Eight-channel Mic Preamp With ADAT Connectivity
Eight-channel Mic Preamp With ADAT Connectivity
- Eight natural-sounding Scarlett mic preamps
- Eight balanced line inputs
- Focusrite precision A-D conversion up to sample rates of 192kHz
- Dual front-panel instrument inputs
The Sound Of Scarlett - And More Of It
Scarlett OctoPre gives you eight additional inputs. It's the ideal way to expand your Scarlett – or any other interface with an ADAT input.
Eight Scarlett Mic Preamps
Scarlett OctoPre features eight Scarlett mic inputs – balanced line inputs too – all running through Focusrite precision 24-bit conversion at up to 192kHz resolution with 109dB dynamic range.
Dual Front-Panel Instrument Inputs
Two high-headroom instrument inputs will handle high output guitar pickups and are right there on the front panel for easy access.
Plenty Of Headroom. Pads For The Most Extreme Inputs
With high-headroom inputs and a pad on every channel, Scarlett OctoPre is ideal for tracking drums as well guitars, keyboards, vocals – and more.
Outputs For Live Or Standalone Use
Eight balanced line outputs, sourced directly from the inputs, allow Scarlett OctoPre to be used in a live situation whilst capturing the recording via the digital ADAT output.
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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.
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What's In The Box
Scarlett OctoPre
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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 Sample Rates
44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
Microphone Inputs
- Frequency Response
- 20Hz - 20kHz +0.5/-1.5dB
- Dynamic Range
- 109 dB (A-Weighted)
- THD+N
- <0.001%
- Noise EIN
- -127 dBu
- Maximum input level (without pad)
- +8 dBu
- Maximum input level (with pad)
- +16 dBu
- Gain Range
- 50 dB
- Input Impedance
- 3 kΩ
Line Inputs
- Frequency Response
- 20Hz - 20kHz +0.5/-1.5dB
- Dynamic Range
- 109 dB (A-Weighted)
- THD+N
- <0.002%
- Maximum input level
- +22 dBu
- Gain Range
- 50 dB
- Input Impedance
- 49 kΩ
Instrument Inputs
- Frequency Response
- 20Hz - 20kHz +0.5/-1.5dB
- Dynamic Range
- 108 dB (A-Weighted)
- THD+N
- <0.01%
- Maximum input level
- +13 dBu
- Gain Range
- 50 dB
- Input Impedance
- 1 MΩ
Line Outputs
- Maximum Output Level (0 dBFS)
- +16dBu @ 0dBFS, or >21dBu where ADAT output is not used
- THD+N
- <0.001%
- Ouput Impedance
- 136 Ω (Balanced) - for units with serial number ≤ W860083007515
- 576 Ω (Balanced) - for units with serial number > W860083007515