STUDIO-QUALITY SOUND FOR ALL YOUR INSTRUMENTS.
Sitting on the desks of more musicians and producers than any other, the Scarlett range of audio interfaces means studio-quality sound for all your instruments – and 4i4 is the interface of more. Capture more of your ever-expanding setup with more inputs, more outputs and more connectivity.
Four balanced line inputs, for connecting synths or other line-level audio, and four balanced outputs, for monitoring and effects sends
Two of the best performing Scarlett mic preamps the range has ever heard – now with Air – for miking up guitars or recording vocals
Two high headroom instrument inputs, for plugging your guitar or bass straight in
Loopback, for grabbing a stereo feed of any combination of hardware inputs and software playback, no cables needed, for simple sampling, streaming or podcasting
EXTENDED PLAY
Plug in and produce; all your instruments, all the time. With two 3rd Generation preamps, four line-ins and four balanced outs – for synths, drum machines or looping hardware effects – our most connected bus-powered interface records wherever your instruments are. Spend less time plugging in and more time playing.
THIS IS YOUR CUE
Focusrite Control makes it simple to route your audio and cue mix, loopback and monitor mixes, from your Mac®, PC, iPad®, iPhone® or iPod touch®. Send, stream, sample – simple.
THE BEST SOUNDING, EASILY
Easy Start gets you set up, recording and playing back within minutes. Our mic preamps, high-headroom instrument inputs, iconic Gain Halos, clean and balanced fixed line I/O and MIDI connectivity mean the science of sounding great is sorted. We’ve worried about the tech, you can focus on the music.
YOUR TRACKS ARE 30 YEARS IN THE MAKING
We’ve been making mic preamps for 30 years, and the 3rd Gen mic pre is the best Scarlett has ever heard. The 24-bit/192kHz converters give your recordings clarity and detail. Air mode breathes life into vocals, adding unique high-end detail. Our decades of experience mean Scarlett sounds just like you.
OUR TECHNOLOGY IS SOUND
Incredibly reliable, Focusrite hardware won’t let you down. If, however, you come across a problem you can rely on our global support team and your three-year warranty to get it sorted. Sound.
ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO START RECORDING RIGHT - RIGHT NOW
Your 4i4 interface comes with a whole range of recording software, sounds and plug-ins to choose from:
- Avid® Pro Tools® | First Focusrite Creative Pack: hundreds of virtual instrument sounds, 500MB of loops, and great-sounding effects
- Ableton® Live Lite™: industry-leading music-making software
- Three Month Splice Sounds Subscription: Get access to millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily
- XLN Audio Addictive Keys: cAccess one of four virtual keyboards when you register your first piece of Focusrite or Novation hardware.
- Softube Time and Tone Bundle: three of Softube's world class reverb, delay and distortion plug-ins, and an an easy-to-use mastering tool
- Focusrite Red Plug-in Suite: accurately models our classic Red 2 equaliser and Red 3 compressor
- Focusrite Plug-in Collective: receive free versions of the most innovative software, as well as benefiting from discounts
- Focusrite Control: route your audio and cue mix, loopback and monitor mixes, from your Mac®, PC, iPad®, iPhone® or iPod touch
PLUG-IN COLLECTIVE, FOR A LASTING CONNECTION
When you buy any Focusrite hardware you gain access to the most innovative music software brands on the market. Plug-in Collective keeps you up to date on the latest tools, offering you new free downloads every couple of months, along with generous discounts. Let’s stay together.
SPECIFICATIONS IN DETAIL
Focusrite always quotes 'real world' performance figures (measured to the AES17 standard). Some companies choose to quote chipset performance, which is misleading.
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS - Compatible with Mac 10.10 onwards and Windows 8.1 onwards
SUPPORTED SAMPLE RATES - 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
MICROPHONE INPUTS
Frequency Response - 20 Hz - 20 kHz ± 0.1dB
Dynamic Range - 111 dB (A-Weighted)
THD+N - <0.0012%
Noise EIN < -126 dBu (A-Weighted)
Maximum input level - 9dBu (at minimum gain)
Gain Range - 56dB
Impedance - 3k Ω
LINE INPUTS 1-2 (VARIABLE GAIN)
Frequency Response - 20 Hz - 20 kHz ± 0.1dB
Dynamic Range - 110.5dB (A-weighted)
THD+N - <0.002%
Maximum input level - 22dBu (at minimum gain)
Gain Range - 56 dB
Impedance - 60k Ω
LINE INPUTS 3-4 (FIXED GAIN)
Frequency Response - 20Hz - 20kHz ± 0.1dB
Dynamic Range - 110dB (A-weighted)
THD+N - <0.002%
Maximum Input Level - 18dBu (at minimum gain)
Impedance - 44Ω
INSTRUMENT INPUTS
Frequency Response - 20 Hz - 20 kHz ± 0.1dB
Dynamic Range - 110 dB (A-Weighted)
THD+N - <0.03%
Maximum input level (0 dBFS) - 12.5dBu (at minimum gain)
Gain Range - 56 dB
Impedance - 1.5M Ω
LINE & MONITOR OUTPUTS
Dynamic Range (Line Outputs) - 108dB
THD+N - <0.002%
Maximum Output Level (0 dBFS) - 15.5dBu
Impedance - 430Ω
HEADPHONE OUTPUTS
Dynamic Range - 104dB (A-weighted)
THD+N - <0.002%
Maximum Output Level - 7dBu
Impedance - <1Ω
