Owner's Manual

Table Of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

OVERVIEW..................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................3

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Box Contents ................................................................4

System requirements .........................................................4

Mac OS X ......................................................................4

Windows ......................................................................4

GETTING STARTED ............................................................. 5

Software Installation ..........................................................5

HARDWARE FEATURES.......................................................... 6

Front Panel..................................................................6

Rear Panel ..................................................................8

Connecting your Scarlett 18i8 ..................................................9

Power ........................................................................9

USB ..........................................................................9

Mac OS X only ..................................................................9

Windows only ..................................................................9

Audio Setup in your DAW .....................................................10

Example of Usage ...........................................................12

Connecting microphones and instruments .........................................12

Low Latency Monitoring ........................................................13

Connecting Scarlett 18i8 to loudspeakers ..........................................15

Using the ADAT connection ......................................................16

Using the Scarlett 18i8 as a stand-alone mixer......................................17

FOCUSRITE CONTROL ..........................................................18

SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................20

Performance Speciﬁcations ...................................................20

Physical and Electrical Characteristics..........................................22

TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................................................23