I've NEVER seen a more IMPRESSIVE and EXTENSIVE tutorial...!! As a former CBT specialist, the training video for this equipment is exemplary...!! I'm new to the Scarlett Series, and this TUTORIAL is a MUST SEE..!! Yours is MORE indepth and professionally explained, than ANYTHING this company has published, to date. You, Sir.....should be the "VOICE" of their entire product line. This has been a lifesaver for me. Stellar video...!! Excellent job...!! Thank you.

This is the best audio interface tutorial I've seen. I totally understand how this whole thing works now. I'm an old school analog mixer guy and struggled to wrap my head around a mixer less audio interface. Nice job!!!

One of the better tutorials out there on this, at least for this configuration. Helping some friends with non-DAW related issues and they are really struggling with FCS.

I spent about an hour fighting with my computer, backing tracks, and a headphone amplifier to mix things well enough for my band to record live, and be able to hear ourselves. Now I feel dumb! Excellent video. This answered all of my questions I couldn't find answers to on forums or the Focusrite website!

Thank you Mark. This is still relevant in 2022. I've a 18i20 2gen. This has expanded my knowledge of the mixer and the things I can do. Bravo!

Thank you for making this video! I was really wanting to do a loopback. I'm doing something a little different that you did, but the explanation on using the SPDIF out and in helped a lot! I'm all set and ready to go!

Hey man, just wanted to say this is a great video! I just bought a Scarlett 18i20 and Octopre. I was confused about how the Control software worked but this really cleared up a lot of things for me! Thanks!

There is literally no tutorial that better explains all of this in a very easy simple to understand manner. You did such a fantastic job on this video and I would like to thank you very much for taking the time to do so! I will now carry this knowledge forward as I create music and I will only know it because you taught it to me! 🙏

I had my Focusrite for close to two years and never bothered with going deep into the routing. Now I understand what I can use the SPDIF for. Thank you for this video well done.

This is perhaps the best tutorial on any piece of audio gear I've ever seen. Thank you so much.

I've been looking for this forever, thank you.

Outstanding. This is THE most comprehensive information on an interface on the planet! Thank goodness someone can explain this in one video without all the techno babbling. He is clear, concise and informative. Outstanding!

I've had my 18i8 Gen 2 for a couple of years and had no idea Focusrite Control went this deep, having mostly gone with AISO4ALL with my previous interfaces. I actually found this tutorial after having issues trying to hook up an Axe-Fx. I just got learned! Thank you soo much!

What I appreciate the most when it comes to tutorials of that kind is a rather slow narration tempo, which gives the viewer the time to absorb what he just heard. 👍👍👍

Really good tutorial. The best walkthrough I have found on this software. I'm researching the Gen 3 versions and this answered a lot of my questions about what exactly can be done in the interface. Thanks!

Great video ! Have had a scarlett 6i6 for years and as I'm receiving my 18i20 soon for new needs, this little tutorial freshened up my knowledge ! Thanks !

I can't tell you how many times I watched this to finally understand the software. Your a lifesaver!! Thank You.

Thank you a thousand times. I read the entire Focusrite 18i8 and Focusrite Control manuals and still didn't totally get it, but your explanation is crystal clear.

Seriously, you need to get some royalties from Focusrite! This is hands down the best tutorial I have ever seen on using this innocuous utility. My entire comfort level with the Clarrett just increased a thousand-fold because I understand what it is doing... FINALLY! THANK YOU!

Excellent tutorial, Mark! Thank you so much for posting!

Excellent. Just bought the 6i6 and your video got me up and running very quickly. Thanks!

Excellent Tutorial. I have been using Mix Control with my Gen1 18i20 for a long time and know it well, however I was shocked when I bought a Gen3 and wondered where all the faders had gone in Focusrite Control! This made it much easier to transition to the new software, thank you!

Mark, you saved me. Thank you so much for this video. A total day saver, music saver, and let's be honest here, you saved my wife's Christmas. LOL! All the best.

