Operation Manual

8
The Output section
Let’s look at the Output section first, as this is always fully visible.
OUTPUTS has a vertical scroll bar; if your hardware interface has more outputs than can be fitted on
the screen, scroll down to see the rest. Each output (or pair of outputs if in stereo mode) has its own
tab, each of which has the following features:
Stereo Output Mono Outputs
1
4
5
7
3
2
6
1. Output identifier (e.g., Line Outputs 3-4) and icon – in addition to the name of the output,
icons are used to aid identification: you’ll notice speaker and headphone symbols as well as
jack plug, phono plug and Toslink symbols.
2. User name – you can click this field and enter a name – i.e., what the output’s connected to –
of up to 11 characters.
3. Current source – this field will display the name of the signal currently feeding the output. In
many setups, particularly when using Focusrite Control’s presets, this will be by default, just
one input or a stereo pair of inputs. Clicking on the field opens a drop-down list letting you
select:
• Playback (DAW) – lets you directly route any of the DAW tracks to the output (in pairs when
the output is stereo)
• Custom Mix – lets you create a fresh mix of all available inputs (both hardware and those
from the DAW) to the selected output. Note that this option is not available if eight custom
mixes have already been assigned.