Focusrite Clarett 8Pre – 18×20 USB Audio Interface

Focusrite Clarett 8Pre – 18×20 USB-C Audio Interface Focusrite’s Clarett 8Pre 18-in/20-out audio interface is a powerful foundation for your studio or mobile recording rig. It sports eight great-sounding Clarett microphone preamplifiers, an outstanding dynamic range, and ultra-fast, low-latency performance enabled by USB-C. The magic starts as soon as you plug your microphones in — the mic preamps feature Focusrite’s switchable Air effect, which gives your microphones the air and clarity of an ISA transformer-based mic preamp. With comprehensive connectivity including analog I/O, S/PDIF, and ADAT I/O, the Focusrite Clarett 8Pre is ready to integrate into virtually any recording rig. The Clarett 8Pre’s eight newly designed mic preamps deliver a truly impressive dynamic range. Perfect for your studio or mobile recording rig, the Clarett 8Pre gives you a wealth of connectivity — including ADAT and MIDI I/O — all in a sleek 1U form factor. With its sonic performance, leading edge round-trip audio latency and ease of use, the Clarett 8 Pre is an excellent choice of interface. Focusrite fitted the Clarett 8Pre with mic preamps that were designed exclusively for the Clarett range with loads of pristine gain and vanishingly low noise. In addition, these preamps include Focusrite’s proprietary Air feature that switches in an analog model of Focusrite’s acclaimed classic transformer-based ISA mic pre, breathing life into your recordings. If you’ve always wanted vocals that shimmer with presence and silky air, then try recording with the Clarett 8Pre. You will be impressed! Features 8 Clarett mic preamps with Focusrite’s proprietary Air feature Copious headroom, vanishingly low noise Upgraded digital conversion and clocking Generous I/O, enough for the whole band 8 analog inputs, 10 analog outputs Stereo S/PDIF, 8 channels of ADAT I/O 2 front-panel mic/line/instrument inputs Accessible metering and monitoring Intuitive, easy-to-use software mixer makes short work of configuring your monitoring and routing; provides quick access to internal hardware functions Record and monitor in real-time with your favorite DAW plug-ins Create custom monitor setups for both you and your artists Focusrite’s class-leading 24/192 conversion Word clock output for slaving external digital devices 6-segment, multichannel LED meter Monitor level control, plus dim and mute buttons 2 wide-dynamic-range front-panel headphone outs Included software from Focusrite and Brainworx Pairs perfectly with the Focusrite OctoPre 3-year warranty