Applies to Reaper and all Focusrite USB audio interfaces
This guide walks you through how to setup your Focusrite audio interface in Reaper, setup an audio track for recording, and start recording. To learn more about how to use Reaper, see Reaper's User Guides:
Windows
Please make sure you've installed the Focusrite audio driver and control software before going through these steps. If you haven't installed the Focusrite audio driver or control software, download them from here.
- Open Reaper on your computer.
- In the top menu bar, click Options → Preferences → Device
- In the Audio device settings, set the Audio System to ASIO and set the ASIO Driver to Focusrite USB ASIO.
- Set the first and last input and output range to match the number of inputs and outputs you want to use.
- Click OK.
Next, see How to set up an audio track to record below.
macOS
- Open Reaper on your computer.
- In the top menu bar, click Options → Settings → Audio → Device.
- In the Audio Device dropdown menu, select Scarlett 2i2 4th Generation or the name of the interface you are using.
- Click OK.
Next, see How to set up an audio track to record below.
How to set up an audio track to record
- In the top menu bar, click Track → Insert new track
- Click the Record Enable button
(off) on the channel to enable the track for recording
(on).
- Using the dropdown menu, set the input to the input used on your interface.
Use a Mono input if you are recording with a single microphone or a mono instrument such as a bass or guitar connected to input 1.
Use a Stereo input if you are recording with a stereo pair of microphones or a stereo instrument such as a keyboard or synthesiser connected to inputs 1-2.
- Click the Monitor button
(off) on the channel so you can hear it using input monitoring
(on).
- Click Record
in Reaper's transport to start recording.
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