Hitmaker Expansion
Turn your ideas into records
Wherever you make your music, Hitmaker Expansion has the essential tools that bring big studio sound to your songs.
Create studio-quality vocals, powerful guitars, dramatic synths, and huge drums, then mix and master with iconic Focusrite studio hardware — all in the box. Every new Focusrite Scarlett, Clarett+, and Red interface comes with an unbeatable range of tried-and-tested studio tools from some of the biggest names in the business.
Whether you’re a guitarist, singer-songwriter, beatmaker, or aspiring producer, Hitmaker Expansion has been compiled to get you release-ready results from your very first session. These are all the plugins you’ll need to write, record, mix and master your music with big studio sound.
Mix with the Pros
When your song’s ready to go to the next level, so are you. Focusrite’s best-known studio outboard is now available anywhere, with Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC and our own Red 2 & 3 Plugin Suite.
Pairing your Focusrite interface with these two incredible plugins puts the very heart of Focusrite in your hands. With this powerful combination, you can make records with the sounds and technology that have featured on hit records, used by some of the biggest artists over our 30-year history. It has never been easier to make studio-quality records at home than it is today with Scarlett.
How to get great guitar recordings with Hitmaker Expansion
Find out how to get great electric and acoustic guitar sounds using Focusrite Scarlett and the included software from the Hitmaker Expansion bundle, including Softube®’s Marshall®’s Silver Jubilee 2555, the Relab LX480 Essentials Reverb, Focusrite Red 2 & 3 Plugin Suite, and more.
How to get great vocal recordings with Hitmaker Expansion
Find out how to record and produce album-ready vocal tracks using Focusrite Scarlett and the included software from the Hitmaker Expansion bundle, including Antares® Auto-Tune® Access, the Relab LX480 Essentials Reverb, Sonnox VoxDoubler, Focusrite Red 2 & 3 Plugin Suite, and more.
Recording a song with Scarlett and Hitmaker Expansion
John uses his Scarlett Solo and the plugins included with Hitmaker Expansion to build a track from scratch, taking a rough song idea to a polished mix.
For Scarlett 4th Gen, Scarlett 3rd Gen, Clarett+, Clarett USB and Red interfaces purchased and registered on or after July 1st 2023, the Hitmaker Expansion is added to your account for free.
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