Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Studio 4th Gen USB Audio Interface, Super-High-Quality Line Inputs, Air Mode, Pro Tools Artist, Dynamic Gain Halos, Auto-Gain and Ableton Live Lite Software

The artist's studio in a box

Set up the CM25 MkIII mic for your vocals and guitar and plug into Scarlett 2i2's 4th-Generation preamps Focusrite's clearest and most detailed ever, with a huge 69dB gain range. Hook up an electric guitar to one of 2i2's Hi-Z instrument inputs it feels just like an amp. Listen in detail through the SH-450 headphones. Scarlett brings Focusrite's professional sound quality to wherever you make music. 

Find your signature sound

For standout lead vocal and instrument tracks, Scarlett's re-engineered Air mode takes your sound's unique character and brings it to the front of the mix, adding truly musical presence and rich harmonic drive, just like a classic console in a big studio. Trust us, you'll never want to record without it.

Let Scarlett set your levels

Scarlett's Dynamic Gain Halos make setting your levels quick and easy with any micor just select Auto Gain and let Scarlett do it for you. Hit the button and play for ten seconds, Scarlett will set the perfect level for whatever you're recording. 

Make every take a keeper

While you're playing, Clip Safe is all ears. Checking your levels up to 96,000 times a second more than the best studio engineers ƒ?? Clip Safe will automatically adjust the gain if you're at risk of clipping, so you can lose yourself in the music, without losing any takes.

Capture every detail

Hit the red button and you're recording with 192kHz, 24-bit converters direct from Focusrite's flagship RedNet interfaces as found in countless high-end studios around the world. Squeeze every last drop of detail out of your recordings without sacrificing any sound quality.

Everything you need, in the box

For the best sound straight away, Scarlett 2i2 Studio includes our CM25 MkIII studio condenser mic and SH-450 closed back headphones. You can use the CM25 MkIII for almost anything, but you'll love how it sounds on vocals and guitar thanks to its bright and detailed character. With the SH-450 Focusrite have created their most accurate studio headphones, with plush pads and a soft-touch headband design to keep you focused, not fatigued. If you haven't got a mic stand yet, Focusrite have even included a rather clever cardboard stand so you can get started right away.

Now hear this

In combination with the included SH-450 closed back headphones, the custom-designed headphone amp and huge dynamic range set the stage for the best playback you've ever heard from Scarlett. 2i2 also has independent controls for your headphones and monitors so you can record, mix and play back audio however you want.

Loopback

Make your samples with Loopback. Send stereo audio from your music apps and other software straight to your DAW with 2i2's virtual inputs. 

Record, mix and master with all the software you'll need

Once you've got started with Pro Tools Artist or Ableton Live Lite recording software (both included), the Hitmaker Expansion bundle has everything you need to bring big studio sound to your songs, with an unbeatable range of record-making studio tools from the biggest names in the business. Get exceptional vocal tracks with Antares?? Auto-Tune?? Access, Sonnox VoxDoubler, and Relab's LX480 Essentials reverb. Then heat up your guitar tones with a hyper-realistic model of Marshall??'s Silver Jubilee 2555 brought to you by analogue-modelling experts Softube??. Need drums? No problem - XLN Audio??'s Addictive Drums 2: Studio Rock Kit has beats to get you started and the big sound of a great drum kit. Synths and Keys? You're well covered with the legendary MASSIVE from Native Instruments and XLN Audio??'s Addictive Keys. And when it's time to mix and master your tracks, there's an exclusive suite of Focusrite plugins to quickly get you release-ready sound, and a two-month subscription to Landr Studio with five free masters you can use whenever you like.