Focusrite Scarlett Solo Studio 4th Gen USB-C Audio Interface Bundle with CM25 MkIII Condenser Microphone, SH-450 Headphones, Yamaha HS5 5-Inch Powered Studio Monitor Pair, and Connection Cables

Scarlett Solo Studio 4th Gen Plus HS5 Monitors: Record Vocals and Mix on Real Speakers in One Purchase

Most starter recording bundles get you tracking but leave you mixing on earbuds or laptop speakers. This one closes that gap. The Focusrite Scarlett Solo Studio 4th Gen brings the interface, a CM25 MkIII condenser microphone, and SH-450 closed-back headphones, so you can capture a vocal or an acoustic guitar at studio quality on day one. The addition of two Yamaha HS5 powered studio monitors turns it into a complete production room — you record the take, then hear it back flat and honest on the same monitors trusted in professional studios. Every cable is in the box. It is built for the singer-songwriter, podcaster, or first-time producer who wants to record AND mix without sourcing a single extra component.

The 4th-Gen Preamp and Air Mode Give Vocals Detail the 3rd-Gen Solo Could Not

The Solo is built around a single high-headroom 4th-generation Focusrite preamp with -127 dBu equivalent input noise — clean, transparent gain for the included CM25 MkIII condenser. Air Mode reshapes the character with two voicings: Presence lifts the top-end air that makes vocals and acoustic guitar sit forward in a mix, and Harmonic Drive adds the console-style midrange saturation that gives a thin source weight. Switchable 48V phantom power feeds the condenser, and the front-panel combo input takes XLR or line. For a creator moving up from a USB microphone, this is the first time the signal chain stops being the weak link.

Auto Gain, Clip Safe, and Dynamic Gain Halos Remove the Guesswork for First-Time Recordists

Setting levels is the step new recordists get wrong, so the Solo automates it. Auto Gain listens to a few seconds of your source and calibrates the input in about ten seconds. Clip Safe samples the signal 96,000 times per second and pulls gain back the instant a take threatens to clip — the loud chorus stops ruining the quiet verse. The Dynamic Gain Halos ringing the gain knob glow green to amber to red so you can read your level across the room. Underneath it all, 24-bit/192kHz converters deliver 120 dB of dynamic range, the same converter architecture as Focusrite's flagship interfaces.

One Hi-Z Input and Loopback Cover Direct Guitar and Stream-Ready Recording

A dedicated 1/4-inch Hi-Z instrument input takes a guitar or bass straight in — no DI box, no amplifier, no second converter — so a guitarist can track direct and reamp later. Loopback routes computer playback back into the DAW, which is exactly what a podcaster needs for a remote call-in guest or a streamer needs to capture game audio alongside their voice. The Solo is bus-powered over USB-C and class-compliant on Mac, Windows, and USB-C tablets, so the whole rig runs off one cable with no external power brick.

Why the Yamaha HS5 Pair Is What Makes This a Mixing Studio, Not Just a Recording Rig

Headphones tell you what a track sounds like in your head; monitors tell you what it sounds like in the world. Each Yamaha HS5 is a bi-amped 70W nearfield — a 45W amp on the 5-inch cone woofer and a 25W amp on the 1-inch dome tweeter — with bass-reflex porting that reaches down to 54 Hz. The HS line inherits the brutally flat NS-10 reference voicing Yamaha has refined for over forty years: it does not flatter your mix, it exposes it, which is exactly why a mix made on HS5 translates to car speakers, earbuds, and club systems. ROOM CONTROL and HIGH TRIM switches let you compensate for corner placement and an untreated desk so the response stays honest in a real room.

Every Cable Included: How the CM25 Mic and HS5 Monitors Wire to the Solo

Nothing in this bundle needs a trip to the store to connect. The 10-foot balanced XLR cable links the CM25 MkIII to the Solo's combo input, its 3-pin shield rejecting common-mode noise across the run. Two 5-foot Hosa STX-105M cables carry the Solo's two balanced 1/4-inch TRS line outputs to the balanced XLR inputs on each HS5 — the correct cable for a clean, hum-free monitor feed. The SH-450 headphones plug into the Solo's custom-designed headphone amp for tracking, and you switch to the HS5 pair for mixing. Mic to interface, interface to monitors, fully wired.

For the Singer-Songwriter, the Podcaster, and the First-Timer Building a Real Room

If you are a singer-songwriter, this is one vocal, one acoustic guitar, and a pair of monitors to mix them on. If you are a podcaster or streamer, it is broadcast-grade vocal capture plus Loopback and accurate playback for editing. If you are a first-time producer comparing the standalone Solo to a complete setup, this is the version that includes the microphone, the headphones, the monitors, and every cable — the entire signal chain in one box. Sit down. Plug in. Record, then mix.