Tailor-made for guitar players, the Blackstar Polar 2 is an audio interface designed to make the recording process easier. The Polar 2 includes two FET-based input channels, which are armed with 81-inspired microphone preamps and +48V phantom power. Moreover, you get per-channel Enhance switches that activate a clip-proof input setting, along with an amp-like feel for instruments and added air and clarity for microphones. The Polar 2 includes separate headphone and line-level outputs, which make achieving studio-quality monitoring easy. Complete with an excellent complementary software bundle, the Blackstar Polar 2 is a capable audio interface that effectively overcomes the typical challenges of guitar recording.
The right building blocks for great recordings
Creating professional-sounding recordings is easy when you have a Polar 2 in your studio. For starters, its high-headroom, FET-based inputs offer impressively low noise. Its 81-inspired preamps deliver a characterful flavor reminiscent of the legendary British consoles of yesteryear. The Polar 2 includes +48V phantom power for your condenser microphones. You also get separate headphone and line-level outputs, enabling you to make use of your studio monitors and headphones simultaneously. To top it off, the Polar 2 comes with an excellent free software bundle, including the St. James Suite plug-in, Ableton Live Lite, Relab LX480 Essentials, and Polar control software.
Problem-solving Enhance feature
Three common challenges that guitar-playing recordists often encounter are a lack of amp-like response, difficulty with setting input levels without clipping, and dull-sounding tracks. The Polar 2's per-channel Enhance switch takes these issues entirely out of the equation. Engaging this feature not only safeguards against clipping to provide a foolproof input setting, but it also allows your input to behave more like a tube amplifier when recording instruments and adds extra air and clarity when recording with a microphone. We've gotten our hands on pretty much every guitar recording solution out there, and we're blown away by how effectively the Polar 2 simplifies the recording process.
Features:
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A 2-in/4-out audio interface designed to make guitar recording easier
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High-headroom FET-based input channels
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81-inspired preamps deliver a characterful flavor reminiscent of legendary British consoles
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+48V phantom power for your condenser microphones
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Separate headphone and line-level outputs make achieving studio-quality monitoring easy
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Per-channel Enhance switches activate a clip-proof input setting, an amp-like feel for instruments, and added air and clarity for microphones
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Free software bundle with the St. James Suite plug-in, Ableton Live Lite, Relab LX480 Essentials, and Polar control software