There is lots of choice now, you need to determine your needs and budget first. At about the same price as the focusrite scarlet, there are many other options: Steinberg UR 22 Presonus audiobox Behringer U-Phoria series (even cheaper, with good reviews) M-audio M-track Lexicon alpha etc. If you plan to record complete acoustic bands at some point, 'investing' on an interface with 8 mic preamps can be a good choice. None of those choices are bad choice, if you can have a good deal on any of those interface, it should be good enough for home studio recording.
Decent preamps with enough gain, not noisy. There are lots of choice for monitor too, but don't forget that the room you are in is a huge part of how your system will sound. If you don't have lots of space and decent acoustics, having great monitors will not help that much.
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Because of that I mix mostly with headphones. I do have a pair of powered monitor as well. Yamaha have nice powered monitors, m-audio, tascam, mackie, etc. What I can recommend to you is to bring music that you like to listen and try the monitors with those reference track and buy the one that you are the most confortable with. Happy shopping! There is lots of choice now, you need to determine your needs and budget first.
At about the same price as the focusrite scarlet, there are many other options: Steinberg UR 22 Presonus audiobox Behringer U-Phoria series (even cheaper, with good reviews) M-audio M-track Lexicon alpha etc. If you plan to record complete acoustic bands at some point, 'investing' on an interface with 8 mic preamps can be a good choice. None of those choices are bad choice, if you can have a good deal on any of those interface, it should be good enough for home studio recording. Decent preamps with enough gain, not noisy. There are lots of choice for monitor too, but don't forget that the room you are in is a huge part of how your system will sound. If you don't have lots of space and decent acoustics, having great monitors will not help that much.
Because of that I mix mostly with headphones. I do have a pair of powered monitor as well. Yamaha have nice powered monitors, m-audio, tascam, mackie, etc. What I can recommend to you is to bring music that you like to listen and try the monitors with those reference track and buy the one that you are the most confortable with. Happy shopping!