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product_id: 141478166
title: "Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface Recording, Songwriting, & Streaming High-Fidelity, Studio Quality Recording, With Transparent Playback"
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price: "102 zł"
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# 2 premium mic preamps with Air mode 2 high-headroom instrument inputs 24-bit/192kHz pro-grade converters Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface Recording, Songwriting, & Streaming High-Fidelity, Studio Quality Recording, With Transparent Playback

**Brand:** focusrite
**Price:** 102 zł
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🎧 Elevate your sound, own the studio vibe.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface Recording, Songwriting, & Streaming High-Fidelity, Studio Quality Recording, With Transparent Playback by focusrite
- **How much does it cost?** 102 zł with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- focusrite enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted focusrite brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Air Mode Magic:** Switch on Air mode to add brightness and openness, making your vocals and instruments pop.
- • **Pro Monitoring Setup:** Four balanced outputs plus dual headphone jacks for flawless monitoring and mixing sessions.
- • **Studio-Grade Clarity:** Capture every nuance with ultra-high 24-bit/192kHz resolution for pristine recordings.
- • **Versatile Connectivity:** Plug in guitars, synths, drum machines, and more with 8 simultaneous inputs and MIDI I/O.
- • **All-Inclusive Software Bundle:** Get started immediately with Pro Tools First and a suite of essential recording software.

## Overview

The Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 3rd Gen is a professional USB audio interface delivering studio-quality 24-bit/192kHz recording with two advanced mic preamps featuring Air mode, versatile inputs including instrument and line-level, MIDI I/O, and comprehensive monitoring outputs. Perfect for producers, musicians, and content creators seeking high-fidelity sound and seamless workflow with included software.

## Description

The Scarlett 8i6 is the compact studio solution you’ve been looking for, allowing you to keep all your hardware plugged in and ready to go. With improved A-D and D-A conversion, your recordings and playback will sound clear and pronounced up to 24-bit/192kHz and two independent high-fidelity headphone outputs with dedicated volume control enable flexible monitoring during recording and mixing. 8i6 provides two of Focusrite's best-ever-performing 3rd Gen Scarlett mic preamps with optional Air setting to reproduce the Air effect of their original ISA mic preamp, giving your vocal or acoustic recordings a brighter, more open sound. Record guitars or bass via the two high-headroom instrument inputs without any clipping or unwanted distortion. And get creative using the six flexible line inputs – two on the front with gain control, and four fixed-line on the back allowing you to record up to six mono or three stereo line-level sources such as synthesizers or drum machines. A pair of virtual loopback inputs allow you to capture a stereo feed of any combination of hardware input and software playback channels. Scarlett 8i6 is designed to stand up to days on the road and connects straight to your Mac or PC via USB cable. Your Scarlett 8i6 comes with the Hitmaker Expansion, an unbeatable range of tried-and-tested studio tools from some of the biggest names in the business. The Hitmaker Expansion includes: Antares Auto-Tune Access, Relab LX480 Essentials, Softube Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555, XLN Audio Addictive Keys, XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2, Three Month Splice Sounds Subscription, Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC, and Focusrite Red Plug-In Suite. Also included are Ableton Live Lite, and Avid Pro Tools Intro+ with their complete plugin bundle; all upon purchase, registration, and download. Interested in what headphones are compatible with Scarlett? Search 'Headphones' on the Focusrite help center for more information.

## Features

- Sound better than ever with Air on 8i6’s two mic pres
- Plug in and produce with six line inputs
- Record and play back in studio quality – 24-bit/192 kHz converters
- Super low latency, class-leading drivers
- Two hi-Z instrument input to preserve your guitar tone
- Powerful, low noise speaker and dual headphone outputs, with independent level controls

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Focusrite
- **Compatible Devices:** Microphone, Instrument, Personal Computer, Headphones, Studio Monitors
- **Supported Software:** All audio recording software
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Number of Channels:** 8

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: How is the 18i20 3rd generation different from the 2nd generation model? What do these changes improve on? Why were these changes necessary?**
A: Hi,

There have been several improvements made to the 3rd generation range of interfaces. Firstly, all of the inputs on the 18i20 3rd gen feature Air mode, emulating the classic sound of our original transformer-based ISA preamps. Secondly, the 18i20 3rd gen now has the ability to switch between Main and Alternative speakers connected to it using a front panel button. Thirdly, we have added a built-in Talkback function (allowing the engineer to talk directly to the performer), a Loopback function (allowing audio from one application to be recorded into another without connecting cables), Dual ADAT ports for recording 16 channels of audio into the DAW at 96kHz, optical S/PDIF and removable rack ears. Lastly, the specifications of the preamps and conversion have been improved even further - for example, the dynamic range has been increased to 111dB and the gain range is now 56dB instead of 50dB on the 2nd generation.

