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# ALSA Scarlett2 Control Panel (`alsa-scarlett-gui`)
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`alsa-scarlett-gui` is a Gtk4 GUI for the ALSA controls presented by
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the Linux kernel Focusrite Scarlett2 USB Protocol Mixer Driver.
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Supported interfaces:
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- Scarlett 2nd Gen 6i6, 18i8, 18i20
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- Scarlett 3rd Gen Solo, 2i2, 4i4, 8i6, 18i8, 18i20
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- Scarlett 4th Gen Solo, 2i2, 4i4
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- Clarett 2Pre, 4Pre, 8Pre USB
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- Clarett+ 2Pre, 4Pre, 8Pre
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- Vocaster One and Vocaster Two
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## About
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<img src="src/img/alsa-scarlett-gui-logo.png" align="right">
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The Focusrite USB audio interfaces are class compliant meaning that
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they work “out of the box” on Linux as audio and MIDI interfaces
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(although on Gen 3/4/Vocaster you need to disable MSD mode first for
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full functionality). However, except for some of the smallest models,
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they have a bunch of proprietary functionality that required a kernel
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driver to be written specifically for those devices.
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Unfortunately, actually using this functionality used to be quite an
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awful experience. The existing applications like `alsamixer` and
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`qasmixer` become completely user-hostile with the hundreds of
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controls presented for the Gen 3 18i20. Even the smallest Gen 3 4i4
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interface at last count had 84 ALSA controls.
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Announcing the ALSA Scarlett2 Control Panel, now supporting Scarlett
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Gen 2, 3, 4, Clarett, and Vocaster!
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## Documentation
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Refer to [INSTALL.md](docs/INSTALL.md) for prerequisites, how to
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build, install, and run.
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Refer to [USAGE.md](docs/USAGE.md) for general usage information and
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known issues.
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Information specific to various models:
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- [Scarlett 3rd Gen Solo and 2i2](docs/iface-small.md)
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- [Scarlett 2nd Gen 6i6+, 3rd Gen 4i4+, Clarett USB, and
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Clarett+](docs/iface-large.md)
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- [Scarlett 4th Gen](docs/iface-4th-gen.md)
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## Donations
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This program is Free Software, developed using my personal resources,
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over hundreds of hours.
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If you like this software, please consider a donation to say thank
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you! Any donation is appreciated.
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- https://liberapay.com/gdb
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- https://paypal.me/gdbau
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## License
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Copyright 2022-2024 Geoffrey D. Bennett
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This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
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your option) any later version.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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## Disclaimer Third Parties
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Focusrite, Scarlett, Clarett, and Vocaster are trademarks or
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registered trademarks of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited in
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England, USA, and/or other countries. Use of these trademarks does not
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imply any affiliation or endorsement of this software.
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