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- --- LINKS:
- [CORRECTED!] Geoffrey Bennett's Scarlett GUI:
github.com/geoffreybennett/al...
- My latency measurements:
pad.gieszer.link/sheet/#/2/sh...
- Reference for enabling software controls for 2i2 3rd gen and other devices from the Scarlett family:
github.com/Focusrite-Scarlett...
- More regarding using Focusrite Scarlett devices on Linux:
github.com/Focusrite-Scarlett...
--- NOTES:
To enable Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen. software controls, put this text:
options snd_usb_audio vid=0x1235 pid=0x8210 device_setup=1
into a file named:
/etc/modprobe.d/snd_usb_audio.conf
Note: the exact file's name is not important. What's important is that it has a .conf file name extension and that it's in this exact system directory.
You will need super user privileges to create that file. You can obtain them by using these commands:
sudo su
or
sudo -i
--- TIMESTAMPS (contributed by Joachim Hillestad, aka. Paerox 2022-02-14):
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Unboxing
2:54 How to disable Mass Storage Device (MSD) mode
3:24 Personal information is money
4:25 Setup on Linux 5.14 and newer
7:42 Latency
8:57 Pros and cons
11:06 Scarlett on GitHub
11:17 Misadventure testing with a USB 3 controller
11:49 Verdict and more info
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Audio I/F: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen.
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Every time unfa starts saying "Focusrite" with his judging expression, I inadvertently hear "fuckers" with a strong Australian accent
Sorry or the reupload - I've noticed some issues that had to be addressed.
can i request evo4 or information in regard to it?.......anyone else know?
Let me guess, you were not in... FOCUS!
@@braindeadbzh I couldn't focus right...
@@unfa00 LOL
how's the 4i4 gen 3 on linux?
man, I can't thank you enough for your hard work on this video! very detailed and well explained, cheers man, for real!
I had been considering one of these things for a while now. Your channel is invaluable.
great video!
i was looking into getting this Audio Interface for quite some time now, and seeing that it works with just "minor" setup on linux is awesome!
you not only showed the command, but explained what each part of the command means, making it easier to understand for us to carry out the process even with interfaces from other versions. Thank you very much.
Thanks! Was wondering about switching to Linux with music production and this video about drivers/installation was helpful. I'm surprized that Linux offers even more options to control the device. That's cool.
Hi Unfa. A bunch of thanks for your great work! I will certainly donate this. Just a week ago, I bought the Scarlett 2i2 to do my first steps with audio production on Linux. I am grateful for the hint to activate the driver making alsamixer work with the Scarlett.
Great information! I'm debating between this and the presonus 24c. I heard in a livestream that you have that one too! Excited for the video
I recently bought an Universal Audio Volt 457. It works really well in my Pop-Os install and did not need any workaround. Thank you for your helpfull content btw. Greetings from Germany
Are there any DSP inside like in UADs? Can you use different sample rates than 48 kHz ALSA fallback? Aaaand: What's the latency? ;)
Love these little Scarlett boxes! The build quality is waaaaay ahead of competition. So you'd best pick one up used. Every city usually has like 3 2nd/3rd gen Scarlet Solos or Scarlet 2i2s up for sale. If you're lucky you'd find a 2i4 or a 6i6.
Really liked this review. Thorough on the setup details and focuses on the important bits from both the kernel and ALSA. Noting I don't use pipewire, I'll probably have to carve a decent asoundrc for it. Nice job.
Thanks dude! Unboxed today. Laid down some bass tracks on Linux / Reaper. Excellent!
Your channel is a real treasure trove for the one trying to make music under linux. Many many thanks. Suscribed !
Great video! I just managed to bring back to life an old laptop with a light distro on a 5.15 kernel. The focusrite shows up nicely. I just recorded a few notes with Audacity. Many thanks!
What a fantastic channel! How did I not find this out before?
:o your awesome Unfa!! Ive been using this device for almost a yr and a half now and never understood how to shut off the MSD.
