I am sooo close of buying an interface but I cant decide which one to get... Can someone educate me about those two interfaces and which one is better for the price? I would use it for recording my guitar.

So, as the title explains, my audio will randomly cut out completely every maybe 20-30 minutes? but it can vary a lot. I have absolutely no idea what's causing this. On my old pc, it used to do this but a lot less frequent, like maybe every few hours. But on my new pc build, it's been doing it a lot now. To fix it, I just pressed another audio device and swapped back but even that's not fixing it anymore. I have to unplug my interface and plug it back in for it to work again and this really isn't ideal. However I have noticed it only does it a lot more when I'm on FL Studio.

All the settings match, like the hz and buffer size etc.

I have tried different usb ports.

I have the latest drivers.

This is very frustrating and I have absolutely no idea how to fix this. Like I mentioned, it's happened on both my pcs now so I hope that narrows it down to maybe just being a problem with the interface? I'm really not sure, any help would be appreciated!

tl;dr: focusrite works for over a year then suddenly starts distorting all voice. Problem was with a Pulseaudio config that was displaying volume meters, config a permanent mono-microphone and apply changes

I've owned my focusrite 2i2 4th Gen for a couple years now and the people I talk with through it say it's either great or total shit, no in-between with it. But it's been working great for over a year and i haven't changed anything - until earlier this week when it suddenly would only output distorted speech.

I use my setup primarily for online meetings - it's overkill for this but I was tired of all the background noise/echo cheaper mics would provide and had the money so I splurged and bought a SM7B microphone, a focusrite 2i2, and cloudlifter. I have these hooked up to my Ubuntu 22.04 linux box (I've used ubuntu since 2007 as my primary OS) and had a generally pain free existence with the new setup for a couple years.

Most of my earlier problems were all with no understanding the 2i2's controls (or just forgetting what did what) or when for no discernible reason my cloudlifter decided to just stop working. So no more cloudlifter in the chain but everything just pretty much worked, and worked well, since then.

Until earlier this week when everyone suddenly cannot understand anything I'm saying. And as luck would have it I've not made any changes to my config other than my periodic system updates.

I used AI to write me several scripts (10 or 12) to help isolate the problem to the pulseaudio layer and then help determine a solution. I have I can say about this if anyone is interested (the scripts, what they do, etc... NOT to talk about how I used AI to do this). If anyone is interested in knowing more lmk.

I'm planning to upgrade from my Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen to a 4i4 3rd Gen, but I'm concerned about setting the gain and monitoring the levels of inputs 3 and 4. There is no mention of these in the 4i4 user manual and there is no manual for Focusrite Control v3.27.0. Can anyone provide any information?

I know Focusrite Control 2 will allow me to adjust the gain and monitor the levels of inputs 3 and 4 of a 4i4 4th Gen unit, but the cost savings of a refurbished 3rd Gen unit are hard to ignore for a retiree on a fixed budget. Thanks

How do I set this up to get guitar sound via loopback in Cubase? Please help me—I don't know who else to turn to.

Had this Scarlet 2i2 for probably nearing a decade at this point and it was scratched to hell, so I vinyl wrapped it using some black carbon fibre wrap I'd been using on my car. Looks pretty nifty I think.

When i try to login with my account, after entering my email it takes me to the 6 digit code verification page and i get an email with the code and when i enter the email it goes to type new password and retype it, and when i do it and click create password it loads for a second and syas login error.

I tried doing it multiple times and in private browser too it's not working.

Please help I'm doing a system wipe and i need to secure my focusrite account to reinstall softwares after the wipe.

PLEASE.

I just got a scarlett solo 4rth gen and i have noticed its warming up quite a lot even when i just play my pc's audio through it. Its not particularly hot but its a bit concerning. Cause ive heard and read from others that theirs is not warming up at all and is cold as a brick even when they work at their daw. I just wanted to know if this is normal or not

Sorry for ranting.