What a clunky convaluted way to sort out routing. Thank you for making the tutorial. It is now saved in my toolbar 😂

I have the 18i8 gen 3. I watched some other videos but was still confused. This one makes a lot of sense. Mark, you did a fantastic job. Thank you!

This is fantastic! Very clear and very informative. Great stuff 👍🏼

Top work! You took the mystery of this software away and now the software makes sense. I could not even find this level of detail on Focusrite's website!

Best video I have seen on this subject! I finally understand!! Thank you!

AWESOME video. Very thorough and easy to grasp. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome video Mark. I was trying to figure out how to record a guitar tutorial from KZfaq, and found no help whatsoever from Focusrite's help. But you showed me exactly how to do it and you even provided helpful cautions regarding feedback. Much appreciated.

Thanks for the tutorial - I'm new to mixing and the 18i8 and found the vid very instructive - can't wait to try these things out.

DUDE BEST TUTORIAL IVE EVER SEEN you covered everything i needed i even was like if he covers latency id be blown away and you did wow

This was the MOST helpful tutorial and explanation about Focusrite Control. Thank you so much for your time and explanation. I'm here in 2022, feeling super grateful. Subscribed!

Truly appreciate this tutorial; your level of detail is incredibly helpful. Thanks!

The main audio/video guy of our company left and now I'm "the new guy" to record our monthly podcasts. I did some testing beforehand and I was strugling to get the audio to a descent level in the speakers headphones unless I amplified it so hard (in hardware) to a point that there was a lot of noise (but not in the recording)... This tutorial (using the same device) is so clear! I now think I know the problem (listening to the raw microphone inputs instead of the amplified and denoised sound from audition)... Hope I can figure it out before my first recording tomorrow. Thanks Mark, very good tutorial.

Outstanding tutorial...! Thank you sir.

That just changed my set-up awesomely. Just got my Focusrite at Xmas and have had some quarantine time to get shit done. Thanks Mark.

I just bought the 18i20 gen3 and had a little trouble understanding the software. Although it is significantly different from what I was using previously, it is actually better in my opinion and your efforts here are very much appreciated, as it helped me get back to work.

Excellent tutorial! This should be on the Focusrite Site! Many thanks Mark!

this just helped me figure something out that I was struggling with for hours... thank you so much!

Great tutorial! This solved all the problems I had when recording with my interface. Thank you very much!

Awesome tutorial! Thanks this answered a question I had about routing - I'd be using this largely for mixing at home but also wanted to use the ADAT to add 8 inputs from my old Profire 2626 and record drums - The big issue with this interface was the lack of outputs! However the main use in a studio environment would be seperate cue headphone mixes via my DAW's mixer. Focusrite really made their software well this time - mixcontrol was confusing as hell but this looks extremely simple. Lots of interfaces have very limited options when routing to headphone outputs so glad to see they made such open virtual routing options. The ability to send a mix of output buses on a per-output basis is a really nice touch. Thanks for confirming this as it saves me a lot of money on buying an 18i20.

Beautiful explanations! Thanks so much!

OMG thank you. Couldn't figure out how to have multiple custom mixes. AND IT WAS THAT SIMPLE! This solves a lot of problems I had.

you are amazing, you helped me figure out the SPDIF loopbacking for my 18i8 2nd gen. youre awesome

Incredible helpful! My focusrite is finally set up correctly, thanks to you!

Mark - Thank you! I just bought the 18i20 last week and am still finding my way around the unit and the control software. I really appreciate your walkthru of the device's routing capabilities and especially the S/PDIF tutorial. Very helpful!

Mark thank you sooo much! Just purchased an18i20. Would not have had any idea how to set up if it hadn't have been for your tutorial. God bless, Pete.

Awesome! Thanks for untangling this software. The hardware loopback how-to was just a nice extra too : )

ive had my scalett for years and never understood using focusrite control. Now i have been trying to add in a 16 channel 4 bus mixer and do hybrid mixing .. i really was stuck!! this is very helpful, and im gonna try the loop back trick.

