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Audio Setup in your DAW
The . Scarlett . 6i6 . is . compatible . with . any . Windows-based . DAW . that . supports . ASIO . or . WDM . or .
any . Mac-based . DAW . that . uses . Core . Audio. . After . installing . Focusrite . Control . and . connecting .
the . hardware, . you . can . start . using . your . Scarlett . 6i6 . with . the . DAW . of . your . choice. . To . allow . you .
to . get . started . if . you . do . not . already . have . a . DAW . application . installed . on . your . computer, . both . .
Pro . Tools . | . First . and . Ableton . Live . Lite . are . included; . these . will . be . available . to . you . once . you’ve .
downloaded .and .activated .your .software .online. .To .install .either .DAW, .download .and .save .the .relevant .
installer .file .from .your .registered .Focusrite .“My .Products” .page .as .described .on .page .5, .and .then .
run .it, .following .all .on-screen .instructions.
Operating . instructions . for . Ableton . Live . Lite . and . Pro . Tools . | . First . are . beyond . the . scope . of . this . .
User .Guide, .but .both .applications .include .a .full .set .of .Help .files. .You .can .also .find .a .video .tutorial .on .
getting .started .with .Ableton .Live .Lite .at .
www.focusrite.com/getting-started
.
Please .note .- .your .DAW .may .not .automatically .select .the .Scarlett .6i6 .as .its .default .I/O .device. .In .this .
case, .you .must .manually .select .the .driver .on .your .DAW’s .Audio .Setup* .page .(select .Scarlett .6i6 .for .
Mac .or .Focusrite .USB .2.0 .driver .for .Windows). .Please .refer .to .your .DAW’s .documentation .(or .Help .
files) .if .you .are .unsure .where .to .select .the .ASIO/Core .Audio .driver. .The .example .below .shows .the .
correct .configuration .in .the .Ableton .Live .Lite .Preferences .panel .(Mac .version .shown).
*Typical .name. .Terminology .may .differ .slightly .between .DAWs.
