NID: (New Interface Day???) Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Anniversary Edition

[Artie]

Just arrived yesterday. I have the original 1st gen, and as much as I love it, it always had an issue with headroom on the 1/4" guitar input. It would clip if you looked at it wrong. I almost always used it with a DI box into the XLR connector. The 4th gen model fixes all that, plus adding some cool new features: Auto, Safe, and Air.

(The 1st gen still works as the best outboard soundcard / headphone amp for my laptop.)

Auto sets the gain for you, while Safe "rides" the gain control in case you really screw up.

AIR is a little weird. From the manual: Adds presence and harmonic drive. Whatever the hell that is. I'll have to play with it.

The 40th Anniversary edition comes in a unique drop dead gorgeous anodized blue, and includes a bunch of cool software.

Can't wait to play with this. (Internet pic since my photog skill stink.)

 

[Mincer]

Those get great reviews. Make sure to post some stuff you record!

 

[Artie]

Make sure to post some stuff you record!

Ok. But Focusrite would probably prefer I didn't highlight their product with my "playing."

 

[GuitarStv]

Do you know if Air is like an aural exciter where it mixes high frequency distortion to enhance the high frequencies, or just an EQ? I remember being curious about that when reading about them a long while back.

 

[Securb]

Nice, my interface is in bad shape, I might look into one of those

 

[80's_Metal]

Congrats! These are great interfaces.

 

[Aceman]

Love my 2i2!

Mine is Gen 3

 

[uOpt]

I have a gen 3.

Nice unit except for the hack to present a storage drive to the PC.

 

[Artie]

Do you know if Air is like an aural exciter where it mixes high frequency distortion to enhance the high frequencies, or just an EQ? I remember being curious about that when reading about them a long while back.

I'm not sue. I haven't really wrung her out yet. I've only used it as outboard soundcard, so far. But I will do a full review when I get chance to play with everything in depth.

 

[Artie]

I have a gen 3.

Nice unit except for the hack to present a storage drive to the PC.

I'm all ears. Never heard of that.

 

[uOpt]

I'm all ears. Never heard of that.

When you plug it in it acts both as a soundcard and also as a small storage medium like a USB stick. They put the drivers and some junk software on there.

Disadvantage being that you have an additional drive letter til the end of time.

 

[Artie]

When you plug it in it acts both as a soundcard and also as a small storage medium like a USB stick. They put the drivers and some junk software on there.

Disadvantage being that you have an additional drive letter til the end of time.

That's odd. I have a 1st gen, my new 4th gen, and an 18i8, and I've never seen one show up as a drive letter. Just a soundcard.

 

[uOpt]

That's odd. I have a 1st gen, my new 4th gen, and an 18i8, and I've never seen one show up as a drive letter. Just a soundcard.

Probably a disliked feature of gen 3 that was dropped quickly.

 

[Artie]

Probably a disliked feature of gen 3 that was dropped quickly.

Good. It doesn't sound like a useful "feature."