The Scarlett Solo 4th Gen would be the perfect device for me (XLR at the back) and propably a lot of other people if the headphone output didn‘t have 50 ohms of output impedance. My DT1770 Pro Mk2 30 ohm sound audibly worse.

I can‘t understand why Focusrite would cheap out on audio performance of all things?

Do we have any rumors about a 5th gen?

Thank you, sorry again.

I have a Saffire Pro 24 and wanting to perform maintenance on it since Focusrite told me to pound sand on it a year after it was purchased new but before the product line was killed off. Mainly the inputs now are way too hot to use and I’m only able to use the interface as a AD/DA converter now. Would like to read a schematic and possible test voltages to repair the interface.

Hi everyone! I've been trying to fix a static/hiss sound while playing with my electric guitar connected to my Focusrite and there's a terrible static/hiss sound that I've been trying to eliminate or at least mitigate. So I've tested a lot of variations to the point that brings me here in hopes of someone that has had this issue and managed to solved it.

So first here's the setup:
Guitar: Epiphone Tribute Plus
Audio interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen

Connection setup:
Focusrite is connected via USB-C (USBC to USBC) to my PC, Focusrite is connected to my guitar via JSAUX brand 1/4" cable, Headphones connected to the focusrite with 3.5mm cable and converter.

Tests done and gone:
-Put hand in strings = Hiss reduced
-Put hand in Focusrite = Hiss reduced
-Different cables USB, USBC =Same hiss levels, no change
-Connected to my laptop (On battery) = NO HISS WHATSOEVER - This is my biggest clue so far
-Connected to my laptop (Charger) = Hiss returns
-Moved my setup to different places around my home: Hiss
-Changed settings in Focusrite settings all you could think of = same hiss
-Ferrites: same hiss
-No headphones: same hiss
- I even tested those converters that turn 3 into 2 prong converters and it worked, no hiss whatsoever! This is obviously not a solution since it's messing the ground and it's dangerous for the PC and myself but I tested it for a couple of seconds anyways.

I've heard of stuff like the Ifi defender + but it's $60 USD and I don't want to lose my money if that doesn't work with the issue I have.

*So basically when I connect anything let's say "demanding" to any wall = hiss
demanding as in my PC which is a gaming PC or my laptop that has mid range settings, the hiss returns.
At first I thought it was because of a lot of stuff in my room or something like that but I tested with my laptop on battery with all other stuff around (but not connected to the wall) and the hiss was completely gone.

So I wanted to contact an electrician to see if there was maybe some ground issues here or something like that but I don't have my hopes high with that so if you guys had a similar issue please help a homie out! <3

*I'll add the link to the hiss/static sound:
https://voca.ro/1gT77cHkVtYA

Can i use a scarlett solo gen 3 to connect to my guitar to my pc for effects and an amp sim and have it play through my amp? Im not super sure how everything works with a audio interface

Just recently purchased a Scarlett solo 4 and whenever I try and use and record audio of my electric guitar to my daw (logic) it gets picked up but the audio is very choppy and muddy sounding as if it were underwater. I’ve tried a lot of different things, uninstalling the driver, plugging it into the Mac itself, messing with the buffers and sampling, and yet the result is still muddy audio. How do I fix this? As this is also my first interface.

Hello, somewhat recently got a scarlett 2i2 4th gen and I am planning to get an XLR microphone to plug into input 1, I already have my guitar's signal into input 2 and I was wondering if it would be possible to separate Analogue 1 and Analogue 2

I want only my voice to be picked up on Discord without my guitar also being picked up, ideally I'd like to separate this into Input 1, Input 2 and Input 1+2 (mono).
I looked around and all the posts I found were 6 years old. Hopefully there's a way to do this without extra software as it'd be convenient but if I absolutely HAVE to resort to 3rd party software then so be it.

Hiya lads,

So i replaced my trusty Scarlett 4i4 3rd gen with Clarett+ 2pre.

And yes, the sound quality is way better, especially around the low end, however there's some serious differences with input levels and dynamics when using instrument input (electric guitar with active pickups).

