The Best Focus Rite Desktop

The simplest model in the range, The third-generation Scarlett solo provides singer-songwriters with a reassuringly easy recording process. Equipped with high performance 24-bit/192kHz AD-DA converters, Scarlett S the same professional sound quality throughout the third-generation range. Its features include a single upgraded third-generation Scarlett mic preamp: with a switchable air setting to reproduce the air effect of focus rite’s original ISA mic preamp, giving your vocal recordings a brighter and more Open sound. The high impedance, high-headroom instrument input allows you to record guitar or bass without any clipping or unwanted distortion, while gain Halo metering makes it easy for you to set the input level. And Scarlett Solo’s balanced outputs are hum-free when connecting studio monitors with balanced inputs, so you’ll always have pristine audio playback. Scarlett solo is designed to stand up to days on the road and connects straight to your Mac or PC via USB cable, with no external power required. It comes with all the software tools you need to get started, including two comprehensive digital audio workstations: Ableton Live Lite and pro Tools first focus rite creative pack. Intuitive enough for beginners yet advanced enough to inspire real creativity with great-sounding effects. Focus rite has partnered with splice to give 3rd Gen. Interface owners a free month splice sounds subscription when setting a new splice account. Splice sounds offers millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily from your favorite producers, sound designers, and artists. Creators use splice to make all kinds of music, including chart-topping pop, Grammy-winning albums, underground mixtapes, and cinematic scores. As with all focus rite products, you’ll also benefit from a two-year, award-winning customer support, and membership of their plug-in Collective offering free software downloads and generous discounts.

Clarett USB lays down the challenge to interfaces twice the price. The Clarett USB range features specially designed high performance, low-noise (-128dB EIN) mic pres with a low distortion, ultra-linear design that guarantees a clean, open and transparent sound, giving accurate representation of the original performance. Boasting 119dB dynamic range, Clarett can now be experienced with any Mac or PC supporting USB 2.0 and above. Decades of analog circuit design experience, applied around 24-bit/192kHz A-D and D-A conversion, delivers a superior signal path. Clarett 2Pre USB is a 10-in, 4-out audio interface. The two mic/line/instrument inputs can record everything from condenser mics to super-hot pickups with no unwanted distortion – Gain Halo meters make it easy for you to set the input level. The ADAT input supports an additional eight channels in combination with multi-channel mic preamps like Clarett OctoPre. Outs include two monitor outputs with anti-thump technology, a headphone output with volume control, and two line outputs. MIDI I/O is also included. The two Air-enabled mic preamps can reproduce the input impedance, clarity and frequency response curve of Focusrite’s original ISA mic preamp. Clarett 2Pre USB connects to Mac or PC using the included standard USB and USB Type-C cables. Record with super-low latency through amp simulators and effects plug-ins. Configure your routing and monitor mixes from Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch with user-friendly control software Focusrite Control. Additional included software is from XLN Audio, Focusrite, Softube, Ableton and Loopmasters.

The third-generation Scarlett 18i8 is the perfect audio interface for recording engineers and producers who need to adapt to their recording environment. It offers eight analog inputs: four mic/line inputs, two high-impedance, high-headroom instrument inputs and four additional fixed-line inputs on the rear. An optical input allows for expansion of up to eight additional channels for larger recording sessions. And with improved A-D and D-A conversion, your recordings and playback will sound clear and pronounced up to 24-bit/192kHz. Scarlett 18i8 features four of Focus rite’s 3rd Gen Scarlett mic preamps: with optional Air setting to reproduce the Air effect of their original ISA mic preamp, giving your vocal or acoustic recordings a brighter and more open sound. There’s a pad on every mic preamp to accommodate higher-level signals without clipping. Scarlett 18i8 offers two extra line outputs over the previous generation, and speaker switching technology for dual monitor setups. Two independent headphone outputs allow for both engineer and artist to monitor during recording sessions, and a pair of virtual loopback inputs allows you to capture a stereo feed of any combination of hardware input and software playback channels – making podcasting, live streaming and sampling tasks easier. Scarlett 18i8 is designed to stand up to days on the road, and connects straight to your Mac or PC via USB cable. It comes with all the software tools you need to get started: two comprehensive digital audio workstations, Ableton Live Lite and Pro Tools First Focus rite Creative Pack; Softube’s Time and Tone Bundle; Focus rite’s Red Plug-in Suite; a choice of one of four of XLN Audio’s Addictive Keys. If that wasn’t enough, Focus rite has partnered with Splice to give 3rd Gen. interface owners a free 3-month Splice Sounds subscription when setting a new Splice account. Splice Sounds offers millions of high quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily.

