Review on External sound card Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen by Mateusz Dbkowski ᠌

Name: External sound card Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen
Item: External sound card Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen
Rating: 4

May 13, 2023

I recommend to buy, the product is of high quality.

In terms of sound recording, it's great. In terms of listening, it's rather weak.
In the end, I regretted taking this card. It would be better to pay extra and take the older model (clarett).
Be careful when installing drivers: when downloading from the official site, they offer registration, during which they are asked to send them a card serial. If you do this, then the card will already be considered yours. You will not be able to take it back to the store

Pros

- High-quality microphone recording, low noise level - With the AIR function, the sound is more pleasant

Cons

- The sound quality at the output (listening to music) is far from being up to par, on the previous card (tascam mini studio creator us-42) it was much more pleasant to listen to. Can't share the rave reviews - Poor software for the card: you can not configure anything in the output routing section (respectively, it will not work, for example, to write down "what you are hearing"). - You can't temporarily mute the microphone - The volume control is inconveniently located (it is small, so you have to turn it with one finger so as not to rest against the headphone volume control) - Phantom power is supplied to two inputs at once!