88 lines
3.2 KiB
Markdown
88 lines
3.2 KiB
Markdown
# ALSA Scarlett Gen 2/3 Control Panel (`alsa-scarlett-gui`)
|
|
|
|
`alsa-scarlett-gui` is a Gtk4 GUI for the ALSA controls presented by
|
|
the Linux kernel Focusrite Scarlett Gen 2/3/Clarett USB/Clarett+ Mixer
|
|
Driver.
|
|
|
|
## About
|
|
|
|
<img src="src/img/alsa-scarlett-gui-logo.png" align="right">
|
|
|
|
The Focusrite Scarlett (and Clarett+) interfaces are class compliant
|
|
USB audio interfaces meaning that they work “out of the box” on Linux
|
|
as audio and MIDI interfaces (although on Gen 3 you need to disable
|
|
MSD mode first). However, the Gen 2 6i6+, Gen 3 4i4+, and Clarett+
|
|
interfaces have a bunch of proprietary functionality that required a
|
|
kernel driver to be written specifically for those devices.
|
|
|
|
Linux kernel support (“ALSA Focusrite Scarlett Gen 2/3 Mixer Driver”)
|
|
for the proprietary functionality of Gen 2 devices was first added in
|
|
5.4, Gen 3 devices in 5.14, Clarett+ 8Pre in 6.1, and Clarett 8Pre USB
|
|
coming soon.
|
|
|
|
Unfortunately, actually using this functionality used to be quite an
|
|
awful experience. The existing applications like `alsamixer` and
|
|
`qasmixer` become completely user-hostile with the hundreds of
|
|
controls presented for the Gen 3 18i20. Even the smallest Gen 3 4i4
|
|
interface at last count had 84 ALSA controls.
|
|
|
|
Announcing the ALSA Scarlett Gen 2/3 (and Clarett 8Pre USB/Clarett+
|
|
8Pre!) Control Panel!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The GUI supports all features presented by the driver (if not, please
|
|
report a bug).
|
|
|
|
## Documentation
|
|
|
|
Refer to [USAGE.md](USAGE.md) for prerequisites, instructions, usage
|
|
information, and known issues.
|
|
|
|
## Donations
|
|
|
|
This program is Free Software, developed using my personal resources,
|
|
over hundreds of hours. Focusrite did not support the development of
|
|
the driver or this control panel in any way. Thanks to Laurent
|
|
Debricon who got me started on the Gen 3 drivers by donating a 4i4.
|
|
|
|
If you like it, please consider a donation to say thank you as it was
|
|
expensive to purchase one of each model for development and testing!
|
|
Any donation is appreciated.
|
|
|
|
- https://liberapay.com/gdb
|
|
- https://paypal.me/gdbau
|
|
|
|
## Scarlett Gen 4 Support
|
|
|
|
Focusrite recently released 3 new "Generation 4" interfaces: Solo,
|
|
2i2, and 4i4. I have created a fundraiser to specifically request
|
|
assistance purchasing one of each so I can add support for them as
|
|
well: https://gofund.me/ae997781
|
|
|
|
Thank you!
|
|
|
|
## License
|
|
|
|
Copyright 2022-2023 Geoffrey D. Bennett
|
|
|
|
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
|
|
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
|
|
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
|
|
your option) any later version.
|
|
|
|
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
|
|
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
|
|
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
|
|
General Public License for more details.
|
|
|
|
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
|
|
along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
|
|
|
|
## Disclaimer Third Parties
|
|
|
|
Focusrite and Scarlett are trademarks or registered trademarks of
|
|
Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited in England, USA, and/or other
|
|
countries. Use of these trademarks does not imply any affiliation or
|
|
endorsement of this software.
|