Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 Audio Interface - 3rd Gen

Get Studio Quality Anywhere With The Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 Audio Interface - 3rd Gen

The 3rd Generation Scarlett 18i8 gives you all the tools to record all your instruments in studio quality, anywhere. With its high channel count, compact size and a huge selection of software in the box, 18i8 is ready to record your band wherever you are. Four of the best performing Scarlett mic preamps the range has ever heard now with Air for miking up guitars or recording vocals. Two high headroom instrument inputs, for plugging your guitar or bass straight in. Eight balanced line inputs, for connecting synths or other line-level audio, and four balanced outputs, for monitoring and effects sends. Four monitor outs, featuring anti-thump tech and speaker switching.

Focusrite Hitmaker Expansion Software Included - Mix And Master Music In Studio Quality

All Focusrite’s Scarlett audio interfaces now include an incredibly comprehensive and powerful plug-in bundle to create studio quality vocals, powerful guitars, luscious keys and huge drums, then mix and master with iconic Focusrite studio hardware – all in the box. From October 1, 2021, every new Focusrite Scarlett 3rd Gen interface comes with an unbeatable range of tried-and-tested studio tools from some of the biggest names in the business!

• Antares® Auto-Tune® Access Allows everything from natural sounding, near-real-time pitch adjustment for getting the best vocal takes – to lightning-fast Hip-hop-inspired pitching for adding a whole new sound to your tracks
• Relab’s LX480 Essentials Provides four reverbs, modelled on The Hit Factory NYC’s reverb unit, and used on countless hits
• Softube® Marshall® Silver Jubilee 2555 A hyper-realistic model of Marshall’s Silver Jubilee 2555 – the modern evolution of the iconic JCM800 – brought to you by analogue modeling experts Softube
• XLN Audio® Addictive Keys Choice o one of four professional-sounding models from Steinway®, Yamaha® and the classic Rhodes®
• XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Studio Rock Kit Features expertly captured samples from a high-end Tama® and Pearl® drums, and Paiste® and Sabian® cymbals, recorded at Decibel Studios in Stockholm
• Brainworx® bx_oberhausen - Fully-analogue modelled replica of a classic American polysynth
• Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC Brings the true sound of the preamps that made Focusrite what they are today to your music
• Focusrite Red Plug-in Suite - Meticulously captured digital models of the truly iconic EQ and Compressors which have made the Focusrite name a staple in world-class facilities across the globe
• Brainworx bx_masterdesk - Brings a smooth and simple workflow to the art of mastering, and allows anyone, from first-time-producer to industry pro to get studio-quality results quickly and effortlessly

SPECIFICATIONS

Supported Sample Rates

• 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz

Microphone Inputs

• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
• Dynamic Range: 111dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N: <0.0012%
• Noise EIN: -128dB (A-weighted)
• Maximum Input Level: 9dBu (at minimum gain)
• Gain Range: 56dB
• Impedance: 3k Ohms

Line Inputs 1-4 (Variable Gain)

• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
• Dynamic Range: 110.5dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N: <0.002%
• Maximum Input Level: 22dBu (at minimum gain)
• Gain Range: 56dB
• Impedance: 60k Ohms

Line Inputs 3-6 (Fixed Gain)

• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
• Dynamic Range: 110.5dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N: <0.002%
• Maximum Input Level: 18dBu (at minimum gain)
• Impedance: 44k Ohms

Instrument Inputs

• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
• Dynamic Range: 110dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N: <0.03%
• Maximum Input Level: 12.5dBu (at minimum gain)
• Gain Range: 56dB
• Impedance: 1.5M Ohms

Line/Monitor Outputs

• Dynamic Range (Line Outputs): 108dB
• THD+N: <0.002%
• Maximum Output Level (0 dBFS): 15.5dBu
• Impedance: 430 Ohms

Headphone Outputs

• Dynamic Range: 104dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N: <0.002%
• Maximum Output Level: 7dBu
• Impedance: <1 Ohms

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