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GETTING STARTED
With the Third Generation, Scarlett interfaces introduce a new, faster way of getting up and running, using the Scarlett Quick Start tool. All you need to do is connect your Scarlett 2i2 to your computer.
Once connected, you will see that the device is recognised by your PC or Mac and the Quick Start tool will guide you through the process from there.
IMPORTANT: The Scarlett 2i2 has a single USB 2.0 Type C port (on the rear panel): connect
it to your computer using the USB cable provided. Note that Scarlett 2i2 is a USB 2.0 device, and thus the USB connection requires a USB 2.0+ compliant port on your computer.
The Scarlett 2i2 gets its power from your computer via the USB connection: there is no need for a separate power supply. However, we do recommend that when using it with a laptop, the laptop should be powered using its AC adaptor, as otherwise the battery will run down faster than when powering the laptop alone.
Your computer will initially treat your Scarlett as a Mass Storage Device (MSD), and during its fi rst connection, the Scarlett will be in “MSD Mode”.
Quick Start Tool
We have tried to make registering your Scarlett 2i2 as simple as possible. The procedure will probably be self explanatory, but we have described each step below, so you can see how they should appear on either a PC or a Mac.
Mac users only:
On connecting your Scarlett 2i2 to your Mac, a Scarlett icon will appear on the desktop:
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Double-click on the icon to open the Finder window shown below:
Double-click on the “Click Here to Get Started.url” icon. This will redirect you to the Focusrite website, where we recommend that you register your device:
Click on “Let’s get you started”, and you’ll be presented with a form which will be partly prefi lled for you automatically. On submitting the form, options will be presented to either go straight to the downloads area to get the software for your Scarlett, or to follow a step by step setup guide based on your choices. Once you have installed the Focusrite Control software to setup and confi gure your interface, the Scarlett will be switched out of MSD mode so that it no longer appears as a Mass
Storage Device when connected to your computer.
Your OS should automatically switch the computer’s default audio inputs and outputs to the Scarlett
2i2. To verify this, go to
System Preferences > Sound
, and ensure that the input and output are set to
Scarlett 2i2
. For more detailed setup options on a Mac, open
Applications > Utilities >
Audio MIDI Setup
.
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Key Features
- High-quality Focusrite analogue preamps
- Two balanced XLR/TRS combination inputs
- Two balanced TRS outputs
- High-impedance instrument input
- Headphone output with level control
- AIR function to model the sound of classic transformer-based ISA microphone preamps
- Direct Monitor feature for zero-latency monitoring in mono or stereo
- Class-compliant on macOS for plug-and-play operation