24bit/192kHz USB audio interface

Scarlett brings professional audio quality from Focusrite wherever you create music. The fourth-generation Scarlett series features new microphone preamps with enhanced gain, providing up to 69dB of gain, and new converters derived from the Rednet series, ensuring a dynamic range of 116dB on inputs and an impressive 120dB on outputs. The headphone output has also been optimized, both in terms of impedance, which is 300 Ohms, and for dynamic range and power. 

With the 4th Generation Scarlett 2i2 USB audio interface, recording and releasing your songs is easier than ever. Two quality microphone preamps with an impressive 69dB of Gain, professional-grade converters with a dynamic range of 120dB, like those you would find in a high-level recording studio. The Air mode allows you to record with the style of a large studio console. Optimal sound from any headphones thanks to the dedicated output, which has been improved in your Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Generation to work even with high-impedance headphones. A complete kit of DAW software and plugins that includes 3 months of Pro Tools Artist, Ableton Live Lite, and the Focusrite Hitmaker bundle, giving you access to Auto-Tune Access, Softube Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555 for electric guitar, the virtual synth MASSIVE by Native Instruments®, and much more. Focusrite Scarlett is the most widely used USB audio interface in the world. Join a community of over six million artists, including some of the biggest names in international music. 

In the Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen. audio interface, the XLR and Jack inputs are now separated, no longer COMBO. The connectors are Neutrik, and the jack has priority over the XLR: if a jack connector is inserted, the microphone input and its preamplification will be automatically disabled.

With Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen, you record with 192 kHz/24 bit converters identical to those found in Rednet interfaces, the flagship series of the Focusrite catalogue, present in countless professional recording studios worldwide. Capture every sonic detail.

Visual level control across the entire Gain Staging chain. Scarlett's dynamic Halo Meter LEDs allow you to set input gain levels quickly and easily with any sound source. Now, the Scarlett 2i2 also features the Halo Meter on the output, so the circumference of the potentiometer dedicated to setting the monitor output volume of your 4th Generation Scarlett will light up to indicate the output level and any distortion. On the inputs of your Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen, you can activate Auto Gain: press the button and play for ten seconds; Scarlett will then set the perfect level for whatever you are recording. 

Clip Safe is the new feature useful for preserving the parts you've played if the maximum input level, i.e., 0dBFS, is exceeded. When active, the signal will be subject to level analysis with a resolution of 96000 points per second, then a combination of automatic analog adjustments, on the preamps, and digital adjustments via DSP will be applied. This pairing of Auto Gain and Clip Safe will make your recordings simpler and more immediate: focus on the performance and less on the controls. 

The well-known Air function, designed to emulate the sound of historic analog consoles from Focusrite, has undergone significant improvements in this fourth-generation series: analog presence and DSP-based saturation. We are free to apply only the analog or both as we wish. Make your recorded tracks stand out in the mix. Once you've tried it, you won't be able to do without it.

A custom-designed headphone amplifier, with an impedance of 300 Ohms and an enviable dynamic range, creates the perfect conditions for the best sound reproduction you've ever achieved from a Scarlett interface. Thanks to independent volume controls on the headphone output and the Master monitor output, you can record, mix, and play back audio by adjusting the levels of both outputs as desired. Even high-impedance headphones will now sound louder and more linear with your fourth-generation Scarlett. 

Connect and tell the Focusrite Easy Start tool how you want to use your Scarlett. Let it guide you through all the software and configurations you need, complete with recording tips and other helpful content along the setup process. 