No where near your knowledge of Linux or audio but deffiantly keep trying to learn and your videos helps a lot even though most info flys above my head lol.
I am glad I could help you with that nasty MSD thing :)
Thank you for great review, I found it useful because I'm right now looking for the type of device for my Linux laptop.
Thanks for talking about disabling MSD, that was really helpful. Before getting this interface I decided to try a motu m2 because it has a ton of features and supposedly great performance for its price, but its literally a brick without drivers. Proprietary windows drivers. So yea, that was instantly returned and now a couple months later I have the scarlett solo 3rd gen, and its truly plug and play. Just works so far.
Thank you SO much for making this tutorial. For the longest time I couldn't understand why Jack wouldn't allow me to go above 48kHz sampling when recording Guitar. I know that >48kHz SR is a bit overkill for many circumstances, but It's very nice to have unlocked the cards' full potential - What a truly awful design decision on Scarlett's part, on an otherwise excellent soundcard.
BTW. To unlock the MSD mode on my Scarlett 2i2 3rd. Gen solo, simply holding the 48V button for 5 seconds is not enough. I had to first unplug the card, then hold down the button, plug it in and continue to hold down the button for 5 seconds. Only then would the card unlock. Hope this helps anyone else with the same issue.
Thanks for detailed review.
Just came by to say Thank you so much for the video!! So helpful! I appreciate it!
Thank you! I'm happy it was useful to you :)
I love this video, thanks a lot!! If more people fought for Linux and Open Source like this we'd have a better world already! I've been considering a Scarlett for ages, but I'm always put off by the thought it won't run properly (or at all) on Ubuntu.. I'm going to seriously consider it..
It works as expected, but needs to have the MSD mode disabled, which in my opinion is nothing more than an obnoxious self-promotion/upselling move disguised as being "helpful" that holds hostage part of the device's functionality until you do some work to get it back or install some software. That sucks. None of the other interfaces I tested so far have done something like this.
Once you get through that it works flawlessly though, and after enabling the feature in Linux kernel - also provides full software control through AlsaMixer (that's something I have not seen on other devices, so I guess the MSD crap is a trade-off here? It didn't have to be though).
@@unfa00 Hi! Brilliant, that's great to know. On Ubuntu 18.04 LTS I used to just plug my pedal straight into the Line In and record in Audacity, but since I upgraded to 20.04 LTS I haven't been able to find a way to get Audacity to recognise it. I reckon I'll probably be forced to buy an interface, but you're right about this abusive proprietary attitude. You buy gear and they effectively lock it.
Picked up this interface over the weekend, your review sold me. I was holding out for the new Arturia MiniFuse2, but knowing out-of-the-box this thing would work, just went ahead and got it. Lacks MIDI support, but like you, I don't need it. On Manjaro-testing, fired up Ardour, and laughing. Just works. Thanks for the quality review!
Nice! What about the MSD mode? Were you able to turn it off easily? It seems many people have trouble with that. I am wondering if Focusrite's manual may be wrong...
@@unfa00 Unfortunately, I do not know. It threw me for a loop too. I unfortunately ended up hooking it up to a Windows 10 system and installed their software "as they intended" to get it to go away. I have the high sample rates, ALSA control, etc.. As demonstrated in your review. Also, dmesg output showed me the exact parameters needed for modprobe, handy!
Edit: Perhaps you can install the Focusrite software via Wine, and achieve the same results?
Edit 2: Nope! The installer complains about some windows update nonsense and refuses to install the USB driver. Software runs, but it doesn't detect the device.
This is such a great video. I've watched it three times already, although I'm not even interested in audio interfaces lol
Man, this is a really amazing job, well done
Thanks! It was a lot of work :D
Thanks for this information!
