*2024 UPDATE* The 3rd Gen. Solo doesn't seem to be available on Amazon anymore. I have listed some of the top interfaces within a similar price range below: Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Gen: amzn.to/49yFcaU UA Volt 2: amzn.to/483N3va M-Audio AIR 192|4: amzn.to/4bqUwqV Behringer U-PHORIA UMC204HD: amzn.to/3SPjdWR Arturia MiniFuse 1: amzn.to/3UyBmcK
Hey bro, Just thought I'd stop by and say this is a sick video. I like the way you edited it, hella smooth and it's to the point! Keep pushing forward and doing your thing. It's only a matter of time before you get the results you want brother! Also i do want to say, I have both the 3rd and 4th gen, i believe my 3rd gen is faulty as i did drop it a while back and i do notice a difference in sound quality when i record. Maybe thats due to my 3rd gen being faulty but vocal recording definitely seems more clear on the 4th gen compared to the 3rd! Stay blessed and stay winning🫶
@@chris_tarroza I see it G trust me! Wish you the best. I don’t subscribe to people from this account as this is my main channel. But man, I gotta this one time! I want to see you blow up. You must!
I’m currently using the 3rd gen Scarlett solo. I’m curious if I should upgrade. I have been looking at the clarett+ 4pre. Basically looking for th best raw guitar and bass di sounds and best raw vocal sounds. Does anyone have any advice? Should I save the $700 or jump in?
Nice review. Is it worth going from Scarlet Solo 2nd gen to the 3rd or 4th? I had this card some time, and it still does work fine. Are there any big differences for instrument recording in the new gen cards?
I say if it still works then you're okay to stick with it. There are definitely newer features in the 4th gen but if you're happy with it now, there's nothing that will make your recordings substantially better. Just work with what you got! Thanks for watching
can the phantom power cause problems to a plugged in electroacoustic? i'm thinking of having the xlr to record vocals and the jack input to provide guitar simultanously, and i'm worried not being able to individually turn off phantom power on a channel will cause damage
Phantom power is only supplied to the XLR and you can turn it on and off as needed. Your guitar would be plugged into the instrument line input which does not supply phantom power.
Hi I am buying first audio interface. Should i buy 3rd gen or 4rth (which is most costly)? Purpose: live streaming and recording concerts and lections to zoom / UA-cam, band (drums, keyboard, gitars), church. Source of sound: mixing console, stereo pair (jack jack).
There's another major reason to choose Scarlett's 3rd gen over the 4th (especially if you rely on the headphone for accurate mixing). In a nutshell, Focusrite compromised the headphone jack impedance (going from low to high) in favor of better fidelity. The result is the 4th gen headphone signal can be way off, depending on the headphones you use! For details check out Julian Krause's excellent review of the 4th Gen Scarlett Solo. BTW, you can still get the 3rd gen Scarlett units - Brand new (as of this writing) on Reverb.
in just quickly looking at the 4th gen, its not completely obvious it even has an XLR connector. Yes it does show 2 input vols on the front but only the line input is shown, so i checked the website and they dont even show the back of the dang device. So here I am, checking you out to figure this out. Id say that is not even needed, in fact in front seems a little preferred. I agree, if you have a 3rd gen, this is not worth "upgrading" but since your now forced to buy the 4th gen anyway, its not a bad device. Id love to see 2 combo inputs on the front personally.
Thanks for watching! Hmm I rewatched the video and turned the volume way up and I didn’t hear anything. Do you hear that buzzing noise watching another video? 🤔
@@nkft1 thanks for the heads up! I listened REALLY closely. I do hear some noise when I boost the volume way up, I did have to bump up the gain quite a bit. I also hear a bit of room noise because of my untreated room. Also, some mouth noise...because of...my mouth. I really wonder what it is now!
my guess is its there headphones or there speakers are blown, ive watched this through my 55' tv with the volume cranked,.. i watched it on my cell phone ,, and watched in on my computer with my hyper x cloud 2s and i hear no buzzing anywhere@@chris_tarroza
I don't. That said, my input level is turned up quite a bit (which I'm sure audio engineers would frown upon). I record in a fairly quiet place but it's acoustically untreated. There is a bit of noise and room reverb that comes through. I do some noise reduction and processing to get the sound you hear.