Don't own DAW software? Don't worry, start recording and producing music with the software included in your Focusrite Scarlett 4th Generation: Pro Tools Artist (3 months free subscription included), Ableton Live Lite, and the Hitmaker Expansion bundle (click here for all information). Everything you need to give your tracks a professional studio sound, with a rich range of recording tools developed by the industry's biggest brands. Get exceptional vocal tracks with Auto-Tune® Access by Antares®, VoxDoubler by Sonnox, and the reverb from LX480 Essentials by Relab. Bring your guitar sound to life with an extremely realistic emulation of the Silver Jubilee 2555 amplifier by Marshall®, created by Softube®, a leading company in analog modeling. Need drum sounds? No problem! Addictive Drums 2: Studio Rock Kit by XLN Audio® is what you need to get started. Synthesizers and keyboards? The legendary Native Instruments® MASSIVE and Addictive Keys by XLN Audio® have got you covered. And when it's time to mix and master your tracks, you can achieve a distribution-ready sound thanks to the exclusive suite of Focusrite-branded plugins and a two-month subscription to Landr Studio with five masters included to use whenever you want. Stay updated on the software, plugins, and other subscriptions included with your Scarlett interface: click here.

Wherever you are, you can count on a three-year warranty if your Focusrite hardware needs to be repaired or replaced due to a manufacturing defect. Click here for more information. 

Package Contents:

• • 4th Generation Scarlett 2i2

• • USB A to C Cable

Product Hardware Features

• • Microphone Preamps: 2

• • Phantom Power: yes

• • Instrument Inputs: 2

• • Line Inputs: 2

• • Air Mode: yes

• • Auto Gain: yes

• • Clip Safe: yes

• • Line Outputs: 2

• • Headphone Outputs: 1

• • Loopback: yes

• • Connectivity: USB-C

• • Protocol: USB 2.0

• • Form Factor: Desktop

• • Simultaneous Inputs/Outputs: 4 x 2 (including loopback inputs)

• • A/D Resolution: 24 bit/192 kHz

• • Bus Power: yes (900 mA)

• • Dimensions and Weight: 45.5x180x99mm; 570 grams

Supported Sample Rates

• • 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz

Microphone Inputs

• • Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.06dB

• • Dynamic Range: 116dB (A-Weighted)

• • THD+N: -100dB @ 8dB gain

• • Noise EIN: -127dBu (A-Weighted)

• • Maximum Input Level: 16dBu

• • Gain Range: 69dB

• • Impedance: 3kΩ

Line Inputs

• • Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.05dB

• • Dynamic Range: 115.5dB (A-Weighted)

• • THD+N: -100dB @ 8dB gain

• • Maximum Input Level: 22dBu

• • Gain Range: 69dB

• • Impedance: 60kΩ

Instrument Inputs

• • Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.15dB

• • Dynamic Range: 113dB (A-Weighted)

• • THD+N: -80dB @ minimum gain

• • Maximum Input Level: 12dBu

• • Gain Range: 62dB

• • Impedance: 1MΩ

Line Outputs (Balanced)

• • Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.02dB

• • Dynamic Range: 120dB

• • THD+N: -109dB

• • Maximum Output Level: 16dBu

• • Impedance: 100Ω

Headphone Output

• • Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.1dB @ 33Ω / 300Ω

• • Dynamic Range: 112dB @ 33Ω; 115dB @ 300Ω

• • THD+N: -99dB @ 33Ω; -108dB @ 300Ω

• • Max Out Level: 2.5dBu at 33Ω; 10dBu at 300Ω

• • Max Out Power: 32mW at 33Ω; 22mW at 300Ω

• • Impedance: 50Ω

Analog to Digital Converters

• • THD+N: -110dB

• • Dynamic Range: 120dB

Digital to Analog Converters

• • THD+N: -115dB

• • Dynamic Range: 130dB (A-Weighted)

Power

USB: 900mA

External (optional): 4.5W

System Requirements:

Visit https://resource.focusrite.com/downloads/os for information on supported Windows, macOS, and iOS operating systems.

Note: 4th Generation Scarlett interfaces are USB Class Compliant audio interfaces, meaning they work with any Mac computer, Windows PC, Chromebook, USB-C iPad, iPhone, and electronic musical instruments that support external USB audio interfaces (Akai Pro MPC and Force).

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