[solved] Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
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[solved] Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
My first post here, hello
I'm a totally noob with Linux audio.
Focusrite 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
I've got Jack running with Cadence, PA & Jack are bridged, I try to play some music on Audacious.
Here is my connection graph:
Audacious plays music, I can see in it's GUI. However I don't get any sound from interface.
Same with e.g. web browser, I can see in pavucontrol that music is played from web browser via Jack Sink.
I tried many connection changes in Jack (Catia), also plugged speakers to every output of the interface. Still nothing.
On Windows everything works out-of-the-box. It means that Focusrite's mixer is set correctly, I think. Or not...
Any help appreciated
I'm a totally noob with Linux audio.
Focusrite 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
I've got Jack running with Cadence, PA & Jack are bridged, I try to play some music on Audacious.
Here is my connection graph:
Audacious plays music, I can see in it's GUI. However I don't get any sound from interface.
Same with e.g. web browser, I can see in pavucontrol that music is played from web browser via Jack Sink.
I tried many connection changes in Jack (Catia), also plugged speakers to every output of the interface. Still nothing.
On Windows everything works out-of-the-box. It means that Focusrite's mixer is set correctly, I think. Or not...
Any help appreciated
Last edited by kujaw on Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:50 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Focusrite 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
This looks as if audacious outputs direktly to jackd.
Maybe it's not the first 2 outputs that you connected to your amp. Just try to connect audacious to all of the outputs.
Maybe it's not the first 2 outputs that you connected to your amp. Just try to connect audacious to all of the outputs.
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Re: Focusrite 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
I tried to run audiacious either via PulseAudio-Jack bridge and via Jack. Tried to connect audacious to all the outputs, I don't hear anything. It's just insane, everybody writes that their Scarletts run perfectly out of the box and I'm scratching my head what to do to make it work on Linux.
Re: Focusrite 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
I've just tried to set "Mix" and "DAW" in ScarlettMixer's Routing Preset on Windows, but on Linux nothing has changed.
Re: Focusrite 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
Yes! It has been muted!
But why? I've never muted it.
Anyway, another lesson learnt.
But why? I've never muted it.
Anyway, another lesson learnt.
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Re: [solved] Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
The "internal mixer" on my 1st gen 18i8 resets to a "muted" state when it powers off. I wrote a Python script to dump and load the mixer config via a YAML file. It might be useful for your use case:
https://github.com/tseaver/scarlett_yaml
https://github.com/tseaver/scarlett_yaml
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Re: [solved] Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
Does it also happen on Windows in your case?
I'm wondering of it's Focusrite issue or Linux (or Alsa) issue.
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E.g. if I set everything correct in Windows Scarlett Mixer, will the interface be unmuted every time I plug it to Linux machine?
I'm wondering of it's Focusrite issue or Linux (or Alsa) issue.
[edit]
E.g. if I set everything correct in Windows Scarlett Mixer, will the interface be unmuted every time I plug it to Linux machine?
Re: [solved] Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
I've used https://github.com/x42/scarlett-mixer and unmuted soundcard outputs.
Now everytime I connect Scartlett it is unmuted.
Solved again
Now everytime I connect Scartlett it is unmuted.
Solved again
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Re: [solved] Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
Looks pretty impressive.
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Re: Focusrite 18i8 1st gen, no sound.
I use the first-generation scarlett 2i4. First time I plugged it in, JACK recognized audio and midi inputs and outputs, I was able to make music almost immediately, and I have had no trouble. I'm thinking of upgrading to 18i8.alanking123 wrote:I found Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 (2i4) at Google.
They are rumored to be 2 generations old. Do both works under Linux?
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