Focusrite quality – for your iPad, Mac and PC
iTrack Solo provides the best solution for recording your instruments and vocals using an iPad. Featuring a Focusrite microphone pre-amplifier and an input to record directly from electric and bass guitars, iTrack Solo is the perfect way to expand the audio capabilities of your iPad using Garageband or any other music-making app.
Although it is an Apple certified "Made for iPad" device, iTrack Solo is also fully compatible with your PC or Mac computer and comes with a host of free music making software including Ableton Live Lite and the Focusrite Scarlett Plug-in Suite.
Get started
Just connect your iTrack Solo to a power supply and an iPad and you’re ready to go! With the very best in digital audio technology encased by a rugged aluminium unibody chassis, iTrack Solo will capture and playback your sound with pristine quality.
Plug straight in
The front panel has an input for a microphone and an input for an instrument (such as an electric guitar, bass guitar or the output of an electro-acoustic guitar). This makes the iTrack Solo perfect for capturing the output of a microphone, or using an electric guitar with one of the many guitar amp applications on iPad.
Keep an eye on your audio
Unique signal halos let you know that you’ve got a good audio level for recording. Green is good and red means that your audio is too loud, and that you should turn down the level control.
25 years of experience
Since 1985, Focusrite has been a leading manufacturer in the professional audio field. Focusrite mic pres are the choice of leading artists, recording studios and engineers around the world. Now get the quality of Focusrite on your iPad or computer.
Don’t be limited by your dock
Use the iTrack Solo’s premium quality audio outputs to take your sound to Hi-Fi, speaker systems or headphones to hear the difference Focusrite can make. At Focusrite, that's all that matters – Sound is Everything.
A supplied cable connects iTrack Solo to the iPad, and it is powered by the included USB cable that delivers the power necessary to run the iTrack’s high-specification components. If you are using iTrack Solo with a Mac or PC you don't need to connect it to the mains, your computer will supply enough power via the USB cable.
The cable supplied in the box with your iTrack Solo is designed to pass Apple's Made for iPad tests to ensure that any official iPad accessory can meet their standards for noise interference resilience, specifically the TDMA noise that can be induced when an iPad receives a telephone call over a 2G network. Need a longer device link cable? Click to see more on the device link extension cable.
Key Features
Made for iPad, also works with Mac and PC
iTrack Solo works with iPad, iPad2 and iPad (3rd generation) and will work with all iPad applications that use the Apple Core Audio driver. The iTrack Solo will also work with PC and Mac computers.
The cable supplied in the box with your iTrack Solo is designed to pass Apple's Made for iPad tests. Should you wish to use an extension cable in order to obtain more reach or flexibility for the positioning of your iPad/iPhone, visit this page.
High Quality Mic Preamp
The preamp design on the iTrack Solo is the same design as used in the Scarlett and Saffire audio interface ranges, used and trusted by top musicians and artists around the world.
High Quality Outputs
With a dynamic range of over 105dB, your music will sound amazing going out of the iTrack Solo’s professional digital to analogue conversion.
Rugged Metal Unibody Case
The tough aluminium unibody chassis ensures that your iTrack Solo can withstand life on the road, and looks great next to your iPad.
Unique Signal Halos
The gain halos which surround the gain knob for each input provides an easy way to know that the signal you’re recording is the right level. It will show green when the signal is at a good level (above -24dBFS). If it turns to red, you know that the signal is too loud and is therefore clipping – if this happens, simply reduce the gain until the halo returns to green.
Direct Monitor Function
Flick the direct monitor switch on the front panel of your iTrack Solo and you will hear what you are recording through your speakers or headphones, without the signal having to go through your iPad or Mac / PC. This avoids the possibility of "latency" (a slight time delay) being introduced by your music app, which can be distracting while recording.
Included software for Mac and PC
Inside the box you’ll find a code which will unlock Ableton Live Lite 8, as well as Focusrite’s Scarlett plug-in suite. Compatible with all major DAWs (digital audio workstations) on Mac and PC, Scarlett plug-in suite provides EQ, Compression, Gate and Reverb – essential tools for polishing your mix.