Great super informative video, thanks! ❤
Yes! I have an older 2i2 and I need to get a newer one so I can use it with my iPad. First thing I thought of was "what if I could use both on my PC and have 4 input channels?". Looking forward to your results. Excellent to know about the mass storage BS as well. Thanks for the video!
Thanks. This helped me a lot :)
Thanks fron Brazil! Great tutorial!
Cool, i was listening to linux game cast. And Venn was talking about you and this episode. He told to check your channel.
I have the 8 chanel gen 3 and use ubuntu studio. Never realised I can control it with Linux.
The sound quality is superb 👌 thanks for this.
Super helpful video, thanks! Subscribed.
Thanks! Glad I could help!
Veery helpful and informative! BIG thx.!
Thank you. Clear and works!!
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awesome video earned a sub
good video that doesn't just throw a bunch of gibberish code at you but also explains wtf it does
Wow! Thanks for this review. Even though you've explained each step, it seems like a nightmare to setup, compared to my Steinberg UR22, which just works out-of-the-box! So, I won't include Focusrite in my list when it comes time to upgrade!
Well, this device does work out of the box. But you need to get rid of the MSD mode. And if you want software controls, there's one extra step. I don't think other similar devices provide software controls.on Linux at all. Scarlett devices are so popular, that they got reverse engineered by Linux developers.
thank you so much for this tutorial!
You're very welcome :)
I LOVE this! Anyone who breaks down what they are typing into the CLI is worth their salt. I have been thinking abut this device for streaming and some music recording and this was so helpful in determining if the 2i2 3rd gen is the right choice folr me.
Great stuff. Sub'd!
Thank you. I've been using my 2i2 for quite a while without knowing MSD...
Now you now!
That was unusually usefully comprehensive :-)
I'm glad to hear that :)
Thanks for this comprehensive review. Thinking about purchasing one for myself. I also noticed pipewire in your alsamixer, did you return to it? I have much less problems since the recent v0.3.44 :)
Yes, so far I'm back to PipeWire. After doing a fresh Arch Linux install I had major issues getting JACK to work, so I was kinda forced to use it, but after recent patches I don't experience the issues that forced me back to JACK previously. At least not for now.
Your video is hilarious - thank you very much for doing this review.
Thanks, Unfa for this I have a Scarlett Focusrite 4i4 and was using a Windows laptop to toggle options such as the air mode.
Hey! That must've been a pain :/
I hope now you can use the software controls in Linux?
@@unfa00 Hi unfa not working in Ubuntu Studio
@@martinc3907 Make sure you have an appropriately recent Linux kernel version.
I just wanna add extra information I found on Reddit for Scarlett Solo. Hope it is helpful :)
"In order to force your Scarlett out of MSD mode without first registering it, hold down the 48V button while disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable, and then continue to hold the button down for a further five seconds"
That's a but different from what I found in the user manual. I have tried that and I believe it's the correct way. Shame that I've trusted Focusrite manual about this and as a result I've provided a useless demonstration :/
Many thanks @Alejandro, thanks to you I managed to disable MSD to my brand new 2i2 3rg gen.
Thanks, it worked
This is the right way to do this for most recently purchased products
This helped me massively :)
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Great report! Maybe a review of usb interface and preamps playlist is forthcoming? 😎👍
There's some more USB audio interfaces I'll be testing.
@@unfa00 I have a Scarlett 18i8 now, and can't get it disabled! alsamixer won't run, missing something, and there are 2 48V buttons... The instructions say hold THE 48V button for 5 seconds. I've tried the right one, the left one, both.....nothing changes. Can you help?
I like the mandelbrot zoom out in the background.
Part of the cxxmatrix routine :)
Thank you very much. This will help me to setup my one the next days. - To buy a device without midi and to critism that the device has no midi sounds strange to me. I choosed the interface because it does not have midi since I do not need it (at least at the moment)
I love my 2nd gen 2i2. No thumb drive behaviour, just plain and good quality audio.
What's your distro and how did you perform setup? Thank you
@@WillsJazzLoft I mostly use Manjaro with the latest kernel.
