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Incredibly reliable, Focusrite hardware won’t let you down. If, however, you come across a problem you can rely on our global support team and your three-year warranty to get it sorted. Sound.
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.
Plug in and produce; all your instruments, all the time. With two 3rd Gen preamps, six fixed line-ins and four balanced outs – for synths, drum machines and looping in hardware effects – 8i6 is ready to record when you are. Spend more time playing and less time plugging in.
We’ve been making mic preamps for 30 years, and the 3rd Gen mic pres are the best Scarlett has ever heard. The 24-bit/192kHz converters give your recordings clarity and detail. Air mode breathes life into vocals, adding unique high-end detail. Our decades of experience mean Scarlett sounds just like you.
Focusrite Control makes it simple to route your audio and cue mix, loopback and monitor mixes, from your Mac®, PC, iPad®, iPhone® or iPod touch®. Send, stream, sample – simple.
Incredibly reliable, Focusrite hardware won’t let you down. If, however, you come across a problem you can rely on our global support team and your three-year warranty to get it sorted. Sound.
Your 8i6 interface comes with a whole range of recording software, sounds and plug-ins to choose from:
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
Focusrite Control: route your audio and cue mix, loopback and monitor mixes, from your Mac®, PC, iPad®, iPhone® or iPod touch
When you buy any Focusrite hardware you gain access to the most innovative music software brands on the market. Plug-in Collective keeps you up to date on the latest tools, offering you new free downloads every couple of months, along with generous discounts. Let’s stay together.
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44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz
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| Scarlett Solo | Scarlett 2i2 | Scarlett 4i4 | Scarlett 8i6 | Scarlett 18i8 | Scarlett 18i20 | |
| A/D Resolution | 24-bit/192 kHz | 24-bit/192 kHz | 24-bit/192 kHz | 24-bit/192 kHz | 24-bit/192 kHz | 24-bit/192 kHz |
| Mic Preamps | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Instrument Inputs | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Analogue Inputs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Analogue Outputs | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Headphone Outputs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Digital I/O | NO | NO | NO | S/PDIF | S/PDF IN & OUT, ADAT IN | S/PDIF & 2 x ADAT |
| MIDI I/O | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Bus Powered | YES | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO |