Thanks for taking the time to create this! Rest assured, we have plans to replace the plastic bag that's supplied in the box, with a recyclable alternative in the near future.

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate you watching! I was mostly kidding, you guys do a better job on packaging than most manufacturers!

@Alex_Martz

2 жыл бұрын

Please create an interface with footswitches in a pedal form factor!, like the failed Xsonic Xtone series or ToneShifter Mega

@keisaboru1155

2 жыл бұрын

What if there is no future tho ;3333

@marcvanheugten9472

Жыл бұрын

@@Alex_Martz and able to connect to Android by usb-c

@MichaelFG

Жыл бұрын

Mine says no hardware detected.... Tried troubleshoot got nothing

As a newbie, the Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen meets my needs musically, financially and aesthetically (looks cool peeking out from below my computer monitor). It makes me look (and feel) like I know what I'm doing. Never knew $100 could buy confidence and encouragement. Now if I could just find a talent generator for my setup.

@RetroPlus

2 жыл бұрын

That is spot on

@FluidITGuy

2 жыл бұрын

OK. Didn't know ppl need to feel like they know what they are doing.

@jakeblair8876

Жыл бұрын

Same I use one as well

By far the best review out there on the solo, and that full mix though! 🤝👍

Thanx Patrick for the review. I went the solo route just for use with amp software works great, I am sure thunderbolt will be faster but this just works. I spent way too much time reading the comments, we are lucky we have the options we do. I definitely believe the solo headphone amp sounds better than my 424. 🤓👍

As a beginner, I found this video very helpful and informative. Thanks.

I've been weighing whether to purchase one of these. Your pitch was persuasive. Thx much.

I´ve just bought the Scarlett 4i4 yesterday. I´m very happy. The sound quality , the construction materials, all the software included... Simply perfect and it is so beatiful... I love it!!

I got the 18i20 and it’s been wonderful. Plenty of inputs and ADAT compatibility if my GAS gets out of hand. The two headphone outputs are great for mixing with my open back and closed headphones. I’ve got 2 sets of studio monitors and room for more.

My bro kindly gifted me a Focusrite recently for my new iPadPro and it’s bloody brilliant. It was so easy to plug into GarageBand and ping: it immediately took the signal from my SM58 just for a “One, two!” test. Gorgeous sound just off the SM58. Zero latency. Zero worries.

We're living in a time where anyone can have access to pro level recording for less than £100, it's amazing

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@rodakjones7574

2 жыл бұрын

Not including the price of a laptop, internet access, a midi controller, instruments, instrument accessories, and microphones, plus the time to do it...

@flaekingr5109

2 жыл бұрын

@@rodakjones7574 Have-not eh? Well, have-not, most people have a computer already, internet access too (even from a phone) and musos USUALLY have the instrument that they, ya know, play? Time? Is it for funsies or for money? Grown-ups usually get pretty good at devoting what time they can to the things they want to do after the things they need to do get done. But yeah, boo-hoo you can't get everything neatly wrapped in an entire bundle I suppose.

@TheRedRaven_

Жыл бұрын

@@flaekingr5109 You're right, most people have pretty powerful computers these days and I so happen to be one of them. Found out about amp sims and other cool things you can do on a PC these days so I picked up my old guitar and bought this audio interface. I sold all my old equipment (pedals, amps) so this was the perfect solution to get back into guitar and this time, actually record some riffs!! Hell even back in the day (2008) I was using a computer to play anyway for tabs and Guitar Pro (which was amazing software for the time).

@corm1000

5 ай бұрын

Someone said in another video that the focus rate could be dangerous, in terms of electrical issues or issues involving grounding, is this true?

I thought about this one but ended up getting the Mackie Producer 2*2, since I wanted MIDI ports too. About the same price for two combo input preamps, very happy so far.

I have the soloV2 that ive had a few years and it's been great piece of kit. Especially when you want to record on the go.

Scarlet! Solo! Scarlet! Solo! SCAAAAARRRrrrrrr LEEEeeeettt SOOOLOooooo-uhhh! Genuinely been singing this all morning! 😂

@NikolaTomic

4 ай бұрын

Hehe I "noticed" that too :) Well done :)

I've got the Steinberg UR12 which seems to be the same thing. Required interface that I've used with iOS and now the Mac. Flawless.

