Scarlett 18i20 has been designed to meet the needs of today’s modern home and project studios - with enough I/O to track drums in one session, and enough professional features to DI guitars or record vocals in the next.
buy one of the qualifying Focusrite interfaces on or after 1st September, 2015 and register it with Focusrite - yopu will be entitled to a free download of the Softube Time & Tone Pack. You must register their interface with a valid bundle code (included in the box) and qualifying purchase date on the Focusrite website to receive the Softube Pack.
With 18 inputs and 20 outputs in total, Scarlett 18i20 gives you eight critically acclaimed Focusrite microphone preamps with switchable phantom power. Precision 24-bit/96kHz A-D/D-A converters deliver exceptional dynamic range to ensure pristine recordings. The analogue mic/line inputs are fitted with combination XLR/jack input sockets, and connections for channels 1+ 2 are on the front panel and offer additional Hi-Z instrument modes and a switchable 10dB pad. An additional eight channels of digital I/O (four channels at 88.2/96kHz) are provided via ADAT lightpipe, with S/PDIF providing an additional stereo digital input and output.
By using the Scarlett 18i20's ADAT port, users can connect additional preamps, like the OctoPre MkII, to boost the preamp count to 16 - enough to record an entire band simultaneously and run a small studio! Dual independent headphone outputs let you set up separate mixes for the engineer and the artist, while a dedicated monitor section, with dim and mute buttons, provides comprehensive control over your studio monitors.
Your audio is in safe hands with eight of Focusrite's award-winning preamps and pristine analogue to digital and digital to analogue converters. With 108dB dynamic range and the latest in USB 2.0 audio streaming technology, recording studio channel counts and quality comes to your USB 2.0 or USB 3 port, with both Mac and PC support and support for all major DAWs.
All the tools you need to start recording right, now.
There’s no better way to step into studio recording – your Scarlett interface comes with some of the best loved tools in the business, including Hitmaker Expansion 3.0:
- Native Instruments® MASSIVE
- FAST Balancer
- Antares® Auto-Tune® Access
- Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC
- Focusrite Red 2 & 3 Plug-in Suite
- Relab LX480 Essentials
- Softube® Marshall® Silver Jubilee 2555
- XLN Audio® Addictive Keys
- XLN Audio® Addictive Drums 2: Studio Rock Kit
Focusrite 3 Year Warranty.
High-headroom preamps and 10dB pads available on inputs 1 and 2 mean that the Scarlett 18i20 will perform where others may fall. The included Scarlett Mix Control provides comprehensive routing options for low-latency monitoring. Includes Scarlett VST/AU/RTAS Plug-in Suite (compression, gating, EQ and reverb for tracking and mixing).
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 Key Features
Eight award-winning Focusrite mic preamps with front-panel meters With switchable phantom power, up to 60dB of gain, plus pad and instrument switches on channels 1+ 2.
Precision 24-bit/96kHz A-D/D-A conversion Professional dynamic range ensures pristine, studio-quality audio recordings.
Compatible with Mac, PC and iPad Uses the latest USB 2.0 streaming technology with stable, reliable drivers to provide outstanding performance on both Windows and Macintosh computers, and even iPad® (requires the Apple Camera Connection Kit — no drivers required!)
18 inputs, 20 outputs Enough inputs and outputs to handle day-to-day studio tasks effortlessly, along with the expandability to cope with an entire band or a complex drums setup.
Dual headphone outputs and comprehensive monitor control Send separate, near-zero-latency cue mixes to artist and producer with Scarlett Mix Control, and control the level of your studio monitors quickly and easily from the Scarlett 18i20 front panel.
Complete software bundle Including Ableton Live Lite music software, the Focusrite Scarlett plug-in suite, Novation's Bass Station soft synth and 1GB of Loopmasters samples.
About Focusrite microphone preamps: Over 25 years in the making Inside every Focusrite mic preamp is DNA that can be traced back to the mighty Forté and Studio. Recording consoles manufactured by Focusrite in the 1980s. It’s thanks to over 25 years of mic preamp design that the Scarlett 18i20 can deliver unsurpassed quality and give you truly professional results in your home or project studio.
