Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 Fourth Generation USB Audio Interface

Scarlett 4i4 is the complete compact studio hub for all your instruments. Perfect for multi-instrumentalists and collaborators, 4i4 is loaded with I/O for everything. Two of our most detailed ultra-low-noise mic preamps. Hi-Z, line and MIDI connections for your keys, guitars, synths, grooveboxes and controllers. With 4i4 your headphones, monitors, and line outs each get their own mix, so you can match the studio setup to the session.

Air mode, with Presence and Harmonic Drive, gives you that big console sound wherever you record. Auto Gain and Clip Safe make sure you'll never need to worry about your levels. And the Hitmaker Expansion software bundle includes all the tools you need to record, produce and release your tracks.

69dB mic gain range

120dB dynamic range

Auto Gain

Clip Safe

Air modes

Complete software bundle

Two of our most detailed, ultra-low-noise preamps.

Plug into 4i4’s 4th-Generation remote-controlled preamps – Scarlett’s clearest and most detailed ever, with a huge 69dB gain range to get the best from 

All the I/O you’ll need. 

Hook up an electric guitar to one of 4i4’s Hi-Z intrument inputs – it feels just like an amp. Plug synths and grooveboxes straight into the super-hight-quality line inputs. connect your favousrite outboard gear to the additinal line outputs. You’ve even got MIDI.

Auto Gain and Clip Safe.

Let 4i4 handle your levels.

Auto Gain sets your levels and Clip Safe keeps them in the sweet spot, automatically tweaking the gain if you’re in danger of clipping. You'll never lose a take again.

Get big console sound with two re-engineered Air modes : Presence and all-new Harmonic Drive 

All the software you need to make a hit record.

Once you’ve got started with Ableton Live Lite or three months of Pro Tools Artist recording software (both included), the Hitmaker Expansion bundle has everything you need to bring big studio sound to your songs, with an unbeatable range of record-making studio tools from the biggest names in the business.

Mix your way with 4i4’s independent outputs.

with 4i4, headphones, monitors, and line outs each get their own mix, so you can create the perfect studio setup for your speakers, the artist’s headphones, and your outboard gear. 

Huge 120dB dynamic range for incredible recordings.

Scarlett delivers incredible audio quality, with converters direct from our flagship RedNet interface-as found in hight-end studio around the world.

The best playback you’ve ever heard.

A custom-designed headphone amp design sets the stage for the best playback you’ve ever heard from a scarlett interface, driving high-impendance headphone louder and clearer than ever before.

Easy Start

Need help getting set up? Just tell our Easy Start tool what you want to do and we’ll guide you through all the software and setup you need, with recording tips and other helpful content along the way.

Specifications in detail

Overview

• Number of Microphone Preamps2

• Phantom PowerYes

• Instrument Inputs2

• Line Inputs4

• Air ModeYes

• Auto GainYes

• Clip SafeYes

• Line Outputs4

• Headphone Outputs1

• LoopbackYes

• MIDIYes

• ConnectivityUSB Type-C

• ProtocolUSB 2.0

• Form FactorDesktop

• Simultaneous I/O6 x 6 (including Loopback inputs)

• A/D Resolution24-bit/192 kHz

• Bus PoweredYes (1.5A)

Supported sample rates

• 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz

Microphone inputs

• Frequency Response20-20kHz ± 0.06dB

• Dynamic Range116dB (A-Weighted)

• THD+N-100dB @ 8dB gain

• Noise EIN-127dBu (A-Weighted)

• Maximum Input Level16dBu

• Gain Range69dB

• Impedance3kΩ

Variable Line inputs

• Frequency Response20-20kHz ± 0.05dB

• Dynamic Range115.5dB (A-Weighted)

• THD+N-100dB @ 8dB gain

• Maximum Input Level22dBu

• Gain Range69dB

• Impedance60kΩ

Fixed Line inputs

• Frequency Response20-20kHz ± 0.02dB

• Dynamic Range115.5dB (A-Weighted)

• THD+N-105dB

• Maximum Input Level22dBu

• Impedance60kΩ

Instrument inputs

• Frequency Response20-20kHz ± 0.15dB

• Dynamic Range113dB (A-Weighted)

• THD+N-80dB @ minimum gain

• Maximum Input Level12dBu

• Gain Range62dB

• Impedance1MΩ

Line outputs (Balanced)

• Frequency Response20-20kHz ± 0.02dB

• Dynamic Range120dB

• THD+N-112dB

• Maximum Output Level16dBu

• Impedance100Ω

Headphone outputs

• Frequency Response20-20kHz ± 0.1dB @ 33Ω / 300Ω

• Dynamic Range112dB @ 33Ω
  115dB @ 300Ω

• THD+N-99dB @ 33Ω
  -108dB @ 300Ω

• Maximum Output Level5dBu into 33Ω
  11dBu into 300Ω

• Maximum Output Power57mW into 33Ω
  27mW into 300Ω

• Impedance11Ω

Analogue to Digital Converter

• THD+N-110dB

• Dynamic Range120dB

Digital to Analogue Converter

• THD+N-115dB

• Dynamic Range130dB (A-Weighted)

Power

• USB1.5A

• External (Optional)7.5W