Focusrite Forte
This instrument is discontinued

The Focusrite Forte is a professional 2 in, 4 out portable USB audio interface for Mac and Windows, designed to deliver premium sound quality for recording striaght to your DAW. Focusrite Forte features two remote-controlled mic preamps, the same mic-pre that is in the flagship RedNet range. Forte partners these with superb digital conversion up to an incredible 24-bit/192kHz resolution. Built into a solid aluminium case, Forte features a colour OLED display, touch controls and a single large control knob for intuitive operation, DAW integration and much more.

The compact and sleek chassis of the Forte interface includes a colour OLED (Organic LED) display to indicate mic, line in, line out and headphone levels, gain structure and other functionality. It features a single, large, smoothly-rotating control knob operated in conjunction with a series of touch-sensitive icons to access preamplifier and output functions - input, monitor, headphone, and control - plus the ability to control DAW functions and act as a remote control for your music software.

Focusrite Forte includes a breakout cable with locking connector. This cable is used for microphone (XLR) and line/instrument (TRS) inputs, but balanced line and independent headphone outputs are provided on the unit itself, so the breakout cable is not required for playback-only applications. In addition, the fact that the mic and line-level inputs on the breakout cable are separate means that you can keep your inputs connected all the time without having to re-patch when you go from one to the other.

Included with the unit is Forte Control software application, which allows the configuration of low-latency monitoring, mic pre level adjustment and other features. Also in the box is the classic Focusrite Midnight plugin suite, accurately modelling the classic ISA110 EQ and ISA130 compressor.