My setup: PC - USB - Interface - done. :D
@@foss_sound So you didn't have to make any adjustments to JACK audio in order for the interface to be accommodated? Or you didn't have to delete some part of PulseAudio? It's evident to my laptop that there's a USB powered audio device connected to it. But when I do the F6 selection in alsamixer I get this message, this sound device does not have any controls
@@WillsJazzLoft You cannot control the interface via a software mixer. It's just hardware control at the device itself.
I didn't made any changes in pulseaudio or JACK.
@@foss_sound And yet, your 2ND gen worked for you 'out of the box'. You're using Manjaro. That's why it appears, at least to be a software issue
Thank you so much for this video.
I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
@@unfa00 Speaking of USB is jankkk! It definitely is from my experience as well. My motherboard's usb controller is going crazy, and I had a pcie thing like u and it was terrible. I gave up with the pci stuff and just ordered a new motherboard. Because the motherboard is a pretty old model (z390), I have to wait 3 weeks for it to ship from some weird place that has these old motherboards for some reason.
Nice, thats an interesting video. Becaus of the software "fun" from scarlet I#ve chosen the MOTU M2. It runs fine in Linux, since it's USB Claas compliant. This support for open/standard interfacing is the reason.
Thank you 🙂
Haven't used my Scarlett 8i6 for at least two years. Got myself a Roland Rubix 44 where everything works out of the box under Linux.
At this moment I perform interactive streams about programming where I reverse-engineer and improve the Focusrite Scarlett driver for Linux.
Welcome to my channel!
Driver??? Driver audio for linux????? Connect it to PC with Pulse and it work. Connect it to PC with Alsa and it work))))))))))))))
@@ToshaTumanov Don't forget that Scarlett is a series of devices. And if you have 2i2, then you don't care about the driver. When you work with senior series, you may need to manage internal mixer and router. And that may work not the same way as you expect from it when applying settings via the original Focusrite Control software.
@@nightlycode4840 I don't speak English well, but I will try to tell you about my experience using "translate". For the last ten years, any audio cards have worked on linux without a driver. Even very old audio cards, such as M-Audio Fast Track. I just connected the audio interface to the PC and it immediately gave sound. I always got the maximum sound quality, better than on windows. It is possible to control the properties of the audio interface from the DAW. I do not know why a driver is needed for an audio interface without a DSP? I use Manjaro/Arch/Mint
@@ToshaTumanov It seems that you have never used the device with internal mixer and internal router. Internal mixer and router allow to get the least possible latency for the device since the signal is mixed and routed without affecting any software on your PC. Moreover, you can set up several configurations on the device for live performance. For example, organize individual monitoring for each musician in the band. The current driver allows us to do mixing and routing but does not take into account the information that original Focusrite Control software stores inside of the device. And I'm aiming to add support of data stored by the Focusrite Control software.
@@nightlycode4840 all in DAW, realy
That all looks very helpful. I bought a Behringer UMC204HD and have had a lot of issues getting Linux 20.4 to recognise it. I can see the solution using a terminal you had for Focusrite might work. What would I put into terminal for that?
Great video Unfa! I was wondering if you think the clarett+ 2pre will ever get any github support for linux (like you used on the scarlett)? Thanks for putting out great content!
Hi! I don't know. I guess the devices are not as popular so nobody was interested in tackling this.
@@unfa00 Thanks for getting back to me, I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question.
Hello Unfa, very informative video!. I'm wondering if I could try a similar process for my Komplete Audio 6 (not the last generation). Thank you.
Hi again Unfa! Just a quick question that's maybe off-topic, but I've been searching everywhere and can't get any solid answers! Do you happen to know if you can bypass an audio interface by directly plugging in an effects pedal? That's all I actually want this Scarlett for, to plug in something like a Mooer GE200 and start recording.. The internet appears to be divided about whether it will work (it appears to be compliant, but who knows right?)
