Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 USB Audio Interface

The Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 is a 2-in/4-out USB recording interface. It has 2 award-winning Focusrite pre-amps that deliver superb quality recordings from your microphones or instruments. The case is anodised aluminium ensuring that 2i4 doesn't just sound great, but is tough and resilient enough to use as a portable recording interface. It replaces the best-selling Saffire 6 USB audio interface.

The Scarlett 2i4 has 4 outputs and a separate headphone socket so you can connect it to speakers and send a separate signal to a recording musician. If you are DJing with a laptop you can send one stereo signal to the mixer and cue up your next track on headphones via the other stereo channel. The 2i4 also has MIDI in /out ports which will allow you to connect your MIDI keyboard or digital piano to your music software.

TheScarlett 2i4 works on Windows and Mac operating systems and has ultra-stable drivers so you can depend on it to make great recordings without worrying about reliability.

The Scarlett 2i4 has MIDI input and output, so if you have a MIDI keyboard or controller, you can play parts out to sound modules and instruments, the audio for this is recorded via the Scarlett 2i4's TRS inputs.

You'll be amazed to find included software tools, packed with features, like the Focusrite Scarlett Plug-In Suite, boasting reverb, compressor, gate and EQ in the form of VST/AU/RTAS plug-ins. The Xcite+ bundle from Focusrite comes with Ableton Live Lite, Novation's Bass Station soft synth and 1GB of royalty-free samples from Loopmasters. Pack this all together and you have the potential means to compose, produce and perform.

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