Focusrite Forte Manuel utilisateur

User Guide

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Clean only with dry cloth.

6. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other

apparatus (including ampliﬁers) that produce heat.

7. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has

two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third

grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided

plug does not ﬁt into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

8. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

9. Only use attachments/accessories speciﬁed by the manufacturer.

10. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table speciﬁed by the manufacturer,

or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/

apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

11. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

12. Refer all servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus

has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has

been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain

or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

13. No naked ﬂames, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus.

WARNING: Excessive sound pressure levels from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss.

WARNING: This equipment must only be connected to USB 2.0-compatible ports.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE

COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning ﬂash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle,

is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous

voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufﬁcient magnitude

to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to

alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance

(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION

For USA

To the User:

1. Do not modify this unit! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in

this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modiﬁcations not expressly approved by Focusrite may void your

authority, granted by the FCC, to use this product.

2. Important: This product satisﬁes FCC regulations when high quality shielded cables are used to connect

with other equipment. Failure to use high quality shielded cables or to follow the installation instructions

within this manual may cause magnetic interference with appliances such as radios and televisions and

void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.

3. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Compliance Information Statement: Declaration of Compliance procedure

Product Identiﬁcation: Focusrite Forte

Responsible party: American Music and Sound

Address: 4325 Executive Drive

Suite 300

Southhaven, MS 38672

Telephone: (800) 431-2609

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause

harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired

operation.

For Canada

To the User:

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

RoHS Notice

Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited has conformed where applicable, to the European Union’s Directive 2002/95/EC on Restrictions

of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) as well as the following sections of California law which refer to RoHS, namely sections 25214.10,

25214.10.2, and 58012, Health and Safety Code; Section 42475.2, Public Resources Code.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................................2

ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION ................................................. 3

OVERVIEW..................................................................... 5

Introduction .................................................................5

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Box Contents ................................................................5

System requirements .........................................................6

GETTING STARTED ............................................................. 7

Software Installation ..........................................................7

Connecting your Forte.........................................................8

Input Loom ....................................................................8

Power ........................................................................8

USB Connection ................................................................9

Audio Setup in your DAW ......................................................9

Hardware Features ..........................................................10

Example Application .........................................................11

Forte as a recording interface....................................................11

Using Direct Monitoring.........................................................12

Connecting Forte to loudspeakers ................................................13

Using Forte Control ............................................................14

Input Channels..............................................................14

Outputs ....................................................................15

Digital Monitor Mixer.........................................................15

Settings....................................................................16

Saving and Loading Presets ...................................................17

Restore Factory Defaults .....................................................17

Hardware Operation ...........................................................18

OLED and Mode icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Input Mode Menu............................................................21

Main Output Mode Menu......................................................22

Headphone Output Mode Menu ................................................22

DAW Mode Menu ............................................................23

Appendix .....................................................................24

Forte Control – Factory default settings .........................................24

Performance Speciﬁcations ...................................................24

Physical and Electrical Characteristics..........................................26

Troubleshooting .............................................................26

OVERVIEW

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Focusrite Forte, one of the family of Focusrite professional computer

audio interfaces incorporating high quality Focusrite analogue pre-ampliﬁers. You now have a

professional, compact solution for routing high quality audio to and from your computer.

This User Guide provides a detailed explanation of the hardware to help you achieve a thorough

understanding of the product’s operational features. We recommend that both users who are new

to computer recording, as well as more experienced users, take the time to read through the user

guide so that you are fully aware of all the possibilities that the Focusrite Forte and accompanying

software has to offer. If the main User Guide sections do not provide the information you need, be

sure to consult http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase, which contains a comprehensive collection of

common technical support queries.

Features

The Focusrite Forte hardware interface provides the means for connecting microphones, musical

instruments or line level audio signals to a computer running Mac OS or Windows. The signals at the

physical inputs can be routed to your audio recording software / digital audio workstation (referred

to throughout this user guide as the “DAW”) at up to 24-bit, 192 kHz resolution; similarly, the DAW’s

monitor or recorded output will appear at the unit’s physical outputs.

Audio sources – mics, instruments, etc. - connected to the physical inputs can be recorded in the

DAW and then routed from your DAW to the physical outputs. Forte is equipped with four audio output

channels, which can be connected to an ampliﬁer and speakers, powered monitors, headphones,

DJ or other type of mixer, or any other audio equipment that you wish to use. Although all inputs

and outputs on Forte are routed directly to and from your DAW for recording and playback, you can

conﬁgure the routing within your DAW in order to meet your needs. Direct monitoring enables you

hear what you are playing without the effects of computer latency.

For DJs, the two separate outputs makes it possible to monitor the cue mix on headphones via the

headphone output while simultaneously sending the main mix from the speaker output to the sound

system.

Box Contents

Along with your Focusrite Forte you should have:

• Input Loom

• USB cable

• 5 V DC Power Supply (Mains Adaptor)

• Software Download card, with codes for accessing the following on-line resources:

– Forte USB Drivers for Mac and Windows

– Multi-language User Guides

• “Getting Started Guide”

System requirements

Mac OS

Apple Macintosh with a USB 2.0-compliant USB port

OS: Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) or 10.8 (Mountain Lion)

Windows

Windows compatible computer with a USB 2.0 compliant USB port

OS: Windows 7 or Windows 8 (32- or 64-bit)

GETTING STARTED

IMPORTANT: PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU RUN THE INSTALLER

BEFORE CONNECTING THE FOCUSRITE FORTE TO YOUR COMPUTER.

