FOCUSRITE ANNOUNCES THREE NEW SCARLETT INTERFACES FOR PROJECT STUDIOS, COMPLETING THE 4TH GEN RANGE

Focusrite announced a much anticipated expansion to the world’s best-selling range of audio interfaces, Scarlett. The three new additions, Scarlett 16i16, 18i16, and 18i20, complement the existing range with greater connectivity to meet the demands of the modern project studio. Scarlett’s fourth generation introduced several major advances that build on Focusrite’s legacy in professional audio: […]

Scarlett’s fourth generation introduced several major advances that build on Focusrite’s legacy in professional audio: best-in-class audio specifications, enhanced creative capability, powerful workflow tools, and more. The three new interfaces add more analogue inputs and outputs, front-panel monitor switching and mute control, S/PDIF and ADAT connectivity, additional headphone outputs, and a builtin talkback mic on Scarlett 18i20.

Focusrite Scarlett 4th Gen 16i16, 18i16, and 18i20 now feature:

• Huge 122dB dynamic range, using the flagship RedNet range converters – found in the world’s best studios.

• All-new, remote-controlled preamps with 69dB of gain for studio sound from any mic.

• Pair Focusrite Control 2 for desktop with our new mobile app; enjoy full wireless control over inputs and monitoring mixes, allowing you to adjust settings without being tethered by cables.

• Re-engineered Air mode with Presence, and all-new Harmonic Drive, adding rich harmonics to recordings by emulating the characteristics of vintage preamps.

• New Auto Gain and Clip Safe modes can handle up to eight microphones at a time, making session setup simple, and ensuring every take is a keeper.

• Brand-new Custom-designed headphone amps for the best playback ever heard from Scarlett.

• Redesigned Dynamic Gain Halos now with output as well as input metering.

• Professional studio features included: A/B speaker switching, built-in talkback mic on 18i20 and more.

• MIDI in/out plus S/PDIF, and ADAT in/out.

• Refreshed Easy Start tool, making it easier than ever to get set up and recording in minutes.

• Includes Ableton Live Lite, Pro Tools Artist 3 months, and FL Studio Producer Edition 6 months.

• Huge bundle of plug-in instruments and effects; including Antares Auto Tune, Marshall Amp Modelling, synths, keys, drums, EQ, compression, reverb, and more…

Three new Scarlett interfaces

Scarlett 18i20 4th Gen, an update to the flagship 3rd Gen model, is a rack-mountable USB audio interface featuring 18 inputs, including eight advanced 4th generation Scarlett preamps, and 20 outputs. 18i20, not only has an impressive amount of analogue and digital I/O, but features additional workflow enhancements that make it a perfect fit for even the most complex project studios: a built-in talkback mic; A/B speaker switching for instant referencing on different monitors; and eight channels of LED bar metering, assignable to inputs or outputs as well as master output metering.

Scarlett 18i16 is a desktop-format USB audio interface with 18 inputs, including four 4th Gen Scarlett preamps, and 16 outputs. Ideal for multitrack recording, designed for producers, 18i16 is the industryleading interface for project studios. It makes an ideal hub to integrate hardware with a DAW, providing enough analogue and digital I/O to connect a huge number of external instruments, processors, and effects. Plus, manage complex routing with ease via the included Focusrite Control 2 software for desktop and mobile devices.

Scarlett 16i16 is a desktop-format USB audio interface which shares the same feature set as 18i16 but is slightly more compact, with 16 inputs, including two 4th Gen Scarlett preamps, and 16 outputs.

Scarlett 4th Gen

A giant leap for the world’s most popular audio interface range, Scarlett’s fourth generation debuted in 2023 with the Solo, 2i2, 4i4, Solo Studio, and 2i2 Studio.