Designed for the project studio that needs plenty of I/O, Focusrite’s 18-in, 20-out Clarett 8Pre combines eight newly-designed Clarett mic preamps with class-leading digital conversion, and extraordinarily low round-trip latency. The new Clarett mic pre offers superbly low noise and distortion, plus the switchable Air effect that models the sound of Focusrite’s renowned ISA transformer-based preamps. Instrument inputs offer extended headroom to suit the loudest guitar pickup, while gain controls employ a special law that makes changes smoother and more precise. For easy access even when rack mounted, the compact (1U) Clarett 8Pre includes combination mic/line/instrument inputs on the front panel. Also on the front panel are two independently controlled headphone outputs with enough level to drive even high impedance headphones to provide suitable monitoring levels. The Clarett 8Pre includes precision Focusrite digital audio conversion with up to 118dB (A/D) / 119dB (D/A) dynamic range. This is combined with an astonishingly low round-trip latency – making it possible to monitor recordings in real time via effects plugins on the DAW such as reverberation. The metering and monitoring panel provides ten 6-segment LED meters covering analog and digital inputs and monitor levels, with a monitor level control knob plus mute and dim buttons. Word Clock output is provided, allowing the Clarett 8Pre to provide the master clock for the system. A new software mixer, Focusrite Control, is easily configured for monitoring and routing setups. Simple and intuitive to use, it offers a traditional mixer workflow and allows immediate access to internal hardware functions. Every Clarett also includes the Red 2 and Red 3 Plug-in Suite, which accurately models Focusrite’s classic Red range equalizer and compressor hardware. Download the free Focusrite iOS Control app and adjust cue mixes created with the Focusrite Control desktop app remotely from an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Please note: the Clarett 8Pre requires a Thunderbolt enabled PC with Windows 8.1 or higher or a Mac with OS X 10.9 or higher. Thunderbolt cable not included.

Novation Peak is an eight-voice desktop polyphonic synthesizer with three New Oxford Oscillators for each voice. The oscillators sound completely analog by being high-quality NCOs (Numerically-Controlled Oscillators), but gain the flexibility of the digital domain with 17 digital wavetables. They can also become a linear FM source using either the analog-sounding NCOs or digital wavetables – so are able to cross-modulate in a recursive loop. The synth has a resonant multi-mode analog filter for each voice, and three distortion points for each voice – pre-filter, post-filter and global – in an analog signal chain. Peak is capable of receiving polyphonic after touch, which puts expression right at your fingertips. Reverb, delay and chorus effects are at one’s disposal, and there is also an on-board arpeggiator. The modulation system puts a 16-slot modulation matrix and 16 direct assignments in the main controls, cleverly arranged for intuitive patch design and sound editing. There are three ADSR envelopes and two LFOs for each voice, and more elaborate movements and secondary ‘via’ assignments are made just a few menu button presses away. In addition, two animate buttons give live performers instant one-touch transformation of patches. Peak connects to modular systems via a CV modulation input, and has MIDI I/O on five-pin DIN ports, so other MIDI gear can be connected. Via USB, Peak can be plugged into Mac or PC, where unlimited patches can be kept using the Components software.

Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 is ideal for producers, recording artists, multi-instrumentalists and small bands that want to record vocals, guitar and keyboards simultaneously via a USB connection on their computer. Compact yet flexible, its two natural-sounding Scarlett mic preamps, super-low latency* and class-leading sound quality and digital conversion are complemented by the essential inputs and outputs; two extra line inputs, digital I/O, four analogue outputs, MIDI I/O and two headphone outputs, allowing different monitoring settings for two artists, or an engineer and artist. Focusrite is the perfect partner for Pro Tools, and to celebrate this Scarlett 6i6 now comes with an exclusive version of Pro Tools | First Focusrite Creative Pack, as well as Ableton Live Lite. It is also compatible with all other major DAWs, on Mac and PC. Download the free Focusrite iOS Control app and adjust cue mixes created with the Focusrite Control desktop app remotely from an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. * Super-low roundtrip latency was measured at 2.74ms, working at 96kHz with a 32 samples buffer on Logic Pro X, running on a Mac Pro and OS 10.11

The perfect and simplest USB audio interface for the aspiring singer, musician or songwriter. Enter the newly released Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface (3nd Generation) to achieve professional sounding results every time, all the time. Capture your music anywhere by simply plugging your guitar straight in or miking up, and monitoring directly for latency-free foldback.  Its best yet 3rd generation mic preamp, high-headroom instrument inputs, and now-iconic Gain Halos mean the science of sounding great is sorted; so you can focus on your mix.

The high-performance 24-bit/192kHz converters grant your recordings clarity and distinction.  The Air Mode breathes life into your vocals, adding unique high-end detail. Quick Start gets you set up, recording and playing back within minutes; getting studio-quality recordings at your workstation has never been easier. Ultra-compact and therefore portable, the Scarlett Solo is the greatest device on the road!