Great video, thanks for putting these in depth looks for us! I’m on the hunt for my first interface and I’m highly considering the Solo, Evo 4 and the M-Audio air/4. I’m pretty much exclusive to iPad creation at this point and just wondering your opinion as to which of the 3 is better suited for iPad/GarageBand production? I’ve also watched your Evo 4 video which is why I’m considering it. Thanks for your time! 🤘🏼

I have the basic Steinberg UR12 and have had it for years and I love the thing. I do love those buttons that light up on this one. Maybe next time. Great review my friend.

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with the UR12, it’s also a great interface 👍

Thanks for a great video, I’ve dabbled with using an old rockband guitar interface and Apple camera / usb adapter to my iPad Air 3 and it made me want to upgrade to something a bit better so I’ve just taken the plunge on the Scarlett solo 3rd gen - can’t wait to try it out

@TheGaragebandGuide

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

My gen1 Scarlett is still going strong. Can vouch for the sturdy build quality

I have use the Scarlet Solo for over 2 years and it's just a very good solid dac and headphone amp and works great, can't say anything bad about it, it just works.

Bought the 8i lately, no regrets. Great device. Thanks for your reviews.

@TheGaragebandGuide

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for watching!

I just got myself a 2i2. Nice little piece of kit. A couple of things I wish these came with are a built-in USB hub, and optional external power.

mine is over 10 years oldScarlett 18, is left on all day 24/7 and it still delivers, the pre amps records grand headroom!

Literally, right now, as I'm watching this and was figuring out which interface to go with as an upgrade from my old Peavey Xport--the 3rd gen is on Amazon for £75. No brainer right now. Thank you for this video!

I love the “if you’re a musician who is on the move”. Like i am constantly on the move from my room to the garage if I’m tracking or jamming. 😂

@StarWarsMatcha

Жыл бұрын

Haha 😂

I’ve had my eye on these for sometime, need to upgrade my outdated interface. You just confirmed the quality is there Patrick 👍Great review sir🎸🎸

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Rich! I was genuinely surprised at how good it is for such a compact interface.

@teeaymusik9811

3 ай бұрын

I upgrated from an 18 (!) years old Studio Projects vtb1 preamp. The Focusrite is SO MUCH better.

The sound quality is great, it’s one of the cheapest interfaces that offer mono direct monitoring (both channels to both ears instead of 1->L and 2->R) and it comes with a whole host of software. What’s there not to like?

I had bought the Scarlet 18i20 2nd gen. Love it and use it with my iPad Pro 2020

Absolutely on the money! Love my solo and no reason in my opinion to upgrade. For me, it comes into its own with recording acoustic guitars and using one channel xlr and one channel for Jack input. Gives you options to blend the sound as you want!

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely mate, it’s a cracking little interface.

Thank you for the excellent video and great audio examples! Could you please provide your feedback on the audio drivers performance (Windows 11 here) and an example of a latency value with a particular buffer setting?

I got this brand because it was recommended to me in the beginning. It was the beginning of me trying to upgrade my own KZread channel. It was cheap and had good reviews so I bought it. I’m definitely not disappointed with it but I’m sure that there are better options that cost more money but why spend more when I’m happy with what I got? Definitely a really cool video and I appreciate you making it.

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

I got my first gen Focusrite years ago for the exact same reasons! Thanks for watching! 👍

I came very close to buying the Scarlet 2i2 but went with the comparable Presonus 24c because I like their DAW, Studio One. The upgrade to the pro version was extremely reasonable. If Focusrite had a similar deal with Ableton Live I might have chosen differently.

I've been using a Gen 2 Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 at home for almost 4 years now. Coming from a weeny 1st Gen Presonus Audiobox USB? It was a chalk & cheese gamechanger. The preamps on the Scarlett are just fantastic IMO. Not sterile, but not over colored either. Even though I initially cut my old teeth upon the analog gear of yore, and personally experienced the sometimes tumultuous rise of the "affordable" AD/DA interface market for the masses? This interface was, without hesitation, exactly what I needed when I first purchased it. Full Stop. Color me shamelessly "brand loyal" henceforth. Haha! Cheers! Excellent content BTW Mi Amigo : )

Excellent run-down of the Scarlett Solo. Bonus points for the use of the words ba’ hair and sooked. I’m still using my old Focusrite iTrack Solo. Similar to older Scarlett Solos, but with the added advantage of a lightning cable so I don’t need the camera kit. I expect I’ll upgrade someday, but for now, it works for me.

