Optimising your computer for audio can help you achieve lower buffer sizes, lower latency and stop glitches:

The gain knobs for analogue 1 and 2 inputs light up and gives an indication when it almost clips(yellow) and when it clips(red) these colors can be be changed through the Focusrite control software.Includes Ableton Live Lite, three months of Pro Tools Artist, and the Hitmaker Expansion, with plugins from Antares, Softube, Landr, XLN Audio and more. Unfortunately, the software that comes with Scarlett 2i2 is not as user-friendly. Thus, the Scarlett 2i2 does not offer the same level of user control and flexibility that the Scarlett 4i4 offers its users. Other Ports

Added the ability to choose whether 48V is retained after restarting Scarlett 3rd Generation interfaces.

Added the ability to change the colour of the good, pre clipping and clipping stages of the Gain Halos on Scarlett 3rd Generation interfaces. With this app, you can record your computer’s system audio while at the same time recording audio from a microphone or anything plugged into the interface’s input. I got this for my home studio to record guitar directly and for the midi capabilities for the future hardware synths I am planning on buying. In summary, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 has two input channels. And the Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 has four input channels. Outputs

Play any audio from your iPad/iPhone, such as any video on YouTube, and slowly turn up the monitor level on the Scarlett. Your iPad should now be sending audio through your Scarlett's outputs. Incl. USB cable (type C to A) and Hitmaker Expansion Software Bundle (Ableton Live Lite, 3 months Splice Sounds membership and Plug-in bundle for songwriting, mixing and mastering, Pro Tools Artist (three-month subscription) and Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle) Hi-Z instrument and line inputs — Connect an electric guitar to either of the 2i2's Hi-Z instrument inputs for an experience that mimics using an amplifier. Alternatively, link up keyboards, synthesizers, and groove boxes to the exceptionally high-quality line inputs. Air Mode — Enabling users to capture recordings with the distinctive character reminiscent of a large studio console, and enhance vocals and instruments with an elevated presence and a lush harmonic drive.The Scarlet 4i4 starts giving me acceptable recording levels for dynamic and compression mics at about 50% gain and will start clipping before it reaches 100%. The signal sounds totally clean to me. It has a MIDI port and 2 more channels than the PerSonus 24c (for a higher price). I would prefer an LED bank to the "halo" signal level indicator, but the halo works just fine. If you’re planning to start a two-person podcast, the Scarlett 2i2 will be enough for you. You can plug two microphones into the two input channels on the 2i2 and start recording. The Scarlett range of audio interfaces is class-compliant. This means that they can use the core audio driver built into iOS. We do not officially test or support bus-powered Scarlett interfaces with iPads or iPhones using a lightning connection, however, we expect them to work.

Scarlett 4i4 is class compliant so will work with Mac, Windows PC, Chromebook, USB-C iPad, and iPhone.The analogue inputs 3 and 4 can be controlled though the software only they don't have a hardware controls. The Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 also adds the ability to make virtual audio routes on your computer which can be used to record online meetings like Skype or Zoom directly. There is a pad for the 1 and 2 input that you can control through the software you also use the software to control whether the 1 and 2 inputs are line or instrument. This right here is the real deal - I held off to write the review until I got the 770 Pro 80Ohm headphones and here it is: Your new Focusrite audio interface comes with a killer software bundle headlined by a 3-month Avid Pro Tools Artist subscription and Ableton Live Lite. Focusrite has also partnered with Splice to give you a free 3-month Splice Sounds subscription when setting up a new Splice account. Splice Sounds offers millions of high-quality, royalty-free loops, one-shots, and presets, with new releases daily from your favorite sound designers, artists, and producers. Artists are using Splice to create all kinds of music, from chart-topping pop and Grammy-winning albums, to underground mix tapes, and even cinematic scores. Making studio-quality productions has never been easier when you buy a Focusrite. Along with this, you also get the Focusrite Hitmaker Expansion, which includes: