External Effects Sends - Focusrite Scarlett

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External Effects Sends - Focusrite Scarlett

Has anyone used a Focusrite audio interface to send and return to an external effects unit and if so which one? i was looking at the 2i2 but realised it probably wouldnt work as there are only two outputs.
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    Re: External Effects Sends - Focusrite Scarlett 2015/08/30 21:20:55 (permalink)
    the 2i2 will not support external hardware effects sends, in fact, even the Saffire PRO doesn't do external sends.
     
    what exactly are you wanting to use external sends for?  there's probably an easier and cheaper way to do it.

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    Re: External Effects Sends - Focusrite Scarlett 2015/08/31 05:25:22 (permalink)
    I am looking at taking the dry audio recording (from MC) of a guitar, playing it back through a hardware effects unit then back into MC. 
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    Re: External Effects Sends - Focusrite Scarlett 2015/09/02 09:15:10 (permalink)
    you can do that without a send/return the send/return would be a quicker way to do what you want, but there's a cheaper way!
     
    record the guitar dry
    set up cables from the output of your soundcard to the input of the guitar FX unit
    connect cables from the output of the FX unit to the INPUT of the soundcard
    set up a new audio track in MC with the inputs set to the same inputs as your cables are sent to
    solo the guitar track if you have anything else in the project
    arm the track and hit record.
     
    the guitar track will go out to the soundcard, into the FX unit, out of the FX unit, into the soundcard, then onto the new track.
    now you'll want to mute the dry guitar track so that you have only the "wet" one in your project.

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    Re: External Effects Sends - Focusrite Scarlett 2015/09/02 09:51:00 (permalink)
    Sounds interesting a worth a try  -thanks.
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    Re: External Effects Sends - Focusrite Scarlett 2015/09/02 11:59:28 (permalink)
    Any way I can silence the dry recording playback so as not to create an echo loop? 
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    Re: External Effects Sends - Focusrite Scarlett 2015/09/03 08:43:20 (permalink)
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    Any way I can silence the dry recording playback so as not to create an echo loop? 
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    there shouldn't be an echo loop.  is an echo being recorded or are you just hearing it echo during the playback/recording?

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    Re: External Effects Sends - Focusrite Scarlett 2015/09/03 08:49:41 (permalink)
    Not tried the method yet - I was wondering if a loop would exist given that it is playing and recording the same sound simultaneously but i guess not.
     
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    Re: External Effects Sends - Focusrite Scarlett 2015/09/03 09:18:50 (permalink)
    No, it shouldn't unless you specifically click on the INPUT ECHO button, which is OFF by default and you shouldn't click it on.

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    Re: External Effects Sends - Focusrite Scarlett 2015/09/03 14:44:01 (permalink)
    Thank you
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