User Manual

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5. Scarlett OctoPre with analogue mixing desk
and digital record/backup
To Mixer
Channels
1 to 8
ANALOGUE MIXING DESK
Scarlett OctoPre
Scarlett 18i20
SYNC set to INTERNAL
from the front panel
Scarlett 18i20 Clocks set to
ADAT using Focusrite Control
Scarlett 18i20
Optical TOSLINK Optical TOSLINK
This example shows how the setup in Example 4 can be extended to add simultaneous digital
recording, with or without secondary backup.
Because the Scarlett OctoPre’s ADAT OUT ports are always active, you can record the performance
on a DAW (or other recording device) with an ADAT interface. The example shows two Scarlett 18i20s:
the ADAT IN port of each would be connected to the two ADAT OUT ports of the OctoPre, to provide
8-track recording (on the first) and a simultaneous 8-track backup on the second, at sample rates
of 44.1 or 48 kHz.
8-track recording could still be achieved at 88.2 or 96 kHz, although each Scarlett 18i20 would provide
4 channels to the DAW; backup would not be possible.