Thanks for your excellent video. Sadly, I cant get Alsamixer to show the software controls. It keeps saying "This sound device does not have any controls"
Hey! Thanks for the video. I have a gen1 2i2 and when recording on linux it seems to treat the two inputs as stereo, which leads to audio only being recorded when to left or right when plugging in a XLR micrphone. I'm using pipewire. Do you have your scarlett configured with pipepewire or have experienced this problems? Would be very interested ot see your setup on linux.
Any hardware that supports ios on USB also works well for Linux because ios disallowed custom hardware drivers
This is insane lol this is why I use hardware originally meant for ios for Linux because no special software or drivers are needed
Yes, this is something that we as Linux folks can thank iPad for :D However - providing extra stuff like software controls is a different deal, and thanks to fantastic people reverse engineering the Scarlett devices - this functionality is available to us!
Well, I've got an Alesis Multimix 16 USB 2.0 which comes with Windows XP, Vista, 7 and MacOS drivers but does not work on Linux. I wonder if there is a way to make it work anyway. Maybe by using the Windows drivers through wine? Or reverse engineering them in an other way? I don't know...
Then it follows that 2ND GEN Scarletts should also work. Is that not so?
@@NicosLeben if device is not USB class-compliant and needs drivers for Mac OS it is not likely to work on Linux
Tack!
Minute 2.45 my favorite of all youtube!!! 😀
HI, thank you very much for this review. I was about to buy this audio interface but... i'm on linux mint and i'm looking for a sound card for guitare mostly, with guitarix maybe. What can you suggest me ? MOTU M2 ? thank you.
Great intro. I have a PreSouns Studio 24c on manjaro (pipewire). But I still could not get any line inputs from it. Wish to get some help here.
As a company, Focusrite ('s linux support) sucks. The hardware seems ok though, once you get it working. Thank goodness for Geoffrey Bennett and his excellent kernel driver for the scarlett series.
Actually the support of all Scarlett 2i2 and Scarlett Solo controls was introduced by me, Geoffrey did good job by porting all the changes into the kernel driver and submitting the patch set to upstream. But he forgot to add support of setting gain halo colors.
Once we will return to them while improving the Focusrite driver.
@@nightlycode4840 Well thanks to you too! I was more focused on the support for the interface I have, so probably missed that part!
@@nightlycode4840 let us know when it is done. Thanks a lot
I remember when I got my first scarlett it was the least fussy on the linuxmusiciains forum, RME interfaces were a different story. Also, the M-Audio fast track ultra was another fussy interface, but this was 2011 so a different time indeed.
@@nightlycode4840 Is this driver works with gen 1 2i2? Or does it have another one and where can I find it if it does? Thanks
Hello thank you for advancing the cause of Linux music makers. Initially, when I left Windows for Linux I was using Ubuntu. About a year after that I switched to Zorin - which I found works well with the 2ND GEN Scarlett 2i2. There were a few minor changes to be made in the audio settings. But there's not that much else. Audacity works fine for what I need to do ( which does not amount to that much )
Hey Unfa!
What software do you use to produce that magnificent sonogram waterfall in your background?
And what text editor where you using in one of your livestreams (can't seem to find it anymore >.
Hey, thank you!
The spectrograph I use is called Wolf Shaper. It's an LV2 plug-in. Very useful for sound design or reverse engineering sounds!
I think the only text editor I use is Kate (KDE's advanced text editor - is that it's actual name - I don't know).
@@unfa00 Thank you very much :)
My scarlett 2i2 3rd gen did not respond to the 'hold 48v switch 5 seconds'. Luckily I could disable the msd nonsense in alsamixer. Thanks for the great vid!
BTW, on my Manjaro rig everything works out of the box, all I needed to do was add the modeprobe change. No JACK needed, just pulse.
Yeah, sorry - you need to push it down, pull the USB cord, plugin back while still holding it down, keep it for 5 secs and you should be good.