That was a AWESOME video very educational...THANK YOU!!!

Very helpful and thorough explanation!

I feel very lucky to have found this tutorial. Thank you, Mark!

Excellent explanation. Did not know how to set my Clarett until I saw this video. Thanks!

Excellent Tutorial! Thank you Mark!

Thanks Mark, really helpful tutorial just what I needed!

Glad i bumped into this. Great info and easy to follow. Blessings to you.

I can't tell you how much your video saved me. Cheers, my friend.

This was so helpful! Thank you so much🙏🏽

Thank you for this! Quite helpful, and really quite detailed!

Hi Mark, it is very helpful and crystal clear. Thanks for it.

Best Focusrite Control video I have seen. Focusrite could learn a few things from you. Best wishes from the UK.

this video was so perfectly what I was looking for

Top guide. Thanks so much, Mark.

this was so, so helpful thank you! so much better than the Focusrite manual.

Very good tutorial. There's a lot of meat there for a beginner like me. I'm certainly going to be coming back to this video as a point of reference.

your tutorial says it all. I listened to the so-called best explanation of how Focusrite Control works, and I walked away with absolutely no ideas. Your You Tube explained this perfectly.. very much appreciated.

This saved my life. I had so many issues trying to get my inputs on the back of my 6i6 2nd gen from playing a turntable. I tested this out last night and finally got it figured out!

Thank you - that made it much clearer! Great job!

Thanks Mark... I've just purchased the 18i20 and I really appreciate your instruction video.. Thanks!!!

Very good… much clearer than the Focusrite manuals! Thanks.

Very helpful tutorial. Good work man, appreciated!

Really well thought through tutorial.

Fantastic - First time I have a real understanding of this software - As said by others this should be on the Focusrite site!

Hi Mark, thanks for this video. It's been really helpfull for me, big thumbs-up.

Hi Mark. Thank you. Nice & clear!

Extremely helpful. Thank you!

Thanks, this clear and concise.

Thank you for posting this! I just purchased the 18i8 and I'm trying to set up for my podcasts. Any suggestions for a 4 mic setup?

Excellent tutorial!! I totally understand the mixer section now.

Thanks for tutorial. Helped me a lot with new 18i8 gen3

Thank you Mark for this video. I learned a lot today!

My God, extremely tought me so many thing and not only about focusrite control.. u got a lotta love in there man... thank u for this video...

DAMN ! ! . . . Thanks for volunteering your time and effort. Great Vid Bro ! !

Clearly and very informative - Thanks

Tremendous tutorial.. very very exceptional.. thanks for all of the help!!!!

Exactly what I was looking for. 👍🏼👍🏼

Very well done! I just wanted to mute my mic from the speakers to avoid feedback, but still hear it in the headphones. Also learned how to monitor the guitar without latency. Great job, thanks, subscribed.

Great and very well explained! :)

Super helpful. Thanks!

Thank you so much, Mark!!!! This tutorial is so easy and well put-together. I am pretty technophobic nd without this tutorial I woud have been LOST! So much gratitude for you!!!

great great great teaching. Even better and much less annoying than the official focusrite website. Thanks for your clarity and delivery my friend, all the best.

Very great tutorial 👍 thanks a lot . From Kenya🇰🇪

Awesome bro! and very well explained! It really helped me a lot. Thank you so much!

Great job. I always found that piece of software confusing without being proactive enough to RTFM. You nailed it though. Thanks!

This was so dam helpful!!!! thankyou so much... Solved exactly what I was trying to do

Thank you SO much for this amazing video.

Thanks Mark, that was great. 👍🏽

This is awesome, thank you so much

Excellent video dude thanks for that, there's a lot of talk about the s/w since 3rd gen focusrite devices removed some hardware switches in favour of using the focusrite control app so good to see a proper review of how to use it. You've helped me make up my mind on which interface i want also. thank you!