System requirements
Mac
OS X 10.7 (Lion) and OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
PC
Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit) and Windows 8
iPad
iPad, iPad 2, iPad (3rd Generation), iPad 4 (w/ 30-pin to lightning adapter - Not Included) with iOS 5 or iOS 6
Specifications
2 in / 2 out USB audio interface
96 KHz, 24-bit conversion
1 Focusrite microphone preamplifier
Silver “soft-touch” aluminium unibody chassis
Front panel
- 1 microphone input – XLR
- 1 Instrument input – ¼’ unbalanced
- 2 Gain knobs
- 2 Gain halo signal indicators
- 48V Phantom power switch
- Direct monitor switch
- Large monitor level dial (controls headphone and line level outputs)
- USB Connection LED indicator
- Headphone output - ¼” TRS Jack
Rear panel
- 2 unbalanced monitor outputs – RCA Phono
- DEVICE LINK port (to connect iTrack Solo to iPad)
- USB 2.0 Port
- Kensington Lock slot
Included software
- Ableton Live Lite 8 – professional music making software to use your iTrack Solo with a Mac or PC.
- Focusrite Scarlett plug-in suite – collection of software plug-ins bringing effects to your music software (like Ableton Live for example).
| Analogue Input Performance |
| Mic |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.2 dB |
| THD+N | < 0.002% (minimum gain, -1dBFS input with 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) |
| Equivalent Input Noise (EIN) | < -120dB: measured at minimum gain with, -1 dBFS (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) |
| Gain Range | +10dB to +55dB |
| Max Input Level | -3dBu |
| Instrument |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.2dB |
| THD+N | 0.003% (measured with -1dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) |
| Noise | -87dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) |
| Gain Range | -10dB to +55dB |
| Max Input Level | -3dBu |
| Analogue Output Performance |
| Nominal Output Level | 0dBFS = +9dBu, unbalanced |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.2dB |
| Noise | -87dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) |
| Gain Range | +10dB to +55dB |
| Max Input Level | -3dBu |
| Analogue Output Performance |
| Nominal Output Level | 0dBFS = 10dBu, balanced |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.2dB |
| THD+N | < 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter, un-weighted) |
| Digital Performance |
| Clock sources | Internal clock only |
| A-D Dynamic Range | 105dB 'A-weighted' (all inputs). Converter chipset A-D dynamic range 114dB |
| D-A Dynamic Range | 105dB 'A-weighted' (all outputs). Converter chipset D-A dynamic range 114dB |
| Supported sample rates | 44.1 KHz, 48 KHz, 88.2 KHz, 96 KHz – Mac and PC
44.1 KHz, 48 KHz – iPad |
| Crosstalk |
| Input to Input | Better than 90dB |
| Output to Output | Better than 90dB |
| Input to Output | Better than 85dB |
| Input Metering |
| Ring LED lit Green | Signal present (-24 dBFS) |
| Ring LED lit Red | Signal overload (0dBFS), peak held for approximately 1 second |
| Weight and Dimensions |
| Height | 45 mm / 1 ¾ “ |
| Width | 150 mm / 6” |
| Depth | 100 mm / 4” |
| Weight | 500 g / 1 lb |
In the box
iTrack Solo
1.2m USB cable
1.2m "DEVICE LINK" cable (to connect to a 30 pin iPad)
Getting started guide
Registration card
Download card for Ableton Live Lite / Scarlett Plug-in Suite
USB power supply (US only)
Compatible iPads
iPad (1st gen)
iPad (2nd gen)
iPad (3rd gen)
iPad 4th Gen ("Apple Lightning to 30 Pin adapter" required)
iPad mini ("Apple Lightning to 30 Pin adapter" required)
iPad mini with Retina display ("Apple Lightning to 30 Pin adapter" required)
iPad Air ("Apple Lightning to 30 Pin adapter" required)