Focusrite's docs are confused about this, I shouldn't have trusted them :/
I think I will go for audient ID14 MK2, hope it will work good with linux.
Any chance you are going to review the Yamaha AG06 audio interface/ mixer anytime soon as it's about the best available around this price, And I haven't made the swap to linux yet, but it will be soon, Thanks for what your doing bud, after a couple of hours watching I'm confident most of my stuff will work, not sure about all the ableton midi controllers though, Novation Launchkey mini , Arturia Mini Lab, NI Komplete M32, Maschine Micro, and Launchpad mini, and soon the M Audio Hammer pro 88, and hopefully a Yamaha mod x 8, so I'm a bit concerned with such a big commitment as I know it's going to be a challenge to start but I'm hoping to test on an old maschine first to iron out the bugs, we need the industry to start moving this way before "Crapple" and "Pedosoft" are shut down lol, they won't stop what's comming :-), Cheers Again, Chris H.
Hey! I can only review hardware I can get my hands on (hopefully in mint condition, to rule out any wear and tear). This video was only possible because of a generous donation.
BTW: you may want to check out my community chat, people there may have some experience with the hardware you have (which I don't).
I seems that many people have trouble getting the MSD mode disabled in hardware.
I'd like to know if anybody tried this and if you failed or succeeded. As you can see in the video, I've followed manufacturer's instructions, but I also saw different (more complex) instructions elsewhere and tried them first and didn't think I should double-check if Focusrite did an oopsies in their manual or not.
But maybe they did?
4:50 that autocompletion with history in grey looks swell. How did you get that going? :)
I'm using Starship and Fish :)
Glad to watch you, how to resolve drag audio clip at fl studio installed by bottles on debian distro?
Hey, sorry - I don't use non-free software like FL Studio, though I assume this is an issue with Wine (software that makes Windows programs run on Linux and OS). I'd search the internet fo these terms: "Wine file drag and drop not working"
You can also join my community chat and ask in #proprietary-purgatory ;)
Unfa, have you ever tried to any Universal Audio interface on linux? I would like to know how these audio interfaces works on Linux. Thanks. Great job!
Hey! I have never had a device of theirs to test, sorry :)
May I ask what linux distribution do you use/recommend for audio production?
I am running Arch Linux right now.
I've heard Ubuntu Studio is a great choice if you want to have something that just works.
But once you learn what's going on you can set up any distro to do it.
I used to use Manjaro and it worked fine as well.
I have a tutorial about setting it up for audio work from scratch. Just search "unfa Manjaro tutorial" and you'll find it :)
Hello unfa, great video! I've been using the Lexicom Omega interface for years, unfortunately of its 4 channels only 2 work in Ardour. I have tried and it is impossible so far to accept all 4 channels. I don't know if you are familiar with this interface and the problem I mentioned.
Completely agree about all the autostart/USB storage/registration bullshit. I've just hidden the device from gnome-disk-utility and the 5 second hold of the "48 V" button method doesn't seem to work for me.
Hey... I just bought a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 gen3, and I tried everything in this video (including substituting the correct product ID), and none of it works. Anything you would like to suggest before I box it up and send it back to the store?
First of all: Great Video, especially on the MSD and driver topic!
I've one issue with the Scarlett Solo though: My Volume is very quiet on Linux. In papeaks the input volume only ever goes up to like 20%, even with gain on the device all the way up, which actually causes me to have clipping. -> When I plug in my headphones into the device, my volume is perfectly fine, but that doesn't transfer over to my system. :/
Any idea how to fix this? (I'm using Pipewire)
Thanks!
As for your issue - I don't have a Solo so I can't test this (I didn't have this problem myself).
I think you'd have better luck asking in my community chat: chat.unfa.xyz
@@unfa00 Thanks, I'll ask there! :)
Sheesh, that MSD function is such a leech that I didn't even know it was enabled in the factory! Maybe this would've explained why I was getting audio glitches when using high sample rates.