For example I want to run stereo left and right signal into the DAW on my laptop. The Focusrite Scarlette 2i2 Gen 3 fits that description perfectly.

Had one now for 18+ months - though only used the line in for electric guitar - very happy with for the price

I have the Steinberg UR12 and it works just fine too. There's not much difference between these things, as long as they work properly.

Your videos are informative, I'm looking for an audio interface to use my PC as a guitar amp , record and all that fun stuff, I'm just thinking of getting a decent used second gen Focusrite instead of the budget alternatives are the second gen still good for my purposes cheers

Nothing wrong with the 212 3rd Gen, it's my first interface and i love the sound quality. It's a great hardware and very good priced aswell

Still rocking my Focusrite 2i2 2nd gen!

I got the Solo with the Studio bundle, great value for money. Both the headphones and the microphone are much better than what would be expected at the price.

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

It seems like a great bundle, glad you’re enjoying it!

Its very good value for the money, the recordings sound very good and it also comes with a collection of vst's that cost more then the interface itself.

Also worth mentioning, if used with a regular iPad/GarageBand that you a) because you don’t need to plug the Scarlett into the wall (it takes bus power from the iPad) and b) you can’t plug your iPad into the wall either (without adding a power hub into the chain) because the Scarlett is already using the USB C port, you are completely mobile. Free of any need for wall power. Fabulous for recording environmentals outdoors for example. And I find my iPad battery runs for well over ten hours even ruining the Scarlett. Its the easiest and most mobile recording set up I’ve ever had. Even if you have a fancier interface this is so cheap and versatile, and easy to use, that it’s worth having one just for back up and field work. Looking back had I been able to buy an interface like this when I was starting out I wouldn’t have known I was born!

I tried the Scarlet interface but wasn't too happy with it. The Claret was really good for the price though and I can use the ADAT cable to get 8 more XLR preamps from my Midas stage box. I wish it had two ADAT inputs so I could take advantage of the 2 ADAT inputs on the Midas stage box.

I bought Behringer UMC22 and believe me is working well with my SM7B and also I have SSL 2 this what I recommend.

I've got one. Worked with Windows no issues. Whereas the Audient ID14 I had previously had massive driver headaches (and their customer service sucked). I play guitar and this works well with amp sims like Helix Native etc. No chirping or cutouts which can happen with bad drivers (or ancient CPUs). I am sure there are higher end interfaces but this one has been fine at my level.

Dude, your accent is amazing. If I could replace Siri with you I’d do it.

There is a wally market down my street that's selling a focus rite and a swell fret dressing. Believe you must buy both immediately.

Those free softwares came with the package, also a huge plus though!

I REALLY REALLY liked the electric guitar sound demo using GB amp sim.....could you tell us what amp and effects that you used?? Please.

I usually don’t watch videos like these but I have to say you are funny man. 😂 Edit: What camera are you using for this video?

I also use the Scarlett Solo with a Rode NT1 mic. Love the quality of my recordings at such a fantastic value

I’ve got a solo and a 2i2 both bought 2nd hand for about £40 - £50 . They just work great and are simple to use with my Mac

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you got a good deal!

I’ve had an irig 2 for about a year or so.. I think it has a short in the headphone jack but it doesn’t present itself as an issue very often

I had to give up on my 2i2, because I began getting a delay effect which would not go away, no matter whether I restarted my PC, unplugged then restarted the PC, I tried everything. My local music store, miraculously, had some Mackie Onyx interfaces (mom and pop store in a small town), so I bought one. Getting the driver was effortless from their site, and I'm glad I got it. There's no perceivable latency, even under a buffer setting of about 500. The Focusrite, I was forced to use settings to the edge of clicking and wobbling, and there was still a bit of obvious latency. Where has Not Focusrite been all my life?

I got the 4i4 and it does it’s job well.

