Focusrite Clarett 8PreX 26x28 Thunderbolt Audio Interface

Description

Designed for recording studios, the Focusrite Clarett 8PreX Thunderbolt Audio Interface combines 24-bit 192 kHz A/D/A conversion, 119 dB real-world dynamic range, 1 ms roundtrip Thunderbolt latency, and eight microphone preamps that can model the sound of the company's ISA transformer-based preamps using the "Air" effect. The high resolution recording and ultra low latency allows you to enable 64-bit AAX, AU, and VST compatible DA plug-ins while monitoring recordings. The interface comes with 64-bit AAX, AU, and VST compatible Red 2 and Red 3 plug-in suite.

In addition to the Red 2 and Red 3 Plug-in Suite, the interface includes the Softube Time and Tone Pack. TSAR-1R Reverb adds space, depth, and width to a sound. Change settings with a single slider, from realistic three-dimensional rooms to dramatic and dreamlike halls. Tube Delay is an echo effect that can go from clean to rude by overdriving its three modelled tube stages - delivering everything from realistic room echoes, to rockabilly style slap back, to dub reggae echo. Saturation Knob is a modelled output distortion unit that adds grit and warmth - use it to fatten up bass lines, add some harmonics and shimmer to vocals, or simply destroy a drum loop.

Housed in a 2RU chassis, the interface features two front instrument ¼" TRS inputs, eight rear panel microphone XLR-3F inputs, eight ¼" line level inputs, six line level ¼" TRS outputs, two ¼" TRS monitor outputs, word clock I/O, 5-pin MIDI I/O, stereo SPDIF I/O, and sixteen channels of ADAT I/O for expansion.

The front panel also features two ¼" TRS headphone outputs with separate volume controls. A dedicated gain control, a +48V phantom power switch, a phase reverse switch, and a high pass filter switch is provided for each microphone preamplifier. A six-segment multi-channel LED metre provides visual feedback, as well as a level control, a dim button, and a mute button.

Features

Eight New Clarett Mic Pres with Extra "Air"#####

Features a special "Air" setting that switches in an analogue model of the classic transformer-based Focusrite ISA microphone preamplifier while the instrument inputs provide extra headroom to handle the loudest pickup

Use DAW Plug-ins in Real Time

Thunderbolt connectivity provides a round trip latency of 1 ms which enables you to monitor through your DAW with your favourite plug-ins such as AEQ, reverb, or compression

Precision Digital Conversion

Offers 24-bit 192 kHz conversion with up to 119 dB of dynamic range

I/O

Provides 26 audio inputs and 28 outputs into a 2U rack space, including 8 analogue inputs, 10 analogue outputs, stereo S/PDIF I/O and 16 channels of ADAT I/O. Connect up to 16 more mic preamps over ADAT for a 24-channel microphone setup

Front Panel I/O

Offers two convenient front panel inputs for when the unit is rack mounted

Accessible Metering and Monitoring

Provides analogue and digital input levels and main monitor outputs, via a 6-segment, multichannel hardware metre. The monitor features include a level control, plus dim, and mute buttons alongside dual high-power headphone outputs

Softube Time and Tone Bundle

Contains TSAR-1R Reverb, Tube Delay echo effect, and Saturation Knob, a modelled output distortion unit

Specifications