This channel is amazingly blind friendly. I am blind and so glad to hear that all settings are accessible through the description as text on screen is hard but not not impossible for people like me to read. Regarding the Scarlett, my target audio interface...Now what I use is the fricking oldish Lexicon Lamda which to be fair gets the job done until now. I'm not sure it's still the same when I upgrade to Windows 11.
Lexicon Lambda, eh. That takes me back. It's great but the popping sound it makes when the PC turns on/off and the overly sensitive volume/mix knobs are what made me replace it.
@@_YoungKD ...Not my problem if you're ignorant. We use 'screenreader' (Google it); we use 'Be My AI' (Google it); we use Movie Audio Description again, (Google it). We also use Cash Reader; Lazarillo; VoiceDream Reader...Those are some of the tools we use.
Upgrading to this soon, got someone coming to by my 3rd gen, did me good for the last 3 years but I need those upgraded preamps for my mv7x! Great video as always!!
Dobalee doo'd! I found myself looking for a small interface for a client about a week ago and was researching the heck out of these. Been trying to figure out 1) why focusrite DOESN'T make larger leaps with newer versions and 2) why people think that ASIO4ALL drivers are still a good thing when even focusrite says not to use it unless all else fails. It seems every where i turned someone was having some kind of problem with drivers on windows with these things... thankfully the client is using a mac, so not a problem, but dang, the amount of posts out there about this is just unreal. By the end of my search, i wound up suggesting the UA Volt over this because 1) power switch 2) can be powered by bus OR a separate adaptor 3) MIDI input (this particular client has a midi keyboard that DIDN'T have a USB connection... really old korg) 4) offer of free UA plugins... which... pretty much top of the line for plugins. Great review as always! Keep em comin!
Now i'm definitely going to buy that first thing you recommended because maybe $200 is the goldilocks of audio interface and you're really praising that 1st recommendation
it is/will be the best sounding earbud ever produced also i think by being earbud alone will increase the wow experience, it doesnt sound like iems, or any iem available
Awesome review, I find their implementation of the "Clip safe" feature to be... quite disappointing. I also have a review idea/request for you to maybe keep in mind: I would love it if you could do a review on the Shure SM86 microphone, as I'm finding myself in a position where I'm quite torn between it and the Beta 87A. I've heard some people say that the SM86 is like the 87A but better, and some people say that the 87A is better. (Obviously there is no objectively "better" sound, but there seems to be a pretty passionate fanbase for the SM86, so I'd love to hear how it sounds in a good review). Considering you've already reviewed the 87A, if you were to review the 86 so we could have a direct side-by-side comparison that would be amazing. Cheers!
Great review, as always. I'm overall still partial to the MOTU M2 *except* if you're also connecting to iPad, in which case I'd say go for one of the Arturia MiniFuse interfaces because of the built-in USB hub which can power your controller. (The MiniFuse 2 is $150, and the MiniFuse 4 is only $20 more than this Focusrite... but has TWO USB hub ports.)
I bought a 3rd gen right before the 4th gen was announced but I'm very glad I'm not missing out on too much. I love my 3rd gen and plan to use it until it dies.
I have the 2nd gen of this interface and still love it. The only things I'd love are those Air circuits, maybe more gain for dynamic mics but mostly I use mine for guitar signal. Hoping the new control apps work with screen reading software, or it's not as interesting for me.
Honestly that's heaps of gain. Big improvement over last gen I would say. Price puts it against the ssl2 and audient id4, which I think win in terms of preamp quality and perhaps noise, but the scarlet got that gain and feature set. Nice.
Thanks for the video! I have a question. I have the 2i2 4th Gen and the Shure SM7B, am I going to have more clean gain with a FetHead or a Cloud Lifter? I know the interface is ok without them, but is it better with them?
Great informative content, sir! I am looking for an audio interface I can take with my laptop when I'm away from the studio on field shoots (I work for a small TV station). It needs to be a utility player, as we could be recording VOs, singers, instruments, or maybe a Sikh jamming on a harmonium. I have it narrowed down to the 2i2-Gen4 or the SSL2+. They are both at the top of my $200 budget. Which would you go with in this situation?