My friend recommended this and I owe him an espresso! Totally awesome.

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

Here's me today, looking at this device on the internet, for the last couple of hours, and bumping into your channel, again. Gold! 🤗 Is this gonna work using Logic pro X btw? Danke schön , Patrick!

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome back! Yeah, it’ll work fine with Logic 👍

The main reason Focusrite is ahead of competition is because of their control software that comes with the box. You can route virtually any input to any output. Other cheaper audio interfaces and USB mixers can't do that despite providing more inputs/outputs. You can even save and load your favorite configuration. This is a hidden feature that I discovered recently and totally blown by it!

@NullStaticVoid

10 ай бұрын

MOTU, UAD and others do this just fine. I don't think the average beginner that picks up a Scarlet Solo (instead of the other Scarlet interfaces with 4 or more inputs) is awae of or concerned with such features. Rather it probably has more to do with being made by a company that offers a whole range of hardware from USB keyboards to full size synths, from USB interfaces to MADI ADDA converters and professional mic preamps. That gets them in Guitar Center, and has them included in those producer bundles with a pair of haedphones a mic and some LE versions of software. Most other interface manufacturers either only make those (like Motu) or like Behringer, don't make any high quality stuff.

I've got an 18i8 and it's awesome. Used to have a Sapphire, which was awesome too, but they discontinued it.

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

Ooh what was the second last chord on the first demo it’s was SO pretty

I've had a fantastic experience with the scarlet 2nd generation for 7 years

Thank you for the explanation. Is this device useful only while recording or does it help for live shows also.

@TheGaragebandGuide

6 ай бұрын

You COULD use it for live performances, though a mixing desk of some kind would probably work better honestly.

@SreekumarNair

6 ай бұрын

@@TheGaragebandGuide Thank you🙏 😊

Thanks Patrick for this great response to my query. I’ve pondered over the cheapies but I know I need to go for this Solo.

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help Frank!

There are 2 reasons it is so popular. It's been around for a long time and there is a decent amount of brand recognition associated with the red chassis. It's also the interface I most often see bundled with headphones, cables and an entry level mic. Possibly because Novation/Focusrite is a big company with a large portfolio of products. So they get along very well with retailers. Personally I think of the Scarlet line as amateur hour stuff. I prefer MOTU M series. Much better conversion. Or the UAD Apollo line with even better conversion. But then I like features like digital IO, MIDI ports etc.

The kit is beautiful and straightforward. It's not reinventing the wheel.

Hey mate, i just need some help rn. I’m interested in getting an audio interface for my electro acoustic guitar. Seems like focusrite solo might be a good choice. But my concern is will i be able to use apps like ampli tube or tonebridge with my electro acoustic guitar with this audio interface on my ipad pro to achieve the effects? Since most of the time I’m able to see people doing them on electric guitars only. As well as if I’m using the focusrite solo with the ipad pro by chance the effects do work on electro acoustic guitar, where will the audio be projected? Through my ipad speakers or do i need an amp or external inputs to hear them? Thanks in advance to whoever replying my question.

I’m still rocking the 6i6 1st gen!

My homie made professional quality music with this like 8-9 years ago. I recently bought 1, and it’s pretty dope. Especially the air button

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! It’s definitely a decent bit of kit.

I love it. Really.

Thank you sir!

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching sir! 👍

Can you use your iPad speaker as monitor when you're recording an eletric guitar (Does sound come out of your iPad?)

Hi, first of all thanks for the great review. I am slightly confused tbh as I do make music and usually I use my mixer. Synthesizers plugged in by left and right stereo jack to the mixer. But this box only seems to ha e one input jack. I would not be happy with mono sound. So don't understand why other people are. I have heard my synths plugged in by one jack and it certainly sounds better with two plugged in.. so I don't understand why there is only one input for a jack plug not stereo. Also I never used this XLR connection before. Would that be a better way to connect things up than jack plugs? I usually use a USB box type device to ply rca cable from the mixer to this thing and USB from this small audio device box to the pc. It sounds not bad at all. But wondering maybe I should be using XLR instead and maybe benefit me to buy one of these scarlet solo things. But as said I don't want to just plug one jack plug. As sometimes I use pan on mixer and that will be ruined by only plugging one jack plug.

