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Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen
$779.99

The heart of your setup. High channel count. Professional quality audio. Pro features, including talkback mic and speaker switching. 18i20 makes any space a studio.
The eight 3rd Generation Scarlett mic preamps sound great, with enough IO to record a full band straight out of the box. Air mode recreates the legendary effect of Focusrite’s ISA mic pres and makes vocals and guitars shine. The high-impedance, high-headroom instrument inputs are great for recording guitar or bass without clipping. Ten balanced outputs, with Anti Thump speaker switching, are hum-free for pristine monitoring and are ideal as FX sends. Two powerful headphone outputs with individual level controls let you monitor, mix and master however you want. Built-in talkback mic makes it easy to talk to your band during busy recording sessions. Loopback makes streaming and sampling simple. And it comes with some of the best-loved tools in the business, including Ableton Live Lite, Avid Pro Tools Artist and Hitmaker Expansion – with plugins from legendary Auto-Tune® creators Antares®, Brainworx®, Softube®, Landr, XLN Audio®, Relab and more.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Connectivity

USB type-C

Protocol

USB 2.0

Form factor

Rack mount (1U)

Simultaneous I/O

18 x 20

A/D resolution

24-bit/192 kHz

Number of preamps

8

Phantom power

Yes

Number of pads

8

Instrument inputs

2

Line inputs

8

Analogue outputs

10

Headphone outputs

2

Main/alt speaker switching

Yes

Talkback

Yes

Digital inputs

S/PDIF and 2 x ADAT

Digital outputs

S/PDIF and 2 x ADAT

Loopback

Yes

MIDI I/O

Yes

Bus powered

No

Included PSU

Yes

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
-128dBu (A-weighted)
Maximum input level
9dBu (at minimum gain)
Gain range
56dB
Impedance
3kΩ
Dynamic range

111dB (A-weighted)

THD+N

<0.0012%

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%
Noise EIN
12.5dBu (at minimum gain)
Maximum input level
9dBu (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