I didn’t have high expectations for this microphone, but I was wrong. The last piece in the Focusrite Studio 2i2 bundle is the Studio condenser microphone. As studio headphones go, there’s nothing wrong with these and they are fitted with a long, straight cable and a 3.5mm to 6.35mm adapter. These headphones are very easy to drive compared to my Sennheiser HD300 Pros and convey the sound from the microphone with a bit more oomph. The headphones are incredibly lightweight but very well made with good quality plastic, an adjustable yoke and a comfortable headband and earpads. In addition to the fabulous Scarlett 2i2, Focusrite also bundles a pair of Focusrite Studio headphones and condenser mic. Maybe that’s something for the fourth generation.
I’d like to have seen a mixing control as, at times, the direct monitor feed was swamped by the incoming audio. The only thing that’s missing is a monitor mix knob for setting the balance between the incoming audio to the interface and the direct monitor sound that’s feeing into the earphones from the inputs. The Focusrite Scarlett interfaces include free downloads of Ableton Live Lite and Pro Tools First. There’s also a smaller knob for controlling the volume level to the headphones. The volume level of the main output is controlled by a larger volume knob on the front plate of the interface. The audio quality is truly superb and certainly a step up from my Behringer U-Phoria UMC204HD interface which has quite a noisy headphone amplifier in comparison to Focusrite’s Scarlett 2i2.Īs well as monitoring the sound via a pair of headphones, the 2i2 also has left and right 6.35mm mono TRS outputs to connect to an active pair of studio monitors. The Scarlett 2i2 interface can record at 24-bit resolution and has a maximum sample rate of 96kHz. This is ideal for podcasting with a remote guest. This is important if you’re only using one of the inputs and want to hear the input sound in both ears rather than having it play just left and right. The direct monitoring feature is so useful plus it can be turned off or set to monitor in mono or stereo mode.
The superb Scarlett 2i2 interface has excellent preamps including a emulation of Focusrite's Air.
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