Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 3rd Gen

Scarlett 8i6 - 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.

Included software:

Avid® Pro Tools® | First Focusrite Creative Pack: Hundreds of virtual instrument sounds, 500MB of loops, and great-sounding effects.

Ableton® Live Lite™: industry-leading music-making software.

Three Month Splice Sounds Subscription: Get access to millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily.

XLN Audio Addictive Keys: Access one of four virtual keyboards when you register your first piece of Focusrite or Novation hardware.

Softube Time and Tone Bundle: three of Softube's world class reverb, delay and distortion plug-ins, and an an easy-to-use mastering tool.

Focusrite Red Plug-in Suite: accurately models our classic Red 2 equaliser and Red 3 compressor.

Focusrite Plug-in Collective: receive free versions of the most innovative software, as well as benefiting from discounts

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: 3kΩ

LINE INPUTS

•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: 60kΩ

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: 1.5MΩ

LINE/MONITOR OUTPUTS

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

HEADPHONE OUTPUTS

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