I am trying to make a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 (2nd Generation) work as
a USB audio capture device with Linux. Using the most current Linux
kernel without change (v4.12-rc6), Mic inputs 1 and 2 are successfully
captured. However, no other inputs are heard. The Scarlett device also
presents a very limited set of ALSA controls.
exxothermic@exxothermic-BFC:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1235:8201 Focusrite-Novation
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
exxothermic@exxothermic-BFC:~$ amixer -c 1 contents
numid=3,iface=MIXER,name='ADAT Validity'
; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
: values=on
numid=4,iface=MIXER,name='Clock Source'
; type=ENUMERATED,access=rw------,values=1,items=3
; Item #0 'Internal'
; Item #1 'S/PDIF'
; Item #2 'ADAT'
: values=0
numid=1,iface=MIXER,name='Internal Validity'
; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
: values=on
numid=2,iface=MIXER,name='S/PDIF Validity'
; type=BOOLEAN,access=rw------,values=1
: values=on
I modified sound/usb driver files mixer_quirks.c and mixer_scarlett.c to
treat the Scarlett 2nd generation device the same way it handles the
Scarlett 1st generation
0x1235:0x800c 1st Generation
0x1235:0x8201 2nd Generation
When checking with amixer, 228 controls are now listed, along with
errors that prevent alsamixer from being used. I have no information
about how to properly configure these controls.
I am interested in any pointer to or information about how to configure
and use this Scarlett 2nd Generation device.
Thank you,
Lloyd Dickman
lloyd(a)audioeverywhere.com