MAKE YOUR SPACE A STUDIO.
Scarlett interfaces sit at the heart of more music-making, recording and production spaces than any other range, and 18i20 is Scarletts most versatile interface. The rack-mountable 3rd Generation 18i20 gives you 18 inputs and 20 outputs of incredible sound quality. Enough to make any space into a fully-fledged recording studio.

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CHANNEL YOUR INNER PRODUCER
18i20s high channel count and even higher audio quality are designed to give you all the ins and outs you need to get the best sound every time. Leave all your instruments plugged in for easy writing and recording or put the vast I/O to work in large recording sessions. Make anywhere your control room with the built-in talkback mic. Reference your recordings on multiple monitor setups with speaker switching. Wherever you take 18i20, youre ready to produce.

YOUR RECORDINGS ARE 30 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Weve been making mic preamps for 30 years, and the 3rd Gen mic pres are the best Scarlett has ever heard. The 24-bit/192kHz converters give your recordings clarity and detail. Air mode breathes life into vocals, adding unique high-end detail. Our decades of experience mean Scarlett sounds just like you.

DRUM UP SOME INCREDIBLE RECORDINGS
With Scarlett 18i20s dual ADAT optical In and Out ports, you can expand your recording and mixing capabilities, adding up to eight further inputs and outputs at 48kHz or 96kHz via a mic pre such as Scarlett OctoPre or Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic, or four channels at 192kHz. Thats more than enough channels to mic up the whole band and route a full mix to a console or summing box.

THIS IS YOUR CUE
Focusrite Control makes it simple to route your audio and cue mix, loopback and monitor mixes, from your Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Send, stream, sample simple.

OUR TECHNOLOGY IS SOUND
Incredibly reliable, Focusrite hardware wont let you down. If, however, you come across a problem you can rely on our global support team and your three-year warranty to get it sorted. Sound.

ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO PRODUCE RIGHT, NOW
Your 18i20 interface comes with a whole range of recording software, sounds and plug-ins to choose from:

Avid Pro Tools | First Focusrite Creative Pack:
Hundreds of virtual instrument sounds, 500MB of loops, and great-sounding effects.

Ableton Live Lite:
Industry-leading music-making software.

Three Month Splice Sounds Subscription:
Get access to millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily

XLN Audio Addictive Keys:
Access one of four virtual keyboards when you register your first piece of Focusrite or Novation hardware.

Softube Time and Tone Bundle: Three of Softube’s world-class reverb, delay and distortion plug-ins, and an easy-to-use mastering tool.

Features

• Eight of the best performing Scarlett mic preamps the range has ever heard now with Air for miking up guitars or recording vocals
• Two high headroom instrument inputs, for plugging your guitar or bass straight in
• Four monitor outs, featuring anti-thump tech and speaker switching
• Built-in talkback mic, for talking to the band from your studio

Specs

• SUPPORTED SAMPLE RATES
• 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz
• MICROPHONE INPUTS
• Frequency Response 20Hz – 20kHz 0.1dB
• Dynamic Range 111dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N <0.0012%
• Noise EIN -128dBu (A-weighted)
• Maximum Input Level 9dBu (at minimum gain)
• Gain Range 56dB
• Impedance 3k
• LINE INPUTS
• Frequency Response 20Hz – 20kHz 0.1dB
• Dynamic Range 110.5dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N <0.002%
• Maximum Input Level 22dBu (at minimum gain)
• Gain Range 56dB
• Impedance 60k
• INSTRUMENT INPUTS
• Frequency Response 20Hz – 20kHz 0.1dB
• Dynamic Range 110dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N <0.03%
• Maximum Input Level 12.5dBu (at minimum gain)
• Gain Range 56dB
• Impedance 1.5M
• LINE/MONITOR OUTPUTS
• Dynamic Range (Line Outputs) 108dB
• THD+N <0.002%
• Maximum Output Level (0 dBFS) 15.5dBu
• Impedance 430
• HEADPHONE OUTPUTS
• Dynamic Range 104dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N <0.002%
• Maximum Output Level 7dBu
• Impedance <1