{"id":1720564,"date":"2013-09-11T14:12:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T14:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1720564"},"modified":"2022-08-10T13:55:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T13:55:52","slug":"can-i-daisy-chain-two-focusrite-scarlett-interfaces","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/can-i-daisy-chain-two-focusrite-scarlett-interfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I daisy-chain two Focusrite Scarlett interfaces?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1732120\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.focusrite.com\/hc\/en-gb\/articles\/207547245-Connecting-a-Liquid-Saffire-56-to-2-External-Preamps-via-ADAT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1732120\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1732120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2013\/09\/LS56_Wiring_2-300x160.png\" alt=\"Focusrite clocking over ADAT diagram\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2013\/09\/LS56_Wiring_2-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2013\/09\/LS56_Wiring_2-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2013\/09\/LS56_Wiring_2.png 772w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1732120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Click here for more information from Focusrite!<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>You cannot daisy-chain via USB.\u00a0<em>However<\/em>, your second Scarlett interface can be <a href=\"https:\/\/support.focusrite.com\/hc\/en-gb\/articles\/206849939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">setup in standalone mode<\/a>, then take the outputs from that device and connect them to extra inputs, if available, on your first Scarlett interface.<\/p>\n<p>The Scarlett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/detail\/Scarlet6i6G2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6i6<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/detail\/Scarlet18i8G2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">18i8<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/detail\/Scarlet18i20G2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">18i20<\/a> are capable of standalone mode.\u00a0The 18i20 is capable of sending 8 channels via <strong>ADAT<\/strong>. All other models can be set within Mix Control to send their analog inputs to their analog outputs via direct monitoring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> <em>If you set up two Scarlett&#8217;s this way, the second Scarlett (in standalone mode) is limited by it&#8217;s analog I\/O because Mix Control will only see your first Scarlett with all of it&#8217;s I\/O capabilities present.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having connectivity issues, be sure to check out our guides on resolving audio interface issues on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/resolving-audio-interface-issues-on-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/resolving-audio-interface-issues-on-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-use-my-focusrite-scarlett-18i20-as-a-stand-alone-mixer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How do I use my Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 as a stand-alone mixer?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-use-my-focusrite-saffire-interface-in-standalone-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How do I use my Focusrite Saffire interface in standalone mode?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/focusrite-mix-control-tutorial-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Focusrite Mix Control Tutorial (video)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-install-focusrite-usb-drivers-on-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to install Focusrite USB drivers on Windows<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/im-having-trouble-syncing-my-preamp-via-optical-spdif-or-adat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019m having trouble syncing my preamp via optical S\/PDIF or ADAT.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[56431,122276,122275,33925,55541,122274,115947,52475,54465,53815,56879],"storecat":[],"itemids":[46383,12630,46384,46385,12634,108697,571172,113930,116773,116965,116836,116972],"manufacturers":[33367],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the Can I daisy-chain two Focusrite Scarlett interfaces? page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/can-i-daisy-chain-two-focusrite-scarlett-interfaces\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can I daisy-chain two Focusrite Scarlett interfaces? - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You cannot daisy-chain via USB.\u00a0However, your second Scarlett interface can be setup in standalone mode, then take the outputs from that device and connect them to extra inputs, if available, on your first Scarlett interface. 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