Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Gen USB Audio Interface

Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Gen USB Audio Interface

Winner — Best Audio Interface

Scarlett 4th Gen has won the 2024 Sound On Sound award for best audio interface.

Bring studio sound to wherever you make music — just plug in, record, and produce finished tracks with the best sound you've ever heard. Scarlett Solo features a detailed mic preamp, a dedicated guitar input that feels just like you're plugging into an amp, a powerful headphone output, and Air Presence and Harmonic Drive modes for that big-console sound.

Key features

• One microphone preamp
• One dedicated instrument input
• Two Air preamp modes for classic console sound
• Includes Hitmaker Expansion software bundle
• Plus Pro Tools Intro+, Ableton Live Lite, and Cubase LE

A classic mic pre design.

Designed to capture every part of your performance, Scarlett Solo’s mic preamp brings crisp, clear, rich detail to whatever you’re recording, from the softest vocal, to the loudest guitar.

Seeing red with your levels

Whatever you’re recording, Scarlett’s Dynamic Gain Halos make setting levels quick and easy, so you’ll get great recordings every time. If you’re seeing red, just dial yourself back into the green and you’re good to go.

A Hi-Z guitar input that feels just like an amp.

Solo’s Hi-Z instrument input makes guitars sound and feel great. Electro-acoustic guitars sound huge and detailed, and it’s perfect for connecting your electric to your favourite amp sims.

Get big console sound with two re-engineered Air modes.

Presence mode boosts your signal’s high-end, bringing the sound to the front of the mix. Create intimate vocal recordings, capture every detail of acoustic guitars, and hear your drum overheads shimmer.

Harmonic Drive mode boosts mid-range harmonics in your sound, making its unique character shine through the mix. Try it on guitars, vocals, or anything else that needs a little more punch.

All the software you need to make a hit record

Get started with Ableton Live Lite, Pro Tools Intro+, and Cubase LE. From there, the Hitmaker Expansion bundle has everything you need to add big-studio sound to your songs, with an unbeatable range of instruments and effects from the biggest names in the business.

Loud and clear — with any headphones.

A custom-designed headphone amp design sets the stage for the best playback you've ever heard from a Scarlett interface, driving high-impedance headphones louder and clearer than ever before.

Solo has independent controls for your headphones and monitors so you can record, mix, and play back audio however you want.

Huge 120dB dynamic range for incredible recordings.

Scarlett delivers incredible audio quality, with converters direct from our flagship RedNet interfaces — as found in high-end studios around the world.

Make your own samples with Loopback.

Scarlett makes it easy to grab stereo audio from your music apps. Use Loopback’s virtual inputs in your DAW to make samples and loops.

Focusrite Control 2

Focusrite Control 2 is a powerful app that easily manages Scarlett 4th Gen interfaces on Windows and macOS devices. Pair the iOS and Android app to your desktop computer to remotely control your Scarlett from anywhere in your recording space.

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