Spent all my money on an iPad Pro M1, and the attendant hub/dock (Belkin F4U095 - both are pre-owned items). I already had a jam guitar interface, and had bought a MIDI interface iRig make. Because of this, I have struggled to find a use for this type of interface, that everyone buys! I know this particular one does not have MIDI, but I mean the ‘big brother’ ones you showed alongside. I considered carefully what money should be spent on and came to the conclusion, that with a qwerty keyboard (wired of course, for instant connection to iPad), and a USB hub, and a backup drive, and a speaker output needed, and the need for ‘thru power’ (only a single Thunderbolt connection on this M1 iPad), it became a logical inevitability I’d buy the Belkin dock, before any interface. So even though I solely buy my iPad Pros based on music creation, I still opted for an organically-grown couple of single-purpose interfaces and in the end a Thunderbolt Dock to act as my interconnection rather than a Scarlett type device. In other words, I realised, the IT side of it had to be attended to, as it facilitates backups and provides most of the I/O that a Scarlett would. There are however, tiny niche aspects I cannot resolve, but I accept these: I cannot record stereo music tracks into GarageBand, that Apple Corp and Sony UMG wouldn’t like me to (!); and I cannot easily make my actual iPad Pro M1 speakers be used, without unplugging the single connection there is, out of it (a pukka Thunderbolt cable 20/40Gbps the customary short length). These are shortcomings I live with - I can record music tracks in mono into GarageBand, and I can use earbuds or my big busker speaker/amp combo (QTX) which has the necessary electronics to turn my stereo output of the Belkin dock, into a mono, summed properly inside of it. If you have ever tried just using cables, you will have heard it’s like the track has been ‘remixed’ and this is a well-known thing, if proper ‘summing’ is not deployed in turning stereo to mono. Technically of course, every mono mix is a different mix to a stereo one anyway, as many of this community will be aware. So, these interfaces like the Scarlett, I have looked at - and even bought a 2i4 one brand new when it was a thing, but never pulled it out of the polybag. In the end, computer technology and music technology, are so intertwined in the modern way to make music - whether we choose to make ‘modern music’ or older generations of music is another matter - there is a blurring of exactly where audio signals are better or needed, instead of digital signals as opposed to digital audio per se. I struggled for the immediate week after I bought the used M1 iPad, before wrestling the concept to the ground that I MUST purchase a suitable hub or dock. I further wrestled with the research of which one - and no surprise, settled on the Belkin brand who make lots of Mac-compatible hubs/docks. Tip: do not buy the ones they say are ALSO PC compatible, they have some glitches with Apple devices! Focus, right?! One product, one job, it has to work, or you hand it back. It’s so odd, that it takes Belkin to be the best here, because they too are California based. what happened to the Global Village. Somehow, being almost next door to Apple DOES mean your kit suits it better! I think, they must talk a lot about work at these cool Cali bars. Thanks Patrick, for the demo and overview. I liked the Scarlett jangle.

Yup, I went for the Solo as well ; as a package with a mic, stand and phones (though not 100% content with the Sure PGA48 mic and might upgrade to a Rode)

@robinmjones6197

2 жыл бұрын

@Yippee Skippy alright alright, point taken!

Focusrite rules!!! I haven’t looked back since my 2i2 🤘🏻

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Nice one!

I went for the Presonus bundle, I’m very happy with it although I have never tried anything else PreSonus AudioBox iTwo Studio Bundle, interface, microphone, headphones & monitors with software including Studio One Artist, Ableton Live Lite DAW and more for recording, streaming and podcasting £170

This is undoubtedly a great interface. Unfortunately, the lack of independent volume controls for the headphones and monitors means that you have to disconnect the monitors when using headphones for recording. If this is an issue, then the 2i2 would be a better bet. Otherwise highly recommended.

@KenTeel

2 жыл бұрын

... yes, lousy headphone control, only one XLR input, only one choice of output connector types, no MIDI capability. But, you do get to brag to your friends about the brand name..... oh yeah.... that's so satisfying. (It's kind of like owning an Apple, you get to brag to your friends about owning one, despite the fact that you have problems with it, and everything associated with it is proprietary, and costs twice as much. Keep your priorities straight... it's the bragging rights that count.)

