Focusrite Scarlett 18i16 4th Gen USB Audio Interface with 4 Mic Preamps

Focusrite Scarlett 18i16 4th Gen USB Audio Interface with 4 Mic Preamps
The world's best selling audio interface just got better! New 4th Generation mic preamps are the cleanest and most detailed ever found on a Scarlett, with studio-grade converters found in the flagship Rednet interfaces. 18 in / 16 out, this unit has 4 mic preamps.

4th Generation Mic Preamps
With a huge 69dB gain range, Focusrite’s 4th-Generation Scarlett mic pre is the clearest and most detailed ever found on a Scarlett. It uses the same studio-grade converters as Focusrite’s flagship Rednet interfaces, found in countless high-end studios worldwide, providing a huge 120dB dynamic range. Hook up an electric guitar to the Solo's Hi-Z instrument input - it feels just like an amp. Auto gain allows you to hit the button and play for ten seconds, Scarlett will set the perfect level for whatever you’re recording.

Re-Engineered Air Mode
For standout lead vocal and instrument tracks, Scarlett’s re-engineered Air mode takes your sound’s unique character and brings it to the front of the mix, adding truly musical presence and rich harmonic drive, just like a classic console in a big money studio. Trust us, you'll never want to record without it.

Plenty of Other Features
The new Gen4 models provide a fantastic level of feature sets. WIth Clip Safe, it automatically adjusts the gain if you’re at risk of clipping, just like having a pro engineer watching your session, as it checks your levels up to 96,000 times a second. Scarlett’s Dynamic Gain Halos let you easily monitor your input and output signals directly from your hardware. Monitoring is top class, with 2 powerful, custom-designed headphone amps with independent level control, for loud, clear, and accurate playback and monitoring. There is also A/B speaker switching available as well.

Easy control with Desktop and Mobile App 
Use the software, Focusrite Control 2, to manage routing and levels, monitor mixes, and control other features of Scarlett 18i16. The desktop software, plus apps for iOS and Android, enable engineers and performers to adjust mixes and mic pre-gains remotely — especially useful in live rooms. 

Included Software
Once you’ve got started with Pro Tools Artist or Ableton Live Lite recording software (both included), the Hitmaker Expansion bundle has everything you need to bring big studio sound to your songs, with an unbeatable range of record-making studio tools from the biggest names in the business. Get exceptional vocal tracks with Antares® Auto-Tune® Access and Relab’s LX480 Essentials reverb. Then heat up your guitar tones with a hyper-realistic model of Marshall®’s Silver Jubilee 2555 – brought to you by analogue-modelling experts Softube®.  Need drums? No problem - XLN Audio®’s Addictive Drums 2: Studio Rock Kit has beats to get you started and the big sound of a great drum kit. Synths and Keys? You’re well covered with the legendary MASSIVE from Native Instruments and XLN Audio®’s Addictive Keys. And when it’s time to mix and master your tracks, there’s an exclusive suite of Focusrite plugins to quickly get you release-ready sound, and a two-month subscription to Landr Studio.

Three-year Warranty - Keep making music with our 24/7/365 support and three-year warranty.

Specifications:

• Number of Microphone Preamps: 4
• Phantom Power: Yes (Independent)
• Instrument Inputs: 2 
• Line Inputs: 8
• Air Mode: Yes 
• Auto Gain: Yes 
• Clip Safe: Yes 
• Line Outputs: 4
• Headphone Outputs: 2
• ADAT Inputs: 1
• ADAT Outputs: 1
• SPDIF Input: 1
• SPDIF Output: 1
• MIDI Input: 1
• MIDI Output: 1
• Loopback: Yes 
• Connectivity: USB Type-C 
• Protocol: USB 2.0 
• Form Factor: Desktop 
• Simultaneous I/O: 20 x 18 (including Loopback) 
• A/D Resolution: 24-bit/192 kHz 
• Bus Powered: Yes 3A
• Dimensions: 240mm (W) x 169.4mm (D) x 60.5mm (H)
• Weight: 1.49kg
• Scarlett 18i16 is class compliant so will work with Mac, Windows PC, Chromebook, and USB-C iPad.