The steps below will guide you through how to set up your Scarlett with FL Studio:
- Scarlett 2i2 (2nd Gen) USB audio interface; USB Cable; Bundle code for your free software; System Requirements: Mac OS X Yosemite, El Capitan; Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows 10; Scarlett 2i2 (2nd Gen) is class compliant on Mac. Driver will be required for PC. Included Software: Red 2 & 3 Plug-in Suite; Softube Time & Tone Pack.
- 1) Connect your Scarlett 2i2 to your Mac's USB port using the supplied cable and open up Garageband. 2) Open a new or existing project and navigate to Garageband Preferences Audio 3) Here, set the Scarlett 2i2 as both the input and output device 4) Create a new audio track by going to the 'Track' tab (across the top of the screen) 'New Track'.
- Scarlett 2i2 is designed to stand up to days on the road, and connects straight to your Mac® or PC via USB cable, with no external power required. It comes with all the software tools you need to get started, including two comprehensive digital audio workstations: Ableton® Live Lite™ and Pro Tools® First Focusrite Creative Pack.
Once you have installed the driver go to your computer's 'Control Panel' > 'Sound' option. In the 'Playback' and 'Recording' tabs, make sure the Focusrite/Scarlett option is selected as the default device. If it isn't already, right click it and select 'Set as Default Device'.
Now, open FL Studio. Open the 'Options' menu, go to 'Audio Settings' and set the device to 'Focusrite USB ASIO'. You'll also need to set 'Playback tracking' to either 'Hybrid' or 'Mixer'.
You can change the buffer size from the ASIO Control Panel, which you can open by clicking 'Show ASIO Panel'.
Go to the mixer window ('View' > 'Mixer') and click on the master channel. Make sure the output is set to Focusrite (in this case we are using Output 1 and 2).
To get input from a microphone, go to an insert channel and select the input as the appropriate input:
With these settings you can then press Record and Play to record your audio which will appear as a waveform once recorded:
You can then export this by going to 'File' > 'Export' and selecting the desired format (we would recommend WAV unless you have a reason to choose something else). From here you'll be asked to choose a name for the file as well as it's location. This will then bring up the rendering window where you can choose what you are exporting and other details:
When you are happy with the settings hit start to render.
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Mac Compatible
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