Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 Gen4 (Cubase LE included) (18-in, 20-out USB audio interface) (8 mic preamps) (rackmountable) (4th Gen) (Focusrite) (Scarlett)

The flagship model of the Scarlett series


[Product Features]

Designed for project studios, the Scarlett 18i20 is an industry-leading USB audio interface, featuring 18 inputs/20 outputs, eight mic preamps, Hi-Z instrument and line inputs, ADAT, SPDIF, and MIDI, making it ideal for home or studio use. It features professional-quality AD/DA converters taken from Focusrite's flagship RedNet series. Eight fourth-generation mic preamps boast 69dB of gain, accurately capturing dynamic performances. Auto Gain and Clip Safe functions automate level adjustments, allowing you to focus on your performance while recording with peace of mind. Furthermore, the Scarlett 18i20's extensive analog and digital inputs and outputs allow you to connect numerous external instruments, effects, and processors. Focusrite Control 2 software simplifies complex routing management, making it the ideal recording platform for integrating your DAW and hardware.

18 inputs, 20 outputs: 8 mic preamps, line/instrument inputs and outputs, and MIDI inputs and outputs. In addition to the analog output jacks on the unit itself, it also features ADAT and SPDIF digital inputs and outputs. This audio interface is ideal not only for artists looking to create a professional production environment, but also for recording studios performing multi-channel recording.

● Includes a wide range of ready-to-use music production software
It comes with Cubase LE, Pro Tools Intro+ for Focusrite, Ableton Live Lite, and the Hitmaker Expansion plug-in bundle, which includes a variety of instruments, effects, and processors.

Equipped with the clearest and most detailed 4th generation mic preamps in Scarlett history
The preamps, which inherit the legendary Focusrite sound, have been significantly improved. The 4th generation Scarlett mic preamps feature an ultra-low noise design with a wide gain range of 69dB, ensuring clear and detailed recording with any microphone. It even supports remote control.

●The same electronic circuit as the top model is used at the heart of the sound.
Equipped with the same AD/DA converters as Focusrite's flagship RedNet series, it delivers 24-bit 192kHz and 122dB dynamic range, allowing you to record in professional studio quality.

Air mode reproduces the traditional sound of Focusrite, a company with 40 years of history. Air mode uses analog circuitry and built-in DSP to recreate the sound of Focusrite's legendary studio consoles and ISA preamps. With the touch of a button, you can add clear high-frequency presence and rich harmonics to vocals and various instruments.

Stress-free automatic adjustment with the Auto Gain function. Simply press the button and play for 10 seconds to automatically and perfectly adjust the input level of any recording source. Professional-quality recordings are easy to achieve even in complex equipment environments, such as recording multiple devices or recording a drum set.

Dynamic Gain Halo and Level Meters Visually Indicate Input and Output Levels The front-panel Dynamic Gain Halo and level meters provide real-time visual feedback of input and output signal levels for all microphones and instruments. Seamless, clear color representation allows for immediate correction of excessive input and output levels.

Expand your monitoring environment with two headphone outputs. Equipped with two uniquely designed headphone amplifiers with individually adjustable levels, this unit delivers loud, clear, and accurate monitoring in a more flexible environment, such as when mixing with multiple headphones or in a multi-person production.

●The A/B switch allows smooth speaker switching, the talkback microphone allows output to multiple monitor speakers, and communication with the control room allows both artists and engineers to create a flexible, professional studio environment.

●Equipped with a loopback function.The loopback function allows you to directly record and stream audio from inside your computer.

●Ultra-low latency monitoring Direct routing and built-in mixer allow for flexible routing of ultra-low latency audio signals.

Improved Focusrite Control
The Focusrite Control 2 software and mobile app make it easy to create mixes and manage levels, and even support remote control from mobile devices, making it ideal for recording in any environment.

●Super easy setup, get started right away
Using Focusrite's tried and tested Easy Start tool, you'll be set up in just minutes and ready to start making music right away.

●All the software you need to create music is included
In addition to the included DAWs such as Cubase LE, Pro Tools Intro+ for Focusrite, and Ableton Live Lite, the included plug-in bundle "Hitmaker Expansion" includes Celemony Melodyne Essential, Softube Flow Guitar Essentials, Native Instruments MASSIVE, and more, allowing you to achieve a seamless process from recording to mixing to releasing.

■Warranty: Peace of mind with a 3-year warranty If you find a manufacturing defect in your Focusrite hardware product and it needs to be repaired or replaced, you can use our 3-year product warranty system from anywhere in the world.

■Included software●Cubase LE
Cubase LE is audio/MIDI software for music production that condenses the basic functions of Steinberg's Cubase series. It allows you to intuitively record, edit, and mix audio and MIDI, and is suitable for a wide range of tasks, from songwriting to full-scale music production.
Cubase's high-precision audio engine, instruments, and effects allow you to smoothly shape your ideas. It's a great choice not only as your first DAW, but also as the core of your production environment.

●Avid Pro Tools Intro+ for Focusrite
Pro Tools Intro+ is an essential audio/MIDI tool for music production, offering over 80 carefully selected effect and instrument plug-ins.

