Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (4th Gen) 2-In/2-Out USB-C Audio Interface with Two 10-Foot Balanced XLR Cables

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (4th Gen): A Two-Mic Interface Wired and Ready Out of the Box

The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (4th Gen) is a 2-in/2-out USB-C audio interface built for the recordist who needs two channels at once — a vocal and a guitar, two podcast hosts, a stereo pair of overheads. This bundle solves the problem every interface buyer hits the moment the box is open: the 2i2 ships with a single 3-foot USB-C cable and no microphone cables, so it cannot actually connect a mic until you source them separately. Here, two 10-foot balanced XLR cables are already in the box, so both combo inputs are wired the day it arrives. Plug in two microphones, open your DAW, and record.

Two Combo XLR/TRS Inputs with a 69 dB Gain Range for Every Mic You Own

Both inputs are combo XLR/TRS jacks with a 69 dB preamp gain range — enough clean gain to drive a low-output dynamic or a passive ribbon to full recording level without reaching for an inline preamp. Each channel switches independently to Hi-Z (1 MΩ) for a guitar or bass plugged straight in, so a singer-songwriter can track a vocal on channel one and a DI'd acoustic on channel two simultaneously. The preamps are noise-free even at high gain settings, which is exactly what an upgrader stepping up from a single-input interface is listening for.

Auto Gain and Clip Safe Take the Guesswork Out of Recording Levels

Auto Gain is the feature first-time recordists single out: press it and the 2i2 listens to your source, then sets the optimal input level on that channel automatically — no manual gain dance, no trial-and-error takes. Clip Safe runs alongside it, monitoring the signal 96,000 times per second and pulling the gain back the instant a peak threatens to clip. The Dynamic Gain Halos ring each knob with a visual level meter so you can see headroom at a glance. Together they eliminate the single most common amateur recording mistake: a ruined take you don't notice until playback.

Air Mode and 24-Bit/192kHz Conversion for Recordings That Sound Finished

Air mode adds Presence and Harmonic Drive per channel — analog transformer-style brightness modeled on Focusrite's classic ISA console preamps — lifting a vocal or acoustic guitar out of a dense mix without an EQ plugin. Underneath, 24-bit/192kHz conversion with 120 dB of dynamic range captures everything from the quietest room tone to the loudest transient peak. Two balanced 1/4-inch TRS outputs feed studio monitors and a dedicated 1/4-inch headphone output with independent volume keeps your monitoring mix separate from the room.

Two 10-Foot Balanced XLR Cables Wire Both Channels From Day One

The two cables are 10-foot, 3-pin balanced XLR runs, male to female, with twisted-pair shielded conductors. Balanced wiring means common-mode noise rejection — electrical hum, RF interference, and ground buzz are cancelled across the full length of the run, so what reaches the 2i2's preamp is the clean microphone signal and nothing else. Ten feet is the right length for a desktop setup: a mic on a boom arm to a desk-side interface, with slack to spare. Two cables means both combo inputs are live the moment the bundle arrives.

Built for Two-Source Home Recording, Podcasting, and Singer-Songwriter Setups

This bundle is for the buyer wiring a real two-channel setup into an interface they don't have yet. The first-timer gets a plug-and-play USB-C interface with Auto Gain to make their first recordings clean. The upgrader moving off a single-input box gets the second channel that makes two-mic podcasting and simultaneous vocal-plus-guitar tracking possible. The comparison shopper gets the hard numbers — 69 dB of gain, 120 dB dynamic range, 96,000 clip checks per second — plus the two balanced XLR cables that competing interface boxes leave you to buy separately. One order, two inputs wired, ready to record.