Question for those using the Focusrite 2i2 Interface (v1). I cannot use it ar 24/96. I did everything that should be done in Prefrnces, driver settings, audio data, etc. I have a short "beep" with a blink of a message every second or so. Too fats to read the message.

Any ideas as to why and what. I could do?

Runs perfectly at 44.1/16

mcouture1961
Question for those using the Focusrite 2i2 Interface (v1). I cannot use it ar 24/96. I did everything that should be done in Prefrnces, driver settings, audio data, etc. I have a short "beep" with a blink of a message every second or so. Too fats to read the message.

Any ideas as to why and what. I could do?

Runs perfectly at 44.1/16

 
Hi, Marcel,
 
from the Focusrite site for the 2i2:

Supported Sample Rates

44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz (You can use 16 or 24 bit depth.)

 

Why 96 hz when your using a el cheepo interface?? What benifit is this> 
You'd haver to upgrade your entire signal chain to hear that 0.2% improvment in sound quality your going to get. 
If I was an international recording star I might concider a higher rate, I'm not, and niether are my clients. So we really like 44.1 :)   I would use 48 hz and be done with it. 
 

We have 3 x Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 to digitaze old tapes and music cassettes:
I have installed it as ASIO and I can set it to 96kHz 24-Bit (preferences and driver settings)
Preferences -> Audiodata must set to 24-Bit Record Bit Depth
Works perfect on 3 computers with 24-Bit 44kHz and 96kHz. (Windows 10 x64)
 

Cactus Music
You'd haver to upgrade your entire signal chain to hear that 0.2% improvment in sound quality your going to get. 

 
I am afraid you are perpetuating the myth that makes 96 K attractive to so many. It is absolutely not the case that 96 K samples per second improves the sound quality over 44.1 K by any percentage. What increasing the sample rate does accomplish is to enable the accurate encoding of higher frequencies. Since 44.1 K sps is more than twice the 20 Khz frequency that represents the upper range of human hearing that represents the best sound quality that can be heard. While 96 K sps will enable you to accurately encode a 48 KHz tone, it will enable you to extend the frequency range by more than 100%, but no one can hear it. 
 
Although there are endless discussions about oversampling, aliasing, foldover and ultrasonic interference, that may be relevant in designing sampling interfaces, there is no way to put a percentage improvement on the "quality" of the sound produced by setting your store-bought interface to a higher sps. 

That is a horrible explanation, though I do agree with the ultimate conclusion - just use 44.1KHz/24-bit.

Thanks all. I think that will be it. I will try 48k / 24bit to if it works. Worse case I will keep 44.1k at 16 bits. No problemo. Just wanted to try it. But agree that I wont notice the difference unless I invest in the whole chain.

But my next invetsment will most probably be in VSL special edition.

24 bit will usually make a notable difference, so try to keep that for sure. Are you sure you're using the ASIO driver?

Use 24 bits regardless of sample rate.
When mixing , 24 bits vs 16 bits may very well be audible.
No controversy about bit depth.

And for those rare situations where 96 kHz does indeed create audibly better sound quality, SONAR has upsampling so you don't need to record everything at 96 kHz anyway.
 
Oh, and another vote for 24 bits.