Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd Gen) USB Audio Interface Review / Explained

Today we’re looking at the new Focusrite 2i2 (3rd Gen) USB Audio Interface. If you’re looking for an interface for your home studio and you’re on a budget, this is one of the best options for you. I do spoken word tests, noise floor tests, latency tests, and guitar tests, and it passes with flying colors on all tests

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00:00 - Intro / Pricing
00:30 - Disclosure
00:36 - Signal Chain for Testing
00:55 - What’s in the Box
01:24 - Build Quality
02:06 - Walkthrough of Features
03:27 - Specifications
03:58 - Air Circuit Test / Demonstration
04:32 - Preamp Gain Noise Test
05:37 - Dynamic Mic Test
06:02 - Latency Test
06:56 - Instrument Input (D.I.) Test
08:18 - Comparison of Noise Floor & Gain to 2i2 (2nd Gen)
09:27 - Pros & Cons
11:16 - Recommendation
12:30 - Outro

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[kennylux]

Huge respect for the warning on 5:33, love when creators actually care about people's hearing

[johnnypepperonii]

Podcastage: "What kind of background noise there is"
Me: Rising Volume to maximum
Podcastage: " *NOW WITH A SAMPLE RATE* "

[francescob.]

dude, your videos are the best. I don't understand why doesn't everybody put timestamps in their videos

[jakejessee]

The air mode really had a nice effect on the SM7B. Also, the fact that you activated air mode while testing the noise floor, then gave a countdown-style heads up for when the audio was going to get loud again...you know what's up

[faxisthefox]

the mono button is useful when mixing to make sure your tracks are in phase or to make sure your mix sounds good in mono - it's cool they give you that feature as a one touch button solution

[markey]

I literally feel like you have a video for everything that I'm looking for.

[JoiKlipKlip]

I never subscribe to random channels I find on Google for reviews and
YOU SIR! YOU!! I subscribed to your channel after watching this video just now simply because of how charming you were and how pleasant it was watching/listening to this review! :) Thank you sir! And I'm definitely getting the Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen now! :D

[ShadyDogg]

lol, your setup here, Rode NT1 & the new 2i2 Focusrite, is the exact setup I was planning on buying next week to start making music/recording my vocals

[josephmueller]

I really like this guy. He's both honest and humorous, in a simple way. Everyone says to give a thumbs up at the end of their videos. I rarely do. He added that if you hated it give it a thumbs down. In my book, that statement in itself earns a thumbs up. Thank you for honest, informative reviews. Keep it 100.

[WillsJazzLoft]

Those sampling rates are fantastic! For Linux users, the 3G is specifically recommended. Very simply put if you're a musician, Focusrite is an excellent value. The dual combo XLR inputs, the metal casing and the sampling rates are deal closers for me. Thanks for an excellent review.

[willmorrison]

For those to whom it matters, this thing also works right out of the box in a Linux system. At least it does in Ubuntu studio and AVLinux. No issues at all.

[andrewmasto]

I'm currently looking to get a home studio going and am trying to learn about the various interfaces available. Your review is hands-down the most objective and most professionally done.

[inthemix]

Fantastic review! The only common issue I know (happened to me and many others) is that the preamps start clean but get noisy and sound bad after a few months. I hope they fixed that with the gen 3! Also, have they fixed the drivers on windows? They used to make windows machines crash like crazy but work well on Mac in my experience.

[berndkiltz]

Wow, this is by far the best audio-interface review I have EVER seen!!! Kudos to you, subscribed!

[tane]

Thanks for everything you do! I really feel that every time you make a video I can be sure to trust everything you say.

[stevenfogamomi]

I have one and I’ve had nothing to complain about it. If you are looking for your first (or second)interface this gets my stamp of approval

[travsmac]

Awesome! When you said on the podcast that there was something going to be announced on Tuesday, I wondered if it was going to be a new mic. Nope! Saw the email from Sweetwater, and came right here to watch the review. Nice surprise! Thanks!

[johnhughesmusic]

Thanks for letting us know when the sound was going to get loud! Class act!

[omniripple]

just ordered mine today, thank you sooo much for your help! i've always been using creative sound cards and i'm finally giving usb a go. can't wait to see if there is much of a difference between this and a creative z card.

[artysanmobile]

The Air eq chosen by Focusrite is spot on. Focusrite is making great and unbelievably inexpensive USB interfaces. Hard to go wrong with them.