Focusrite Clarett 8Pre USB 18-in/20-out USB 2.0 Audio Interface
CLASS-LEADING CONVERSION FOR YOUR STUDIO
Clarett 8Pre gives you everything you need to effortlessly capture incredible sound in your studio. Up to two instrument or eight mic or line inputs, 10 line outputs, and ADAT expandability mean you have all the connectivity you need to easily record with your whole setup.
- Eight Clarett mic pres, the finest we build into a USB audio interface, for capturing stunning-quality audio effortlessly
- 10 line outputs, eight channels of ADAT, and S/PDIF, for extensive connectivity and routing options
- Air mode with impedance switching, for giving new colour to your mics and adding high-end detail
- Class-leading 118dB dynamic range, for capturing and playing back every detail of your sounds, recordings and mixes
GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR RECORDING SESSIONS
Leave everything connected with eight analogue inputs. Handle even the hottest pickups two high-headroom instrument inputs. Monitor however you want with 10 line outputs and two independent headphone outs. Clarett 8Pre’s extensive I/O and class-leading audio specs are ideal for the producer looking to set up once and capture incredible results time and time again.
THE CLARETT SOUND
Built upon 30 years of mic pre mastery, the Clarett preamp is the finest we build into a USB audio interface. Air mode, with impedance switching, gives new colour to your mics, emulating ISA’s transformer-based mic pre to bring out unique high-end detail. Clarett 8Pre’s high bandwidth, ultra-low distortion design allows you to capture incredible sound, whatever your setup.
THE CLARETT CONVERTER
Capture more detail than ever before; our carefully engineered design means Clarett 8Pre gives you stunning-quality results, easily. At a class-leading 118dB dynamic range, the low-noise 24-bit/192kHz converters give your recordings clarity and nuance.
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OUR TECHNOLOGY IS SOUND
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SPECIFICATIONS IN DETAIL
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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-
- 20Hz - 20kHz ± 0.1dB Min Gain
- 20Hz - 35kHz ± 0.2dB Min Gain
- Dynamic Range-
- 118dB A-weighted
- THD+N-
- 0.001%
- Noise EIN-
- <-129dBu A-weighted
- Maximum input level-
- +18dBu at minimum gain
- Gain Range-
- 57dB
LINE INPUTS
- Frequency Response-
- 20Hz - 20kHz ± 0.1dB Min Gain
- 20Hz - 35kHz ± 0.2dB Min Gain
- Dynamic Range-
- 118dB A-weighted
- THD+N-
- 0.001 %
- Maximum input level-
- +26dBu at minimum gain
- Gain Range-
- 57dB
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INSTRUMENT INPUTS
- Frequency Response-
- 20Hz - 20kHz ± 0.1dB Min Gain
- 20Hz - 35kHz ± 0.2dB Min Gain
- Dynamic Range-
- 117dB A-weighted
- THD+N-
- 0.001%
- Maximum input level-
- +14dBu at minimum gain
- Gain Range-
- 57dB
LINE & MONITOR OUTPUTS
- Dynamic Range-
- 118dB A-weighted
- Maximum Output Level-
- +18dBu, balanced line/TRS Outputs
- THD+N-
- 0.0007%
HEADPHONE OUTPUTS
- Dynamic Range-
- 115dB A-weighted
- THD+N-
- 0.0009%
- Maximum Output Level-
- 15dBu