That's a nice amount of gain to have--- oh you already made the joke dammit. With the Scarletts's questionable history with long-term reliability I'm still kinda hesitant to recommend these to folk but the featureset is definitely excellent compared to price point peers. Thanks for the impressions! Air mode sounds much unnatural on the SM7b, but I can definitely see this working for some mic. 3rd gen sounds a bit more muffled than 4th with all fx disabled, so I think that's a nice win for Focusrite! But I think I prefer the sound of the Air mode on 3rd gen, it's less distracting.
i have a macbook. should i get an adapter then to make it work for usbc? i wanna record music vocals and im worried having an adapter will affect quality of vocal recordings
It's really interesting. I got tons of advice on the audio interface at the end of this video. I was wondering if I should buy a '2i2' or 'vocaster two'. If I'm going to use the voice chat feature via simple discord, I thought vocaster could be a great choice. Thank you.
I always wanted a focusrite, passed through a Behringer, a Yamaha ag03 now I have a Wave XLR, this last one being the best I ever used, but now, oh man, I'm a simple audio entusiast, I want a 4th gen of this audio interface so bad. The saddest part is that where I live there's much of other brands besides the big ones, the prices too, since it is hard to find one of this they raise the price to pass the skies :')
Thank you so much Rainer! So you are not a fan around 500hz on the 7b or maybe it's just that it's so dark that the 6dB boost in the higher frequencies is appealing.
Autotune Access, Addictive Keys, Addictive Drums, Massive, Sonnox Doubler, Relab LX480, BX Foucusrite channel stip and more :O I would recommend this over any other interface just for this outstanding package that is amazing to start music.
Dammit, do I upgrade my 2i2? I like the new buttons! I wonder if the new software will be usable by the 3rd gen? I mean, I have apps that do the same jobs as the new buttons. Maybe I'll just keep what I've got and wait for any sales... Thanks Bandrew! I can always count on you to give me the FOMO Gimmies.
Since it's a steady tone, I imagine the auto gain is shooting for average level and not peak level. In the professional world, -18dBfs is usually 0dBVU. For lack of a better term, it's the sweet spot. Generally speaking, for gear to perform optimally, you want to aim for a -18dBfs average level with peaks around -6. Take a look at a picture of a Dorrough Loudness meter. The middle red section is where you would want the signal to be averaging at. Above that it will show you the normal peak range.
Hi I am buying first audio interface. Should i buy 3rd gen or 4rth (which is most costly)? Purpose: live streaming and recording concerts and lections to zoom / RU-vid, band (drums, keyboard, gitars), church. Source of sound: mixing console, stereo pair (jack jack).
The 'air' appears to be targetted at live streamers. Anyone recording into a DAW will do (should be doing) their EQ'ing in the DAW. 'Safe' is the same - a complete waste of time for anyone using a compressor on a DAW channel or adding it post. Both 'air' and 'safe' are gimmicky IMO! I have the 3rd Gen 2i2 and just record everything 'dry' into the DAW and do all the EQ work post recording. No need for an upgrade here! ;-)
I am completely blind and I’m getting into blind audio production, but I’m curious if there are physical dials for the gain inputs? I had heard there were no physical dials to adjust the gain compared to the 3rd gen and I’m just worried about being able to navigate the interface as a blind person. I do like physical dials to be able to adjust things, though I know theres an auto gain feature, I’m just wondering if I should pick up the 3rd gen or the 4th gen.
My 3rd gen 2i4 have midi in out so this would be a downgrade. Also has an annoying delay latency. I thought about this 4gen but not enough gain for sm7b or enough amp for DDT 990.
I have a quick question I want to buy a mic for chatting with friends on discord and recording/streaming What I expect from it: - not picking up the sound of my keyboard (quiet one) and mouse at all, or at least just to a minimum - using XLR, since I have all the other devices for this setup already - there I think super cardioid is the way to go for me (Ill be having the mic between me and the keyboard, close to me) - I dont mind having the mic in the cam frame I watched 2 dozens of your vids about mics and the vids are great, but I just couldnt convince myself to make a decision A recommendation or a tip would really be appreciated Big respect for your work btw!
You would think they would put in a usb c to usb c cable considering most macs / pc have them….plus does this connect into a ipad for garage band. So with older pads with lighting will that work if usb c to lightning cable is used?
