Focusrite - Scarlett 18i20 USB Audio Interface, with Mic, Headphones Stand

Scarlett 18i20 is the ultimate studio hub for demanding project studios. Fully equipped with 26 inputs and 26 outputs, including eight of our most detailed ultra-low-noise mic preamps, line, Hi-Z, and MIDI connections for your drums, vocals, guitars, keys, and synths. Focusrite Control 2 provides flexible routing and mixing options, allowing you to customize 18i20's independent outputs to suit the needs of any recording session. Expand and sync your setup with ADAT, S/PDIF, and Word Clock connections.Air mode, with Presence and Harmonic Drive, brings the sound of big studio consoles to your recordings, while Auto Gain and Clip Safe ensure you never worry about levels. Low-latency monitoring, A/B speaker switching, and a built-in talkback mic are perfect for serious project studios. The Hitmaker Expansion software bundle has all the tools you need to record, produce, and release your tracks. And the Focusrite Control 2 desktop and mobile apps enable you to remotely control your Scarlett anywhere in the studio. Eight remote-controllable preamps 122dB dynamic range Auto Gain and Clip Safe Two Air modes Control remotely via mobile app Expandable I/OEngineers. This is your Scarlett.Eight of our most detailed, ultra-low-noise preamps.Connect your studio to 18i20's 4th-Generation remote-controlled preamps - Scarlett's most transparent and detailed ever. 69dB of gain range provides all of the headroom you'll need to get the best result from the most intense multi-track recordings. Control preamp levels from anywhere in the studio using the Focusrite Control 2 apps, giving you the freedom to adjust settings remotely.Auto Gain and Clip Safe.Let 18i20 handle your levels. Auto Gain will set all eight microphone preamp levels instantly and Clip Safe keeps them in the sweet spot, automatically tweaking the gain if you're in danger of clipping. You'll never lose a take again.All the I/O you needPlay your instruments.Connect a guitar directly to 18i20's Hi-Z inputs for an amp-like feel, plug synths and groove boxes into the eight line inputs, or route your favorite outboard gear through the ten line outputs.Control MIDI devices.Use 18i20 as a MIDI interface to receive and send data to your favorite external MIDI-controllable equipment.Expand your studio.Increase your channel count with S/PDIF and ADAT connections. Dual ADAT supports 16 inputs and outputs at 44.1/48kHz or eight inputs and outputs at 96kHz. The Word Clock output keeps your external gear perfectly synced.Mix your way, with independent outputs.Take full control of your routing and mixing preferences using the Focusrite Control 2 apps, anywhere in the studio.Dial in the perfect headphone mix for the artist, or route the signal directly to outboard gear to put the finishing touches on your mix.Get that big console sound with two re-engineered Air modes.Presence mode boosts your signal's high-end, bringing the sound to the front of the mix. Create intimate vocal recordings, capture every detail of acoustic guitars, and hear your drum overheads shimmer.Presence and Harmonic Drive mode boosts mid-range harmonics in your sound, making its unique character shine through the mix. Try it on guitars, vocals, or anything else that needs a little more punch.Huge 122dB dynamic range for incredible recordings.Scarlett delivers incredible audio quality, with converters direct from our flagship RedNet interfaces - as found in high-end studios around the world.Studio sound anywhere.Powerful sound, powerful control.Two custom-designed headphone amps deliver clear, powerful sound for high-impedance headphones, offering the best playback ever from a Scarlett.A built-in talkback mic ensures seamless communication to the artists, while alt monitor switching lets you A/B your mixes between two speaker pairs.All the software you need to make a hit record.Once you've got started with Ableton Live Lite, Pro Tools Intro+, or six months of FL Studio Producer Edition recording software (all 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.Explore Hitmaker ExpansionFor vocalsGet exceptional vocal tracks with Antares Auto-Tune Access, Sonnox VoxDoubler and Relab's LX480 Essentials reverb.For guitarHeat up your guitar tones with a hyper-realistic model of Marshall's Silver Jubilee 2555 - brought to you by analogue-modelling experts Softube.