alsa-scarlett-gui is a Gtk4 GUI for the ALSA controls presented by
the three Linux kernel Focusrite USB drivers:
- Scarlett 1st Gen Driver for ALSA
- Scarlett2 USB Protocol Mixer Driver
- FCP (Focusrite Control Protocol) Driver
Supported interfaces:
- Scarlett 1st Gen 6i6, 8i6, 18i6, 18i8, 18i20
- Scarlett 2nd Gen 6i6, 18i8, 18i20
- Scarlett 3rd Gen Solo, 2i2, 4i4, 8i6, 18i8, 18i20
- Scarlett 4th Gen Solo, 2i2, 4i4, 16i16, 18i16, 18i20
- Clarett 2Pre, 4Pre, 8Pre USB
- Clarett+ 2Pre, 4Pre, 8Pre
- Vocaster One and Vocaster Two
All Focusrite USB audio interfaces are class compliant meaning that they work “out of the box” on Linux as audio and MIDI interfaces (although on Gen 3/4/Vocaster you need to disable MSD mode first for full functionality). However, except for some of the smallest models, they have a bunch of proprietary functionality that required a kernel driver to be written specifically for those devices.
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 Control Panel, now supporting all Scarlett Gen 1, 2, 3, 4, Clarett, and Vocaster USB interfaces!
Refer to INSTALL.md for prerequisites, how to build, install, and run.
Refer to USAGE.md for general usage information and known issues.
Information specific to various models:
This program is Free Software, developed using my personal resources, over hundreds of hours.
If you like this software, please consider a donation to say thank you! Any donation is appreciated.
Copyright 2022-2025 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/.
Focusrite, Scarlett, Clarett, and Vocaster 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.
