Focusrite Scarlett Solo (2nd Gen) USB Audio Interface with Pro Tools | First

So I bought this and I'm pairing it with my Audio Technica AT2020. It provides the 48v phantom power needed to run the microphone and works very well. I plug in audio from my gaming PC using a 3.5mm(sound card side) to 1/4' (Scarlett side) cable and it works great. Then I plug the unit into my streaming laptop via USB and plug in my Sennheiser HD579 headset with 1/4 connection to the monitor output on the Solo. It's a great setup and the mic sounds great using this "preamp". Before I had a Pyle Mixer and it sucked compared to this. All I wanted was a way to have my game audio and mic audio piped into one unit, and then be able to control the volume of my headset without having to minimize my game. This provided just that. I highly recommend this if you stream on Twitch or Youtube. Also, I dabble in music creation with Reason 10 and this gets recognized by the software and my mic sounds great when recording vocal tracks for music. 5 stars all the way!!Update 1/5/2020: This Audio Interface is still going strong and working very well for me. I mainly use it to get audio from my Pioneer DDJ-SX2 DJ controller into my computer to stream on Twitch or Cue.dj and it gets that job done flawlessly. I can connect turntables to my SX2 and record vinyl to MP3 using Audacity or Reason 11 Intro and it works perfectly fine and sounds great. Still recommend this Audio Interface.

Idk it works and it's cheap.If there's something better let me know. But tbh with a midi keyboard a mic and a arturia microphone freak this is pretty much all I need.Im not an audio expert but. It works and I've NEVER had an issue with it not once ever.Its also red.Thank you.

This product works really nicely. I am a newb in the recording world so even though there aren't a lot of inputs or outputs on this unit (just guitar and microphone) that helps me because I am learning. I could see a person in a quick fashion outgrowing this unit and needing a larger audio interface that can do more but for now it works well. The software that comes with it, works easily enough, takes some tweaking to work with my 4k monitor resolution and Windows 10 but it DOES work! It again just takes some patience to set it all up.I use this with some 4 inch studio monitors that I purchased and the sound is incredible! I use them for all sound not just for recording. YouTube clips, games, movies all sound amazing through this interface. I love its blissful simplicity.For intermediate or advance recording individuals I would probably not recommend this unless you wanted something small you could take with you on the go? Seems like a funny thing to tag along though, its definitely more of a table top item. But for us beginners its a great way to get your feet wet with some simple recording. I play Guitar and Sing for fun and it has proven effective and simple.

I started live streaming medical education videos, so I wanted to get the best sound and picture quality. I had a wireless Samson lavaliere mic plugged into a Jam audio to USB interface, but I was getting annoyed at having to rely on 9V batteries. I happened to have a Sony ECM-77B wired condenser lav but through the Jam I could barely hear it. So I needed a mic preamp that would put out digital audio via USB and gave the Focusrite a try. It worked well and sounds great, but it's a little deceptive to call it a 2x2 device. It only has one mic input... the 2nd input is a line level 1/4" phone jack. So if you have an instrument it's fine. For my purposes, it was fine (I only needed the one channel) but I found it annoying that I could not adjust the pan via the box -- the mic comes out the left channel and the line comes out the right channel. I was about to get around it in my software... I'm using Wirecast, and I could assign the single channel to show up left and right. Anyway, I was able to work it into my system and have been happy with the result. Just keep in mind that it's designed for one mic and one instrument and there's no way to adjust the pan. If that's what you need, then great! Go for it!

Great addition to my home studio. interface works well with many other products, durable, nice size and great value .

Quality. Lasted me the last 8 Years perfectly fine. No problems. Thanks focusrite.

I have been playing guitar for over 50 years. I started doing home recording back when the only thing you could use was a 4 track. I was one of the first purchasers of Fostex's 4 track cassette decks. I work with Logic Pro X now on my MacBook Pro. I have been using an M-Audio Fast track for years, and figured an interface is an interface. When using the M-Audio, I had to run the mic and bass, etc, through a Tube pre-amp. I purchased this on a whim, thinking that it would be nice not to have to use the Tube.To be frank, I am pleased and amazed. No latency issues at all. Crystal clear sound. Plug and play, no hassles and an unbeatable price. The unit is very sturdy, and looks good as others have noted, but who cares about that, the sound and ease of use for Mac is all I care about.I don't need multiple inputs, since I do one track at a time, and like it that way. If you are like me, and use Logic, this is a great buy. I express no opinion about using this with a PC, since you have to download drivers and stuff like that. Avoiding all of that is why I have a Mac.