The odd looking sockets are combination XLR and Jack sockets. So you can plug in either a 1/4in jack (e.g. from a guitar) or an XLR (e.g. from a mic).
Moreover, can I plug a guitar into a line input?
A typical passive guitar pickup has a high impedance (resistance to the electrical signal flow) while a typical line-level input on a mixing console has a low impedance. Plugging your instrument directly into a console’s line-level input jack usually results in a low-level, wimpy signal.
Secondly, can I plug my guitar directly into my Focusrite? While there are thousands of guitar-recording techniques, there are two main methods of recording electric guitar. You can either plug it straight in to your recording system, or mic up your favourite guitar amp. (You can also do both at the same time, and we’ll get to that later on.)
Regarding this, can you plug a guitar amp into an audio interface?
You can plug a guitar amp into an audio interface provided the amp has a Line Output (or Line Out). Ideally, you must connect the guitar amp’s Line Out to the audio interface’s Line Input using a 1/4 inch TRS or TS cable.
Can you plug a guitar into an XLR input?
Yes, they can. For example a DI out on a bass/guitar amp, kemper type device. In General, it should be possible to plug in analog outputs of Instruments on any XLR Mic/Line Inputs as long as the gain range of the input is wide enough to get a reasonable signal.
Can you plug guitar into Focusrite Scarlett?
How do I connect my focusrite to my guitar amp?
In Focusrite Control, this setting is defined on the Device Settings page. Connect this output to your re-amp box to take the signal from ‘balanced line’ to ‘unbalanced instrument’ level (the level your amplifier is designed for), then connect the output of the re-amp box to your guitar amplifier.
How do I connect my guitar to 2i2?
You can take a jack cable, plug one end into your guitar and plug the other end into your audio interface. This is similar to the pickup option for acoustic guitar above, but with the physical pickup already built into the guitar.
How do you record a Focusrite guitar?
Is the Focusrite Scarlett Solo good for guitar?
Designed for Guitar
We specifically designed this guitar input to handle the hottest pickups without clipping, distorting or changing your sound at all. The gain halo also glows a reassuring shade of green to let you know it’s all going well.