If the halo is red, your signal is clipping, and you should back down your gain. The Solo's innovative halo indicators always let you know when you've got a healthy signal level for recording. Well, perhaps she didn't, but you know you should - and the Focusrite Scarlett Solo makes it easy. Your mom always said to watch your levels. Keep an eye on your levels with intuitive halo indicators Add to that Focusrite's switchable Air mode, and you've got the sound that launched a thousand hits. Of course, you also get phantom power for your mics that require it.
This is the same technology found in Focusrite's flagship products, giving you gobs of available headroom to accommodate your dynamic, condenser and ribbon mics on any source, no matter how boisterous. Focusrite ports their considerable design savvy into the transparent, low-noise, low-distortion preamp in the Scarlett Solo.
For over 25 years, Focusrite's award-winning pres have proven their mettle in pro studios around the world. The Focusrite Scarlett Solo is equipped with a vibrant and pristine Focusrite preamp. But if you prefer the simplicity and convenience of monitoring your input direct with guaranteed low-latency, simply flip the Direct Monitor circuit switch. At LiveWire Music, we know you can't put a price on that. The Scarlett Solo's super-low latency lets you monitor with native plug-in effects in real time, so you can hear your parts as you envision them and record better performances. You know you perform better when you've got a great-sounding monitor mix with everything you need to hear to be inspired - for example, reverb and delay on a guitar solo. Super-low latency for better performances Lastly, Focusrite has wired analog protection circuitry across the Scarlett Solo's inputs and outputs, safeguarding your interface from damaging power surges. The instrument input has also been re-engineered to handle the hottest active pickups. Focusrite has added their renowned Air circuit to their already-amazing Scarlett mic preamp.
With sample rates up to 192kHz, you've got studio-grade sound you can take anywhere. Under the hood, though, it's been tweaked and upgraded to deliver better sonics, lower latency, and enhanced ease of use. The 3rd-generation Scarlett Solo's exterior has undergone a sleek makeover. As long as you have your iPad Pro, you can use your Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen interface anywhere you go. That's right it's now even easier to take your Scarlett on the road with you! All you need to do to get set up is to plug your Scarlett Solo into your compatible iPad Pro and open your music-making app - it's that simple. Customers and fanatics have asked, and Focusrite has delivered! The 3rd Gen Scarlett interfaces now support iPad Pros with USB-C ports. Plug in, fire up the bundled software, and you're ready to go! The Scarlett Solo G3 delivers the pro-quality sound you need - at a price you'll love. For this third-generation Scarlett Solo, Focusrite has not only raised the bar with vanishingly low latency, 192kHz sample rates, optimized preamp gain structure, and an instrument input that handles scorching hot pickups they also included the acclaimed Air circuit that models their legendary ISA console transformer to give your voice and instrument recordings a brighter, more open sound.