Update 11/30/2017:
Finally within the past few months this device has finally stabilized for me. Considering all the help Focusrite tried to give while I was having issues I feel I can now give this a 5 star rating. Even though I had issues and it was very annoying to have the device randomly go sideways they did make every attempt to help me resolve it. Seems something they've done in the latest series of drivers has completely resolved me issues.
Update 7/19/2016:
Issues seem to be getting worse and worse so I am returning this item now. When it works, it works great, but things have been going downhill steadily. Based on the other reviews, it seems if you are using this on Linux or Mac you likely won't have issues. But the drivers for Windows 10 are horribly unstable. Here is an update to the state of things which lead me to return this.
- Drivers cause a blue screen at least once a day, if not more, which point directly to their USB driver as the cause. This has caused me to lose a fair amount of work to date as it appears to be random and obviously crashes my whole system.
- Now, 8 out of 10 times when I start my computer up, the device is "not functioning" in the device manager. I have to disable the device and enable it again; then it will start to work.
- The audio will start to distort after a period of time. I have to switch playback devices, to say my monitors HDMI audio output, and then back to the Scarlett and the issue goes away.
I will say Scarlett support was very good, they immediately reached out to me due to my reported issues here on Amazon. Unfortunately after contacting them I was requested to supply a slew of information and in all honestly I just simply do not have the time to play QA tester for them. If the issue was isolated and minor I would not have a problem with this, but just to document and collect all of the information they would need would have easily take two hours of my time; then I would be waiting who knows how long for fixes all while having my computer somewhat unusable. I work from home off this system and I can not have random blue screens everyday, it ends up costing me money from the lost work.
In summary, it seems they did not properly QA their drivers for Windows 10. The hardware itself seems solid, but their drivers clearly have some massive, massive issues. What started out as a great experience has slowly devolved into a nightmare of blue screens, distorted audio and headaches.
Update 7/11/2016:
- Distortion issue seems to be getting worse; that is happening more frequently.
- After sometime without any problems, I am now having random blue screens (Windows 10 64-bit) which point to the Focusrite USB driver as the culprit.
- I've contacted Focusrite as they have ask me to do as much and will make another update once I have made some progress with them on this. For now I am going to reduce my rating on this device until these issues are resolved.
Update 6/20/2016:
- I am using the "Focusrite USB ASIO Driver - Windows Only" (v4.8.0.66) on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.
- I've only had a rare issue (it has happened twice in two weeks) where I do get audio distortion. Going into the windows 10 audio playback dialog and switching any other audio device then back to the Scarlett fixes the issue instantly.
- I did have minimal interference, which in my experience is to be expected using USB audio devices with computers. Using ground lifts removed all interference for me.
Using this with an Alienware 15 R2 (Skylake) laptop running Windows 10. It is setup as the default windows audio output device. So far just rocking out to music using it to drive my KRK K10S sub and two KRK Rokit 4 monitors. I have not tested recording with my microphone or used it with any pro-audio software just yet. I'll be sure to update this review if anything changes. So far no issues of any sort, very pleased.
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| Analogue Outs | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
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| ADAT I/O | N | N | N | N | In Only | Y |
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| Focusrite Control Software & Focusrite iOS Control | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Compatibility | Mac* / PC** | Mac* / PC** | Mac* / PC** | Mac* / PC** | Mac* / PC** | Mac* / PC** |
| *Compatible with Mac OSX 10.1 & above | **Compatible with Windows 7, 8.1, & 10 |
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Great product does what it says
I bought this to record both microphone and guitar on different tracks and do basic editing on the laptop. It works great. Simple to set up (drivers for Windows were easy to find and MacBook doesn't need drivers). I also connected it to my stereo amp to have a sort of mini studio monitor and that works great too.The strange looking sockets do in fact connect to either 1/4" cables or microphone cables.The only disappointment (and this has nothing to do with the Focusrite product itself) is that it was supposed to come with ProTools. This was a complete failure. After creating an account, waiting for a massive 2.7GB download, installing, and rebooting several times, ProTools didn't even work. It requires a "cloud" login which fails every time (even though the Avid App Manager on the same PC works fine). So I switched to Garage Band on the Mac and it worked as expected.(Note that the version of ProTools that comes with this product doesn't include any support, so Avid refused to troubleshoot even a basic issue like not being able to get the software to start).The Scarlett is still a 5-star product, but if you are buying it because you think you're getting ProTools, think again. For 99% of amateur recordings, Garage Band is going to be far simpler anyway. And it works.
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Die Audioqualität? Absolut brillant. Eure Aufnahmen werden so kristallklar sein, dass selbst die feinsten Nuancen hörbar werden. Ihr könntet schwören, die Amsel im Hinterhof hätte eine neue Melodie gelernt. 🐦🎵
Die Bedienung? Kinderleicht! Das Scarlett 2i2 ist so einfach zu bedienen, dass selbst eure Großmutter ihren Seniorenchor problemlos aufnehmen könnte. Und dank der USB-Verbindung ist es so mobil wie ein Taschenbuch. Perfekt für spontane Jam-Sessions im Park! 🎧🌳
Die Haltbarkeit? Top! Das robuste Metallgehäuse hält mehr aus als euer altes Nokia-Handy. Egal wie wild die Jam-Session wird, das Scarlett 2i2 bleibt standhaft. 💪🎸
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Nicolas
Ottima scheda per la fascia di prezzo
Reviewed in Italy on February 7, 2019
Nicolas
Reviewed in Italy on February 7, 2019
Mi sono quindi messo alla ricerca di una scheda USB da utilizzare con il notebook e che la potesse sostituire la 24 DSP, in caso di necessità.
Dopo numerosi confronti tra i marchi migliori di questo settore ho deciso di affidarmi nuovamente alla Focusrite.
Devo, ammettere che, acquistare una scheda USB, dopo anni di FireWire, sembrava quasi un passo indietro dal punto di vista tecnologico (ho avuto numerose schede audio usb, prima di passare, felicemente ad una scheda firewire), ma questa piccola Scarlett 2I2 è riuscita a sorprendermi.
Ottima latenza per una scheda USB: L’opzione direct monitor è raramente necessaria. Bassa latenza anche su DAW con molti plugin.
Come da tradizione Focusrite, ottimi pre. Buon volume di entrata e suono pulito e cristallino. Forse un pochino freddo e meno spaziale, rispetto alla 24 DSP.
Costruzione ottima: solida, compatta e molto, ma molto, bella da vedere.
Altra nota positiva è il vastissimo assortimento di software e plugins in bundle con questa scheda, ma dovete scaricarlo dal sito, dopo la registrazione del prodotto (utile ai fini della garanzia).
Al software bundle, dichiarato sul sito Focusrite, è stato recentemente aggiunta una versione light di Bias Amp2 della Positive Grid: Veramente una gradita sorpresa, per chi ama i simulatori di amp di questa casa.
Sicuramente ci sono delle differenze, con la Saffire Pro 24 DSP, per l numero di connessioni, controlli e anche un pochino nella qualità dei pre, ma parliamo di un prodotto che costava tre volte questa piccola Scarlett 2I2.
Altra piccola nota dolente è l’impossibilità di utilizzare il software di controllo Scarlett MixControl or Focusrite Control, ma è un limite presente anche nel modello superiore 2i4.
Complessivamente, una buona scheda USB, probabilmente, la migliore in questa fascia di mercato: Suona bene, è bella da vedere ed è piacevole usarla e anche trasportarla nella borsa del notebook.
Impossibile pretendere di più per questa fascia di prezzo.
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