FocusriteScarlett 4i4 4th Gen
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New retail price (MSRP)
$300
Used market: $180*
Specifications
7 of 13 values have a recorded source- Type
- Audio Interface·
- Equivalent input noise
- -127✓
- Bus powered
- yes·
- Maximum gain
- 69✓
- Analog inputs
- 2x XLR Combo (Mic/Line/Instrument) · 2x 1/4" TRS (Fixed Line)·
- Analog outputs
- 4x 1/4" TRS Balanced · 1/4" TRS Headphones·
- Digital inputs
- USB-C·
- USB power draw
- 7.5✓
- Headphone output
- 2.75 Vrms, 11 Ω·
- Maximum input level
- 16✓
- Maximum sample rate
- 192·
- Phantom power provided
- yes·
- Indexable Locales
- en·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Gain staging
Same 69 dB / -127 dBu preamp as the 2i2, but the headphone amp is a different part: 11 Ohm output impedance instead of 50, and 57 mW into 33 Ohm. If you drive in-ears from the interface, this is the one of the two that stays neutral.
Production Warning
Focusrite specifies 1.5 A at 5 V (7.5 W) for this unit - three times what a plain USB 2.0 port is required to deliver. On old USB-A ports or unpowered hubs expect dropouts rather than a clean refusal to start.
Setups using this gear
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~60% retained value).