@BrentAlanBeck

2 жыл бұрын

@@KenTeel You're a breath of fresh air to read your comment here now! I could on and on and on! What's worse is there even seems to be an accidental result of almost collusion? Where people & connected salesmen are suggesting these things be bought by people who don't need them, by creating trend, just as professional entertainment participants suggest wearing masks & getting vaccinated because of Covid which is understandable for global health & people! It's not understandable for selling everyone, just as many, new focus rite "interfaces." "Mastering" is also currently the masturbative Hollywood buzz word of the week also. You know whatever company that is suggesting mastering is and has been a normal part of a garage amateur recording set ups as to normalize it, thus shaming those who don't purchase it at this date. Good work if you can get it? Everyone wants major label quality but affording it is why it's only available by multinational record company corporations! Music makers are now being told their music is low quality so someone else can sell them supposed higher quality recording equipment. It's why antitrust laws exist, when company's act like this. It's bad of companies to act this way. Period.

@KenTeel

2 жыл бұрын

​@@BrentAlanBeck Interesting stuff, Brent. Thanks for the reply. Long live good quality homemade. Everything doesn't have to sound slick and homogenized. Old recordings from the 30s and 40s are still being listened to. Some of them were done on wire recorders. They still are listenable, and display soulfulness in what the musicians/singers were doing. Down with the herd instinct. Do your thing. Be unique.

@BrentAlanBeck

2 жыл бұрын

@@KenTeel Yes and thank you likewise! You're exactly right. All in life is fact or opinion, art involves a lot of opinion. You show experience upon your own behalf and I simply recognized where you're coming from! I stride with everything you say. Rockband's smarty-pants re-comment below proving my point? For more education of anyone or everyone, "are cassette deck rms per channel, vu meters showing 0 then red 3 and red 6, the same as some of these videos from twenty year old currently showing zero as being the only acceptable top end meter? I realized last night the focusrite is double 96khz so that's worthy of note because I do favor to my ear years ago 32bit WAV mixdowns being better than 24 or 16, and many may debate but I think that's where any questions about quality are answered. I am in a situation now, where there are a FEW things going on. I cannot see my comment you call interesting and I don't know why, but focusrite being compared to Apple hysteria fits perfectly! I am having other separate companies say I need to buy the focusrite if I want to work with them and that the hysteria part, stopped only by monopoly laws. Not to mention people bearing false witness saying, "you've recorded & mixed your song & then had it mastered." Trying to act like something had been normal all along when it NEVER actually was normal. I see right now on KZread many going to mastering colleges and then claiming they're producers. I wonder if that's, credible? I worked next to major label artists and for twenty year old KZread class people to say that they know what they're doing is well again untrue? False witness? I have Filtertron pickups twenty year old claims I "clipped" signal I say, nooooo, filtertrons run hot, it's their famous fuzzy sound. Nothing is clipped, but I have to have these arguments with twenty year old know it all's, that have also started to act out discrimination against those they simply don't like. So the focusrite is not a cure-all automatic road to success and too many may be saying it is? Seems the industry is possibly colluding in order to sell new equipment if you consider in total only a few of the things I mention, that have only occurred in the recent six months or so. Focusrite is not a cure-all neither was Apple. If newly the subject of recording was put forth in a way that's not so ultimatum-ish I'd be more receptive but kids are putting forth things that are inaccurate to sell equipment, a lot of equipment, and a lot of equipment, quickly. So MELLOW out, step back from focusrite is the only acceptable way to distribute music and the public will not be so cynical as plainly seeing what they're obviously up to? Haste makes waste in the purchase world. So again thanks, glad you recognized what I had also.

@rodakjones7574

2 жыл бұрын

@@KenTeel all that really matters is the quality of the preamp and its a good one. All the other stuff can be worked around. And why would you want to run a midi device thru a preamp anyway?

I’m looking for something small and compact can I can use for KZread live streaming would this fit the bill or do I need Maxwell?

I've got a bunch of interfaces. My studio has a nice, rather high-end Metric Halo. My live and streaming rigs live and die by the Focusrite Scarletts - the 18i20 and a 2i2. They just work, are cheap, easy to get, and can handle a ton of abuse. I've dragged my 18i20 all over the place and smacked it around in a variety of clubs and bars and baggage claims and it just keeps going. It's just...handy.

