a Snapshot facility for this purpose which does just that it effectively takes a snapshot of the entire mixer and lets you save it on your computer for later recall To save the current mixer settings
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