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EXAMPLE SETUPS
1 .
Scarlett OctoPre with audio interface:
OctoPre as clock source Master
Scarlett 18i20
Optical TOSLINK
SYNC set to INTERNAL
from the front panel
Scarlett 18i20 Clock set to
ADAT using Focusrite Control
Scarlett OctoPre
Here ADAT OUT on the Scarlett OctoPre 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.
The setup would also be appropriate for any other audio interface which has an ADAT input.
2 .
Scarlett OctoPre with audio interface:
audio interface as clock source Master
Scarlett OctoPre
Scarlett 18i20
SYNC set to WORD CLOCK
from the front panel
Scarlett 18i20 Clock set to
INTERNAL using
Focusrite Control
Optical TOSLINK
Coaxial
(BNC)
Here ADAT OUT on the Scarett OctoPre 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 WORD 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.