Looking for something to sing into and listen to my self thru head phone Also would like to sing into a mic Play guitar and hear myself thru headphones all at the same time 😊 any tips or videos I’m a novice 😊
I bought an IRIG 2 for PC. A path through pain and frustration and I returned it. I bought the product you are reviewing and never again will I go for insanity causing half-assed gizmos.
The Irig is still a good product. It serves another purpose for me.AmpliTube iOS was significantly less expensive than the PC version and with the Irig HD 2 and the Scarlett 2i2 I can use the AmpliTube amps.
I want it because of that gain. I hate how my microphone looks with a fethead attached to it. Pretty vain reason to buy it but man I like a clean looking setup.
I'm connecting the Sm7DB and the SE Electronics V7 for a podcast... Would turning on the 48V of Phantom Power hurt the SE electronics mic? I need it to have a lower noise flower for my sm7db by activating the +18DB on the mic
for use with a guitar with amplitube 5, do you recommend the AXE I/O One card or this scarlet 2i2? I'm undecided because the AXE is for amplitube, but the Focusrite has safe mode for clipping, AXE IO One does not! which one do you recommend?
Once you set your input gain for an electric guitar I think you would have accounted for the loudest parts and the safe mode wouldn't really be necessary. So I don't think that should be a determining factor for you. I have never used the AXE IO so I can't speak to how that sounds or performs though so I' not able to recommend one over the other. But if the safe mode is what was making you consider this, I'd say that that feature isn't going to come into play for electric guitar DI.
Is this amp the right one for the Beyerdynamic DT1990Pro or should I get another one for my headphones? I want to drive the DT1990Pro with a Shure SM7dB
Should I get this or elgato for podmic? I’m no streamer or musician. I only play games, use discord and participate in Teams/zoom meetings for work. Scarlett looks to be build better it’s $30 more than Elgato (in my country)
I hated the previous because of depending only on PC, I sold it last month, and now I will save for this in a bundle pack. I love it, though, but life kept making me do it
hi, I bought a 2i2 gen3, I couldn't afford the gen4. there is a big price difference between the two sound cards in Turkey. Dec. that's why I bought gen3 and I didn't see much difference between it and gen4, there doesn't seem to be a big difference between it and Dec. should I return my product and buy gen4, will gen 3 be enough? my microphone is rode nt1 5th gen. i buy rap records and do podcasts on my own. I would be very glad if you would answer. thanks for your review video.
I've had the Solo 2nd gen and I've been wanting to purchase a new interface and I think the 4th gen of interfaces would be good as an upgrade. I've wanted to get the Rode Procaster as I have a Podmic, but I guess I still have time to decide.
I have a 2nd gen and have trouble with it being loud enough. Everything seems really quiet with out a ton of boost from post processing. Is it worth the jump to the 4th gen?
I’m waiting for auto-gain to finally get lost, especially on a two- or four-channel interface 🤷🏽. We’ve been setting gain our entire lives. For those who somehow, incredibly, are unable, well it’s high time they figure it out. It’s a feature that only makes sense for many, many channels on a live stage at the start of sound check. With all outputs muted it gets 5 seconds of use while click-holding some combo of controls and that’s it, thank you very much.
That's a GREAT use that I had never considered. Auto gain settings on 36 channels of audio would save so much time. I always learn something for what you share, thank you again!
Hello, I bought a sound box and where is the headphone adjustment knob I have a slight play, as if the knob itself doesn’t sit well, is it how it should be or is it just me?
Can someone explain please, with the 2 Line inputs at the front, and the 2 XLR inputs at the back, does this mean I can plug in 4 inputs simultaneously and record 4 tracks separately?
Macht es vom Sound einen Unterschied wenn ich meine KRK Rokit 5 G4 an ein Audio Interface stecke? Aktuell sind meine KRK angeschlossen wie folgt: 6,5mm auf 3,5mm an ein Thunderbolt Dockingstation und von der Thunderbolt Dockingstation per Thunderbolt Kabel an mein Macbook. Was ich machen will? Nur Musik hören :) Aber habe ich bereits alles aus den Boxen rausgeholt?
