Focusrite SCARLETT-18I20-3G User Guide

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Working with surround sound

Because the Scarlett 18i20 is equipped with ten line outputs, it is ideally suited for use when working

in multichannel sound formats – LCRS, 5.1 surround or 7.1 surround, for example.

In order to route each channel to the correct output you will need to route the DAW outputs to the

Line Outputs in Focusrite Control (e.g. DAW Output 1 > Line Output 1, DAW Output 2 > Line Output

2, etc.).

Windows users:

In Windows, surround sound can only be used in software supporting multichannel ASIO. In most

cases this will be your DAW, and in general, DAWs capable of mixing in surround allow you to set the

speaker mapping up in the DAW’s Audio Output Preferences or I/O Settings page.

Please see the User Manual (or Help ﬁles) for your DAW for guidance on setting up the outputs for

surround mixing with the speaker conﬁguration you wish to use.

Mac users:

On Macs, surround sound conﬁguration can be done from all applications that support multichannel

audio (DAWs & regular macOS Applications). To do this, go to: Applications > Utilities >

Audio MIDI Setup > Scarlett 18i20 > Congure Speakers > Conguration > Select the

desired conguration.

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Focusrite SCARLETT-18I20-3G USB-C Audio/MIDI Interface (3rd Generation)