Hardware Features - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Studio 4th Gen User Manual

Hardware Features

Front Panel
1. Input 1 Gain Control and Gain Halo - The Gain control sets the input level and the Gain
Halo shows you the input and preamp gain levels for either the jack or XLR Mic input 1.
2. Input 1 Neutrik® 6.35mm (1/4") jack socket - Accepts both unbalanced mono (TS) and
balanced Mono (TRS) jack cables at line or instrument-level. Connecting a cable here
disables the corresponding XLR input.
3. Input 2 Gain Control and Gain Halo - The Gain control sets the input level and the Gain
Halo shows you the input and preamp gain levels for either the jack or XLR Mic input 2.
4. Input 2 Neutrik® 6.35mm (1/4") jack socket - Accepts both unbalanced mono (TS) and
balanced Mono (TRS) jack cables at line or instrument-level. Connecting a cable here
disables the corresponding XLR input.
5. Select button - Press to move the selection to the next preamp. The other buttons
change to control the input you select. The currently selected channel's number lights
green.
6. 48V button - Press to turn on 48V phantom power at the XLR mic input to power
condenser microphones.
When 48V is on, the Scarlett 2i2 applies 48V phantom power to both inputs.
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7. Inst button - Press to toggle the selected 6.35mm (1/4") input between Line or
Instrument level.
8. Auto button - Press to start the Auto Gain feature (see
9. Safe button - Press to turn on the Clip Safe feature for your input (see
10. Air button - Press to turn on AIR mode (see
11. Main Speaker Output Control and Output Level meter - Control the level going to
Outputs R and L, the meter shows you the level being sent out.
12. USB LED - Lights green when the interface is recognised by your computer, white
if it is connected but not recognised and off if it is not connected.
13. Direct
(Direct green), and On Stereo (
14. Headphone Level Control - Control the level sent to your headphones.
15. Headphone Output Socket - Connect your headphones here using a TRS 6.35mm
(1/4") jack connector.
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Auto Gain
AIR [18]).
Monitor Button - Press to toggle between three settings, Off (white), On Mono
green).
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Safe [18]).