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Connecting your 8Pre
The 8Pre should be connected to AC mains with the supplied AC power cable. Plug the IEC
connector into the rear panel IEC receptacle and turn the unit on with the front panel power switch.
The 8Pre has a USB-C™ port (on the rear panel). Once the software installation is complete,
simply connect the 8Pre to your computer using a USB cable.
Computer audio setup
When you connect your 8Pre to your computer for the first time, you will need to select it as
the audio input/output device.
• MacOS: selection is made in
System Preferences
>
Sound
: select the Focusrite device on
both the
Input
and
Output
pages.
• Windows: selection is made in
Control Panel
>
Sound
: right-click on the Focusrite device
and select
Set as Default Device
in both
Recording
and
Playback
tabs.
If you have any problems, full details of how to select the 8Pre as the audio device can be
found at
focusrite.com/get-started/ClarettPlus-8Pre
.
After the first connection, your OS should automatically select the 8Pre as the default audio
device.
Audio Setup in your DAW
After installing the drivers and connecting the hardware, you can start using the 8Pre with
your DAW.
Please note - your DAW may not automatically select the 8Pre as its default I/O device. In this
case, you must manually select the driver on your DAW’s
Audio Setup
* page, and select
8 Pre USB
(Mac) or
Focusrite USB ASIO
(Windows). Please refer to your DAW’s documentation or
Help files if you are unsure where to select the 8Pre as your audio device.
* Typical name – page names may vary with DAW
