WTB USB audio interface

hassleham

My 2i2 conked out the other day for no apparent reason so I need something else. Not really fussy about what it is as long as it's USB and has at least 2 channels with phantom power. 

Anyone got anything? 

Thanks!

simonhpieman

Got a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB that I don't need knocking around in the studio...?

hassleham

That would be ideal @simonhpieman ; 
Please can you pm me some details and a price?

Danny1969

How much do you want for the dead 2i2 if you don't mind me asking ?

keithf

I've an as new presonus audiobox usb 96
£55 Posted !

hassleham

Thanks all, will wait a little while and see what else comes up as I've figured out a workaround with my band's digital mixer for the time being. @Danny1969 I think it's a hardware issue as the usb power is lit and it still shows up in my driver options but no signal in or out so was thinking of opening it up to have a look myself. Do you think it's likely to be fixable?

Danny1969

hassleham said:

Thanks all, will wait a little while and see what else comes up as I've figured out a workaround with my band's digital mixer for the time being. @Danny1969 I think it's a hardware issue as the usb power is lit and it still shows up in my driver options but no signal in or out so was thinking of opening it up to have a look myself. Do you think it's likely to be fixable?

It's hard to say, never seen inside one but I do like a punt on faulty stuff. I suspect form your description of the fault it's a blown audio IC rather than a digital fault with the serial bus side of things which is certainly easier to diag and fix but it's gonna be surface mount devices and you would need to be able to follow a circuit to get anywhere. 

Can you change the sample rate etc and is the computer happy with it even though you can't hear anything from it ?

hassleham

@Danny1969 ;
No problems changing sample rate. I've opened it up but can't see anything visually wrong and I don't have the knowledge to do anything more to diagnose the problem. 

Danny1969

Having a quick google finds a few users on a Gearslutz page with the same symptoms. I then found a Reddit thread where a guy traced the fault on his to a faulty quad switch IC which once replaced returned the opamps power rails to where they should be 

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskElectronics/comments/8be0db/repairing_a_focusrite_scarlett_2i2_audio_interface/dx6fgb5/

grungebob

I have one on here for sale 

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/200178/fs-focusrite-istudio#latest