--- product_id: 639637706 title: "Blackstar Polar 2 Audio Interface Designed for Guitarist 2 in 2 out Inc: St James Software Suite & Ableton Live Lite & More" brand: "blackstar" price: "€ 362.16" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 category: "Blackstar" url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/639637706-blackstar-polar-2-audio-interface-designed-for-guitarist-2-in store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # 24V headroom prevents digital clipping FET input stage mimics valve amp Includes St James Suite & Ableton Live Lite Blackstar Polar 2 Audio Interface Designed for Guitarist 2 in 2 out Inc: St James Software Suite & Ableton Live Lite & More **Brand:** blackstar **Price:** € 362.16 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎸 Elevate your tone—record like you’re plugged into a legendary amp, no compromises. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Blackstar Polar 2 Audio Interface Designed for Guitarist 2 in 2 out Inc: St James Software Suite & Ableton Live Lite & More by blackstar - **How much does it cost?** € 362.16 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/639637706-blackstar-polar-2-audio-interface-designed-for-guitarist-2-in) ## Best For - blackstar enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted blackstar brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Plug & Play Simplicity:** Seamlessly integrates with Windows and macOS, recognized instantly by your DAW for hassle-free setup and recording. - • **Amp-like Input Dynamics:** Experience authentic valve amp feel with the unique FET input stage that responds dynamically to your playing intensity. - • **Unmatched Headroom Power:** Drive your guitar signal hard without clipping thanks to an industry-leading ±12V input stage delivering 24V headroom. - • **Pro-Grade Vintage Mic Preamps:** Capture vocals and instruments with preamps inspired by legendary British studio classics for rich, detailed sound. - • **Complete Creative Suite Included:** Unlock your full potential with free St James Guitar Software Suite, Ableton Live Lite, and Relab LX489 Essentials. ## Overview The Blackstar Polar 2 is a premium 2-in/2-out USB audio interface engineered specifically for guitarists, featuring a patented FET input stage that emulates valve amp characteristics and offers 24V headroom to prevent clipping. It includes vintage-inspired mic preamps, seamless DAW compatibility, and a comprehensive software bundle including St James Suite and Ableton Live Lite, making it the ultimate tool for home recording, streaming, and professional audio production. ## Description Introducing Blackstar’s POLAR audio interface, designed specifically for anyone who records guitar. Our market research shows that most people who use an audio interface to record music at home record guitar. We conducted extensive Human Centred Design (HCD) which identified three main challenges people experience when recording guitar directly through an interface: poor feel / response, difficulty setting input levels without clipping and hard to use. Our POLAR interfaces overcome all these challenges making them the ultimate solution for anyone who records guitar. Review: Superb Audio interface, great value for money. - I have a small home recording studio and predominantly write and record guitar driven music, my usual audio interface that I use is an MOTU M4 which is great and does a fantastic job, however, when I saw that Blackstar had brought out an audio interface specifically for guitarists, this caught my eye. After doing some research and reading reviews I went ahead and purchased it. After unboxing the first thing that struck me is the build quality, this is a well built bit of kit, the case is metal with metal knobs that feel satisfying and smooth whilst turning them. The switches are also metal. After downloading the relevant software and drivers it was very easy to set up and my DAW (Reaper) recognised it straight away. I use Windows 11. Another plus is that there is both an input meter and out put meter, some interfaces only have an LED that lights up when clipping. Now for the 'special sauce', the enhance function, esentially what this is does when activated by the switch, is to behave as though you are plugged into an amp, it lets you drive the guitar by vilocity, the harder you play, the more drive and distortion you get, so in other words you can play as hard as you like and you will not clip while recording. It also subtly improves the tone, making the guitar sound fuller and richer but this is very subtle. Obviously you will still need to play through your favourite amp sim plugin. I have not used this interface with a mic or line instrument yet but the reviews I have read have said that the pre-amps are excellent and with a mic the enhance mode gives it a pleasing 'airy' quality. My only slight negative is with the audio out, to me it apears to add slightly more bass or at least compared to my MOTU M4 but maybe its just me as I haven't noticed anyone else mentioning this and I haven't tested the EQ curve. In summary this interface represents excellent value for money, the build quality, functionality and sound is superb and you will not be disapointed, oh and of course you get the superb St James amp suit vst free ! Review: Great Interface - Great interface for guitarists. Easy to use and works brilliantly! ## Features - The only audio interface in the market with a FET input stage and “Enhance” feature that mimics the behaviour, characteristics, and electronics normally found on the input stage of a valve guitar amplifier. Plugging a guitar directly into a normal audio interface produces an anaemic signal with peaky transients, which makes playing through amp plugins sound like… a plugin, not an amp. - Our innovative input stage will never digitally clip, allowing the user to drive the interface like an amp. The input stage has an impressive amount of headroom running on +/- 12V giving 24V headroom, an outstanding comparison to competitor units at 5V. Setting guitar input levels and improving your tone has never been easier - We put an equal amount of effort into designing the POLAR MIC preamps, which boast a response that matches one of the most famed vintage British Preamps in studio history - Although designed with the recording guitarist in mind the Blackstar Polar 2 audio interface will be perfect for Podcasting / Gaming / Streaming and