u/Whiskey-250

Hello!

I recently got a new Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen and downloaded the official drivers, but Focusrite Control does not detect the interface no matter what. Things I tried:

1. Uninstalling the Focusrite drivers, rebooting, installing on administrator mode and interface unplugged, rebooting and then plugging it back on;
2. The same as above, but plugging before rebooting the pc after installation;
3. Installing with antivirus off, and after uninstalling Realtek drivers;
4. Installing on another computer;
5. Using different USB cables / ports.
6. Unplugging every other usb;
7. Installing just the driver, without Focusrite Control.
8. Installing the Windows 7/8 version of the driver.

Weirdly, the interface kind of works with ASIO4all, but the sound is muddy and there's a lot of noise. If I try selecting the Focusrite ASIO as the driver, I get an error. Here's a recording I made, first showing the muddy sound, then the noise (beware, the noise is really loud!): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qfn04Ydo5b3soWRU-DRgxDWuwU1-WziS/view?usp=sharing This was recorded with ASIO4all.

I'm using my guitar straight into the interface (no DI), which is going straight to my desktop pc. I'm using Windows 11.

Thanks in advance!

Hello!

I recently got a new Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen, which I've been trying on some of the Archetypes, but they sound pretty bad on both DAW and standalone. It's very muddy and noisy.

Here's a recording I made on the Misha Mansoor DSP on one of the default presets, first showing the muddy sound, then the noise (beware, the noise is really loud!): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qfn04Ydo5b3soWRU-DRgxDWuwU1-WziS/view?usp=sharing

Gain on the Focusrite is at zero, drivers are ASIO, and the Instrument mode is on, but weirdly it doesn't affect the sound at all. On the DSP, I'm using a lot of gate and the input is at around -10db. I'm using AKG K702 headphones straight into the interface, with an eq that makes them pretty flat.

Thanks in advance!