Hey, I just got the Behringer 5" speakers, they sound amazing, but is that the angle they should be placed? I have them not very far apart from my screen.
I have them as wide as I need to - the most important thing is to get the height and angles to your listening position right.
I really like these monitors, BTW. Too bad Behringer is a company that's hard to like due to what it's done regarding bullying press and issuing SLAPPs to their critics.
Mackie 8 inches here sound great.
Hello ! stupid question I just got this Scarlett. The pc sound for now goes out the computer to my sub-woofer where I have all the tuning, extra bass... with two cables plugged each on my cube sound . Can I keep this configuration? or do I have to plug the scarlett to my sub-woofer ? Thanks for your help. Just to know if I have to buy more cables before I receive it. THanks Love your vids
Hey! I am not sure how the sub woofer is routed...
The Scarlett has 2 balanced TRS outputs for studio monitors + a stereo TRS output fro headphones. I don't know how you'd connect a subwoofer there. Maybe you'll need to use your motherboard's onboard sound card to use it?
It's hard to recommend something without knowing your exact setup.
Mine doesn't do this weird behaviour I have mine connected to a breakout box though. This allows me to plug the 5 speaker studio setup into the breakout box and the the 2 balanced TRS jack port on the breakout box to the scarlett two balanced TRS ports on the back.
11:41 Did you try updating your BIOS? I never had issues with USB extension cards on Linux. So this is just one random idea that came to my mind.
If it was a software thing, it'd consistently not work, right? Not break down as time goes by.
Hi, thanks for the tutorial. I'm trying to get my 2i2 3rd gen to work but it doesn't even show up in my linux mint not even in MSD mode. Would you have any idea why? Thanks :)
he du sorry for little off top, is your music could be found on spotify or soundcloud?
The links are in video description :)
Thank you. Is it possible to make and share deb file to install this audiocard driver instead of github installation? For usual Ubuntu, Mint and Deepin users, not for programmers.
Just chiming in with some personal focusrite latency results. (note I am running jack, not pipewire!)
I'm running stock Manjaro kernel, Scarlet 2i4 2nd gen. (done the tweaks so rt checker reports all ok) and I'm getting 6ms on 48 / 32 - 4 periods and 8ms on 48 / 64 - 4. I found 4 periods worked best for me at least at lower buffersizes. 32 / 4 will run decently heavy loads without xruns, 64 has no problems with anything really.
I got mine working at 16/48000 with a nbuffer of 3 without xruns in REAPER on Linux. I'm using a 9700k for a processor though.
I can't wait for steinberg, I just got the ur22mkii couple of weeks ago. Works fine as far as i'm aware, but lacks any controls in alsamixer. I got 2.7ms latency on 192000hz and 512 samples, with 38 xruns in 8 hrs of uptime without music production load. Should I aim for 0 xruns? Is it OK that I hear almost no (headphones output) difference in sound quality between using this usb card and using motherboard jack? I'm not a musician in any way tbh, and expected to hear what audiophiles were talking about.
I am waiting to get a Steinberg UR22C for testing. They are completely out of stock.
I think for just listening, an onboard audio interface will not present much audible difference, if at all. I am not an audiophile or audiofool (someone who believes a $1000 power cord will somehow make them burst into tears of joy). I would say - unless you can't get enough volume out of your headphones (studio monitor headphones may be difficult to drive) - don't hesitate to just use your onboard soundcard.
USB audio interfaces make sense if you want to record audio, as capture quality in onboard devices is still very poor, plus you're stuck using very cheap and low quality microphones.
@@unfa00 UR22C were out of stock in my location as well and used were sold for around $300, so I bought mkii. Also I found UR22C features irrelevant for me.
And, ofc, recording quality went straight up after connecting even a simple karaoke microphone for around $50, and I can feel the difference in that case.
