SOS Awards 2024
Winner Best Audio Interface
Scarlett 4th Gen has won the 2024 Sound On Sound award for best audio interface.

Description
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.

Two of our most detailed, ultra-low-noise preamps.
Plug into 4i4s 4th-Generation remote-controlled preamps Scarletts clearest and most detailed ever, with a huge 69dB gain range to get the best from every mic.

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 youre in danger of clipping. You'll never lose a take again.

All the I/O youll need.
Hook up an electric guitar to one of 4i4s Hi-Z instrument inputs it feels just like an amp. Plug synths and grooveboxes straight into the super-high-quality line inputs. Connect your favourite outboard gear to the additional line outputs. Youve even got MIDI.

Get big console sound with two re-engineered Air modes.
Presence mode boosts your signals high-end, bringing the sound to the front of the mix. Create intimate vocal recordings, capture every detail of acoustic guitars, and hear your drum overheads shimmer.

Harmonic Drive mode boosts mid-range harmonics in your sound, making its unique character shine through the mix. Try it on guitars, vocals, or anything else that needs a little more punch.

Overview:
Number of Microphone Preamps: 2
Phantom Power: Yes
Instrument Inputs: 2
Line Inputs: 4
Air Mode: Yes
Auto Gain: Yes
Clip Safe: Yes
Line Outputs: 4
Headphone Outputs: 1
Loopback: Yes
MIDI: Yes
Connectivity: USB Type-C
Protocol: USB 2.0
Form Factor: Desktop
Simultaneous I/O: 6 x 6 (including Loopback inputs)
A/D Resolution: 24-bit/192 kHz
Bus Powered: Yes (1.5A)

Dimensions:
Height: 60mm
Width: 180mm
Depth: 130mm
Weight: 0.798kg

Supported Sample Rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz

Microphone Inputs:
Frequency Response: 20-20kHz 0.06dB
Dynamic Range: 116dB (A-Weighted)
THD+N: -100dB @ 8dB gain
Noise EIN: -127dBu (A-Weighted)
Maximum Input Level: 16dBu
Gain Range: 69dB
Impedance: 3k

Variable Line Inputs:
Frequency Response: 20-20kHz 0.05dB
Dynamic Range: 115.5dB (A-Weighted)
THD+N: -100dB @ 8dB gain
Maximum Input Level: 22dBu
Gain Range: 69dB
Impedance: 60k

Fixed Line Inputs:
Frequency Response: 20-20kHz 0.02dB
Dynamic Range: 115.5dB (A-Weighted)
THD+N: -105dB
Maximum Input Level: 22dBu
Impedance: 60k

Instrument Inputs:
Frequency Response: 20-20kHz 0.15dB
Dynamic Range: 113dB (A-Weighted)
THD+N: -80dB @ minimum gain
Maximum Input Level: 12dBu
Gain Range: 62dB
Impedance: 1M

Line Outputs (Balanced):
Frequency Response: 20-20kHz 0.02dB
Dynamic Range: 120dB
THD+N: -112dB
Maximum Output Level: 16dBu
Impedance: 100

Headphone Outputs:
Frequency Response: 20-20kHz 0.1dB @ 33 / 300
Dynamic Range: 112dB @ 33, 115dB @ 300
THD+N: -99dB @ 33, -108dB @ 300
Maximum Output Level: 5dBu into 33, 11dBu into 300
Maximum Output Power: 57mW into 33, 27mW into 300
Impedance: 11

Analogue to Digital Converter:
THD+N: -110dB
Dynamic Range: 120dB

Digital to Analogue Converter:
THD+N: -115dB
Dynamic Range: 130dB (A-Weighted)

Power:
USB: 1.5A
External (Optional): 7.5W

What's in the Box:
Scarlett 4i4 audio interface
1m USB-C to USB-C cable
USB-C to USB-A adaptor
External power supply