Is the instrument connection stereo? I'm looking for something to record a keyboard or electronic drums with that can handle the stereo output of those line level audio devices.

do you think the metal panel helps with wireless interference? I've been using a USB microphone and a cassette to mp3 recorder , they both love recording crackling from my router's wifi signals

My focusrite 2i4 had a spurious burst of static every time the volume knob was used. The company tried to pretend there was something wrong with my setup. I bought another make, installed it the same way and have not had a problem since.

Do you have any advice on how to get my PC to recognize this device? I cannot get it to be recognized by my USB ports. I have contacted support and tried all their suggestions (disabling antivirus, for example) - they said it was a hardware problem so I bought another and the problem still remains. Thank you for any help you may have to offer.

Referencing Captain Planet is an auto like no matter the rest of the content. But still, good content as always, especially for beginners!

I have a 2i2, 2nd gen. I picked it over the Behrenger mostly because it was red. That matters more then you might think.

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Red ones go faster I hear.

@lioncurlew

5 ай бұрын

The Devil's Colour!

If I use this will it improve in background noise removal?

Mine has served me very well

Are you playing the intro to the song “Take it easy” by the eagles in demo and b ? 😂

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

Not intentionally!

Subbed at Captain Planet!

dont go behringer if your expecting sound quality, sure i can throw the thing against the wall and it still works but i prefer my focusrite especially since i play a single coil guitar

I don't use mine for creation. Use mine for webex and zoom meetings because computer audio is garbage. Connect my condenser large Diaphragm Microphone and Phantom power the air mode and have the unit install, done. Works great. Perfect on the go too. Fits in the computer bag along with Microphone and cable boom arm to desk and clamp. One man show in bag along with my Sony a6400 and monopod hdmi to usb video converter and all set. Focusrite always works, sounds reasonably well, and easy on the budget. Perfect for on the go professionals looking for better sound in a small reliable package.

Was going to buy an Audient interface, but I’ve heard so many things about issues with Windows. Went with this instead and it’s well worth it for the price tag.

do you think it will work on an Electronic drum? Thanks

Hi ,I have scarlett solo, and its not working in amplitube , theres sound output when playing on normal apps like youtube when im trying the intrument like for guitar theres no output,I have already selected asio and the focusrite as input and output and no sound still coming out from guitar

I always run my hand over mine out of habit because it sits under a lamp and it always looks like there is a thick layer of dust on it from the factory finish.

Get a used Focusrite 8 pre x.....I have one, and it’s almost on par with my Red.....seriously, it’s very good....

Have been running my Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen with Garageband on my M1 Mini with great results apart from one glitch. Waves Clarity VX seems to clash with the Scarlett somehow causing sample errors on Garageband rendering Clarity useless. It works when the Scarlett is not plugged in on the mac mini speaker fine. Similarly, no issues with sample rate when Clarity plugin not engaged. Waves and Focusrite tech support each blame the other. I'd be interested to know if you can detect the same error on your setup....

@nathanielh8239

2 жыл бұрын

I ran into the same issue. Haven't found a solution but I did find a work around which is to use audacity to record. You just have to add the plug in manually

I have the scarlet audio interface already but struggling with recording software. I’m using a windows pc and don’t know how I can get any recording softwares even for free.

Not everyone! I've had the U-Phoria UMC22 for a year or so, and I'm very pleased with it. Mind you, I am no David Gilmour, I don't need layers upon layers of guitars to accomplish my sound... But I guess I kinda could do that with this interface. Yes, I guess I could.

I was debating between a Motu and Focusrite 2 years ago. Ended up with a Motu M2. Then upgraded to SSL 2+ last year. :)

@TheGaragebandGuide

2 жыл бұрын

I was a staunch Focusrite user until I upgraded to the M2 - how does the SSL compare?

@dafingaz

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGaragebandGuide I like the SSL brand (so I'm biased LOL). I haven't done a side by side comparison, but I've been using the SSL exclusively since I got it. 😂

@ssef3232

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGaragebandGuide the ssl2+ has more buttons and offers the minimum for a studio environment