Dear Sound Engineer My question is that currently Focusrite 3rd Gen is selling for almost half the price. Are the features of 4th gen so good to buy it for double the price?
finally bought the solo 3gen after hesitating for so long now. never regretted spending my money or something this much . its so bad it made me wanna go back to my usb mic. Their customer support is trash as well
@@chris_tarroza well first, they said it was a hardware issue so I returned it and got another one. The new one does giving these issues but after constantly reaching out to their customer service (didn't help) I decided to just Uninstall the focusrite driver and it fixed all my speaker issues.
if you like a device that loses sound ouput every 10 minutes, and love to hear static over your monitor boxes then this is the interface for you. If you're not so much into troubleshooting and have a windows machine then this is not the interface that will bring you joy.
I've had mine plugged in and turned on constantly (USB ports always on) for a few months. Never had a single issue, and I've used it for hours at a time.
*2024 UPDATE* The 3rd Gen. Solo doesn't seem to be available on Amazon anymore. I have listed some of the top interfaces within a similar price range below:
Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Gen: amzn.to/49yFcaU
UA Volt 2: amzn.to/483N3va
M-Audio AIR 192|4: amzn.to/4bqUwqV
Behringer U-PHORIA UMC204HD: amzn.to/3SPjdWR
Arturia MiniFuse 1: amzn.to/3UyBmcK
The second you showed those cables on the front I was like "right ok... 4th gen it is!" haha!
I hate messy cables!
It is crazy that "cables are in the back" is the best selling point for me. Thank you for your video it helped me and was funny
Thank you for this video! Exactly what I was looking for since I am currently deciding between 3rd and 4th gen myself.
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching and have fun making stuff!
The paper in your ears as headphones was so funny😂 good job. Thank you for the video
Those are my favourite headphones 😂 thanks for watching
Hey bro,
Just thought I'd stop by and say this is a sick video. I like the way you edited it, hella smooth and it's to the point!
Keep pushing forward and doing your thing. It's only a matter of time before you get the results you want brother!
Also i do want to say, I have both the 3rd and 4th gen, i believe my 3rd gen is faulty as i did drop it a while back and i do notice a difference in sound quality when i record. Maybe thats due to my 3rd gen being faulty but vocal recording definitely seems more clear on the 4th gen compared to the 3rd!
Stay blessed and stay winning🫶
Hey I appreciate the kind words. I'm definitely putting in the work!
@@chris_tarroza I see it G trust me!
Wish you the best. I don’t subscribe to people from this account as this is my main channel. But man, I gotta this one time! I want to see you blow up. You must!
i stuck with my third gen too, 90 degree XLR cables are handy for cable management
I’m currently using the 3rd gen Scarlett solo. I’m curious if I should upgrade. I have been looking at the clarett+ 4pre. Basically looking for th best raw guitar and bass di sounds and best raw vocal sounds. Does anyone have any advice? Should I save the $700 or jump in?
Nice review. Is it worth going from Scarlet Solo 2nd gen to the 3rd or 4th? I had this card some time, and it still does work fine. Are there any big differences for instrument recording in the new gen cards?
I say if it still works then you're okay to stick with it. There are definitely newer features in the 4th gen but if you're happy with it now, there's nothing that will make your recordings substantially better. Just work with what you got! Thanks for watching
can the phantom power cause problems to a plugged in electroacoustic? i'm thinking of having the xlr to record vocals and the jack input to provide guitar simultanously, and i'm worried not being able to individually turn off phantom power on a channel will cause damage
Phantom power is only supplied to the XLR and you can turn it on and off as needed. Your guitar would be plugged into the instrument line input which does not supply phantom power.
Hi
I am buying first audio interface. Should i buy 3rd gen or 4rth (which is most costly)?
Purpose: live streaming and recording concerts and lections to zoom / UA-cam, band (drums, keyboard, gitars), church. Source of sound: mixing console, stereo pair (jack jack).
