Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 1st Gen USB Audio Interface for Recording

Nic Ross: Operates correctly, looks like new, with original packaging, so I'm happy with the purchase!

Japan on Aug 06, 2023

OMAR JAVIER: ME LLEGO MUCHO MAS PRONTO DE LO ESPERADO.( EN ALGUN LUGAR) LA INTERFAZ DE MUY BUENA CALIDAD PROFESIONAL , EXCELENTE PRODUCTO Y AL VENDEDOR PUFF!! SUPER SERVICIO, MIL GRACIAS

Mexico on Oct 10, 2019

SK: En grand débutant, j'ai acheté un beau micro (Rode NT1A) sans me rendre compte que la connectique était de la XR et qu'il fallait alimenter électriquement le micro pour s'en servir, j'ai donc cherché et trouvé, ce que je pouvais avoir de mieux pour 100 Eur.
J'avoue ne pas être déçu, ce produit me convient parfaitement, il est simplement alimenté par un câble USB / Mini USB standard.
De plus il es founi avec des utilitaires à télécharger sur internet grâce à un code d'accès fourni dans la boîte.
Fonctionne bien et sans driver sur Windows et Linux, avec le logiciel Audacity pour enregistrer, y qu'à brancher !

France on Aug 15, 2017

Aaron B: As it was fulfilled by Amazon, the product was shipped and delivered at a very speedy and efficient (but safe) way. No damage was inflicted on transit.

The packaging was subtle but very easy to open and the items inside were well-contained.

The interface itself is beautiful, easy to clean, and sturdy. The pads on the bottom are extra helpful for grip and keeping the interface positioned how you would like it to be. Knobs are easy to use and move without resistance on the outgoing volume for monitors and headphones, so adjustment is easy. XLR and line in inputs I have found to have some resistance, but only to the point where it allows you to be precise and accurate in the ingoing gain you'd like for your microphone or source. The grip on these knobs is appreciated as well to compliment the resistance and make it still easy to control without slipping. The overall interface is very simple and easy to understand, while simultaneously providing splendid sound transferring to your computer system (or other) as if it was a much more expensive product.

The size of the interface makes it the go-to for mobility, transportation, and diversity....

Canada on Mar 04, 2017

Jose Mª Martínez: Ideal para grabación casera con muy buenos resultados si tienes unos buenos micros. Quizá un poco difícil de configurar, pero desde el soporte técnico de la marca y conectando por remoto me lo configuraron en un momento.

Spain on Jul 20, 2016

DH: After several months of intermittent use I have no complaints whatsoever about this audio interface. It does exactly what I need, and from all the ones I looked at seems to be a great value for the price. The construction is really nice - the case (red part) is smooth and feels high quality. All the controls are easy to operate and turn nicely.

The driver was easy to download from Focusrite's website and install, in my experience. So far I mainly use it to play my electric guitar through amp modeling software (Guitar Rig) on my computer. If you're going to do this, you might experience noticeably high latency in the software until you lower the buffer rate in the Focusrite Audio Control Panel. At least that's what I had to do.

My latency in Guitar Rig was around 50ms at first - definitely noticeable while playing, to the point that it threw me off. Once I lowered the buffer rate from 10 to 2 my latency dropped to around 12ms, which isn't noticeable to me.

I got the 2i2 specifically because it provides phantom power to microphones that require it. I don't use it yet, but it seems like it'd be silly not to have that. The "direct monitor" switch...

United States on Apr 26, 2016

Dhruv: The focusrite 2i2 was one of a handful of interfaces in the $150 price range that I looked at, and I finally decided on it due to the massive popularity. It was definitely not a bad move! The signal is crystal clear and the direct monitoring is amazing after previously having to monitor through software which was much less reliable. I do however have a couple cons.

Before the 2i2, I was using the ASIO4ALL driver on my Win8.1 PC. Everything worked great, and the midi delay was so small that it was virtually nonexistent. Once i got the 2i2 and installed the focusrite driver, I noticed there was a slightly longer delay with my midi keyboards. I'm not a professional and didn't anticipate that, and would have possibly considered the 2i4 which has midi built in had I known about it. Luckily this slight delay is insignificant enough that I don't really care; I only really notice it at all when I switch between asio4all and the focusrite driver.

My second comment is that the levels seem a bit low sometimes for certain microphones, specifically my shure SM58. The signal to noise ratio is low enough that this isn't really much of a problem, but I often feel...

United States on Mar 11, 2015

mark: The Focusrite 2i2 Scarlett can take some time to understand.
At First I plugged in the usb cable to my computer, ran the driver included on the CD-Rom and installation was done. I inmediately tested it in my DAW Reaper, and I was confused because all I got was this sloppy, clipped sound, so I started to get desperate.
But searching in the Focusrite website I tried downloading the driver, and it was different than the one in the CD because this actually worked perfectly.
The product delivers just what it promises, i've been using directly this with my guitar and then with two condenser mics at same time, no problems at all of course. Knobs are just soft moving and solid, also the red metallic case gives a lot of security. Probably the loosest, weakest part of the hardware is the "line-guitar" and "direct monitor" switches, they feel a little bit loose, just don't play too much with them, just use them correctly.
Once you get it to work, adjusting the latency and set it up in your DAW, it works with no noise, at the sample rate you wish, and you can switch between them without getting errors or crashes (well, at least for me using WIn 7 and 8 gb of...

United States on Jan 03, 2014