On the Go, with Focusrite Quality
The Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 USB audio interface gives you a superb recording front-end in a portable interface. Two award-winning Focusrite mic/line/instrument preamps are onboard, with their convenient combo inputs right on the front panel where you need them, while the back panel hosts two balanced and four unbalanced outputs. The Scarlett 2i4 is an ideal foundation for your home or mobile studio if you need high quality sound, not a high channel count. Start making great-sounding music today with the Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 USB audio interface!
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- Award-winning Focusrite preamps onboard
- Plug right in and start recording
- Powerful software suite included
- Keep an eye on your levels
The Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 is equipped with two vibrant and pristine Focusrite preamps. For over 25 years, Focusrite's award-winning pres have proven their mettle in pro studios around the world. Focusrite ports their considerable design savvy into the transparent, low-noise, low-distortion preamps in the Scarlett 2i4. This is the same technology found in Focusrite's flagship products, giving you gobs of available headroom to accommodate your dynamic, condenser, and ribbon mics on any source, no matter how boisterous. Of course, you also get phantom power for your mics that require it.
Plug right in and start recordingThe front panel of Focusrite's Scarlett 2i4 sports Neutrik combo input jacks, letting you connect line and instrument-level signals as well as microphones. This makes it ideal for recording the output of a synth or stage piano, while flicking a switch gives you an input tailored to your guitar.
Powerful software suite includedFocusrite didn't stop at stellar sound quality and flexible routing with the Scarlett - you also get a powerful software bundle that includes the Red 2 and Red 3 Plug-in Suite, as well as Softube's Time and Tone Pack, featuring the Drawmer S73 Intelligent Master Processor, TSAR-1R Reverb, Tube Delay, Saturation Knob, and Multi-band compressor. Also onboard: the Scarlett VST/AU/RTAS plug-in suite featuring Focusrite's acclaimed Scarlett compression, reverb, gating, and EQ! These plug-ins give you access to the vibe of classic Focusrite studio hardware with the flexibility of software processing. Factor in the included Ableton Live Lite production and performance software, and you have a complete music production suite.
Keep an eye on your levelsYour mom always said to watch your levels. Well, perhaps she didn't, but you know you should - and the Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 makes it easy. The 2i4's innovative halo indicators always let you know when you've got a healthy signal level for recording. If the halo is Red, your signal is clipping, and you should back down your gain. The halo will momentarily turn amber as the level returns to a happy normal - at which point it will turn green. Simple and intuitive, isn't it?
Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 USB Audio Interface Features:- Dual mic/line/hi-Z instrument inputs on universal XLR/TRS front-panel connectors
- Precision, quality conversion at up to 24-bit/96kHz sampling
- Greater than 105dB dynamic range on record and playback
- Front-panel inputs and headphone out
- Switchable 10dB pad per input; globally switchable phantom power
- Rear panel balanced TRS outputs (1 and 2) and phono (1-4)
- Headphone monitor switches to hear either pair of outputs
- Mixer knob for direct monitoring, mixes between source and outputs 1 and 2
- Large monitor level control knob
- Bus-powered; MIDI I/O
- Rugged and attractive anodized aluminum unibody chassis
- OS X 10.7.3 or greater
- USB 2.0 or 3.0 port
- Windows 7
- USB 2.0 or 3.0 port
