{"id":1741367,"date":"2018-06-08T21:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1741367"},"modified":"2025-04-11T11:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T15:55:38","slug":"scarlett-settings-for-windows-playback","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/scarlett-settings-for-windows-playback\/","title":{"rendered":"Scarlett Settings for Windows Playback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"Get-Windows-Sound-out-of-Scarlett-Interfaces\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Get Windows Sound out of Scarlett Interfaces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To get sound in and out of your computer, your Focusrite interface must be selected as the audio device. For most applications (not DAWs), this will be done from Windows Sound Settings (Windows). DAWs like Pro Tools, Studio One, Ableton Live, etc. have their own sound settings for selecting an audio device. When using your interface with a DAW, make sure to select your interface from the Playback Engine or Audio Settings window. Follow these steps to select your Focusrite interface as your computer\u2019s audio playback device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff5c7\">If you&#8217;ve installed the driver and have restarted your computer but your audio device still does not show up, visit SweetCare&#8217;s article for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/resolving-audio-interface-issues-on-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\">resolving audio interface issues on Windows<\/a>. For more information, we&#8217;ve attached a few other articles below in our&nbsp;<strong>Helpful Links<\/strong> section that you can check out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Select-Windows-Playback-Device\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Select Windows Playback Device<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>From your Windows taskbar, right-click the sound icon and select <strong>Playback devices<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Select your audio interface followed by <strong>Set Default<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to close the menu.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-gifffer=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/06\/Focusrite-Scarlett-Playback-PC-Windows.gif\" alt=\"Focusrite-Scarlett-Playback-PC-Windows\" class=\"wp-image-1741446\"><figcaption>Selecting Windows audio playback device<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Related-Content\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Related Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/resolving-audio-interface-issues-on-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Resolving Audio Interface Issues on Windows 10<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/focusrite-scarlett-interface-popping-and-clicking\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Focusrite Scarlett interface popping and clicking<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/where-can-i-download-the-driver-for-my-interface\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Where can I download the drivers for my audio interface?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/pc-optimization-guide-for-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PC Optimization Guide for Windows 10<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/why-am-i-hearing-a-delay-when-i-use-my-focusrite-scarlett-interface\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Why am I hearing a delay when I use my Focusrite Scarlett interface?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1745990,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[34329,142660,54726,57492,54907,142585,34740,35491,53815,54282,133283,34136,34750],"storecat":[],"itemids":[46383,12631,40960],"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 Scarlett Settings for Windows Playback 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\/scarlett-settings-for-windows-playback\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Scarlett Settings for Windows Playback - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To get sound in and out of your computer, your Focusrite interface must be selected as the audio device. 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