Verify that your mic inputs are correct on the Scarlett 2i2 box. Mics should be plugged into inputs one and two (green). Set their gain to the middle.

Be sure to turn on the Phantom Power (yellow). 

Make sure inputs are set to Line (green below). Turn on the direct monitor (purple) if you want to hear yourself live through the headphone jack on the Scarlett. (You'd want to do this if you are recording a podcast and you want to match the volume of the voices by ear using the gain knobs.)

Check that the USB cord from the back of the Scarlett 2i2 is connected to the computer. 

Click the Hindenburg icon in the Dock.

If prompted, choose Scarlett Solo as input. (You may also choose it as output to listen through the headphones connected to the Scarlett, or leave the output on the default choice, which will play through the computer's speakers.)

Go to the menu Hindenburg --> Preferences. Verify that your record is set to the Scarlett. Adjust your Record mode to Auto (unless you really know what you're doing). 

This is always good practice to name your tracks. Name the first two tracks "interviewer" and "interviewee" respectively, or the names of each, or whatever makes sense to you. 

It's a good idea to save now and save often. You can save on the local computer, but please be aware that we clean the computer at the end of every semester, so you'll need to make sure your files are saved either to your personal cloud or on your own personal thumbdrive / external hard drive prior to the end of the semester!

Now click save in Hindenburg and save your project to your folder in the Wilson Media Server.

Save often!

Click the red button to arm the track to record. You'll want to arm both the track for the interviewer and the interviewee. 

Have a normal conversation with your subject, and watch the bottom of the screen to see your levels. You want the mic to be a comfortable distance away, while still getting good sound. If you're going too far into the yellow, or are hitting red, you need to adjust the gain on your mic using the gain knob on the Scarlett 2i2 (see photo at top of page). 

Press the red record button at the bottom of the screen to begin recording. Speak / shout / sing / raspberry into the mic (as your recording demands).

Press the stop button when you are done. 

An easy way to navigate back to the beginning is to use the arrow keys while on a track. Press SHIFT + left or right to go to the beginning or end of a segment.

Press the play button to hear a track, starting at the playhead.

If you record again, you'll erase what is there now. Otherwise you can start recording from the end of the current segment to get two or more segments. 

To give yourself a brief period of lead-in prior to recording, CMD + click on the record button to turn on lead-in mode. A small triangle will appear next to the record button.

To fade in or out, click and drag the small squares at the corner of a segment.

When you are done, export your project to the Wilson Media Server so that you can open it up in Final Cut or Premiere.

Be sure to set the track to "Stereo" in the export options window. 

It's a good idea to use the naming convention YOUR_PROJECT_EXPORT.wav for your export, so you know that's the exported file. 

You're done!