NOTE: You run the risk of creating an audio feedback loop if loudspeakers are active at the same time
as a microphone! We recommend that you always mute (or turn off) monitoring loudspeakers while
recording, and use headphones when overdubbing.
Speaker Switching (Main/ALT)
The 18i8's ALT function makes adding a second pair of monitors very easy: simply connect the second
pair to LINE OUTPUTS 3 and 4. After enabling
then switch between your main monitors and the secondary pair by clicking on the on-screen
ALT
and
buttons . When ALT is active, the main mix output will be fed to the LINE OUTPUTS 3 and 4
instead of 1 and 2, and the green ALT LED will light to confirm this.
Note that as you switch between
in use are muted. When
(for safety); you will need to unmute the appropriate outputs in Focusrite Control. Please see the
Focusrite Control manual for more details of Speaker Switching.
Secondary
Monitors
(Active)
MAIN
and
Speaker Switching
Speaker Switching
ALT
Monitors
(Passive)
ALT
, the Line Outputs feeding the pair of speakers not
is disabled, Line Outputs 1 to 4 are all initially muted
in Focusrite Control, you can
MAIN
Main
MAIN
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