

If you have any further questions please contact us here. The interface will cycle through each mode when the Direct Monitor button is pressed. This is indicated by the green illuminated symbols below the Direct Monitor button. Instead of having a dedicated monitor control per channel strip, it has several AUX sends that can be used for creating different monitor mixes. Such an example is the mixer in the image below. The Scarlett 2i2 3 rd Gen features a Direct Monitor button with three selectable modes off, mono and stereo. There are audio mixers that don’t have an independent monitor output. To hear the inputs you’re recording back in stereo, we recommend monitoring back from your software instead (being sure to turn off Direct Monitor so that you don’t hear two instances of the signal).Īlternatively, the rest of our range of interfaces, such as the Scarlett 2i4 and up will allow you to directly monitor in stereo (see this article for information on how to use the Direct Monitor dial on the Scarlett 2i4).


The signal will also be sent to your daw software allowing the input to be recorded at the same time.Īlthough these interfaces have two inputs, the signal heard back when using the Direct Monitor switch will be in mono, meaning that both inputs will be heard in both ears. It takes the input signal on the interface’s inputs and sends it straight to the headphone and line outputs on the device. The above interfaces allow you to directly monitor the signal you’re recording using the Direct Monitor switch.ĭirect monitoring allows a user to listen to the input signal of the interface with near-zero latency.
