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Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen
Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen
$580

High channel count. Small footprint. Whatever you’re recording, wherever you are, take your whole studio with you. 18i8 is studio sound for the whole band.

The four 3rd Generation Scarlett mic preamps sound great 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, while our iconic Gain Halos make it easy to set input levels fast. Four 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. 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 8

A/D resolution

24-bit/192 kHz

Number of preamps

4

Phantom power

Yes

Number of pads

2

Instrument inputs

2

Line inputs

8

Analogue outputs

4

Headphone outputs

2

Main/alt speaker switching

Yes (via software)

Digital inputs

S/PDIF and ADAT

Digital outputs

S/PDIF

Loopback

Yes

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
Variable line inputs 1-4
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
Fixed line inputs 5-8
Frequency response
20Hz - 20kHz ± 0.1dB
Dynamic range
110.5dB (A-weighted)
THD+N
<0.002%
Maximum input level
18dBu
Impedance
44kΩ
Instrument inputs
Instrument inputs
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