Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface, The Guitarist, Vocalist, Podcaster Or Producer, Studio Quality Sound, Red

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You can use the CM25 MkIII for almost anything, but you’ll love how it sounds on vocals and guitars thanks to its bright and detailed character. Hitmaker Expansion: features exclusive content from legendary Auto-Tune® creators Antares®, along with Native Instruments®, Brainworx®, Softube®, Landr, XLN Audio®, Relab and more. The single 3rd Generation Scarlett mic preamp sounds great straight out of the box. Air mode recreates the legendary effect of Focusrite's ISA mic pres and makes vocals and guitars shine. The high-impedance, high-headroom instrument input is great for recording guitar or bass without clipping, while our iconic Gain Halos make it easy to set input levels fast. Two balanced outputs are hum-free for pristine monitoring, mixing and mastering with studio monitors. And it comes with some of the best-loved tools in the business, including Ableton Live Lite, Avid Pro Tools Artist and Hitmaker Expansion – with plugins from legendary Auto-Tune® creators Antares®, Brainworx®, Softube®, Landr, XLN Audio®, Relab and more. Direct monitoring allows you to listen to the input signal of the interface with near-zero latency. Analog mixers and headphone routers have always had the edge over digital interfaces in this regard. However, recent advancements in technology have made the difference negligible. And the Scarlett series is testimony to this. The Direct Monitor mode (which is turned on by a tiny button on the top left) gives you what Focusrite calls ‘near zero’ latency.

Easy to use, comes with great instructions and advice, fairly intuitive to use even after just a few hours use. Ableton® Live Lite™: the iconic DAW gives you everything you need to get started including instruments, effects and Live’s trademark clip and scene launching for taking ideas further or performance. Fixed an issue that caused some DAWs (Studio One, Reason and Sibelius) to expose unsupported buffer size options. As well as the new Scarlett features, you’ll also get a selection of excellent software, so you can get creative right out the box: Both interfaces are near-identical in the manner in which they are constructed. The aluminum casing gives you an instant sense of reliability. The buttons and ports are meticulously assembled. All cables feel secure when connected, and overall the interfaces feel really good to handle.This means that the Scarlett Solo's two inputs are operated by a single preamp. So if you're using both inputs simultaneously, two signals are being split by one, giving you half the headroom and clarity. UK manufacturer Focusrite has made world-class mic preamps for decades. The 3 rd Generation’s mic pre is the best to ever feature in the Scarlett range. Expect a warm, dynamic response that’ll take care of any instrument with ease.

Whether you’re a guitarist, singer-songwriter, beatmaker, or aspiring producer, Hitmaker Expansion has been compiled to get you release-ready results from your very first session. These are all the plugins you’ll need to write, record, mix and master your music with big studio sound.Hi-res 24-bit/192kHz converters give recordings stunning clarity. At home, in the studio or on the road, Scarlett sounds just like you. Neutrik combo inputs. For those who don't know what these are, they're combined inputs. They accept both XLR and 6.35 mm Line inputs. So this means you can record multiple combinations of instruments. Vocals and acoustic guitar. Or bass and guitar. Or a stereo Keyboard. It takes the input signal on the interface and sends it straight to the headphones and line outputs on the device. The signal is still sent to your DAW software, allowing the input to be recorded at the same time.

In summary, the Scarlett Solo and Scarlett 2i2 are the smallest two models from Focusrite’s flagship Scarlett series. Both are equally competent in playing the role they have been designed to, and the primary difference is that the Solo (true to its name) offers one Preamp while the Scarlett 2i2 offers two. It adds massively to portability and convenience. All you need is your laptop and one of these, and you're good to go! Cons: GenerationThe world’s most popular audio interfaces – remastered. Incredible sounding preamps. Colossal dynamic range. Re-engineered Air mode for big studio sound. Auto Gain and Clip Safe for perfect takes every time. And all the software you need to make a hit record. Your interface is now ready to use! If you're using recording software then make sure you select the Focusrite ASIO driver in the audio settings for that software.If you don't already have music-making software installed, follow the link below for info on how to choose and install your software: Just works out of the box. Bought it to output VIs live from Gig Performer - simple. Small and light.

The British know how to make awesome audio products and this is no exception. Nice to know we are still pretty good at some things. Incl. USB cable (type C to A) and Hitmaker Expansion Software Bundle (Ableton Live Lite, 3 months Splice Sounds membership and plug-in bundle for songwriting, mixing and mastering, Pro Tools Artist (three-month subscription) and Avid Complete Plugin Bundle). Includes Ableton Live Lite, three months of Pro Tools Artist, and the Hitmaker Expansion, with plugins from Antares, Softube, Landr, XLN Audio and more.Turn ideas into records. Hook up a guitar and a mic and make the best recordings you ever have. Solo is studio sound made simple.