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EXAMPLE SETUPS
1. Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic with audio interface:
OctoPre as clock source Master
Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic
Scarlett 18i20
Optical TOSLINK
SYNC set to INTERNAL
from the front panel
Scarlett 18i20 Clock set to
ADAT using Focusrite Control
Here ADAT OUT on the Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic is connected to OPTICAL IN on a Scarlett 18i20
audio interface with a single optical cable. Both units are running at 44.1 kHz sample rate. The
OctoPre’s clock source is set to INTERNAL, and the 18i20 is synchronised to it because its clock
source is set to ADAT (via Focusrite Control).
This setup would, for example, enable up to 16 mic or line sources to be recorded in a DAW
simultaneously, and would thus be ideal for recording a live band. Eight of the sources (those connected
to the OctoPre) could benefit from the internal dynamics if necessary and have compression applied
to control the dynamic range of the signals.
The setup would also be appropriate for any other audio interface which has an ADAT input.
2. Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic with audio interface:
audio interface as clock source Master
Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic
Scarlett 18i20
SYNC set to W/CLOCK
from the front panel
Scarlett 18i20 Clock set to
INTERNAL using
Focusrite Control
Optical TOSLINK
Coaxial
(BNC)
Here ADAT OUT on the Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic is connected to OPTICAL IN on a Scarlett 18i20
audio interface with a single optical cable. Both units are running at 44.1kHz sample rate. The
OctoPre’s WORD CLOCK IN input is connected to WORD CLOCK OUT on the Scarlett 18i20 with a BNC
cable and the OctoPre’s clock source is set to W/CLOCK. The 18i20’s clock source is set to INTERNAL
(via Focusrite Control), thus making it the sync master.
The setup would also be appropriate for any other audio interface which has an ADAT input and a
word clock output.
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