How to set up a Focusrite interface in Logic Pro

Applies to Logic Pro and all Focusrite Interfaces

This guide walks you through how to setup your Focusrite audio interface in Logic Pro, setup an audio track for recording, and start recording. To learn more about how to use Logic Pro, see Apple's help centre:

Getting Started with Logic Pro

You might find your Logic view looks different — if this is the case you can change it by following this other article first: Some of my Logic Menus don't match the Getting Started Videos or Support Articles.

Open Logic Pro.
Select Empty Project to create a new Logic Project.

Select Audio as the track type, and click Create.
Click Logic Pro → Settings → Audio to open the Audio preferences.
Set the Output Device and Input Device to your interface, and click Apply, and close the Settings window.

Select the first track, usually called 'Audio 1', and select the input you're going to record from the interface.
To enable the track to be recorded, click the Record Enable button on the track (R)

To listen to your incoming audio, click the Input Monitoring button (I)

To start recording, click the Record button on Logic's transport controls.

Recording multiple tracks at once

Select the button to add a new track. (⌥⌘N is the keyboard shortcut).
Enter the number of tracks you wish to create, ensuring the Audio option is selected. Click Create to create the tracks.
Select one of the newly created tracks, and select the input you would like to record from your interface. Repeat this for each track created.
Click Record Arm for each track you would like to record.