I'm looking forward to your Steinberg-on-Linux review. My experience with ur22mkii was working out of the box with pulseaudio without any storage devices coming up. It also has a (fairly) long usb cord. Firmware upgrade requires to log in into mac/windows.
You're doing an excellent job on covering this niche-in-niche case. I really appreciate your content.
@@sinitsyn2000 Perhaps I should revisit my choice. I assumed UR22C is "just better", but maybe that's not the case...
@@unfa00 overall, i think that ur22c is really "just better", at least because it has usb3.0 and DSP unit, and as people in the internet say "better preamps for headphones". If there was some information in the web about this exact DSP support in linux, I might've bought the ur22c.
@@sinitsyn2000 I don't expect to be able to use any of it's DSP in Linux though. Wed have to reverse engineer the Windows tools probably to be able to use that.
9:17 in focusrite control panel you can customize it
f.e. i have pink blue and purple
How to do this for SOLO gen 4, can't find PID for it
Hi
Very informative
I still have a problem with the focusrite. Maybe they have an idea
I have the focusrite scarlett 8i6
it was immediately recognized by linux.
Pulseaudio activated the controls.
You can also activate the microphone inputs in alsamixer. As explained in the video description.
If you speak into the microphone, it also deflects on the device. I've had the device so far that the music no longer comes from a Mp3 player software linux from the PC speaker but from the headphone loudspeaker of the Focusrite.
When I start audacity and run mp3 there is no sound... Where do I tell the Linux that the focusrite is using the existing analog inputs and outputs?
What other software is there on Linux besides Audacity?
Maybe you have an idea?
I dont get any further . The device is not defective. It can only be a software problem.
Thanks
here is a link...Where I also tried...no success
th-cam.com/video/rDV6WLL9JLA/w-d-xo.html
Does Cadence always have to run in the background so that the Focusrite is simulated as a sound card? How can it be used permanently via the USB interface as a sound card with inputs and outputs? It was recognized in the system. That's it.
Where is my mistake?
Hmmmmm.......?
Hey, please join my community chat - you'll get this sorted out in no time with the help of my community :)
chat.unfa.xyz
I will try to give you some help anyway:
Did you check what audio subsystem and device does Audacity have selected for playback? These settings are usually accessible from a toolbar near the transport (play, stop, record) controls.
The info showed at 5:41 is not in the README.md you link to in the description. I was able to copy the PID i needed for my Scarlett Solo from your screenshot. So, thanks for that! I did check the history of that README and did not find the info you posted. So, maybe you meant to link to a different file?
Hey, sorry for the late response. I was unable to find what that is, just now, I'd need to check archived production files. I hope it's not critical?
@@unfa00 Your link to the pages with the various Scarlett Interfaces is broken, BUT I was able to freeze your video near that timestamp to get the PID for a Scarlett Solo. If you have an updated link for Focusrite PIDs, consider updating the show notes :)
Thanks again for the work you do! I record and produce audiobooks and podcasts using Debian and Reaper. So, mostly spoken word here.
I would love to see a Reaper vs Ardour vs Fairlight comparison. Comparing open vs closed source options would be enlightening.
Hi, unfa I have just bought a Solo 2ND generation ... At first following your video I thought It would not work and I would have to return it. But... although it cannot be configured in alsa mixer... Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 LTS see it.... And Audacity can record from it. Its all I need yet. Has linux upgrade overrriden past lack of support?
You need to check with lsusb what your ID is first.
It looks like you need to figure out the USB ID with lsusb command
Can I use Pulseaudio (without Jack) to send PCM audio to the monitor out? I'd like to have my nice speakers plugged into the monitor out and be able to use this device for recording, but also just watching TH-cam, listening to MP3s, etc.
Yes, you can use this with PulseAudio, for regular task and for video calls etc.
I am currently using PipeWire, which is acting as a single audio server that unifies JACK and PulseAudio APIs so that all software can use all my audio devices without fighting each other,