Along with a 48v phantom power button which when you press, you get the phantom power running in the inputs. The box has selections on each input whether you need a line level or a instrument level input. (There were no latency issues whatsoever on my machine. Thats 480mbps, so I doubt there would be any latency issues on your setup. The headphone out has its own knob to turn the level up or down, the monitor knob is a big thing, but it allows easier access of volume change to the main outputs.Ī USB connection, at USB 2.0. one headphone input on the bottom right corner. This device has 2 XLR inputs, which also double as TRS/TS inputs for instruments, guitars etc. I don't know if you can get any more portable. Fits in my laptop case, with the laptop inside. Measuring at 45L by 17.5W by 10D cm in size, all I can say is. Surprisingly small, compact and perfect for 'on the go'. I highly recommend getting this if you are in need of a mobile recording solution, or are on a tight budget for home-based projects as well. The included Plugin suite sounds great and only adds to the ridiculously good value this package gives you. Overall sound quality of the unit is on par with the Emu 0404 to my ears, and that's a good thing because I think the Emu sounded good, just wasn't happy with the pre's, and I was having a lot of issues with the Driver's on Windows 7. Sound wise, I still prefer to use my Stealth pedal for tracking bass and guitar direct, but going direct into the Scarlett isn't a terrible option by any means if that's what you are getting this for. Using an M Audio Sputnik on a female singer and cutting my brother's acoustic, the sound quality is much cleaner, detailed, and a lot quieter as far as background noise goes.
I don't do a lot of vocal or mic recording tasks as I'm a guitar and bass guy who records direct for the most part, but I can tell you the preamps in here are a nice upgrade from the Art Tube MP and EMU 0404 pre's I was previously working with. Performance has been rock solid in Sonar as well as computer related audio tasks such as movies and games.īox is built tough (aluminium casing) and the knobs feel nice and sturdy.
Using the new drivers from Focusrite's website, installing this on a Windows 7 64 bit setup was a breeze.