Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (4th Gen) USB-C Audio Interface Boom Arm Bundle with StreamEye BOOMARM1, Gator RI-POPFILTER, and Two Balanced XLR Microphone Cables

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4G Boom Arm Bundle: The Two-Input Recording Rig That Arrives Wired

The Scarlett 2i2 (4th Gen) is the most popular interface Focusrite has ever made for first-time recordists and project-studio engineers, and this bundle wraps the interface in everything a buyer actually needs to sit down and record. Two combo XLR/TRS inputs with 69 dB of preamp gain feed any microphone you connect; Auto Gain sets the level for you; Clip Safe pulls the gain back before a loud take ruins the recording; Air mode adds analog-style brightness to vocal and acoustic signals. The kit ships with the StreamEye BOOMARM1 to position a mic at the desk without a floor stand, the Gator Rok-It RI-POPFILTER to handle plosives in front of every condenser, a 10-foot SSAV-MIC-10 XLR cable for the short desktop run, and a 25-foot Calrad 55-675-25 XLR cable for the longer vocal-booth or stage run. Plug in, recall the gain, hit record.

Auto Gain and Clip Safe Make This the Interface for the First-Time Recordist

Two features on the 4th-Gen Scarlett 2i2 change the recording learning curve. Auto Gain listens to a 10-second test pass and sets the input gain to the optimal level for the connected mic — no more guessing whether the gain knob is at 11 o'clock or 1 o'clock for a vocal pass, no more clipped first takes when a singer goes for the chorus and the engineer didn't ride the trim. Clip Safe runs in parallel: it samples the input 96,000 times per second and pulls the gain back the moment it detects an imminent over. Dynamic Gain Halos around each input knob flash red when clipping is close. The result is a recording session that feels like working with a producer who keeps the levels honest — for an engineer who's still learning what the levels should be in the first place.

Air Mode — Presence and Harmonic Drive on Every Channel

Air mode is the Scarlett 4th-Gen's bid to put a piece of analog console character into the budget interface category. Pressing Air on a channel adds either Presence (a high-shelf brightness modeled on the original ISA preamp) or Harmonic Drive (a saturation curve that adds even-order harmonics for warmth and weight) — or both at once, per channel. On a large-diaphragm condenser vocal, Air Presence brings forward the consonants. On an acoustic guitar pair, Air Harmonic Drive adds the body that compresses out at low levels. The two channels can each carry a different Air setting, so a vocal and an acoustic recorded simultaneously each get the treatment that suits them.

StreamEye BOOMARM1: 27-Inch Reach, 2.8 lb Capacity, Universal Mic Clip

The BOOMARM1 is the kit's mic-positioning solution. The aluminum frame reaches 27 inches from a desk clamp out to the microphone, holds up to 2.8 lb of payload (every kit-compatible mic, plus a typical shock mount or pop filter), and uses external tension springs that swing the arm into position quietly — no creaking, no spring squeal. The desk clamp accepts edges up to 2.95 inches thick, the included thread adapters cover 3/8-inch and 5/8-inch mic mounting (every common standard), and the detachable universal mic clip grips the mic body rather than a brand-specific cradle. The arm earns its place in the kit because the alternative is a floor stand consuming three feet of room beside the desk.

Gator Rok-It RI-POPFILTER: 6-Inch Nylon Screen, Flexible Gooseneck Positioning

The pop filter is the cheap-and-easy fix for the single most common amateur recording mistake: plosive consonants (P, B, T) blowing air at the capsule and triggering low-frequency thumps that no compressor or de-esser can clean up after the fact. The RI-POPFILTER scatters the air burst before it reaches the capsule with a 6-inch nylon mesh screen. The 11.5-inch flexible steel gooseneck positions the filter at the exact distance from the capsule that the singer's mic technique requires — close-mic vocalists need the filter closer, looser mic technique tolerates the filter further out. The padded C-clamp grips standard 5/8-inch boom-stand tubes without scratching finish.

Two XLR Cables — One for Desktop Reach, One for Stage and Booth Reach

The kit includes two balanced XLR microphone cables sized for the two recording scenarios most buyers encounter. The SSAV-MIC-10 is a 10-foot balanced XLR with twisted-pair shielded conductors and nickel-plated metal connectors — the right length for a desktop mic clipped to the BOOMARM1, routed cleanly to the Scarlett 2i2 on the desk. The Calrad 55-675-25 is a 25-foot balanced XLR with the same balanced design — the right length for a vocal booth across the room, a drum overhead cabled to a console, or a stage mic stand cabled to a stagebox. Both cables reject common-mode noise — the hum and RF pickup that creep into longer cable runs near power supplies, monitors, and dimmer-pack lighting — so the audio at the input is the audio from the mic.

How the Bundle Works as a Recording System

The buyer brings the microphone; the kit brings everything that turns that microphone into a finished take. Clamp the BOOMARM1 to the desk, mount the mic on the included universal clip, position the RI-POPFILTER on the gooseneck in front of the capsule, run the SSAV-MIC-10 from the mic to the Scarlett 2i2's combo input on the desk, press Auto Gain, and start recording. If the session moves to a vocal booth or a remote location, swap the SSAV-MIC-10 for the 25-foot Calrad 55-675-25 and the same signal chain works at four times the distance. No second purchase, no shopping trip for accessories the moment after the interface arrives.

Who This Bundle Is For

First-timers buying their first audio interface who don't want to discover at unboxing time that a mic cable, a stand, and a pop filter aren't in the box. Upgraders moving from a USB-condenser-only workflow to an XLR-microphone-and-interface workflow who need every cable and mount in one order. Comparison shoppers comparing the Scarlett 2i2 standalone against the bundle and realizing the bundle covers the accessories they were going to buy anyway. Plug in. Record.