Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface for Recording, Producing and Engineering — High-Fidelity, Studio Quality Recording, with Transparent Playback

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The Focusrite Hitmaker Expansion offers everything required to add big studio sounds to tracks from industry-leading experts with high-quality studio tools. Device has poor noise insulation and can pick up a lot of noise from the usb from the cpu, works fine my DAWs but i've noticed in some games it's ridiculously loud, I can hear every mouse move and each screen puts out a different hum. The ‘Air’ mode, inspired by Focusrite’s legendary ISA preamp, adds a unique breathy detail to higher frequencies, perfect for injecting life into vocal recordings.

Also it works under Linux (as of today there's kernel patch available on linuxmusicians fixing implicit USB feedback issue). The Hitmaker Expansion 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.

Why not make all options configurable without a PC, and especially without a proprietary piece of software? This is how I've understood it for years, but this review threw me when deciding on my next interface purchase. With its speaker-switching technology, the Scarlett 18i20 gen 3 also allows you two to switch between two different sets of monitors. Firstly, the provided USB cable is long enough for use with a laptop, but a bit short if you have a desktop tower.

that extra headroom is often useful - on the scarlett I have to really crank my ribbon mic, meaning I probably couldn't use it as a room mic - although the pres are very low noise, even towards the top end of the gain range). There probably still is a use case for those looking to implement a low cost CamillaDSP based system but it definitely comes with quite a few limitations. Registering this software requires signing up for various accounts (Ableton, Focusrite) and registering the Focusrite serial numbers and a code included in the box, and then you're provided with a serial number. Discover the key differences between the Scarlett and Vocaster ranges, so you can find the right interface for your needs.Eight of the best performing mic preamps the Scarlett range has ever seen, now with switchable Air mode to give your recordings a brighter and more open sound. Great care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the preparation of this article but neither Sound On Sound Limited nor the publishers can be held responsible for its contents. Your Scarlett 18i20 comes with all the software tools you need to get started: Ableton® Live Lite™; Softube's Time and Tone Bundle; Focusrite's Red Plug-in Suite; a choice of one of four of XLN Audio's Addictive Keys.

I also tried the reset to factory defaults option from the mixcontrol and it just tells me it can’t do it. I think with the Focusrite account it needed 5 on line registrations each with account name and password. Focusrite offers a selection of software you can use to get started, including the digital audio workstations (DAWs) Ableton Live Lite and ProTools Artist, and a three-month subscription to Splice Sounds.there were also "Red Plugin Suite", "Softtube Time and Tone bundle (870 Mbytes)", "Focusrite Drum Tracks (76Mbytes)" and "Scarlett 2nd Generation Loopmaster content" (2Gbytes). The 3rd generation Scarlett microphone preamps are currently the Scarlett preamps with the best sound. Out of the box the 18i8 allows for maximum 10 inputs and 8 outputs, the inputs including a Midi and a SPDIF, With the use of an extra TOSLINK connector that plugs in the optical input port on the back of the18i8, you get 8 extra input ports, making the full 18 inputs. 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.

Also has 8 channels of analog input, SPDIF input/output, TOSLINK/ADAT input/output, 2 stereo headphone outputs and a word clock output. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. when i test the sound nothing happens i know this is some weird setting i changed before, where browsers/windows sound didn’t agree with my interface’s bitrate or something.I made a support request to Focusrite but it was 3 long days before I got a reply and that was just to make sure the controls were in the right place (they were). Add an eight-channel mic pre such as Scarlett OctoPre or Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic and never miss a beat. Creators use Splice to make all kinds of music, including chart-topping pop, Grammy-winning albums, underground mixtapes, and cinematic scores. On the output side of things, you get 10 line outputs, 4 of which are great for use with the ALT function which allows you to switch between different monitor speakers on a session.