SSL 2 vs Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen: usability Both are equally effective in use, and if you need more details with the 2i2 3rd Gen, Focusrite Control provides good on-screen metering.įinally, both interfaces bundle in a decent wodge of plugins and cut-down DAWs, arguably the most ‘valuable’ being Vocalstrip 2 and Drumstrip with the SSL 2, and Focusrite’s Red Plug-in Suite and Softube’s Time and Tone Bundle with the 2i2 3rd Gen. The SSL 2’s traditional five-stage ladder-style meters give a more literal impression of signal levels than the ’Gain Halo’ collars of the 2i2 3rd Gen’s gain knobs, which represent increasingly hot signal levels through green/orange/red LED colouring. The 2i2 3rd Gen pulls off the same sort of trick with its ‘Air’ circuit, which successfully emulates the luxurious high-frequency sheen of Focusrite’s fabulous ISA preamp.īeyond fundamental specs and historical pedigrees, the Air and Legacy 4K circuits are undoubtedly the headline features of the two interfaces, but another point of differentiation is the metering. Pressing the SSL 2’s Legacy 4K button switches in an “analogue enhancement circuit inspired by the character of” the SSL 4000 Series console – specifically, a high-frequency EQ boost and harmonic distortion that works particularly well on guitars, drums and vocals. With Focusrite’s bigger multi-channel interfaces, said app handles routing and mixing of inputs and outputs, but here it offers no real benefits beyond enabling those high sample rates and monitor mixing.Ĭentral to the appeal of both boxes is their ability to introduce the super classy preamp and console circuitry colouration with which the two manufacturers made their respective marks on the recording industry. The SSL 2’s sample rate and buffer size are governed by the host DAW, but to use the 2i2 3rd Gen at sample rates above 48kHz, the Focusrite Control software has to be installed. (Image credit: Solid State Logic/Focusrite)ĭriver-wise, both units are class-compliant under macOS and require installation of an ASIO/WDM driver in Windows.
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