4th Gen. Focusrite Scarlett Series Interfaces – Solo, 2i2 and 4i4
October 19, 2023
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…start or restart your computer.
Verify that the correct input and output devices are chosen.
Many of us have been burned by recording a session or episode and the WRONG microphone was being recorded. You may be speaking into an ATR2100 mic but your laptop mic was the mic being recorded, and when you find this out later you will be angry with how crappy it sounds.
Every time I restart my Mac, which is basically before and after every recording session, I check the input and output device settings, which for me the input device is my MixPre-6 and my output (virtual) device is Sonarworks Systemwide (which flattens the EQ on my studio monitors and headphones).
Checking your input device and output device settings is kinda like looking both ways before crossing the street. It’s best to do it every time.
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Great point. Always start with a fresh load.
Another point I would make is where you use gear with knobs on, like a GBX286 or a Scarlet 22i2 or a Zoom H6 etc. Don’t assume the settings are the same as when you left it. Little hands can twist knobs, or things can brush against the controls to change the settings.
I use a chinagraph pencil to make small marks against the settings I normally use. If I have different configurations, like a change of mics, I’l use different colours.
Chinagraph pencils rub out easily and so you can adjust as you change, but visua, there is a quick reference that everything is roughly in the right place.
Good points. Folks could also use what we used to call in the studios – recall sheets. It’s a printed picture of the front of the gear and you draw your settings on that. That way you can also print several copies and save settings for various recording situations.