Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 USB Audio Interface (Gen 3)

Housed in a 1U rack-mountable enclosure, the third-generation 18i20 boasts extensive simultaneous I/O comprising eight mic preamps, 18 inputs and 20 outputs in total. Take studio to the next level with the 18i20, offering superior sound quality, talkback functionality and onboard speaker switching. Improved A-D and D-A conversion ensures recordings and playback will sound clear and pronounced up to 24-bit/192kHz, vital to helping perfect mix.The Scarlett 18i20 features eight of Focusrite’s best-ever-performing third-generation Scarlett mic preamps with optional Air setting to reproduce the Air effect of their original ISA mic preamp, giving vocal or acoustic recordings a brighter and more open sound. There’s also a pad on every mic preamp to accommodate higher-level signals without clipping. The two front-panel high-headroom instrument inputs allow to record guitars and basses without any clipping or unwanted distortion.Speaker-switching technology allows to switch between main and alt monitors to get a new perspective on mix, and the new built-in talkback mic lets communicate with recording artist at the touch of a button, helping capture that perfect take.A pair of virtual loopback inputs allows to capture a stereo feed of any combination of hardware input and software playback channels—making podcasting, livestreaming and sampling tasks easier.Scarlett 18i20 is designed to stand up to days on the road and connects straight to Mac or PC via USB cable.All the tools need to start recording right, nowThere’s no better way to step into studio recording— Scarlett interface comes with some of the best loved tools in the business, including Hitmaker Expansion, with exclusive content from legendary Auto-Tune creators Antares, along with Brainwork, Softube, XLN Audio, Relab and more.And as with all Focusrite products, ’ll also benefit from a three-year warranty and award-winning customer support.Other software includedAbleton Live LiteThe iconic DAW gives everything 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 Plug-in BundleA three-month subscription to Avid Pro Tools Artist and Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle, with a 25% discount on Avid Pro Tools Artist after the subscription period, or a 33% discount on Avid Pro Tools Studio.Landr Studio, Plus Five Free MastersProduce and release best work with two months' access to Landr Studio, as well as five free masters can use even when two months subscription is over. Hitmaker ExpansionAntares Auto-Tune AccessFor 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 tracks.Relab’s LX480 EssentialsGet four reverbs, modeled on The Hit Factory NYC’s reverb unit, and used on countless hits. LX480 Essentials gives the sounds of a studio which has played host to names from Springsteen, the Stones and Kool and the Gang to The Weeknd, Pharrell, Katy Perry and everyone in between.Softube Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555The modern evolution of the iconic JCM800, brought to by analog-modeling experts Softube. The Silver Jubilee offers everything from warm cleans, through classic crunch, and up to modern high-gain tube amp sounds.XLN Audio Addictive KeysAdd beautifully captured piano to tracks with the choice of one of four professional-sounding models from Steinway, Yamaha and the classic Rhodes