Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 4th Gen Audio Interface

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Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 4th Gen Audio Interface

The Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 4th Gen is the ultimate audio interface for project studios, offering exceptional versatility and superior sound quality for all types of recording setups. Featuring eight premium-grade 4th Generation mic preamps, each providing an impressive 69dB of gain, the Scarlett 18i20 ensures flawless audio capture, even from the most dynamic performances. With the added benefit of two Hi-Z instrument inputs and eight line inputs, this interface provides abundant connectivity options for all your essential outboard gear.

Pro-Grade Audio Performance with RedNet-Quality Converters

Experience unparalleled audio fidelity with the Scarlett 18i20’s industry-leading 24-bit, 192kHz converters, derived from Focusrite’s renowned RedNet range. These converters provide a remarkable 122dB dynamic range, delivering top-tier clarity and precision, from delicate whispers to powerful sound sources. Whether you’re recording vocals, instruments, or complex soundscapes, you can count on the Scarlett 18i20 to capture every subtle detail with remarkable accuracy.

Streamline Your Workflow with Auto Gain and Clip Safe

Never worry about setting levels again with Scarlett 18i20’s Auto Gain feature, which automatically sets the perfect recording level in seconds. For added peace of mind, the Clip Safe function actively monitors levels and adjusts gain to prevent clipping, ensuring you get pristine recordings every time, without the risk of distortion. These intelligent features allow you to focus fully on your music while leaving the technical details to the Scarlett 18i20.

Comprehensive I/O and Seamless Integration

With 18 inputs and 20 outputs, the Scarlett 18i20 is an all-encompassing hub for your DAW and hardware. It offers an array of analogue and digital I/O options, including ADAT, SPDIF, MIDI, and Word Clock, allowing you to integrate external instruments, processors, and effects with ease. The built-in talkback mic and A/B speaker switching further enhance your recording and monitoring experience, ensuring you have complete control over your session.

Effortless Control with Focusrite Control 2 Software and Mobile Apps

The Scarlett 18i20 comes with the intuitive Focusrite Control 2 software, which simplifies routing, levels, monitor mixes, and more, providing streamlined operation for any engineer. The included iOS and Android Focusrite Control apps offer remote control, allowing performers and engineers to make real-time adjustments without being tied to the computer, giving you the flexibility you need to stay in the creative flow.

Comprehensive Software Bundle Included

The Scarlett 18i20 4th Gen comes with a wealth of top-tier production software to enhance your recording setup, including Ableton Live Lite, a three-month subscription to Pro Tools Artist, and three months of Splice Sounds. Additionally, you’ll get access to premium software instruments, effects, and processors from trusted brands like Antares, Softube, and Native Instruments, ensuring you have everything needed to write, record, mix, and master your music at the highest professional standard.

Enjoy three years of warranty

Wherever you happen to be in the world, you can rely on a three-year warranty if any Focusrite hardware needs repairing or replacing due to a manufacturing fault.

Included Software

Ableton Live Lite

The iconic DAW gives you everything you need to get started including instruments, effects and Live’s trademark clip and scene launching for taking ideas further or performance.

Three Month Avid® Pro Tools® Artist Subscription with Complete Plugin Bundle

A three-month subscription to Avid Pro Tools Artist and Avid Complete Plugin Bundle, with a 25% discount on Avid Pro Tools Artist after the subscription period, or a 33% discount on Avid Pro Tools Studio.

Six months of FL Studio Producer Edition

Designed for those who seek advanced music production capabilities, including Stem Separation, audio recording, 94 instruments and effects, unlimited Audio Clips, and more.

Splice Sounds Three months Splice Sounds membership with new Splice accounts – offering millions of high-quality, royalty-fee one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily.

Hitmaker Expansion

Antares® Auto-Tune® Access

For everything from natural sounding, near-real-time pitch adjustment for getting the best vocal takes, to lightning-fast Hip-hop-inspired pitching for adding a whole new sound to your tracks.

Softube® Marshall® Silver Jubilee 2555

Time to heat up your guitar tones. Plug in and fire up a hyper-realistic model of Marshall®’s Silver Jubilee 2555 — brought to you by analogue-modelling experts Softube®. This powerhouse amp model serves up everything from warm cleans, through to classic crunch, and up to modern high-gain tube amp sounds.

Native Instruments® MASSIVE

Want to add some real drama to your track? MASSIVE from Native Instruments® is all about the BIG synth sounds – from huge bass to scorching leads. This high-end engine delivers stunning quality and an expansive universe of sounds to power and inspire your music. If deep-diving into synthesis is not on your radar, there’s over 1300 production-ready that you can use as is, or fine-tune to perfection.

Sonnox VoxDoubler

Take the fast track to great sounding, standout vocals. Doubling a recorded vocal is a great way to bring contrast, drama and presence to your songs. Sonnox VoxDoubler makes it easy, with two distinct plugins that focus on widening and thickening, the most common vocal doubling techniques. Bring a professional sheen to your productions while preserving a perfectly natural sound.

Landr Studio, plus five free masters

Produce and release your best work with two-month’s access to Landr Studio, as well as five free masters you can use even when your two month’s subscription is over. Landr Studio provides everything you need to mix and master your tracks, including unlimited MP3 mastering, and unlimited distribution on streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, TikTok, and many more.

Brainworx® bx_console Focusrite SC

The preamps that made Focusrite what we are today to your music. No other plugin offers the unique character of the iconic large format console, with ISA 110 preamps — the origin of the famous ‘Air’ we still hear on Focusrite interfaces today. bx_console Focusrite SC is a full channel strip, offering EQ, de-esser, compressor, limiter, gate and expander.

Focusrite Red 2 & 3 Plug-in Suite

Featuring a pair of meticulously captured digital models of the truly iconic EQ and Compressors which have made the Focusrite name a staple in world-class facilities across the globe. If you’ve kept up with major releases over the last 30 years, you’ve heard Red 2 and 3.

XLN Audio® Addictive Keys

Add great sounding piano to your tracks with the Studio Grand, based on the iconic Steinway® Model D. Plug in your MIDI controller and play; you’ll be instantly transported to a professional recording studio set up to capture this beautiful piano.

XLN Audio® Addictive Drums 2: Studio Rock

Add the sounds of a pro drummer to your songs easily. Featuring expertly captured samples from a high-end Tama® and Pearl® drums, and Paiste® and Sabian® cymbals, recorded at Decibel Studios in Stockholm.

Relab’s LX480 Essentials

Get four reverbs, modelled on The Hit Factory NYC’s reverb unit, and used on countless hits. LX480 Essentials gives you the sounds of a studio which has played host to names from Springsteen, the Stones and Kool and the Gang, to The Weeknd, Pharell, Katy Perry, and everyone in between.

FAST Balancer

Want great great sounding mixes fast? FAST Balancer accelerates production process by using powerful AI that listens to your instrument or vocal tracks and serves up three selectable options to enhance the track and help them shine in the mix.

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