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Focusrite ISA Two

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ManufacturerFocusrite
TypePreamp
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Connections

ConnectorCarriesDirection
XLR 3-pin femaleAnalog audio, microphone levelinput
XLR 3-pin female48V phantom poweroutput (unknown)
1/4 inch TS (unbalanced)Analog audio, instrument (Hi-Z) levelinput
1/4 inch TRSAnalog audio, line levelinput

What can feed the Focusrite ISA Two

Devices whose outputs this one accepts.

Microphone 270
Audio Interface 42
Preamp 32
Analog Mixer 15
ART MX622, ART MX622BT, ART USBMIX4, ART USBMIX6, Alesis MultiMix 12R (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Ashly LX-308B (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-206 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-406 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-508, Behringer Xenyx 502S, Crane Song Spider, Hear Technologies Mix Back, Mackie Mix12FX (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Mackie Mix8 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Midas DM16 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
DI / Reamp 12
Compressor / Limiter 12
Headphone Amp / Distribution 10
Austrian Audio Full Score one, Lake People G101 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Lake People G103-S MKII, Lake People Phone-Amp G108 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Manley Absolute Headphone Amp (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric DHA V380² (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V324 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V550 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V550 PRO (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), beyerdynamic A 2 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
AD/DA Converter 9
Monitor Controller 8
Equalizer 6
Subwoofer 6
Dynaudio 18S (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK S10.4, KRK S12.4, KRK S8.4, PreSonus Temblor T10 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), PreSonus Temblor T8 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable)
Personal Monitoring 5
Recorder 5
JoeCo BandMate, Korg MR-2000S (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Sound Devices MixPre-3 II (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), TASCAM FR-AV2 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), TASCAM FR-AV4 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable)
Channel Strip 4
Stagebox / Expander 4
ART P48, ART TPatch, Aviom AN-16/i v.2, Radial Engineering J-Iso (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable)
Digital Mixing Console 4
Behringer XR12, PreSonus StudioLive 16R (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), PreSonus StudioLive SE 24 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), TASCAM Sonicview 16XP / Sonicview 16dp (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Cable 4
Power Amplifier 4
Install Processor 4
Wireless System 4
RØDE RØDELink Newsshooter Kit (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), Shure BLX (BLX24/SM58 handheld system) (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Shure GLX-D+ Dual Band (GLXD24+/SM58 handheld system) (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Shure QLX-D (QLXD24/SM58 handheld system) (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable)
Hardware Effects 3
Aphex 124B Two Channel Level Interface (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Cedar Audio SE 1 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Eventide Eclipse V4
Studio Monitor 3
ADAM Audio D3V (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), KRK Classic 5 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK Classic 8ss Scott Storch Limited Edition (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Saturation / Character 1
Inline Preamp 1

Check a specific pairing

The lists above are one-step connections. To check a full chain, including adapters, gain and phantom power, ask about a specific pair on the main page.