Scarlett 2i2 Studio

Your Complete Home Recording Studio

2nd Generation

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Second Generation Scarlett 2i2 Studio, part of the range of Focusrite Professional audio interfaces incorporating high quality, Focusrite analogue pre-amplifiers. You now have a simple, compact and complete solution for recording with a microphone or directly from instruments, by routing high quality audio to and from your computer.

In developing the Second Generation series of Scarlett interfaces, we have enhanced both the performance and feature set including support for sample rates up to 192 kHz, improved mic preamp performance with low noise and plenty of gain, and upgraded instrument inputs with additional headroom for recording the loudest guitar parts without clipping. They are class compliant on Mac, which means they are plug-and-play, so no need to install a driver if you are a Mac user. You will also be able to download some exciting new software plug-ins once you’ve registered the product.

Features

• The Scarlett Studio package comprises a Scarlett 2i2 audio interface, a Scarlett Studio  CM25 MkII studio quality condenser microphone, a pair of Scarlett Studio HP60 MkII reference quality headphones and all the necessary software to get you started with recording great audio on your computer as quickly as possible.
• The Scarlett 2i2 hardware interface is the key component in the Scarlett 2i2 Studio system; this Provides the means of connecting the CM25 MkII (or other) microphone, musical instruments Or line level audio signals to a computer running Mac OS or Windows. The signals applied at the 2i2’s physical inputs can be routed to your recording software via a USB connection. Similarly, The recording software’s monitor or recorded output will appear at the 2i2’s physical outputs. (Note - audio recording software is frequently referred to as a “Digital Audio Workstation”, or “DAW”, And the term “DAW” is used throughout this user guide.)
•  Audio sources – mics, instruments, etc. - connected to the 2i2’s physical inputs can be recorded in the DAW and then routed from your DAW to the physical outputs. The 2i2’s various physical outputs can be connected to the HP60 MkII headphones, or if you wish, to an amplifier and speakers, powered monitors, analogue mixer or any other analogue audio equipment that you wish to use. Although all inputs and outputs on the Scarlett 2i2 are routed directly to and from your DAW for recording and playback, you can configure the routing within your DAW in order to meet your needs.

Hardware Features

*Front Panel

Back Panel

Box Contents

You should find that your Scarlett 2i2 Studio package comprises:

• Scarlett 2i2 (2nd Gen.) audio interface

• Scarlett Studio CM25 MkII condenser microphone and microphone clip

• Scarlett Studio HP60 MkII headphones

• Bundle code* for accessing the following on-line resources:

- 2i2 USB Drivers for Windows

- Focusrite Red 2 & 3 Plug-in Suite

- Softube Time and Tone bundle

- Pro Tools | First

- Ableton Live Lite

- LoopMasters sample library

- Novation Bass station

- Multi-language User Guides

• Red XLR microphone cable (3 m)

• USB cable

• Getting Started Guide and Important Safety Information*

System requirements

Mac OS

• Apple Macintosh with a USB 2.0 or 3.0-compliant USB port and an Internet connection*
• OS: Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) or OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)

Windows

• Windows compatible computer with a USB 2.0 or 3.0-compliant USB port and an Internet connection*
• OS: Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit), 8.1 and 10