Yea let me draw you a diagram of how I run my setup so I can do this with flexibility.
So monitors connect to my Focusrite interface. All Fractal units run their analog outs into analog inputs on the Focusrite. The Focusriteacts like a mixer for all the analog signals the monitors (and my headphones).
The Focusrite and the Fractal units all connect to the PC via USB.
I can pick any one to use as an interface in my project. But i’m always using the Focusrite to control the analog mix my monitors receive.
I‘m able to bounce between a Focusrite, AFIII, FM9 and FM3 with gus approach. I can also just record them via analog in on the Focusrite if I want. Super handy for comparing three units; I’ll send my guitar to all three at once and record them at the same time to compare across them.
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