Focusrite ISA Two

A Direct Heir to Focusrite's "ISA" Designs That Have Become Studio Standards

The Focusrite ISA Two follows the lineage of ISA preamps, themselves inspired by the designs found on the historic Forte console and studio consoles of that era. The goal remains the same: to offer a preamp with a musical character, featuring a large dynamic range and detailed reproduction, while maintaining modern rack ergonomics. Within the range, the ISA Two stands out with its "duo" approach: two high-end mono channels combined in a 1U format, designed for stereo recordings and sessions where coherence between two sources (or two microphones) is crucial.

A Dual Preamp Designed for Stereo Recording and Demanding Takes

If you only need a pair of mic preamps, the ISA Two clearly targets the top tier: capturing vocals with dual mics, stereo piano, overheads, AB/XY pairs, room mics, acoustic guitar, or recording synths and drum machines via its line inputs. The high-impedance front panel instrument inputs also facilitate direct recording of bass or guitar without an external DI, with appropriate level and impedance.

Each channel remains completely independent, allowing you to process two different sources with dedicated settings (gain, impedance, filter, phase inversion, insert), making the ISA Two equally relevant for "live" recording as well as production, when a clean, stable capture that's easy to integrate into a mix is desired.

Technical specifications

Insert	Yes	Category	microphone preamp
Number of channels	2	Audio outputs	XLR
Phantom power supply	Yes	Impedance selector	Yes
EQ	High-pass filter	Vumeter	LED level indicator
Gain	80 dB	Number of instrument inputs	2
Valve	No	Number of microphone inputs	2
Rack unit	1	Color	Blue
Compressor	No	Weight	3.7 kg
Phase opposition	Yes	Dimensions (mm)	480 x 280 x 44
Remote	No