Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 (Second Generation) Benutzeranleitung
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Using the ADAT connection
In .addition .to .the .eight .analogue .inputs, .the .Scarlett .18i8 .has .an .optical .ADAT .input .port .which .can .
provide .an .additional .eight .audio .inputs .at .44.1/48 .kHz .sample .rate .or .four .at .88.2/96 .kHz. .(Note .
that .the .optical .ADAT .input .port .does .not .support .176.4/192 .kHz .sample .rates.) .Using .a .separate .
8-channel .microphone .preamplifier .equipped .with .an .ADAT .output .– .such .as .the .Focusrite .OctoPre .
MkII .– .provides .a .simple .and .excellent .method .of .expanding .the .Scarlett .18i8’s .input .capability.
Computer
running DAW
and Focusrite Control
Inputs 1 & 2 on front panel
Optical ADAT connection (TOSLINK)
Inputs 1 to 4 on front panel
Up to 16 Mic/Line Sour
ce
s
Octopre
8ch Mic Amp
The .OctoPre .MkII’s .ADAT .output .is .connected .to .the .Scarlett .18i8’s .ADAT .input .with .a .single .TOSLINK .
optical .cable. .To .synchronise .the .devices, .set .the .clock .source .of .the .OctoPre .MKII .to .Internal .and .
that .of .the .Scarlett .18i8 .(via .Focusrite .Control) .to .
ADAT
. .
TIP: When .interconnecting .two .digital .devices .by .any .method, .always .ensure .that .both .are .set .
to .the .same .sample .rate.
The .additional .inputs .realised .by .use .of .the .ADAT .port .may .be .routed .using .Focusrite .Control .in .
exactly .the .same .manner .as .the .other .inputs. .The .additional .inputs .can .form .part .of .any .musician’s .
headphone .mix, .as .required.