Review: Forte starts the flow of music between instruments and computer
Focusrite’s Forte is a stylish audio interface that lets you connect microphones and instruments to your computer for recording and performing music.
Rather than connecting the instruments directly to ports on the device, Forte uses a breakout cable with four connectors (two for 1/4-inch instrument cables and two for XLR microphones) on one end and a connector that plugs into the Forte. The many-headed cable setup can be a bit unwieldy, especially since you can only record from two of the four inputs at a time. Having four connectors can be convenient, however, allowing you to keep your instruments and microphones plugged in, even when not in use.
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Forte has one big button that you can rotate or push to navigate the onboard OLED menus or to control certain features of your digital audio workstation (DAW).
I got stuck the first couple of times using Forte, not realizing that the Forte Control software is necessary to set up the inputs you’re using to record. The one-button simplicity that Forte is going for is undermined by not being able to control the behavior from the device itself.
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