Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface for Recording, Songwriting, & Streaming — High-Fidelity, Studio Quality Recording, with Transparent Playback

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This software helps to make your music creation and recording experience using Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 audio interface great. Also, both of these audio interfaces come equipped with only one built-in headphone amplifier. So on both the 4i4 and 2i2, you can connect only one headphone to the unit itself. Dynamic Gain Halos — Scarlett's Dynamic Gain Halos streamline the process of adjusting your levels, making it swift and straightforward with any microphone. Alternatively, you can opt for the Auto Gain feature and let Scarlett handle it for you. Just press the button and play for ten seconds, and Scarlett will establish the optimal level for your recording, regardless of what you're recording.

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Clip Safe — As you play, Clip Safe will continuously monitor your levels, scrutinising them up to 96,000 times per second—more frequently than even the most skilled studio engineers. If there's a potential risk of clipping, Clip Safe will promptly and automatically tweak the gain, allowing you to immerse yourself in the music without worrying about losing any of your takes. The newest incarnation of the wildly popular audio interface among artists, producers and podcasters alike, the Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 4th Gen Audio Interface offers a new and improved design that's able to adapt to any user or environment with ease.

However, note that plug-ins in your recording software (DAW) will not be heard whilst recording. This is because direct monitoring means you are hearing the signal before it reaches the software. The 4th gen Scarletts include technical improvements across all interfaces with 120dB dynamic range RedNet A/D converters, a new improved headphone amp, better implementation of knob halo indicators with output metering for the 2i2 and 4i4, and a reworked Air mode. I also use the t.bone M85 Beta microphone for either some "riff idea" recording or simply using the microphone during gaming. There have been many times where I was deliberately close to the microphone and was speaking in an... ASMRish voice and everyone in the Discord or game voice chat went "DUDE WTF" - the signal is clear and there is no clipping (once you play a bit with the knob). Also, the four outputs on the Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 will give you more flexibility when it comes to audio routing.Works great with both platforms Windows / Mac OS. Better with Mac OS, too be honest, and I have read a lot of posts where people had horrible experiences with Windows drivers. So, Mac is the safest way to go here. (although I would love to have a Linux alternative). But first, let’s take a look at the specification and the different features both interfaces offer. Specifications Attribute

Having an audio interface that is engineered to have a MIDI port is ideal if you have plans of using MIDI controllers that use 5-pin DIN cables for connectivity. The Scarlet 4i4 starts giving me acceptable recording levels for dynamic and compression mics at about 50% gain and will start clipping before it reaches 100%. The signal sounds totally clean to me. It has a MIDI port and 2 more channels than the PerSonus 24c (for a higher price). I would prefer an LED bank to the "halo" signal level indicator, but the halo works just fine. If you’re a songwriter and you usually write songs by yourself while playing an acoustic guitar or piano, the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 will be enough for you.Huge 120dB dynamic range — The 4th Generation Scarlett 4i4 employs identical studio-grade converters to those utilised in Focusrite's flagship Rednet interfaces, which are renowned in numerous top-tier studios across the globe.