Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen 5-stars Reviews

cant say much about this, simply amazing

Fantastisches Interface!

Vorab muss ich sagen, dass ich das Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 nun schon seit über zwei Jahren besitze und somit auch ausgewogen testen konnte und ich muss sagen, dass ich mehr als zufrieden bin.

Ich nutze das Interface mit einem Shure SM7B und einem Cloudlifter als Mic-Preamp und bisher funktioniert alles makellos, dank 48V Phantomspeisung, welche das Interface mit sich bringt.

Das einzige, was ich als Umsteiger von Mischpult auf Interface vermisse sind die EQ-Regler, was aber hier auch nicht zu erwarten ist.

Fazit:

Für jemanden, der EQ-Regler als Notwendigkeit ansieht ist dieses Interface nichts. Ansonsten ist es in der Handhabung, sowie sound-technisch herausragend und bietet alle Möglichkeiten, die zur Nutzung eines Mikrofons mit Bedarf an 48V Phantomspeisung nötig sind.

Top Gerät

Would recommend

very easy to set up very easy to use, great for recording would highly reckons

Best Home Studio Audio Interface

I can say only the best...

Reading reviews online should say to you this is an exceptional piece of gear (and is not that expensive!)

Its used from Industry professionals to hobbyists...

Great for recording demos at home but also exceptional for recording full tracks

Just what I needed

Perfect, solid, pretty red colour :3

But seriously: plug and play, solid positioning, do not move when slightly tackled. The dials are working smoothly and precisely, the XLR-jack combo is neat addition.

Everything I needed in my home setup.

A very popular product, and with reason

Works very well. Haven't had any software or hardware troubles with it so far. Good package.

Doesn't require software sign-in which is great, but if you choose to do so you'll get some extra software which is nice.

Does what it says on the tin

Really no complaints. USB-C is pretty much a requirement for me for any new hardware, sound is good, the UX is nice. Works perfectly with my iPad as well as PC. Seems sturdy, and drives 250 ohm DT-770s adequately even though they're a bit higher impedance than Focusrite says the device will support. I've used it for a guitar and mic.

I have not yet used it to send audio to monitors, just headphones, my PC, and my iPad, so I can't comment on that aspect.

Excellent Interface

I've had absolutely no issues with this Interface unit, sound quality is excellent and I can control my headphones and monitors separately. It came with useful bundled software for windows and actually works quite well on my Linux partition. Highly recommend if you need a simple, easy to use input and output unit.

Totally pleased

I have no complaints. A great choice for home recording.

Works well with Linux

Been running it for a year now on Linux, everything works great (both PulseAudio and PipeWire). The only caveat is that the inputs are recognized as one stereo input instead of two mono ones, which can be fixed with a configuration and doesn't matter anyway if using a DAW allowing to individually map inputs and outputs (like Ardour).

this is what everyone should have :)

what can I say? I just upgraded to Windows 11 and my previous M-Audio USB audio interface stopped working as it should. I immediately searched for Focusrite, because I know the product very well and all I wanted to know is if it supports Win11. It does, so I didn't hesitate and I'm extremely happy!

Very easy to install/configure, the included software is very good and intuitive and has a lot of bonuses available to download. Works like a charm with my Reaper too.

Totally recommended!

A great straightforward product to get started

I needed an audio interface in order to be able to record vocals for songs I've been producing as well as having a more stable connection for monitoring and mixing. I'm a beginner to everything but have found that the Focusrite was the perfect choice.

You won't get too far if you're into analog recording because you only have 2 inputs in this model, but if you're looking to produce music digitally with a DAW, this model is great.

Additionally, I found very useful all the bundled software and benefits that you get when you buy this product. You have access to the Lite version of Ableton and Pro Tools, which are the standard softwares for digital and live music production respectively. On top of that, there's lots of samples and packs to get your creative juices flowing!

The home studio standard

Quality biuld, low noise, low latency. Used it with just electric guitar, but also with mic, and both of them broduced very good quality sound. Installation was a breeze on windows. Like the air mode when recording acoustic guitar. Direct monitoring works without latency.

What’s not to like

Great bit of kit , easy to set up and use and sound quality is top notch.

Superb!

Although. Haven’t used it for a while, due to wing away with work, it is such a great unit and feels so much better than the other brand which I had before. Thoroughly recommend this piece of kit!

Quality is superb

I didn't expect it to record electric guitar so well!

Fantastic USB audio interface, solidly built with excellent features for the price and great suite of software. Very good customer support too.

Great for home stuido users

I've been using scarler for few years now. I have solo and 2i2. I bought 2i2 because od the seperate volume knob for headphones. For home recording demos, vocals and instruments it does great work. We also recorded in the studio with this and the vocals are very clean. Im not on a proffesional level myself, so this do the job. I would reccomend it to anyone who is starting.

Great interface for your money. Build quality is very good

For home use, this is a very good solution in this price category. Also suitable for travel and field work. High build quality, good design, relatively good stability.

Fuller Sound

Moving from PC soundcard to the 2i2 gave much more fuller sound and having the dials openly accessible allows for fast changing in volumes. Headphone output is great and delivers high volume with no distortion. Volume knob is rarely turned up more than quater. Great soundcard