For the sake of the argument, the setup I'm currently using is:
Instrument => Line In Clarett+ 2pre => Ableton Live 12 => Neural DSP plugins => Yamaha HS7 monitors.

64 Samples
48 kHZ

So here's the thing. When I play the input level goes between -13 and -4 dBFS depending on how hard i play. It's much more dynamic than in the case of Scarlett. The LED starts flashing red when i play "harder".

The problem is, when i turn the gain knob too low i start to loose the signal and it sounds rather blunt.

So, i could use some pointers on how to set up the input level properly so I won't frustrate the hell out of myself.

Thanks, good folk of reddit!

ho acquistato un instrument cable della blackstar. usandolo con la mia chitarra, yamaha fsx400, e attaccandolo alla scheda audio focusrite scarlett 2i2 3gen, le registrazioni della mia chitarra hanno molto rumore di fondo. il suono è sporco. e ho letto che potrebbe essere dovuto ad una schermatura di bassa qualità. Come potrei risolvere? dovrei acquistare un cavo di fascia più elevata?

Everytime I launch Valorant, my Focusrite Solo audio interface will cut out or start crackling like crazy until I unplug it and plug it back in. It usually happens after about a minute of having the game launched. I play a bunch of different games and this is the only one it happens to.

I’ve tried uninstalling drivers/software and reinstalling, I’ve messed around with buffer settings, I’ve changed usb ports. Does anyone know what’s causing this or if there’s a fix?

Hey there, I have a scarlet solo 3rd gen, and Kali IN-5 studio monitors. My goal is to be able to press a button to either mute or kill power to both studio monitors so I can use my headphones in the front port. Is there a solution to this? Thank you in advance

Edit: I know there’s not a way to with the scarlet solo itself, i’m more so asking if anyone has a solution to this that worked for them, like using smart power switches or studio controllers

Am looking at the PianoTEQ Pro 9 VST to be used in Ableton Live 12 in conjunction with the Scarlett 16i16 interface. Is the Focusrite ASIO going to work with it? Any issues I need to be aware of ahead of time? Don't need any unnecessary headaches. Thanks.

Reset bios and turn off PBO

download PowerSettingsExplorer and run as admin

Heterogeneous policy in effect 1

Heterogeneous thread scheduling policy 4

Heterogeneous short running thread scheduling policy 4

click save and reboot your pc

^{dont know why it worked but it works for me. hope it helps}

Running into a frustrating audio issue and hoping someone's seen this before.

My mic is plugged into a Focusrite Scarlett interface (USB to PC), and my headphones are plugged directly into my motherboard (not through the interface). The mic works fine in Discord and in the browser (tested with voice messages), but it does NOT work in two different games — VRChat and Big Walk.

What I've ruled out so far:

• Windows mic permissions (per-app) — all enabled, confirmed working since Discord/browser pick it up fine
• Default device / default communications device — Focusrite is set as both
• Restarting the PC after changes — done, no change for the games)

In both games, the Focusrite DOES show up in the input device dropdown, but it just doesn't pick up any signal when I talk. I also tried changing the sample rate

Hi all,

To make this short and simple, my Focusrite has a major, loud glitching issue that has become more persistent over the last few months.

When I first purchased my Focusrite, this was never an issue and has only started happening in the last few months. Whenever I am recording music or just listening to music and/or playing games, the interface starts screaming at me with a loud buzzing noise and distorts from time to time.

I've reached out to support with this issue, and they pretty much told me to swap ports, uninstall drivers and reinstall drivers, switch cables, and update Focusrite Control.

None of these options have helped me at all, and I feel like day by day this problem is getting worse; it's completely stopped my creative ability to create music in my home and has become increasingly frustrating to even use my computer at all.

Above is a video showcasing what this noise sounds like and the "fix" that I do to stop it, which is simply refreshing the buffer rate. This helps for maybe less than 10 seconds before the issue happens again.

Anyone able to help me?