Focusrite Clarett 4Pre Audio Interface Review by Sweetwater

Mitch Gallagher presents the Focusrite Clarett 4Pre Thunderbolt audio interface. Ideal for the small project studio, Focusrite's Clarett 4Pre Thunderbolt audio interface gives you four pristine mic preamps, state-of-the-art 24-bit/192kHz digital conversion, and ultra-low round-trip latency, so you can use your DAW plug-ins for monitoring. Focusrite engineered the 18-in, 8-out Clarett 4Pre to deliver vanishingly low noise and distortion, and they included their "Air" effect, which models the sound of the company's acclaimed ISA transformer-based preamps.

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[joshmehrtens]

have got one of these hooked up to rockit 8's. buy it. BUY IT. BUUUUY ITTT. insane quality and easy to use. great with ableton

[KipCount]

Just got mine yesterday. Thanks Sweetwater!

[jdstewart]

excellent I get it today for my recording studio..thanks mitch!! along with my rode NT-1 I know for sure my recordings will be fantastic!!

[MrMusicguyma]

Very good explanation, if a little rushed in terms of Mitch's speaking rate. Thanks.

[williamsteinhour]

Nice review! We bought one for interfacing our video conferencing systems and will be buying more of them.

[powerjimigtr]

Red Two. Such a brave move to name the plugin like that! 😁

[yamansitar]

hi, has the Focusrite Clarett 4Pre got the same converters as the Focusrite Clarett 8PreX, ,,thanks. and the loop back is that used for mastering back in to the DAW

[MrTomservo]

I'm getting desperate since no forum seems to know so I'll ask here: in 2018 I bought a Dell 7573 2-in-1, and last week I bought a focusrite clarett + 4pre. It keeps disconnecting. I am NOT having an issue with my computer not seeing the device connected; quite the opposite: it always shows it's connected, just sometimes no audio comes out. And not just when I'm using my daw. All of my computer audio is routed through it, and all of it goes away intermittently and without warning i.e. it isn't a specific sound or level, or number of inputs plugged into the clarett. It disconnects at any volume, with zero inputs or 4 inputs. The only way to get it back on is to manually flip the focusrite power switch off and on, OR going into my studio set up in my daw, deselecting my focusrite ASIO, and then selecting it again. Has anyone found a fix? I'm running windows 11 22h2 using Cubase BTW.
I've tried:
-Cubase 9.5LE and Cubase 13 pro
-2 different claretts and one scarlet
-4 different USB cables
-plugging into a different USB port (I have 3 A and 1 C, all are USB 3.0. No, I don't have a USB 2.0 port)
-cleaning USB ports and cable ends with a cotton swab and alcohol solution
-reinstalling focusrite drivers multiple times
-making sure all software is up to date
-freeing up memory space
-making sure the power cable in my interface is plugged in correctly
-increasing buffer size
-prayer
-witchcraft

It always just disconnects randomly.

[edgarzambrana]

Great demonstration. Informative and to the point. Thanks!

[robpayneiii]

Mitch Gallagher pick up line two please (@ George's M. Springfield, Pa). If my memory serves me right Drew Raison introduced us years back.

Apollo twin mark 2 or focusrite clarett 4pre 😣 which one to buy 🤔🤔

[numanuma]

I have yet to see a fairchild compressord hardware clone. That is my favorite compress over the LA-2A or LA-3A.

[captainjaneway]

Can guitars and synthesisers be plugged into the 4 line inputs on the rear panel as well ?

[hrrrmit]

Pro tip: try watching at 0.75 speed ;). Great review though!

[kipling]

Will this plug straight into the latest MacBook Pros (with the right cable, ) which only have USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 interfaces? Please don't tell me I need another adaptor!

[eljoekim]

can someone clear my doubts why they say 18 ins? I see 4 in the front panel, and then 4 more line inputs in the back... how many instruments can I record simultaneously thanks

[amphitheatre]

do i need a new nic card for thunderbolt? i have firewire and think its great, is it worth it to upgrade?

[johnnydepthmusic]

Can you record 4 separate (live) tracks simultaneously using this interface with Ableton and/or Logic?

[hang-sangitch]

How do the converters on this compare to the ua apollo twin?

[leivabernie]

What DAW were you using in this video?