When I have my windows audio source set to the focusrite everything I do on my computer comes through my mic input, this is regardless of if I have a mic plugged in or a headset plugged in, my mic input will play exactly what I'm doing on my computer, any music I'm listening to or video I'm watching comes through my mic, was wondering if you know how I can fix this.
Hey boss I was wondering if you could help me with figuring out what mic I should use and what audio interface to pair with it. I am currently rocking a UA volt 1 audio interface with a blackout sl spark mic. Any help would be appreciated 🙏
I almost forgot I wanna do streaming so there will be times where I'll be loud I have around a thousand I'm willing to put into this set up because my current sounds like stanky cheese... I also might need to adjust my gain outputs aswell
I'm gonna start utting this out here so to see I can get some help... I'm sick of being dependent of a USB Microphone... I have a pretty good modern computer but the mic neither does not work or it's quality is crappy when it does work... I wanna move away from this kind of thing... I want something bigger and better and need recomendations please someone help I don't know where to start
Depends on if you want the ADAT expansion on the ID14 MK2. That's the big selling point of that interface over this one in my opinion. Either is pretty darn good though.
Depends on how many amps your interface's USB socket can provide. Most in the past few years can provide enough, but you can get Y cables from online that'll take 2 USB into 1 for the scarlett that might also give more amps.
well looks like focusrite is gunning for audient's business and the autogain feature from the evo series- they even swapped their xlr inputs to the back! But hey I think its a good thing- auto gain is an obviously useful tool- especially for people working alone - and if you have 4+ inputs running at once. I wonder if focusrite has/will apply this to their entire 4th gen range..
have they finally gotten rid of the frequent popping/clicking during playback and recording that all focusrite scarlet interfaces have been plagued with since they began??
@brocker The RE20 puts out a couple more decibels than an SM7b so in most cases the Scarlett would have enough gain to work with either of these mics. If your voice is super quiet and /or you are doing something foolish like expecting to have the mic three feet away from you, or you have no idea about gainstaging then I suppose you could manage to come up short but if there is no operator error either of these mics will work just fine straight into the Scarlett just as it was demonstrated in this video.
I sold my 2i2 2nd Gen. bundle because of financial issues. I will save again for a bundled 4th Gen. Using a separate power cable is a good upgrade, too! My PC died so could not use it.
@@Podcastage thank you for the great reviews, I did get the minifuse 1 after watching the minifuse 2 review. however I do have a question if you don't mind? I have the goxlr (I hate it) I have had the mini goxlr had issues got a full size have issue. so have gone for the minifuse 1. I was just wondering what you would suggest to control my audio channels/mute mic or music channels?
No, it doesnt offer enough improvements or new features for that to be justified. Even 1st gen is still workable today. Only reason to upgrade to me is more inputs, individual 48v supplies, individual metering on the unit.. etc
Seems odd to only switch 48v to both XLR at once. More understandable if it were a physical switch. I looked and on the 3rd gen it's the same. 0 or 2 channels of 48v. I guess they assume the user won't be mixing microphone types, or that it's mostly safe to push the volts into a device that doesn't need it. I guess the most likely mixed case would be a preamp booster on one channel and hopefully nothing fragile on the second. It annoyed people on the third gen as it defaulted to off when you turned the device off/on. Easy and forget and worse if it's not accessible. Eventually they altered the software so you could tell it to preserve the setting across restarts.
Most audio interfaces in this price range operate that way, with phantom power being switched on both at once. I'd assume their reasoning is it's slightly cheaper than putting two switches (or buttons) in, and even most ribbon mics can handle +48V phantom (it's very rare to find a mic that doesn't work with phantom power). Would I prefer it to be switched individually? Of course! But I also know that it's not typical in this price range
This. ABSOLUTELY check the ohms on your headphones to make sure the Scarlett can work with them. My Sony MDR-7506s sound VERY different with this 4th gen 2i2. Objectively better (more low-end) but for mixing/mastering, I'd prefer an un-colored sound.
Help me, please! I have been having some issues when recording in Ableton Live with my Scarlett solo 4th gen, it sometimes cracks and pops. I have it connected to the pc by the usb cable that Focusrite provides and I don't know if this is related to the sample/buffer size. Or is it maybe because of the air mode? Can someone give some advices in order to solve this, please? Thank you so much in advance!