Ableton Live Lite
Ableton Live Lite includes everything you need to develop your ideas and perform, including a wide range of instruments and effects, as well as Live's signature clip and scene launching features.

●Splice Sounds
Every new Splice account includes a 3-month membership to Splice Sounds, giving you access to millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily.

●Hitmaker Expansion - All the software you need for music production, all for free
Celemony Melodyne Essential
Renowned for its natural sound, the Melodyne algorithm lets you easily correct and edit the pitch of monophonic vocals, instruments, drums, drones, etc. With intuitive and powerful operation, you can adjust the pitch, timing, and duration of notes to your liking.

Klevgrand Korvpressor
Korvpressor is an adaptive compressor/limiter that makes it easy to achieve a clear mix. Its simple interface lets you intuitively adjust input gain, compression level, and output gain, making it a recommended plug-in even for beginners.

Klevgrand REAMP
REAMP is a powerful spectral saturation processor that recreates the warm, characteristic character of classic analog gear. Choose from seven models based on real vintage equipment, and its efficient algorithms create tones reminiscent of analog tape.

●Softube Flow Guitar Essentials
It includes two amp simulators that reproduce realistic tones, three effects, and a dedicated guitar signal chain. Based on Softube's renowned high-precision modeling technology, it allows for flexible sound creation with intuitive operation.

Native Instruments MASSIVE
Native Instruments(R) MASSIVE delivers big synth sounds, from powerful basses to powerful leads, for even greater impact in your music. The overwhelming quality and rich variety of sounds delivered by its high-end synth engine will stimulate your creativity and expand your musical possibilities. Even if you're not interested in how synthesizers work, you can use over 1,300 high-quality presets as they are, and you can also tweak them to your liking.

●Sonnox Soften
Building on the acclaimed tone adjustment section of Voca, Soften offers that same power in a standalone plug-in, smoothing out harsh components in any signal.

● Sonnox Vox Doubler
Quickly create outstanding, high-quality vocal tracks. Doubling your recorded vocals is an effective way to add contrast, presence, and a dramatic feel to your tracks. Sonnox VoxDoubler includes two different plug-ins that focus on the widening and thickening effects of common doubling techniques, making vocal doubling easy. Create professional-quality vocal tracks while preserving the natural charm of your voice.

Landr Studio and 5 free mastering sessions
Get two months of Landr Studio and five free mastering licenses after your subscription expires, so you can produce and release your music in the best possible way. Landr Studio includes everything you need for mixing and mastering, plus unlimited MP3 mastering and unlimited distribution on streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and TikTok.

●Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC
Bx_console Focusrite SC is a channel strip that lets you experience the high-quality sound of the preamps that have made the Focusrite brand famous. It is the only plug-in that faithfully reproduces the unique sound of a large console with the ISA 110 preamp, which is the origin of the Focusrite interface's "Air" function, and is a top-quality channel strip that includes all the functions such as EQ, de-esser, compressor, limiter, gate, and expander.

●Focusrite Red 2 & 3 Plug-in Suite
The EQ and compressors that are iconic to the Focusrite sound, loved by top studios around the world, have been faithfully digitally modeled in stereo. The Focusrite Red 2/Red 3 sound is a legacy that has shaped many major albums created over the past 30 years.

XLN Audio Addictive Keys
Based on the iconic Steinway® Model D, the Studio Grand gives you the ultimate piano sound. Connect a MIDI controller and experience the beautiful tones of this piano as if you were in a professional recording studio.

●XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Studio Rock
Easily access the sounds of professional drummers with the highest quality samples, including high-end drums from Tama and Pearl, cymbals from Paiste and Sabian, and more, professionally recorded at Decibel Studios in Stockholm.

●Relab LX480 Essentials
LX480 Essentials is a plug-in modeled on the reverb unit used on countless hits at The Hit Factory, New York City's renowned studio. Experience the studio-quality sound used on countless hits by artists like Springsteen, the Stones, Kool & the Gang, The Weeknd, Pharrell, Katy Perry, and many more.

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[Product Specifications]

■ Included items: Scarlett 18i20
・Power cable ・USB cable

■Technical Specifications●Product Hardware Specifications Number of microphone preamps: 8
Phantom power: Supported (independent for each channel)
- Instrument inputs: 2
Line inputs: 8
Air mode: Supported Auto gain: Supported Clip safe: Supported Line output: 10
- Headphone outputs: 2
ADAT inputs: 2
ADAT Output: 2
-SPDIF input: 2
SPDIF output: 2
Loopback: Supported Connection: USB Type-C
Connection method: USB 2.0
Form factor: Desktop Simultaneous inputs/outputs: 20 x 24 (including Loopback)
- A/D resolution: 24 bits/192 kHz
Bus power: Not supported

●Software compatibility
The Scarlett 18i20 is class compliant and compatible with Mac, Windows, Chromebook, USB-C iPad, and iPhone.

●About the power supply
100-240V, 50/60Hz 30W (IEC cable included)

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