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User Guide

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Summary of Contents for Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic

Page 1: ...User Guide www focusrite com Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...Dynamic with audio interface OctoPre as clock source Master 15 2 Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic with audio interface audio interface as clock source Master 15 3 Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic in ADAT Line mode 16...

Page 3: ...ures The Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic is an eight channel pre amplifier for use with microphone line and instrument input signals It converts the inputs into multi channel 24 bit digital audio at sample r...

Page 4: ...esive feet stick to underside of unit for table top use Printed on the inside of the box Getting Started Guide Bundle Code for on line product registration After registration you will have access to d...

Page 5: ...ction 4 MIC 48V 1 4 5 8 two latching switches each enabling 48 V phantom power at the XLR contacts of four inputs Channels 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 respectively Each switch has an associated red LED indicati...

Page 6: ...ady to use 12 ADAT LINE this soft switch modifies the operating mode of the unit When active incoming digital audio at the ADAT input ports is converted to analogue and made available at the rear pane...

Page 7: ...kHz Channels 1 to 4 Channels 5 to 8 176 4 192 kHz Channels 1 2 Channels 3 4 As viewed looking at rear panel 17 ADAT IN two TOSLINK connectors providing the digital inputs to the unit when used in the...

Page 8: ...by the SYNC switch 10 20 WORD CLOCK IN a BNC connector for the connection of an external word clock signal select by setting SYNC to WORD Use this input if you have a master reference clock which pro...

Page 9: ...uire phantom power but most will operate normally with phantom power supplied Passive ribbon microphones do not require phantom power and may be damaged if supplied with phantom power If you are unsur...

Page 10: ...sion to the signal for the same setting of COMPRESS Compressor additional information On the Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic the COMPRESS control is essentially a combined Threshold and Gain Make up control...

Page 11: ...10 00 MAX MAX MID MID MIN MIN OFF OFF In Normal mode MORE mode off the compression ratio is 2 1 More Mode 50 00 60 00 60 00 dBr 40 00 30 00 20 00 10 00 0 00 50 00 40 00 30 00 20 00 10 00 0 00 dBFS 10...

Page 12: ...and 4 The Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic is restricted to four channels of digital audio at these sample rates the outputs of Channels 5 to 8 are not available via the ADAT ports Use the SAMPLE RATE switch...

Page 13: ...a BNC cable In this scenario the receiving device s sync source will need to be set to its external word clock input Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic as Clock Source Slave via ADAT Connect the Scarlett OctoP...

Page 14: ...IPLEXER and D A CONVERSION OPTICAL INPUTS Ch 1 Ch 8 LINE OUTPUTS 1 8 ADAT LINE mode not selected ADAT LINE mode selected 8 chs 8 chs OPTICAL OUTPUTS This mode enables the Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic to b...

Page 15: ...nternal 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 Scarl...

Page 16: ...erface are connected to desk Channels 1 to 10 Its OPTICAL OUT port is connected to an ADAT IN port of a Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic with ADAT LINE mode selected The OctoPre s LINE OUTPUTS are then connec...

Page 17: ...rate SMUX IV mode each optical cable will then carry two channels of audio 5 Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic with analogue mixing desk Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic ANALOGUE MIXING DESK This setup uses the Scarle...

Page 18: ...recording with or without secondary backup Because the Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic s ADAT OUT ports are always active you can record the performance on a DAW or other recording device with an ADAT interf...

Page 19: ...27 dBu Maximum input level 13 dBu Gain Range 50 dB Input Impedance 3 k Line Inputs Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 1 5 dB Dynamic Range 107 dB A weighted THD N 0 002 Maximum input level 21 dBu...

Page 20: ...logue outputs 8 x balanced on rear panel TRS jack sockets Other I O ADAT I O 4 x TOSLINK optical connectors 8 channels at 44 1 48 kHz RH port 8 channels at 88 2 96 kHz Chs 1 4 RH port 5 8 LH port 4 ch...

Page 21: ...ticles covering numerous troubleshooting examples COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL NOTICES Focusrite is a registered trade mark and Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic is a trade mark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited A...

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