General Information
Scarlett 2i4 is the latest in Focusrite's new generation of USB interfaces. This 2-in, 4-out USB audio interface combines affordability, cross-platform operation, a comprehensive feature set, and the superior audio performance. It's a perfect match for both the musician and the digital DJ and comes in an elegant, road-ready anodized aluminum unibody case. It's a great tool for the musician, with its two award-winning Focusrite microphone/line/instrument preamps combined with professional 24-bit, 96 kHz conversion, plus class-leading analogue and digital design from input to. With its 48V phantom power capability, Scarlett 2i4 is perfect for recording guitar and vocals, stereo piano and more with high-quality condenser mics. Musicians will appreciate direct monitoring mode, which removes latencies associated with listening back to the input signal through the DAW. Input level controls feature a novel LED “signal halo” around the knob that indicates a healthy input level and a clipping signal, while a large-diameter silver volume knob gives you full control over monitor levels. Alongside the two Focusrite preamps are four RCA phono outputs, two of which are also available on balanced TRS sockets. These plus the high-level headphone output and flexible monitoring capability make Scarlett 2i4 ideal for digital DJs. The converter performance ensures that the quality of the audio streamed from the computer is superb. An A/B source switch for monitoring either of two stereo output pairs via the high-level headphone output provide everything required from a DJ interface. Scarlett 2i4 includes MIDI input and output and comes with an excellent software package: Focusrite Scarlett Plug-in Suite, Focusrite's Xcite+software bundle featuring Ableton's Live Lite software, Novation's Bass Station soft synth, and over 1GB of royalty-free samples from Loopmasters. The bus powered Scarlett 2i4 delivers high quality audio to and from Mac and Windows computers with USB 2.0 capability.
