Description
Bring studio sound to wherever you make music — just plug in, record, and produce finished tracks with the best sound you’ve ever heard. Scarlett Solo features a detailed mic preamp, a dedicated guitar input that feels just like you’re plugging into an amp, a powerful headphone output, and Air Presence and Harmonic Drive modes for that big-console sound.
Key Features
- One Scarlett mic preamp
- One dedicated instrument input
- Two Air preamp modes for classic console sound
- Includes Hitmaker Expansion software bundle
- Plus Pro Tools Intro+ and Ableton Live Lite
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Scarlett mic pre
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Hi-Z instrument input
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Powerful outputs
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120dB dynamic range
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Air modes
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Complete software bundle
The classic Scarlett mic pre design.
Seeing red with your levels?
Whatever you’re recording, Scarlett’s Dynamic Gain Halos make setting levels quick and easy, so you’ll get great recordings every time. If you’re seeing red, just dial yourself back into the green and you’re good to go.
A Hi-Z guitar input that feels just like an amp.
Get big console sound with two re-engineered Air modes.
Presence mode boosts your signal’s 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.
All the software you need to make a hit record.
Loud and clear — with any headphones.
A custom-designed headphone amp design sets the stage for the best playback you’ve ever heard from a Scarlett interface, driving high-impedance headphones louder and clearer than ever before.
Solo has independent controls for your headphones and monitors so you can record, mix, and play back audio however you want.
Huge 120dB dynamic range for incredible recordings.
Make your own samples with Loopback.
Focusrite Control 2
Easy Start
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Three-year warranty
Millions of music makers rely on Scarlett every day to keep the inspiration flowing. Built to the highest standards for ultra-reliable performance, every Scarlett interface comes with the peace of mind of a three-year warranty.
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Award-winning, global support
If you need help at any point you can reach out to our award-winning global support team. We work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, so you can too – if you want.
Specifications in detail
Overview
- Number of Microphone Preamps: 1
- Phantom Power: Yes
- Instrument Inputs: 1
- Line Inputs: 1
- Air Mode: Yes
- Line Outputs: 2
- Headphone Outputs: 1
- Loopback: Yes
- Connectivity: USB Type-C
- Protocol: USB 2.0
- Form Factor: Desktop
- Simultaneous I/O: 4 x 2 (including Loopback inputs)
- A/D Resolution: 24-bit/192 kHz
- Bus Powered: Yes (900mA)
Dimensions
- Height: 46.5mm
- Width: 143mm
- Depth: 96mm
- Weight: 0.382kg
Supported sample rates
- 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz
Microphone inputs
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.06dB
- Dynamic Range: 113dB (A-Weighted)
- THD+N: -100dB @ minimum gain
- Noise E: IN-127dBu (A-Weighted)
- Maximum Input Level: 9.5dBu
- Gain Range: 57dB
- Impedance: 3kΩ
Line inputs
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.05dB
- Dynamic Range: 113dB (A-Weighted)
- THD+N: -100dB @ minimum gain
- Maximum Input Level: 22dBu
- Gain Range: 57dB
- Impedance: 60kΩ
Instrument inputs
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.15dB
- Dynamic Range: 112dB (A-Weighted)
- THD+N: -80dB @ minimum gain
- Maximum Input Level: 12dBu
- Gain Range: 57dB
- Impedance: 1MΩ
Line outputs (Balanced)
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.02dB
- Dynamic Range: 120dB
- THD+N: -109dB
- Maximum Output Level: 16dBu
- Impedance: 200Ω
Headphone outputs
- Frequency Response: 20-20kHz ± 0.1dB @ 33Ω / 300Ω
- Dynamic Range: 112dB @ 33Ω
115dB @ 300Ω - THD+N: -97dB @ 33Ω
-102dB @ 300Ω - Maximum Output Level: 2.5dBu into 33Ω
10dBu into 300Ω - Maximum Output Power: 32mW into 33Ω
22mW into 300Ω - Impedance: 50Ω
Analogue to Digital Converter
- THD+N: -110dB
- Dynamic Range: 120dB
Digital to Analogue Converter
- THD+N: -115dB
- Dynamic Range: 130dB (A-Weighted)
Power
- USB: 900mA





