Accessibility Review for Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Second Generation

[Chi Kim]

Hi All,

Sorry for the cross posting, but I'm sure it'd be useful information for
people looking for a new audio interface.
I just bought a Scarlett 2i2 second generation, and played for a day. I
wanted to let you know what to expect in terms of accessibility. Let's
go from good news to bad news.
The hardware is 100% accessible. Everything is switches, knobs, and a
button.
On Mac side, there's nothing to install, it works out of the box.
There's an optional low latency driver. Even if you install the optional
driver, there's no software for control panel.
You set latency and sampling rate in your DAW. This is no problem if you
use Pro Tools and Logic, but if you use software that doesn't let you
adjust latency, this might be a problem. One example would be the latest
Garageband.
I might have missed, but I couldn't find where you can adjust the
latency outside DAW. I didn't see anything about it in the manual
either. This should be a problem for everyone, not just VI users.
On Windows, you have to install their driver, and unfortunately the Asio
panel is not accessible. Screen reader reads only minimize and maximize,
not even the title. I haven't tested, but this might not be a problem if
you use wdm or Asio4All.
If you need an affordable, simple, secondary audio interface, it fits
the bill. There you go.

Chi

[Dionipher Herrera]

can i plug in my usb mic and my midi at the same time since they are both usb?

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[TheOreoMonster]

so long as you have enough USB ports on your machine yes.

[Dionipher Herrera]

nope, i mean can i plug two usb on the focusrite 2i2 audiointerface? i thought i would be two in and two out so i am thinking by two in, i could plug my mic and my midi.

[TheOreoMonster]

If you have a usb mic and a usb midi interface or midi controller you do not need the Focusrite 2i2. You will just plug your microphone and midi controller into available usb ports on your machine. The Focusrite 2i2 is for using regular microphones that will plug into the focus rite with a microphone cable also known as an XLR cable the focus rite 2i2 then connects to the computer with a usb cable. The Focusrite acts as the USB converter to plug regular microphones into the computer. If you have a USB microphone it already has the converter built in and as such you don’t need the focus rite.

[Dionipher Herrera]

oh, thanks… so how do you connect a studio monitor? do you use an audio interface? i am planning to get the

Mackie CR4 Monitor

[TheOreoMonster]

yes those would require a audio interface  or if the monitors have 1/4 inch inputs you can get a stereo 1/8 inch male to left and right mono 1/4 inch male cable to plug them into the headphone jack on the laptop. The downside of doing this is you can’t use headphones at the same time as using the studio monitors.

[Dionipher Herrera]

ok thank you very much.