When you connect Vocaster Two for the first time, your computer recognises it in the same way as if it were a USB memory stick.
Getting up and running with your Vocaster Two is made easy by our Easy Start Tool. To use this, connect Vocaster Two to your computer with the USB cable supplied, and power it on by pressing the power button next to the rear panel USB port.
The following steps show you what will appear on-screen: these help you get set up, whether you’re new to audio interfaces or not.
On connecting your Vocaster to your Mac you will see a pop-up and/or a Vocaster icon will appear on the desktop:
Google Chrome pop up
Vocaster Easy Start icon
Double-click on the icon or pop-up to open the Finder window shown below:
Double-click the Click Here to Get Started.url icon. This redirects you to the Focusrite website, where we recommend you register your Vocaster to access to your included software package:
After you submit the form you can either follow our step-by-step setup guide, which is tailored to how you want to use Vocaster Two, or go straight to your account and download the Vocaster Hub control software.
When you connect Vocaster Two, your computer should set it as your default audio device. If this doesn’t happen, go to System Preferences > Sound, and ensure the input and output are set to Vocaster Two USB.
On connecting your Vocaster Two to your PC, this notification will appear:
Click on the notification to open the dialogue box shown below:
Double-click: , this opens an Explorer window:
Double-click: Click Here to Get Started
This redirects you to the Focusrite website, where we recommend you register your device:
After you submit the form you can either follow our step-by-step setup guide, which is
follow our step-by-step setup guide, which is tailored to how you want to use your Vocaster Two, or go straight to your account and download the Vocaster Hub software.
When you connect Vocaster Two, your computer should set it as your default audio device. If this doesn’t happen, go to Settings > System > Sound, and set Vocaster Two as the Input and Output Device.
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Before connecting Vocaster Two To make the connections: to your iPad, we recommend you follow the ‘Getting Started’ section above to ensure your hardware is up to date through Vocaster Hub.
To connect your Vocaster Two to an iPadOS device you need:
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iPad with USB-C port.
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USB-C to USB-C cable (or the included cable and an Apple USB-A to C adaptor, although this method may need a powered USB hub).
To make the connections:
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Connect one end of the USB Type-C to C cable (or adaptor) to your iPad.
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Connect the other end of the USB type-C to your Vocaster Two’s USB port.
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Connect your headphones or monitor speakers to the Vocaster Two.
Sound from the iPad routes to Vocaster Two's outputs. You can route the microphones and other sources connected to the inputs of Vocaster Two to iOS apps that support audio recording.
If you have any issues using the Easy Start tool, open the file More Info & FAQs, where you should be able to find answers to your questions.
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When you install Vocaster Hub on a Windows computer, the driver for Vocaster Two installs automatically. Vocaster Hub and the Vocaster Windows driver are always available to download at any time, even without registering: see ‘Manual Registration’ below.
If you decide to register your Vocaster Two later you can do so at register. You need to enter the Unique Product Number (UPN) manually: this number is on the base of the interface itself, and can also be found on the barcode label on the side of the box.
We recommend you download and install our Vocaster Hub software application, as this unlocks the full potential of the interface. You can download Vocaster Hub at any time from downloads.focusrite.com.
Vocaster Two is compatible with any Windows-based Digital Audio Workstation (this is the software you use to record and is referred to as a ‘DAW’) that supports ASIO or WDM, or any Mac-based DAW that uses Core Audio. After following the Easy Start procedure described above, you can start using Vocaster Two with the DAW of your choice.
Via the USB connection, Vocaster Two lets you record all the sources separately, for mixing later, but also has a Show Mix input which is a stereo mix from Vocaster Hub software.
To allow you to get started if you do not already have a DAW application installed on your computer, Hindenburg is included; this is available to you once you’ve registered your Vocaster Two. If you need help installing this, please visit our Getting Started pages here, where a video tutorial is available.
Operating instructions for Hindenburg can be found in the application’s Help files, or at hindenburg.com/academy.
Your DAW may not automatically select Vocaster Two as its default Input/Output (I/O) device. In this case, you must manually select Vocaster Two/ Focusrite USB ASIO as the driver on your DAW’s Audio Setup* page. Please refer to your DAW’s documentation (or Help files) if you are unsure where to select the ASIO or Core Audio driver.
* Typical names. Terminology may differ slightly between DAWs.
The examples show the configuration on the Hindenburg audio preferences on Windows and Mac. There are two set-ups, automatic and manual:
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Preferences page (Mac version)
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Tools > Options > Audio tab (Windows version).
You can find Tutorial videos explaining how to set up and use Vocaster Two with various DAWs at our Getting Started pages.
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Mac automatic setup |
Mac manual setup |
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Windows automatic setup |
Windows manual setup |