![]() The possible inputs are divided into streams grouped by source, as shown in the drop-down menu above. This is done by clicking in the box above the pan control in the channel, as shown below. The first thing that you need to do is to select an input for the channel. Let’s start by focussing on a pair of channels in the mix window: With the PRO 24 and PRO 24 DSP, this number is halved. When used with the PRO 40 and the Liquid Saffire 56 (pictured above), Saffire MixControl contains up to 16 mono or 8 stereo mixes. It is worth noting, however, that this section of the MixControl software has no effect on the signal being passed into your computer. The first section of this MixControl tutorial is going to focus on the top half of the control panel (shown below), and how to use it to create custom mixes that can be routed to any of the outputs on your interface. Am I just getting lazy? Yes.Applies to: Saffire Range and 1st Generation Scarlett 6i6, 8i6, 18i6, 18i8 and 18i20 Front panel controls are smooth to use and it’s great to have total control on my monitoring right next to my laptop rather than reaching down to my rack as I have done. Now there are no problems whatsoever and I quickly had PRO 26 up and running and my hardware synths talking happily to Logic. I had issues with needing to reboot my DAW whenever my computer slept between sessions which turned out to be an issue with the (then new) Logic Pro X, but after a call to Focusrite’s very good technical support staff the latest version solved the problem. One final point of note with MixControl is to make sure you download the latest version (as I write, v3.4). It’s easy to select and route audio and control levels, although the latter task is something you’ll prefer to do on the unit and largely what those front panel rotaries are for. And it does it very well, if a little starkly. And if that means using a layer of software in addition, then so be it. If I’m honest, I’ve used it in the past and thought it a little, and I’m struggling for the correct word here, unnecessary? What it does is something that you should be able to do in your DAW – the last thing I need is another layer of complication when it comes to computer music making…īut, seeing it from Focusrite’s side, the company is taking away the main responsibility of the unit – rock solid interfacing – away from the DAW producer to make sure that it properly does what it says on the tin. It enables you to configure which audio tracks on your software are routed to which physical ins and outs on the interface. When you get up and running (now a pretty seamless operation) your software should, like Logic Pro X with me, simply recognise Saffire as a new interfacing option and instantly bring the included Saffire MixControl software into the frame, which is essentially your routing environment. There is enough going on (or, should I say, in and out) for a smallish project studio set-up – say, a singer-songwriter with guitars and mics or someone like me with a soft synth set-up and one or two choice hardware synths. There are six line outputs plus a couple of headphone outs and additional inputs by way of an ADAT optical interface (offering another eight inputs). ![]() ![]() Here there are six physical inputs: one and two can be line (at the front) or mic (round the back) three and four are combination mic/line/XLRs, while five and six are line-ins. Having used a Saffire interface extensively, I’m instantly at home with the 26’s layout – different inputs and outputs on the front and back panels with a useful meter display and rotaries to control levels. It’s not rack-mountable but just light enough to be a usable mobile interface (although you might want to consider the PRO 24 for an even more compact solution). The interface itself is solid and compact – I like the feel and look a lot – and it’s ideal for a desktop studio set-up where space is limited.
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