Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface - 3rd Gen

Scarlett’s most compact interface – thousands of guitar players use the Focusrite Scarlett Solo Studio USB Audio Interface to capture studio-quality sound every day. Capture your music anywhere by simply plugging your guitar straight in or miking up, and monitoring directly for latency-free foldback. Scarlett Solo is giving musicians worldwide professional sounding results everywhere, all the time.

INTUITIVE INTERFACE

Start recording quickly with Scarlett Solo’s intuitive interface. Plug in your favorite mic and record vocals, acoustic guitars, amplifiers, or even drums with studio-quality sound using the newly-designed preamp. Add brightness and brilliance to your tracks using the switchable Air setting based on the original Focusrite ISA preamp. Engage the +48 V phantom power button to record using a condenser microphone.

Use the balanced line-level input to record analog synthesizers, drum machines and more. Or engage the Instrument button to track electric guitars and basses directly. Set your levels using the intuitive Gain Halo metering system. And don’t be afraid to crank the gain—there’s plenty of headroom!

PRISTINE SOUND

Play back your tracks with crystal-clear sound using Scarlett Solo’s class-leading converters, capable of recording at mixing at sample rates up to 24-bit/192 kHz. Quickly connect your favorite studio monitors using two built-in monitor outputs, or plug in your favorite “studio cans” using the easy-access headphone output. Monitor your performance with zero latency using the Direct Monitor button—perfect for recording vocals over an instrumental.

THE FOCUSRITE SOUND: OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED ON IPAD PRO

Scarlett Solo is officially supported in use with USB-C iPad Pros. Setup and operation is simple: just plug in, fire up your favourite music-making app, and enjoy the Focusrite sound wherever you go. Scarlett Solo has been tested extensively with Garageband, Cubasis 2, Auria Pro, Ampify Launchpad, Ampify Groovebox and Ampify Blocs Wave, as well as FL Studio. Now you can record anywhere, really.

HITMAKER EXPANSION

Create studio quality vocals, powerful guitars, luscious keys and huge drums, then mix and master with iconic Focusrite studio hardware – all in the box. Every new Scarlett 3rd Gen, Clarett and Red interface comes with an unbeatable range of tried-and-tested studio tools from some of the biggest names in the business.

Hitmaker Expansion – available with every Scarlett 3rd Gen, Clarett+, Clarett USB and Red interface purchased and registered on or after October 1st 2022 – is built to get you creating records immediately. These are all the plug-ins you need to write, produce, mix and master your music in studio quality.

ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO START RECORDING RIGHT, NOW

There’s no better way to step into studio recording – your Scarlett interface comes with some of the best loved tools in the business, including:

• Hitmaker Expansion: features exclusive content from legendary Auto-Tune creators Antares, along with Brainworx, Softube, Landr, XLN Audio, Relab and more
• Ableton Live Lite: the iconic DAW gives you everything you need to get started including instruments, effects and Live’s trademark clip and scene launching for taking ideas further or performance
• Three-month’s Avid Pro Tools Artist subscription and Avid Complete Plugin Bundle: Record and release tracks with the industry-standard DAW and plugin collection. After three-months get an annual subscription with 25% off Pro Tools Artist or 33% off Pro Tools Studio
• Three Month Splice Sounds Subscription: spark inspiration instantly with Splice’s huge Sounds library. With 100 credits per month added to your account, you can grab samples of thousands of artists and millions of sounds

FEATURES:

• The best performing Scarlett mic preamp the range has ever heard – now with Air – for miking up guitars or recording vocals
• One high headroom instrument input, for plugging your guitar or bass straight in
• Easy Start tool, making it easier than ever to get up and running
• High-performance converters, allowing you to record, mix and play back audio in studio quality, anywhere