I just purchased 6 high performance passive bookshelf monitor speakers, and an 8 channel amp to finally add multichannel output to my HW VPO. After setting up all the hardware and connecting it to my Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 MIDI audio interface, I began trying to follow the excellent tutorial by Darryl Wood (http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/home/view_cat/cat/3/sort/17/order/last_modified/limit/6)for setting up multichannel output using HW's algorithm.
Here is the initial screen I get when I go to General Settings-->Audio Outputs:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e7rp2z3ks7ki27t/image.png?dl=0
Then when I try to create another output by pressing Insert in the left column, these are the options presented in the audio output device dropdown:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/p54gsoz9wnhmmrl/image-2.png?dl=0
Then after selecting the most appropriate option, there are still only two channels to choose from, 1 & 2, even though my Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 has 8 channel output:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/anybwm8uqkpr9bi/image-3.png?dl=0
I can't figure out why HW displays my audio interface as "Direct Sound: Line Out (6- Scarlett 18i20 USB)". In my efforts to resolve this issue, I have tried the following:
Reinstall Focusrite drives for my audio interface
Checked all my cables many times, confirming that everything is connected appropriately
Restored HW to factory default settings
I will say that I can still play my organ and listen on headphones through my Focusrite interface just fine, so it appears to be working. But for some reason, HW isn't treating it appropriately to allow me to utilize its 8 channel output capability.
Can anyone help me solve this? I sincerely appreciate any assistance you can offer!
Dan
(P.S. Sorry I couldn't figure out how to paste my images into the post.)
Here is the initial screen I get when I go to General Settings-->Audio Outputs:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e7rp2z3ks7ki27t/image.png?dl=0
Then when I try to create another output by pressing Insert in the left column, these are the options presented in the audio output device dropdown:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/p54gsoz9wnhmmrl/image-2.png?dl=0
Then after selecting the most appropriate option, there are still only two channels to choose from, 1 & 2, even though my Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 has 8 channel output:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/anybwm8uqkpr9bi/image-3.png?dl=0
I can't figure out why HW displays my audio interface as "Direct Sound: Line Out (6- Scarlett 18i20 USB)". In my efforts to resolve this issue, I have tried the following:
Reinstall Focusrite drives for my audio interface
Checked all my cables many times, confirming that everything is connected appropriately
Restored HW to factory default settings
I will say that I can still play my organ and listen on headphones through my Focusrite interface just fine, so it appears to be working. But for some reason, HW isn't treating it appropriately to allow me to utilize its 8 channel output capability.
Can anyone help me solve this? I sincerely appreciate any assistance you can offer!
Dan
(P.S. Sorry I couldn't figure out how to paste my images into the post.)