There's another major reason to choose Scarlett's 3rd gen over the 4th (especially if you rely on the headphone for accurate mixing). In a nutshell, Focusrite compromised the headphone jack impedance (going from low to high) in favor of better fidelity. The result is the 4th gen headphone signal can be way off, depending on the headphones you use! For details check out Julian Krause's excellent review of the 4th Gen Scarlett Solo.
BTW, you can still get the 3rd gen Scarlett units - Brand new (as of this writing) on Reverb.
in just quickly looking at the 4th gen, its not completely obvious it even has an XLR connector. Yes it does show 2 input vols on the front but only the line input is shown, so i checked the website and they dont even show the back of the dang device. So here I am, checking you out to figure this out. Id say that is not even needed, in fact in front seems a little preferred. I agree, if you have a 3rd gen, this is not worth "upgrading" but since your now forced to buy the 4th gen anyway, its not a bad device. Id love to see 2 combo inputs on the front personally.
Yeah depending on how often you change the cable you're plugging in, having the input on the front is more convenient.
Hey man! thanks for the video! BUT i am hearing a buzzing noise on your mic, idk if you can hear it or if its just my ears lol
Thanks for watching! Hmm I rewatched the video and turned the volume way up and I didn’t hear anything. Do you hear that buzzing noise watching another video? 🤔
hey! it's not a big problem but I can hear it as well@@chris_tarroza
@@nkft1 thanks for the heads up! I listened REALLY closely. I do hear some noise when I boost the volume way up, I did have to bump up the gain quite a bit. I also hear a bit of room noise because of my untreated room. Also, some mouth noise...because of...my mouth. I really wonder what it is now!
my guess is its there headphones or there speakers are blown, ive watched this through my 55' tv with the volume cranked,.. i watched it on my cell phone ,, and watched in on my computer with my hyper x cloud 2s and i hear no buzzing anywhere@@chris_tarroza
White Noise - Mic X amp . Post editing / spending a 1,000 on different interface is the only way around it haha.
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🏻, Awesome video, very informative. Thanks for sharing...
Much appreciated. Thank you for watching!
Planning to get a 3rd gen mainly for oive performance with midi keyboard. Do you think 3rd gen is more than enough ?
For sure. 3rd Gen is still great if you can find it.
Do you use your sm57 mic with something like a cloud lifter or just with the scarlet interface? Is the gain enough?
I don't. That said, my input level is turned up quite a bit (which I'm sure audio engineers would frown upon). I record in a fairly quiet place but it's acoustically untreated. There is a bit of noise and room reverb that comes through. I do some noise reduction and processing to get the sound you hear.
@@chris_tarroza thank you
Dear Sound Engineer
My question is that currently Focusrite 3rd Gen is selling for almost half the price.
Are the features of 4th gen so good to buy it for double the price?
At half the price?? I personally don't think so
@@chris_tarroza Yes, exactly
3rd gen 119 dollars 4th gen 230 dollars
I am budget customer
Should I upgrade??
@@asgherali737 at half the price stick with the 3rd gen
finally bought the solo 3gen after hesitating for so long now. never regretted spending my money or something this much . its so bad it made me wanna go back to my usb mic. Their customer support is trash as well
That sucks. What was wrong with it?
I'm using USB FiFine T683 now. I was thinking about the new Solo interface and XLR mic...Do you think it's not good idea?
@@chris_tarroza well first, they said it was a hardware issue so I returned it and got another one. The new one does giving these issues but after constantly reaching out to their customer service (didn't help) I decided to just Uninstall the focusrite driver and it fixed all my speaker issues.
Couldn’t you just use a small headphone amplifier for the headphone issue?
True, there are ways around everything. But if features can be incorporated into the device, the better.
I need to hear that vocal performance ...now! 0:27 ...seriously....
The world isn't ready lol!
The upgraded converters on the 4th Gen alone is worth upgrading, 😂 😂
if you like a device that loses sound ouput every 10 minutes, and love to hear static over your monitor boxes then this is the interface for you. If you're not so much into troubleshooting and have a windows machine then this is not the interface that will bring you joy.
I've had mine plugged in and turned on constantly (USB ports always on) for a few months. Never had a single issue, and I've used it for hours at a time.
Are you referring to the 3rd gen or 4th gen?