Focusrite
Vocaster One
interface_dac
$150
Used market: $90*
Specifications
6 of 11 values have a recorded source- Type
- Audio Interface·
- Bus Powered
- yes·
- Max Gain dB
- 70✓
- Analog Inputs
- XLR (Mic), 3.5mm TRRS Phone In·
- Analog Outputs
- 2x 1/4" TRS Balanced, 1/4" TRS Headphones, 3.5mm TRS Camera Out·
- Digital Inputs
- USB-C·
- Min Usb Power W
- 4✓
- Headphone Output
- Max Power mW: 8.5 · Max Voltage Vrms: 1.64 · At Impedance ohms: 270 · Output Impedance ohms: 5·
- Max Input Level dBu
- 12.5✓
- Max Sample Rate kHz
- 48·
- Phantom Power Provided
- yes·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Headroom Notes
Focusrite publishes no EIN for the Vocaster line - the one number that would say how clean those 70 dB actually are. Gain range and noise are different questions, and only the first is answered here.
Gain Staging Advice
70 dB is the most gain in this price class and it exists for one reason: dynamic broadcast microphones. An SM7B or RE20 at podcast distance sits comfortably inside that range with headroom left over.
Production Warning
48 kHz is the only sample rate. For a podcast box that is a deliberate choice, not a limitation, but it rules the Vocaster out as a general-purpose music interface.
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~60% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026