Multichannel with Focusrite Scarlett

Audacity 3 Help Forum Windows
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Hello!

I am using a 3rd generation Focusrite with 4 microphone inputs. Audacity is limiting me to 1 or 2 channels. how do I get 3 or 4 channels? I thought the Scarlett would bypass any limitations of my soundcard. Is that not the case? IS there a way around this? Like designating 3 mono channels to different mics (which I can do in Reaper)? I don’t mind having to record 3 mics into 2 channels for this particular project, but I’m concerned I won’t be able to invert isolated channels if there is phasing (I’m recording a French Horn with 3 different mic placements).

Many thanks!

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I thought the Scarlett would bypass any limitations of my soundcard.

It does. But the sound still has to make it through Windows, and there are some tricks to that.

I’m not a Windows elf, so I’m going to start looking.

Koz

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https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/multi-channel-recording-in-audacity/15644/1

Still looking.

Koz

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Oh, right. One more important one. ASIO software is a driver software gift directly from the angels…but Audacity doesn’t support it. Even ASIO4ALL. It’s a licensing thing.

I think this is as close as I’m likely to get.

https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_recording_how_to_s.html#Can_I_record_from_a_multi-channel_device_.28more_than_stereo.29.3F

Koz