Applies to all Focusrite Interfaces
Loopback allows you to record any audio mix back into your DAW/recording app. This could be the audio output of another software application, useful for recording video calls and podcasts, for example, or an entire monitor mix including analogue or digital inputs mixed with any playback signals that you wish to capture in your DAW/recording app.
Loopback uses virtual inputs, which have no physical connectors on the hardware interface itself, but
may be selected in your DAW/recording app as signal sources for recording in the same way as any other input channel.
Loopback is featured on the following Focusrite audio interfaces. Click on your interface to learn how to use Loopback in it's Control Software.
| Product | Loopback Supported? |
|---|---|
| ISA C8X | YES |
| Scarlett 4th Generation | YES |
| Scarlett 3rd Generation | YES - Scarlett Solo and 2i2 unsupported |
| Scarlett 2nd Generation | NO |
| Scarlett 1st Generation | NO |
| Vocaster One and Two | YES |
| Clarett Thunderbolt | YES |
| Clarett+ and Clarett USB | NO |
| Red Range | YES |
| Saffire Range | YES - Saffire 6 USB unsupported |
If your interface is not listed, it does not support Loopback.
See the article below for a workaround to this:
My Focusrite Interface doesn't support Loopback
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