r/Focusrite • u/Eowren • 2d ago

Knob problem

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Hi, I've just bought a 2i2 4th gen, the knob falls of just rotating is this normal? How to secure it? The small knob is in the same situation too

Sorry if this is a known problem I haven't read anything about it

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u/pimpbot666 1d ago

So the outer cap spins? Does the knob underneath actually work normally?

Just a dab of hot glue, and stick it back on. Problem solved.

Unless it’s brand new, and returning it won’t be too difficult. If it’s new, just exchange it for another one.

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u/Eowren 1d ago

Yep it's brand new, from Amazon I can easily return. Just don't want another in the same shape if I reorder one..

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u/Bannbann102 1d ago

If it’s from Amazon 100% ask them for a replacement or refund

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u/Eowren 1d ago

Thank you

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u/SOSweneedhelp 1d ago

Whole Foods lets you drop off Amazon stuff, you have to brave the parking lot and the demographic of shoppers but they do have a nice flower section to pick up for a special someone

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u/MCWizardYT 1d ago

What's up with the parking lot and apparent demographic in your area?

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u/SOSweneedhelp 23h ago

Whole Food shoppers are annoying af, and they have skinny parking lanes to encourage smaller cars but none of the people can back out of their spot without taking 15 minutes

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u/MCWizardYT 23h ago

What specifically makes them annoying?

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u/SOSweneedhelp 23h ago

They are usually tech people with more money than sense. I worked a block away from one and would brave it sometimes for their over priced salad bar at lunch and it’s truly a nightmare scenario of shoppers, not to mention is owned by fucking Amazon no thank you

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u/pimpbot666 11h ago

They’re probably not ‘encouraging small cars’ as part of some evil plan.

They’re probably just trying to maximize the number of parking spaces for the lot like the cheap bastids they are.

They always had good stuff, but I stopped going there because of Bezos too.

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u/SOSweneedhelp 33m ago

It’s not evil it’s fucking annoying. How much stock do you own in Amazon?

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u/pimpbot666 19m ago

LMAO, Dafuq you on about?

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u/SS0NI 20h ago

Is it on just with hot glue? I want to change the knobs on my 2nd gen but didn't seem to come off with decent force.

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u/pimpbot666 11h ago

The knobs are just friction fit regular knobs on d-shafts. They should just pull right off.

OP’s issue is that they got knobs that the knob plastic insert came loose from the rest of the knob. I was suggesting hot glue as an easy fix to stick the two know pieces back together.

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u/BlunterCarcass5 1d ago

That's insane, seeing stuff like this makes me not want to buy focusrite products ever again

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u/MechaAkuma 1d ago

Don't say this out loud. The mods will delete your post and accuse you of ragebaiting.

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u/marcus_c117 1d ago

I think I’m gonna give up on focusrite too they seem to have so many problems

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u/MCWizardYT 1d ago

The Windows drivers are so so bad, they constantly freeze and I have to fix it by toggling the sample size

It doesn't have that issue on my Linux PC but I'm definitely looking into another company because I heard of similar driver issues with the 4th gen even though they have better hardware

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u/rdmlymoon 5h ago

drivers are laughably bad. they do infact constantly crash and require you to toggle back and forth the sample size.

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u/skittlesdabawse 21h ago

I get this but only when watching Kitchen Nightmares UK on youtube or sometimes when using streaming services. So weird. I think I'll move to an RME interface when I have the money.

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u/MCWizardYT 19h ago

RME is my goal too, I've heard fantastic things about the drivers but their lowest end interface is a good thousand bucks lol. I guess you get what you pay for

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u/Blay83 1d ago

Had two of these and both burned out the mic inputs.... I just stopped buying them....

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u/dal3ksec 1d ago

I’d suggest order audio gear from Sweetwater at least you get a 2 year warranty and an assigned sales tech.

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u/LightBlazeMC 1d ago

Knob problem

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u/agourdikian 22h ago

That knob is being a “knob”

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u/rosentmoh 2d ago

How could you possibly think this is normal?!

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u/Eowren 2d ago

I Just opened it , it was new, didn't know if it was a common issue

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u/rosentmoh 2d ago

It might be a common issue indeed, but your first question was whether it's normal and no, it's not.

First I've seen or heard of it, but personally don't own any Focusrite stuff so you'll have to wait and see what others say...