Focusrite Scarlett SOLO USB Audio Interface

Focusrite Scarlett SOLO 4th Gen USB Audio Interface

Bringing big studio sound to wherever you make music, Scarlett Solo makes it easier than ever to record and release your songs. Perfectly crafted for today’s music makers, just plug in, record, and produce finished tracks with the best sound you’ve ever had. Hook a mic up to Solo’s detailed mic pre and it sounds great right away. Plug your guitar into the high-headroom Hi-Z instrument input, it feels just like an amp.

Studio-grade converters, with a huge 120dB dynamic range deliver the audio performance you’d find in a pro studio. Air mode, with Presence and Harmonic Drive, gives you that big console sound wherever you record. Solo’s amped-up headphone output with independent volume control drives your favorite headphones loud and clear. Need software? The Hitmaker Expansion software bundle includes all the tools you need to record, produce, and release your tracks.

Songwriters. This is your Scarlett.

The classic Scarlett 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 electricity to your favorite amo sims.

All the software you need to make a hit record.

Once you’ve got started with Ableton Live Lite or three months of Pro Tools Artist recording software (both included), the Hitmaker Expansion bundle has everything you need to bring big studio sound to your songs, with an unbeatable range of record-making studio tools from the biggest names in the business.

Get big console sound with two re-engineered Air modes: Presence and all-new Harmonic Drive

Scarlett. Chosen by six million songwriters.

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 playback 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.

Need samples?
Make your Own 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.

Three-year warranty

Millions of musicians rely on Scarlett every day, and we make some of the more dependable interfaces in the business. However, should the unexpected happen, every Focusrite interface comes with a three-year warranty – just in case.

Specifications:
Overview

• Number of Microphone Preamps: 1
• Phantom Power: Yes
• Instrument Inputs: 1
• Line Inputs: 1
• Air Mode: Yes
• Line Outputs: 2
• Headphone Outputs: 1
• Loopback: Yes
• Connectivity: USB Type-C
• Protocol: USB 2.0
• Form Factor: Desktop
• Simultaneous I/O: 4 x 2 (including Loopback inputs)
• A/D Resolution: 24-bit/192 kHz
• Bus Powered: Yes (900mA)
• Supported sample rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz

Microphone inputs

• Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.06dB
• Dynamic Range: 113dB (A-Weighted)
• THD+N: -100dB @ minimum gain
• Noise EIN: -127dBu (A-Weighted)
• Maximum Input Level: 9.5dBu
• Gain Range: 57dB
• Impedance: 3kΩ

Line inputs

• Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.05dB
• Dynamic Range: 113dB (A-Weighted)
• THD+N: -100dB @ minimum gain
• Maximum Input Level: 22dBu
• Gain Range: 57dB
• Impedance: 60kΩ

Instrument inputs

• Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.15dB
• Dynamic Range: 112dB (A-Weighted)
• THD+N: -80dB @ minimum gain
• Maximum Input Level: 12dBu
• Gain Range: 57dB
• Impedance: 1MΩ

Line outputs (Balanced)

• Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.02dB
• Dynamic Range: 120dB
• THD+N: -109dB
• Maximum Output Level: 16dBu
• Impedance: 200Ω

Headphone outputs

• Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.1dB @ 33Ω / 300Ω
• Dynamic Range: 112dB @ 33Ω / 115dB @ 300Ω
• THD+N: -97dB @ 33Ω / -102dB @ 300Ω
• Maximum Output Level: 2.5dBu into 33Ω / 10dBu into 300Ω
• Maximum Output Power: 32mW into 33Ω / 22mW into 300Ω
• Impedance: 50Ω

Analogue to Digital Converter

• THD+N: -110dB
• Dynamic Range: 120dB

Digital to Analogue Converter

• THD+N: -115dB
• Dynamic Range: 130dB (A-Weighted)

Power

• USB: 900mA