Owner's Manual

5
The Scarlett Mixer – basic principles
Your Scarlett 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 Scarlett’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.
IMPORTANT
The Maximum simultaneous mixing capacity for the Scarlett 18i20 is:
24 inputs to 12 outputs.
NOTE: This mixer capacity allows a maximum of 6 custom mixes in mono or stereo
MON 1 & 2
LINE 3-10 S/PDIF 1 & 2 ADAT 1-8
VIRTUAL MIX BUSES
Any combination of inputs
can be mixed together and
the sum routed to any of the
mix buses.
SCARLETT 18i20
INTERNAL MIXER
RECORDING
INPUTS TO DAW
USB
interface
USB
interface
Monitor outputs
S/PDIF outputs
Line outputs
ADAT outputs
Analogue inputs 1-8
DAW tracks
S/PDIF inputs
ADAT inputs