other Pro Audio Recording. - Including Free Full St James Guitar Software Suite - ableton Live Lite - Relab LX489 Essentials - Polar Control Software ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0D8BR4WXL | | Audio Input | XLR, USB | | Best Sellers Rank | 700 in Musical Instruments & DJ ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments & DJ ) 6 in Computer Audio Interfaces | | Brand Name | BLACKSTAR | | Compatible Devices | [GENERAL] Keyboard, Guitar, Headset, Tablet, Laptop, PC, Speaker, Smartphone, Microphone | | Connectivity Technology | USB | | Country of Origin | China | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (20) | | Item Dimensions D x W x H | 17D x 6.4W x 11.5H centimetres | | Item Weight | 454 Grams | | Manufacturer | Blackstar | | Number of Channels | 2 | | Operating System | Windows, macOS | | Product Warranty | 1 year. | | Supported Software | Ableton Live Lite | | UPC | 845644008759 | ## Product Details - **Brand:** BLACKSTAR - **Compatible devices:** [GENERAL] Keyboard, Guitar, Headset, Tablet, Laptop, PC, Speaker, Smartphone, Microphone - **Connectivity technology:** USB - **Number of channels:** 2 - **Supported software:** Ableton Live Lite ## Images ![Blackstar Polar 2 Audio Interface Designed for Guitarist 2 in 2 out Inc: St James Software Suite & Ableton Live Lite & More - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61HTijMrp0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb Audio interface, great value for money. *by A***R on 13 May 2025* I have a small home recording studio and predominantly write and record guitar driven music, my usual audio interface that I use is an MOTU M4 which is great and does a fantastic job, however, when I saw that Blackstar had brought out an audio interface specifically for guitarists, this caught my eye. After doing some research and reading reviews I went ahead and purchased it. After unboxing the first thing that struck me is the build quality, this is a well built bit of kit, the case is metal with metal knobs that feel satisfying and smooth whilst turning them. The switches are also metal. After downloading the relevant software and drivers it was very easy to set up and my DAW (Reaper) recognised it straight away. I use Windows 11. Another plus is that there is both an input meter and out put meter, some interfaces only have an LED that lights up when clipping. Now for the 'special sauce', the enhance function, esentially what this is does when activated by the switch, is to behave as though you are plugged into an amp, it lets you drive the guitar by vilocity, the harder you play, the more drive and distortion you get, so in other words you can play as hard as you like and you will not clip while recording. It also subtly improves the tone, making the guitar sound fuller and richer but this is very subtle. Obviously you will still need to play through your favourite amp sim plugin. I have not used this interface with a mic or line instrument yet but the reviews I have read have said that the pre-amps are excellent and with a mic the enhance mode gives it a pleasing 'airy' quality. My only slight negative is with the audio out, to me it apears to add slightly more bass or at least compared to my MOTU M4 but maybe its just me as I haven't noticed anyone else mentioning this and I haven't tested the EQ curve. In summary this interface represents excellent value for money, the build quality, functionality and sound is superb and you will not be disapointed, oh and of course you get the superb St James amp suit vst free ! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Interface *by L***H on 30 December 2025* Great interface for guitarists. Easy to use and works brilliantly! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Solid build, simple yet stylish looks, and great performance from what is an excellent product *by T***R on 15 August 2024* Just by looking at the packaging you get the impression that this is a premium product, and it definitely does not disappoint. The looks are very simple but very professional. As soon as you get it out of it's packaging you can tell that this is really well made and has a solid look and feel to it. Although this says this is an audio interface for guitarists, with 2 input channels, there is nothing stopping you from connecting two other instruments to it besides a guitar and a MIC (which is what I am using it for). If you are a beginner and are wondering exactly what an audio interface does, then put simply, an audio interface is a bit of equipment that allows you to connect musical instruments, or other audio equipment, to a computer by converting analogue signals to digital signals (ADC) that your computer can understand, and it also converts the signals back from digital to analogue signals (DAC). The output can be recorded or played back through speakers or even headphones that you connect to the 2 output channels on this product. When I link up my guitar and microphone to my PC through this, I always sing along whilst playing the guitar. I record the output so that I can get feedback from more experienced musicians in order that I can improve both my singing and also improve my guitar skills. Remember, although this equipment can record top quality audio thanks to the quality of it's ADC and DAC preamps, you have to have top quality speakers and a top quality amp to get a true representation of what you really sound like. With the hardware, you are also entitled to download a copy of the Ableton Live Lite software in order that you can use it with this audio interface. Obviously the Lite version means that it doesn't have all the functionality available that you get with the full version of the software, but in all honesty, if you are a beginner like me, then you don't really need it anyway. The Lite version is very powerful in it's own right and there is so much you can do with it, that for a while, I thought I was using the full version. You can quite easily produce records with just this Lite version so it's definitely worth getting. One limitation I am aware of with the Lite version is that it is limited to a total of 8 tracks. You can have all 8 as audio tracks, or 4 audio and 4 midi so it is still very versatile. What's great about this Blackstar Polar 2 is that it doesn't digitally clip the input signal so you can use it just like you would a normal amp. 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