I have two of these now wired into each other so that I can 2 people on individual cameras and mics at the same time, and these work amazingly well. It replaced my Tascam 4x4, which was a good audio interface, but anyone I was recording with had to deal with the lag of our own voices coming through on each other's headsets. Not so with the Scarlett! Getting to hear the person I'm recording with on my headset as they're talking rather than even a millisecond later has had a major impact on my recording quality, and the number of times I have to edit out someone going, "What?" The Asio channels means I record every input to its own track and have full editing capabilities of that person's audio without messing with my own. And something that is worth more than I realized it would be are the virtual audio channels in this device. I can route specific audio channels from my PC to my headphones without requiring them to be outputted to a specific channel, and I can even run inputs into my DAW, use live compressors or other VSTs and output them back to the virtual channels so I can use noise reduction and filters on live audio during streams! And all that hasn't even gotten into their midi capabilities! The software has a slight learning curve to figure out how to route audio through it, but it's really intuitive if you take a little time to play with the options. I also just love the design, quality build with red boxes on my desks, and physical volume knobs for my inputs and headsets is terrific. The one warning I have to give, because it threw me off at first, is that only two input channels use XLR. The other two inputs on the back use 1/4" balanced TRS cables. The Scarlett will still work fine with unbalanced TS cables, but the sound quality between my two Scarletts had noticeably less noise when I upgraded them to TRS cables. Definitely I'm glad I made this upgrade, it was well worth the price, and I recommend the Scarlett to anyone who wants to take a step up in podcast audio or music creation. Read more
This item is everything it says it is!!!!! I have already started making PROFESSIONAL SOUNDING MUSIC using this HUB and its now my favorite thing to use while making music......im going to upgrade in the future and get the APOLLO TWIN X but for now THIS IS PLENTY PROFESSIONAL POWER AND SOUND FOR THE MONEY!!!! my favorite feature so far is the AIR FEATURE which brings your voice more to the front and makes you sound really professional. I also love the fact that it it has HALO LIGHTS cause thats the only way I know how to MEASURE SOUND. Don't get me started on the volume. THIS HUB CAN GET SERIOUSLY LOUD so ensure that you are listening or mixing at a SAFE LEVEL FOR YOUR EARS. Last but not least the BUILD. I love the quality of it the way it feels when you take it out the box. To me it feels KINDA PREMIUM the only issue I didnt like is that the box comes with a USB A TO TYPE C cord. I think they should of given us a TYPE C TO TYPE C but thats a small gripe. Other then that if you invest in this HUB your going to love it. Just so you know this HUB also comes with PRO TOOLS AND FL STUDIO PRE INSTALLED all you have to do is finish setting up whichever of those DAW'S YOU WANT TO USE and it can also run ALBLETON. so with all that being said. ENJOY YOUR NEW ITEM. Read more
This is my first Audio Interface, and I absolutely love it. Whether I am sending midi out to my synths, capturing audio from my synths and other instruments, just listening to music, or gaming, it can do it all. The sound quality is excellent for the value. It is relatively easy to use so long as you know how to configure Audio Interfaces and Midi devices within your DAW. The build quality is also solid. However, I have noticed that some games and software can cause the driver to crash, resulting in all output being cut off until I do a reboot or restart the service. Focusrite is also regularly coming out with software updates so I expect this thing to improve over time. Read more
Love the SOLO, easy to use, good sound quality, use audacity which is free. functions well. the power works well with my AKG P220. clear sound quality, light weight. I narrate and I tried this and the 2i2 and I returned the 2i2 bc for my use it was the same quality. (this may be the different case for someone using it for music production). Read more
Great interface—audio quality is excellent. Personally, I think it’s a solid option at an accessible price point. The only thing I feel it's missing is a more common audio output for casual monitoring, like a 3.5mm headphone jack. It doesn’t have one, which could be inconvenient for some users. Read more
The drivers are so intuitive. Immediately works flawlessly on Protools 11 and Windows 10. I owned an Mbox protools 3 And for years struggled with switching from windows applications back to ProTools back to Windows applications because of the driver conflict that often are common with windows and an audio i/o. What I found to be the case with focus ride is it outperformed the Steinberg higher end device? It just simply works perfectly right out of the box. It’s like a plug-in play device. Don’t miss an awesome opportunity for a low price I/O that delivers quality, excellent processes. Read more
I bought the cheapest model because I was skeptical that it was going to resolve my latency issues, but 100% it did. The output from my daw is now 0 latency from e-drums, guitar that were both lagging enough to make recording nearly impossible. So, skip the cheapest model if you actually need more I/O, or get this one if you don't. Great product. Read more
