Scarlett 4i4 is the complete compact studio hub for all your instruments. Perfect for multi-instrumentalists and collaborators, 4i4 is loaded with I/O for everything. Two of our most detailed ultra-low-noise mic preamps. Hi-Z, line and MIDI connections for your keys, guitars, synths, grooveboxes and controllers. With 4i4 your headphones, monitors, and line outs each get their own mix, so you can match the studio setup to the session.
Air mode, with Presence and Harmonic Drive, gives you that big console sound wherever you record. Auto Gain and Clip Safe make sure you'll never need to worry about your levels. And the Hitmaker Expansion software bundle includes all the tools you need to record, produce and release your tracks.
Two of our most detailed, ultra-low-noise preamps.
Plug into 4i4’s 4th-Generation remote-controlled preamps –Scarlett’s clearest and most detailed ever, with a huge 69dB gain range to get the best from every mic.
All the I/O you'll need
Hook up an electric guitar to one of 4i4's Hi-Z instrument inputs - it feels just like an amp. Plug synths and grooveboxes straight into the super-high-quality line inputs. Connect your favourite outboard gear to the additional line outputs. You've even got MIDI.
Auto Gain & Clip Safe - Let 4i4 handle your levels
Auto Gain sets your level and Clip Safe keeps them in the sweet spot, automatically tweaking the gain if you're in danger of clipping. You'll never lose a take again.
Mix your way with 4i4's independent outputs
With 4i4, headphones, monitors and line outs each get their own mix, so you can create the perfect studio setup for your speakers, the artist's headphones, and your outboard gear.
All the software you need to make a hit record.
Once you’ve got started with Ableton Live Lite or three months of Pro Tools Artist recording software (both included), the Hitmaker Expansion bundle has everything you need to bring big studio sound to your songs, with an unbeatable range of record-making studio tools from the biggest names in the business.
The best playback you've ever heard
A custom-designed headphone amp design sets the stage for the best playback you've ever heard from a Scarlett interface, driving high-impedance headphones louder and clearer than ever before.
Huge 120dB dynamic range for incredible recordings
Scarlett delivers incredible audio quality with converters direct from our flagship RedNet interfaces - as found in high-end studios around the world.
Three-year warranty
Millions of musicians rely on Scarlett every day, and we make some of the more dependable interfaces in the business. However, should the unexpected happen, every Focusrite interface comes with three-year warranty – just in case.
Award-winning, global support
If you need help at any point you can reach out to our award-winning global support team. We work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, so you can too – if you want.
SPECIFICATIONS IN DETAIL
Overview
- Number of Microphone Preamps: 2
- Phantom Power: Yes
- Instrument Inputs: 2
- Line Inputs: 4
- Air Mode: Yes
- Auto Gain: Yes
- Clip Safe: Yes
- Line Outputs: 4
- Headphone Outputs: 1
- Loopback: Yes
- MIDI: Yes
- Connectivity: USB Type-C
- Protocol: USB 2.0
- Form Factor: Desktop
- Simultaneous I/O: 6 x 6 (including Loopback inputs)
- A/D Resolution: 24-bit/192 kHz
- Bus Powered: Yes (1.5A)
Supported sample rates
- 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz
Microphone inputs
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.06dB
- Dynamic Range: 116dB (A-Weighted)
- THD+N: -100dB @ minimum gain
- Noise EIN: -127dBu (A-Weighted)
- Maximum Input Level: 16dBu
- Gain Range: 69dB
- Impedance: 3kΩ
Fixed Line inputs
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.05dB
- Dynamic Range: 115.5dB (A-Weighted)
- THD+N: -105dB @ minimum gain
- Maximum Input Level: 22dBu
- Impedance: 60kΩ
Variable Line inputs
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.05dB
- Dynamic Range: 115.5dB (A-Weighted)
- THD+N: -100dB @ 8dB gain
- Maximum Input Level: 22dBu
- Gain Range: 69dB
- Impedance: 60kΩ
Instrument inputs
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.15dB
- Dynamic Range: 113dB (A-Weighted)
- THD+N: -80dB @ minimum gain
- Maximum Input Level: 12dBu
- Gain Range: 62dB
- Impedance: 1MΩ
Line outputs (Balanced)
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.02dB
- Dynamic Range: 120dB
- THD+N: -112dB
- Maximum Output Level: 16dBu
- Impedance: 100Ω
Headphone outputs
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.1dB @ 33Ω / 300Ω
- Dynamic Range: 112dB @ 33Ω, 115dB @ 300Ω
- THD+N: -99dB @ 33Ω, -108dB @ 300Ω
- Maximum Output Level: 2.5dBu into 33Ω, 10dBu into 300Ω
- Maximum Output Power: 32mW into 33Ω, 22mW into 300Ω
- Impedance: 50Ω
Analogue to Digital Converter
- THD+N: -110dB
- Dynamic Range: 120dB
Digital to Analogue Converter
- THD+N: -115dB
- Dynamic Range: 130dB (A-Weighted)
Power
- USB: 1.5A
- External (Optional): 7.5W