

Plug in and produce. All your instruments, all the time. 8i6 is studio sound for all your hardware.
The two 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 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.
| Connectivity |
USB type-C |
| Protocol |
USB 2.0 |
| Form factor |
Desktop |
| Simultaneous I/O |
8 x 6 |
| A/D resolution |
24-bit/192 kHz |
| Number of preamps |
2 |
| Phantom power |
Yes |
| Number of pads |
2 |
| Instrument inputs |
2 |
| Line inputs |
6 |
| Analogue outputs |
4 |
| Headphone outputs |
2 |
| Digital inputs |
S/PDIF |
| Digital outputs |
S/PDIF |
| Loopback |
Yes |
| MIDI I/O |
Yes |
| Bus powered |
No |
| Included PSU |
Yes |
44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Frequency Response |
20Hz - 20kHz ± 0.1dB |
| Dynamic Range |
110.5dB (A-weighted) |
| THD+N |
<0.002% |
| Maximum Input Level |
18dBu |
| Impedance |
44kΩ |
| 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 |
| Dynamic range (line outputs) |
108dB |
| THD+N |
<0.002% |
| Maximum output level (0 dBFS) |
15.5dBu |
| Impedance |
430Ω |
| Dynamic range |
104dB (A-weighted) |
| THD+N |
<0.002% |
| Maximum output level |
7dBu |
| Impedance |
<1Ω |

