The Scarlett 8i6 is an 8 in / 6 out audio interface with outstanding sonic performance and flexibility at a truly affordable price. Part of Focusrite’s new range of USB audio interfaces, the Scarlett 8i6 is designed to make home studio recording and mixing easy without sacrificing audio quality.

The best sounding interface in its class. Focusrite's 25-year legacy forms the foundation of this new interface, with two award-winning preamps.

Features professional conversion and jitter reduction technology, guaranteeing pristine audio quality and reliable synchronization.

A host of I/O options are provided*, including a unique Loopback facility for routing audio between software applications via Scarlett MixControl.

Provides an 18 x 6 DSP mixer with excellent routing flexibility, intuitive one-click configurations, and lower than 1.4ms latency (less than the time it takes sound to travel two feet through air!).

Upgrade your standard sequencer effects and bring a touch of class to your session with Focusrite’s Scarlett compression, reverb, gating and EQ.

Featuring a host of royalty-free loops and samples, a full-fledged soft-synth and Ableton Live Lite 8, providing an affordable upgrade path to Ableton Live.

No need for a separate DI. The first two channels feature high-gain instrument inputs.

Providing a fully customised monitor mix, with tactile level control available on the front panel.

A front panel volume dial provides immediate control over the main stereo outputs.

Across both mic pre inputs, globally switchable direct from the front fascia.

Allows the mix engineer to easily monitor a single mixer channel or complete mix.

• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.2 dB
• Gain Range: +13dB to +60dB
• THD+N: 0.001% (measured at 1kHz with a 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Noise EIN: 124dB analogue to digital (measured at 60dB of gain with 150? termination 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Input Impedance: 2k

• A/D Dynamic Range > 109dB (A-weighted), all analogue inputs
• D/A Dynamic Range > 106dB (A-weighted), all analogue outputs
• Clock Sources:
• Internal Clock
• Sync to Word Clock on S/PDIF Input (RCA)
• Clock jitter < 500 picoseconds
• Supported Sample Rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz
• 8 input channels to computer: Analogue (4), Loop-back (2) and S/PDIF (2)
• 12 output channels from computer: DAW (12)
• 6 output channels from Scarlet 8i6: Analogue (4), S/PDIF (2)
• 18 input by 6 output mixer.

• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.2dB
• Gain Range: -10dB to +36dB
• THD+N: 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Noise: -90dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Input Impedance: >10k

• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.2 dB
• Gain Range: Switch-able between +16dBu or -10dBV for 0dBFS (balanced inputs)
• THD+N: 0.003% (measured at 1kHz with a 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Noise: -100dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Input Impedance: >10k

• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
• Gain Range: +13dB to +60dB
• THD+N: 0.004% (measured with 0dBu input and 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Noise: -87dBu (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)

• 4 Electronically Balanced Outputs
• Maximum Output Level (0dBFS): +12dBu
• THD+N: 0.001% (0dBFS input, 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)

• Any input to input: > 100dB
• Any output to output: > 100dB
• Any input to output: > 100dB

• Unboxed: approx. 215mm x 45mm x 220mm (8.5 x 1.8 x 8.7 inches)
• Boxed: approx. 335mm x 275mm x 125mm (13.2 x 10.8 x 4.9 inches)

• Net Weight: 1.5kg / 3.3lbs
• Gross Weight: approx. 2.39kg / 5.3lbs