Software Installation

All software required by the Focusrite Forte is available for download from the Focusrite website

http://www.focusrite.com/register. The Software Activation card provided with Forte contains

validation codes which you will need to enter in the downloads area. This procedure ensures that

you will have the most up-to-date software versions.

Can’t get started?

If you have any trouble with this product

do not go back to the place of purchase.

Contact our support team on:

US:

UK &

International:

Online:

PLACE SERIAL NUMBER STICKER HERE

1-855-24-FOCUS (1-855-243-6287)

Support available Monday - Friday 8am – 6pm (PST)

+44 1494 462246

Support available Monday - Friday 9:30am – 6pm (GMT/BST)

www.focusrite.com/support

www.novationmusic.com/support

FA0736-01

1. Using your usual browser, go to http://www.focusrite.com/register/.

2. Select “Forte” from the product range.

3. When prompted, enter your details and the Bundle Codes from the Software Activation Card into

the appropriate ﬁelds. Follow the on-screen instructions to initiate the downloads. Save the ﬁles to

a suitable location on your computer.

4. When all downloads are complete, navigate to the saved ﬁles and click on the ﬁlenames to start

the installation. Follow all on-screen instructions carefully from this point.

5. When the installation is complete, you will be asked to restart your computer.

6. After restart, connect Forte to your computer with the USB cable supplied.

Mac OS only:

Your OS should automatically switch the computer’s default audio outputs to be the USB port to

which Forte is connected. To verify this, go to System Preferences > Sound, and ensure that the

input and output are set to Forte. For more detailed setup options on a Mac, open Applications >

Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup.

Windows only:

Your OS should automatically switch the computer’s default audio outputs to be the USB port to

which Forte is connected. To verify this, go to Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >

Sound > Manage Audio Devices and ensure that ‘Default Playback’ and ‘Recording’ are set to

‘Forte’.

Connecting your Forte

IMPORTANT: Before you connect Forte to your computer, please

complete the software installation according to the instructions above.

This will ensure that the hardware uses the correct drivers and will

prevent unexpected behaviour.

Input Loom

Forte is supplied with an input loom that connects to the INPUTS port on the rear of the unit. The

loom is provided with two female XLR sockets for microphone inputs and two 3-pole (TRS) jack

sockets for line or instrument inputs.

Power

Forte can either be powered directly from the USB connection to a computer or from the supplied

5 V DC, 1 A power supply.

IMPORTANT: The power supply must be used if 48 V phantom power is required. If Forte is

powered directly from the USB port, phantom power will not be available.

IMPORTANT: Operating Forte from a USB port will place the unit in “USB Low-Power mode”.

In this mode, the maximum output levels available from the main and headphone outputs are

limited. If higher output levels are required (e.g., for headphones) then use the 5 V DC power supply

provided.

IMPORTANT: We very strongly recommend that you only use the supplied power supply.

Failure to use this power supply is likely to permanently damage the unit and will also

invalidate your warranty. Power supplies for your Focusrite product can be purchased from your

music dealer if you have lost yours.

USB Connection

The Focusrite Forte has a single USB 2.0 port (on the rear panel). Once the software installation is

complete, simply connect Forte to your computer using the USB cable provided. (Note that Forte is a

USB 2.0 device, and thus the USB connection requires a USB 2.0 compatible port on your computer.

It will not operate correctly with USB 1.0/1.1 ports).

Audio Setup in your DAW

Forte is compatible with any Windows-based DAW that supports ASIO or WDM* and any Mac-based

DAW that uses Core Audio. After installing the drivers and connecting the hardware, you can start

using Forte with the DAW of your choice.

*Only compatible with 16-bit audio under WDM.

Please note - your DAW may not automatically select Forte as its default I/O device. In this case, you

must manually select ‘Forte’ (on Mac-based systems) or ‘Focusrite USB2.0 Audio Driver’ (on

PC-based systems) as the driver on your DAW’s Audio Setup* page. Please refer to your DAW’s

documentation (or Help ﬁles) if you are unsure where to select the ASIO or Core Audio driver.

Once Forte is set as the preferred Audio Device* in your DAW, Inputs 1 & 2 and Outputs 1 to 4

will appear in your DAW’s Audio I/O preferences. Depending on your DAW, you may need to enable

certain inputs or outputs before use.

*Typical name. Terminology may differ slightly between DAWs.

Hardware Features

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1. OLED screen – multi-function display providing signal level metering and various menu

options.

2. MODE ICONS – touch-sensitive icons for selecting the Forte’s primary operating modes and

menu navigation.

3. ROTARY CONTROL – for menu navigation and parameter control; incorporates a “push”

function for use with the menus. The rotary control can also be used as the main input gain

and output level control.

4. HEADPHONE SOCKET – plug your stereo headphones in here (¼” TRS jack).

5. KENSINGTON LOCK – for securing your Forte.

6. DC POWER IN – for connection of the supplied 5 V PSU only. Use this socket if you are intending

to use capacitor microphones requiring phantom power.

7. USB PORT - USB 2.0 Type B port, for connecting your Forte to a computer.

8. INPUT SOCKET – connect the supplied input loom to this socket. Note the loom plug has a

latch; ensure that the connector is fully engaged.

9. OUTPUTS - 2 x ¼” TRS jack sockets providing balanced line outputs for connection your

studio monitoring system.

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