Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 4th Generation USB Audio Interface
Scarlett 18i20 is the ultimate studio hub for demanding project studios. Fully equipped with 18 inputs and 20 outputs, including eight of Focusrite's 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 customise 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.
Features
- Use 18i20 as a MIDI interface to receive and send data to your favourite external MIDI-controllable equipment.
- Connect a guitar directly to 18i20’s Hi-Z inputs for an amp-like feel, plug synths and grooveboxes into the eight line inputs, or route your favourite outboard gear through the ten line outputs.
- Increase your channel count with up to 10 additional inputs and outputs by using the S/PDIF and ADAT connections. Dual ADAT supports eight channels of audio at 96kHz. The Word Clock output ensures your external gear stays perfectly synced.
Specs
- Number of Microphone Preamps: 8
- Phantom Power: Yes (Independent)
- Instrument Inputs: 2
- Line Inputs: 8
- Air Mode: Yes
- Auto Gain: Yes
- Clip Safe: Yes
- Line Outputs: 10
- Headphone Outputs: 2
- ADAT Inputs: 2 (up to 8 channels at 96kHz)
- ADAT Outputs: 2 (up to 8 channels at 96kHz)
- SPDIF Inputs: 1
- SPDIF Outputs: 1
- SPDIF Outputs: 1
- MIDI Inputs: 1
- MIDI Outputs: 1
- Talkback: Yes
- Loopback: Yes
- Connectivity: USB Type-C
- Protocol: USB 2.0
- Form Factor: Desktop / Rack Mountable (1U)
- Simultaneous I/O: 20 x 24 (including Loopback)
- A/D Resolution: 24-bit/192 kHz
- Bus Powered: No
| Brand | Focusrite |
|---|---|
| Type | USB |
| A/D Resolution | 24-bit / 192 kHz |
| Number of Preamps | 8 |
| Simultaneous I/O | 18 x 20 |
| Analog Outputs | 10 |
| Digital Input Type | S/PDIF and 2 x ADAT |
| Digital Output Type | S/PDIF and 2 x ADAT |
| Midi I/O | Yes |
| Series | Focusrite Scarlett |
| Rackmountable | Yes |