Recording Using Your Own Laptop

Want to use your own DAW when recording at AudioHouse? No problem! Choosing to use your own laptop has many benefits if you’re already experienced and comfortable with your own DAW. There’s just two things you’ll want to do so you don’t waste time in your session - download drivers and learn how to plug in your laptop.

Download Drivers

You’ll want to download the drivers for the Audio Interface before arriving at the studio. You can safely download the drivers on Focusrite’s official website here:

https://downloads.focusrite.com/focusrite/scarlett-3rd-gen/scarlett-18i20-3rd-gen

Click the link, select your operating system, then click download.

How do you plug-in your laptop?

Plugging in is easy. Just find the USB cable on the desk and plug it into your laptop.

That’s it. Your laptop will automatically take control of all the audio equipment.

Setup

Load up your DAW, and use your DAW’s audio preferences to enable the Interface.

Since every DAW is different we don’t supply specific instructions here, but the Focusrite Scarlett is an extremely common audio interface. If you run into problems just search “setup Focusrite Scarlett on [insert your DAW here]” on google and you’ll find the answer. (Hot tip: make sure your sound settings are on ASIO instead of Direct Sound or System Default)

Check to make sure your mic input is detecting the mic, and you’re ready to go!