Focusrite Forte USB Audio Interface

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Pros:

Cross platform compatible, Striking onebutton design, Multiple inputs
Striking aluminum design. Clean audio quality during recording and playback. Works with PCs and Macs. Colorful OLED display. Doesn't need breakout cable attached unless you're recording.

Cons:

Breakout cable a bit unwieldy, Separate app needed to select inputs
Requires AC power for recording with phantom power, which inhibits portability. Sound quality, while good, isn't quite class-leading. Only one headphone output

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Last revision on May 10, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Cross platform compatible, Striking onebutton design, Multiple inputs
Striking aluminum design. Clean audio quality during recording and playback. Works with PCs and Macs. Colorful OLED display. Doesn't need breakout cable attached unless you're recording

Reviewers Didn't Like

Breakout cable a bit unwieldy, Separate app needed to select inputs
Requires AC power for recording with phantom power, which inhibits portability. Sound quality, while good, isn't quite class-leading. Only one headphone output

Expert reviews and ratings

Focusrite’s is a stylish audio interface that lets you connect microphones and instruments to your computer for recording and performing music.Rather than connecting the instruments directly to ports on the device, Forte uses a breakout cable with...

By Macworld Australia on August 31, 2013

If you need a high quality instrument interface that works with both Macs and Windows computers, the Forte by Focusrite takes a little getting used to, but it offers great sound quality and a striking...

By Macworld on August 27, 2013

The Focusrite Forte delivers two channels of clean, professional-level recording and playback to both PCs and Macs, but it's not as effective at remote recording thanks to its AC power...

By PC Mag on April 26, 2013