Unreal sound, zero latency, super-cool software and an elegant look for $149. When I think back to spending huge amounts of money on my first few recording interfaces, which offered nothing near this level of pro quality, I’m struck by how amazing the Scarlett Solo is. The resulting sound was positively glorious. And in the spirit of more is more, I put down one track with Air engaged, one without it, and one direct with the signal from the onboard Fishman Aura. To be fair, that mic on that guitar sounded pretty damn good anyway, but it’s definitely a plus to have the Air circuit at your disposal.
It does something to make the mids speak a little more clearly, and I liked what it did to the miked-up tone of my Larrivée dreadnought. To my ears, the difference is subtle, but musical. Focusrite says that the Air feature is most noticeable when using top-quality mics, so I plugged in my Neumann TLM127 condenser and gave it a whirl.
