Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 Audio Interface - 3rd Gen

Connect All Your Instruments And Devices Using The Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 Audio Interface - 3rd Gen

Sitting on the desks of more producers than any other, the Scarlett range of audio interfaces means studio quality sound for more music making machines than any other. 8i6, with its dual mic-pres, fixed-line I/O and MIDI, gives you just the right connectivity to easily bring your hardware music making setup into the computer world. Six balanced line inputs, for connecting synths or other line-level audio, and four balanced outputs, for monitoring and effects sends. Two of the best performing Scarlett mic preamps the range has ever heard now with Air for recording vocals. Two high headroom instrument inputs, for plugging your guitar or bass straight in. Loopback, for grabbing a stereo feed of any combination of hardware inputs and software playback, no cables needed, for simple sampling, streaming or podcasting

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
• 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
• Landr Studio, plus five free masters - Produce and release your best work with two months' access to Landr Studio, as well as five free masters you can use even when your two months subscription is over
• Pro Tools Intro+ for Focusrite

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: less than 0.0012%
• Noise EIN: -128dB (A-weighted)
• Maximum Input Level: 9dBu (at minimum gain)
• Gain Range: 56dB
• Impedance: 3k Ohms

Line Inputs 1-2 (Variable Gain)

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

Instrument Inputs

• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
• Dynamic Range: 110dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N: less than 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: less than 0.002%
• Maximum Output Level (0 dBFS): 15.5dBu
• Impedance: 430 Ohms

Headphone Outputs

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

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