Your solo interface comes with a whole range of recording software; Softube Time and Tone Bundle / Focusrite Red Plug-in Suite / Focusrite Plug-in Collective / XLN Audio Addictive Keys / Three Month Splice Sounds Subscription / Ableton Live Lite / Focusrite Creative Pack / Avid Pro Tools | First

Deluxe Photo Savings Bundle Includes:

1. Samson SR360 Over-Ear Dynamic Stereo Headphones deliver solid sound and provides exceptional comfort during long studio sessions. Redesigned by Xpix with attractive red accents.
2. Xpix XLR M – 1/4 M adapter
3. Xpix Balanced Interconnect, 1/4 inch TRS to Same (x2)
4. Xpix XLR3F to XLR3M Balanced Interconnect Cable (x2)
5. Fibertique Microfiber Cleaning Cloth

All Saffire FireWire and Thunderbolt-compatible interfaces now come bundled with Focusrite's Midnight plug-in suite for free upon registration a $99 value. The Midnight plug-in suite models two of the most iconic Focusrite modules of all time the ISA110 equaliser and ISA130 compressor and gives them elegant, functional on-screen front panels for easy control.The Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 Firewire Interface is an 8-in, 6-out professional firewire audio interface bringing Focusrite s renowned audio quality and conversion at a truly affordable price. You can record at rates up to 24-bit/96kHz on your Mac or PC. Included in this package is the inspirational Xcite+ Pack. It s a DVD-ROM packed with royalty-free loops and samples along with copies of Ableton Live Lite and Novation Bass Station. You ll get right to work with this all-inclusive audio production package and produce stellar sounding tracks as a result.The Saffire PRO 14 features 2 high-quality microphone preamps located on the front panel for easy access. They come in the form of Mic XLR combo jacks which allow you to connect not only your favorite condenser or dynamic mics but line/instrument inputs as well. 2 additional analog inputs along with 4 analog outputs, SPDIF I/O and MIDI I/O can all be found on the back panel helping to keep all your cabling and connectivity neat and tidy on your desktop.Also included with the Focusrite Sapphire Pro 14 is Sapphire MixControl software. It s an 18 x 6 DSP mixer that enables you to create 6 separate mixes without latency. Operation is as easy as one-click to route any combination of input signals and sequencer outputs to any of the Sapphire PRO 14 s outputs.Now includes 3 Softube audio plug-ins!TSAR-1R: Add space, depth and width to your sound TSAR-1R is a reverb plug-in with world class sound and extreme ease of use. With a single slider, you can take TSAR-1R from realistic and three-dimensional rooms to dramatic and dreamlike halls. Tube Delay: A tasty ech

The perfect and simplest USB audio interface for the aspiring singer, musician or songwriter. Enter the newly released Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface (3nd Generation) to achieve professional sounding results every time, all the time. Capture your music anywhere by simply plugging your guitar straight in or miking up, and monitoring directly for latency-free foldback. Its best yet 3rd generation mic preamp, high-headroom instrument input, and now-iconic Gain Halos mean the science of sounding great is sorted; so you can focus exclusively on your mix.

The high-performance 24-bit/192kHz converters grant your recordings clarity and distinction. The Air Mode breathes life into your vocals, adding unique high-end detail. Quick Start gets you set up, recording and playing back within minutes; getting studio-quality recordings at your workstation has never been easier. Ultra-compact and therefore portable, the Scarlett Solo is the greatest device on the road! USB bus powered, meaning that one cable does it all.

Your solo interface comes with a whole range of recording software; Softube Time and Tone Bundle / Focusrite Red Plug-in Suite / Focusrite Plug-in Collective / XLN Audio Addictive Keys / Three Month Splice Sounds Subscription / Ableton Live Lite / Focusrite Creative Pack / Avid Pro Tools | First

Deluxe Photo Savings Bundle Includes:

1. Sony MDR-ZX110AP Extra Bass Smartphone Headset embodies an accurate and pure sound and provides exceptional comfort during long studio sessions.
2. Xpix XLR M –  1/4 M adapter
3. Xpix Balanced Interconnect, 1/4 inch TRS to Same (x2)
4. Xpix XLR3F to XLR3M Balanced Interconnect Cable (x2)
5. Fibertique Microfiber Cleaning Cloth

Eight + eight + eight…  Its name says it all. The Focusrite Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic expands your setup with eight additional 2nd generation Scarlett mic preamps and per-channel analog compression. Designed with the ever-expanding studio in mind, it is equipped with eight vibrant Focusrite mic/line inputs that offer high headroom, copious clean gain, and vanishingly low distortion. Two extended-headroom rear-panel instrument inputs are provided to plug your guitar or bass straight in.

The OctoPre Dynamic gives you eight line outputs to feed your analog rig, along with ADAT optical I/O for tremendous flexibility. The outputs offer easy connection to any interface fitted with ADAT optical inputs and let you cascade another Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic or the Scarlett OctoPre for additional expansion capabilities. The easy-to-read 8-channel, 5-segment bar-graph meters let you know when you’ve got a healthy signal level for recording. Includes a complimentary software bundle – Focusrite Red 2 & 3 plug-in suite and Softube Time & Tone.

In short; a gr’eight and top r’ eight device to easily expand your studio setup!

Photo Savings Professional Bundle Includes eight essential accessories:

1. Professional Extra Bass Monitoring Headphones
2. Tascam TM-80 Studio Condenser Microphone
3. Xpix Pop Screen Filter
4. Xpix 6″ Desktop Microphone Stand
5. 4 x Xpix 1/4″ TRS Cable (15′
6. 3 x Xpix Pro-Audio XLR Cable (10)
7. TOSLink Fiber Optic Digital Audio Cable (S/PDIF)( 6′)
8. Fibertique Microfiber Cleaning Cloth