Focusrite Clarett 8 Pre X 26X28 Thunderbolt Interface
26-IN, 28-OUT THUNDERBOLT™ AUDIO INTERFACE
Excellent sound is the quality Clarett owners love most. With up to 119dB dynamic range, superbly low noise, precision 24-bit/192kHz conversion and eight specially designed mic preamps with a unique analogue Air effect, Clarett 8PreX simply sounds great, easily outperforming other interfaces in its class and beyond. Meanwhile, its 1.67 ms round-trip latency simplifies your workflow and lets you use your favourite plug-ins in real time.
THE HEART OF THE STUDIO
Specially designed for studio installation, Clarett 8PreX includes separate rear panel inputs for mic, line and instrument, ADAT I/O to add 16 more channels, and dedicated phantom power, phase reverse and high-pass filters on every channel.
EIGHT CLARETT MIC PRES WITH EXTRA AIR
The mic pres have been designed especially for the Clarett range, with plenty of gain, yet low noise and distortion. In addition, they include a special Air feature that switches in an analogue model of the classic transformer-based Focusrite ISA mic pre. The Instrument inputs also feature extra headroom to handle the loudest pickup. It’s the Focusrite sound over Thunderbolt™.
THE PERFECT A-D AND D-A CONVERSION
Decades of analogue circuit design experience, applied around 24-bit/192kHz A-D and D-A conversion, delivers a superior signal path with 119dB dynamic range. Hear your music sound better than you've ever heard it sound before.
REVOLUTIONISE YOUR WORKFLOW
Clarett’s ultra-low round-trip latency completely transforms your workflow. Now you can get the most out of recording through your favourite amp sim and guitar effect plug-ins in real time.
ENJOY THREE YEARS OF WARRANTY
OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR CUSTOMERS
Wherever you happen to be in the world, you can rely on our three-year warranty if any Focusrite hardware needs repairing or replacing due to a manufacturing fault.
Brainworx bx_Console Focusrite
The Brainworx bx_console Focusrite plug-in faithfully captures the sound, feel and styling of our original iconic hardware and is included with every Clarett interface.
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WHAT'S IN THE BOX
Clarett 8PreX
Power Supply
XLN Audio – Addictive Keys: one of four inspiring and interesting keyboard instruments
Focusrite – Red Plug-in Suite: accurately models our classic Red 2 equaliser and Red 3 compressor
Softube – Time and Tone Bundle: four of Softube's world-class reverb, delay, mastering and distortion plug-ins
Brainworx bx_console Focusrite: exclusive plug-in that faithfully captures the sound, feel and styling of the original Focusrite ISA 110 Equaliser and ISA 130 Dynamics Modules.
Focusrite – Plug-in Collective: exclusive offers, tutorial content and more, from some of the most innovative and prestigious plug-in companies
Ableton® – Live Lite™: industry leading music-making software
Loopmasters: 2GB of royalty-free sample libraries
Focusrite Control
Thunderbolt™ cable sold separately.
Plug-in collective
One plug-in offer will be featured in your Focusrite account every couple of months, keeping you up to date with the tidal wave of releases. Nobody else works with software manufacturers like us, enabling you to download free plug-ins and benefit from generous discounts.
FOCUSRITE CONTROL
Configure your routing and monitor mixes from Mac®, PC, iPad®, iPhone® or iPod touch® with user-friendly control software Focusrite Control.
Specifications in detail
We always quote 'real world' performance figures (measured to the AES17 standard). Some companies choose to quote chipset performance, which is misleading, and here's why.
Supported Operating Systems
Supported Sample Rates
44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
Microphone Inputs
- Frequency Response-
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz +/-0.1 dB
- Dynamic Range-
- 118 dB (A-weighted)
- THD+N-
- 0.001%
- Noise EIN–-
- 128 dBu (A-Weighted)
- Maximum input level-
- +18 dBu
- Gain Range-
- 57dB
Line Inputs
- Frequency Response-
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz +/-0.1 dB
- Dynamic Range-
- 116 dB (A-weighted)
- THD+N-
- 0.005%
- Maximum input level-
- +26dBu
- Gain Range-
- 57dB
Instrument Inputs
- Frequency Response-
- 20 Hz – 20 kHz ± 0.1 dB
- Dynamic Range-
- 111 dB (A-weighted)
- THD+N-
- 0.001%
- Maximum input level-
- +14dBu
- Gain Range-
- 57dB
Line & Monitor Outputs
- Dynamic Range (Line Outputs)-
- 119dB
- Dynamic Range (Monitor Outputs)-
- 117dB
- Maximum Output Level (0 dBFS)-
- +18 dBu
- THD+N-
- 0.0007%
Headphone Outputs
- Dynamic Range-
- 112dB
- THD+N-
- 0.0008%
- Maximum Output Level-
- +16dBu