Best regards,

Laurence Clarke // Focusrite Technical Support

**Q: How is the 18i20 3rd generation different from the 2nd generation model? What do these changes improve on? Why were these changes necessary?**
A: The biggest change is in the headroom. These preamps and converters are cleaner and offer more gain than the 2nd gen. These pres also come equipped with the "Air" mode which adds some high end to model the ISA preamp circuit. The 3rd gen 18i20 also has 16 ADAT I/O channels as opposed to the 2nd gen's 8 channels of ADAT. The removable ears also help with portability for the engineer who doesn't want to keep the interface in a rack. 

If this was helpful, please consider purchasing from us (pixelproaudio on Amazon). We can help with support after the sale as well. We have it in stock and ready to ship. - Pixel Pro Audio

**Q: Is Reaper supported?**
A: Hello,

Yes, you can use the Scarlett 18i8 (3rd Gen) with Reaper.

Best regards,

Jay Lilley // Focusrite Technical Support Engineer

**Q: When connected to windows through usb, do the drivers let me see each xlr pair as its own device in windows sound settings? i don't plan to use a daw.**
A: Hello,

Yes this is possible in Windows. 

To expose additional channels from your Scarlett interface to non-ASIO applications (e.g. Skype, Discord, Zoom, Audacity) first click the Focusrite Notifier icon in the taskbar, then click "Expose/Hide Windows Channels":

Best Regards,

Anthony // Focusrite Support

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Better than the Apollo?
*by E***N on August 3, 2025*

I love this freaking thing dude, has overall given many more paths to explore creatively just by simply having more inputs and outs, instantly noticed a difference in productivity, the upgraded appearance is a plus as well, coming from a gen 3 2i2, I was looking for something to improve functionality and allow me to expand my studio, this has done just that, I would recommend this over an Apollo any day, UAD software can be buggy when dealing with multiple systems, focusrite control is very intuitive and easy to use across the board, not to mention artists vocals sound crisp and clear, smooth harmonic drivers sound beautiful when mixed and gain staged correctly. Overall I’d say this product is worth every single penny and more

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great hardware. Bundle not so much.
*by W***O on April 26, 2022*

This is great hardware. I use to do my production hobby work on a desktop that died prematurely. My previous incarnation I ran a R-Bus into my Roland VM-3100 and additionally ran a SoundBlaster Emulator X. Unfortunately running those on an outdated laptop was not an option.I recently purchased a HP Laptop and tried running FL Studio. The audio out was lacking so I decided to look into audio interfaces and their software bundles. I already own an outdated version of Reason, Cubase, and Ableton. So I wanted to see what could I beef up my arsenal with. After seeing what Focusrite had I was thoroughly impressed. My next need was midi i/o. Again I had outboard gear in the form of two MidiSport 8x8. This filled in that gap with it being MIDI capable. My next option was multiple audio inputs and outputs. This more than covered my needs. I just needed a headphones out and it has two. I also needed something to connect my monitors and this was covered. I can chain my MIDI and use my patch bay if needed to route audio in. This device covered more than I needed which is perfect!Setup was pretty much straightforward but a tiny bit awkward. Everything on the Focusrite side is in perfect condition. Downloading everything is simple due to a lack of a DVD drive.Unfortunately I hit a brick wall with the software bundle. Some of the instructions are lacking. After finding a way to download most of the software I found myself at a crossroads. ProTools decided to discontinue their support of PT First. So that DAW isn’t an option for use. You’ll have to rely on Ableton’s Live in order to get any production work done.My other issue is with a bundled reverb. It crashes my DAW of choice every single time. I have a support ticket open for it so who knows if there’s a fix or if it’s just a problem with my configuration. There’s a lot of people with the same issue and different DAWs…???Overall I love my new system. It’s been able to resurrect my love of production.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Vastly improved my voiceover recordings
*by M***O on September 8, 2020*

I can't say enough good things about this product. Paired with my Røde mic, my voiceover auditions have truly never sounded better compared to what I was using (Yeti Mic plugged directly into my Mac). The setup easy and comprehensive, providing an extremely user-friendly setup process to get you up and running not only with the device but also the included apps (though it should be said the AVID app does not work with Mac OS X 10.15 "Catalina"--you need to use the included Ableton Live Lite app or Garageband, which has been working great for me). The "Air" feature does had a really nice feel to the vocals, for sure. I like using it for specific scenes/characters to provide a different feel to the recording.The tech support is *excellent*. My headphone's adaptor got stuck in one of the monitor outputs--just got caught in something, not sure what happened, but it just would *not* come out. I was able to use the other other jack just fine while I worked on a fix. Tech support handled the RMA quickly and I got a replacement unit in about a week. Very smooth process and everyone was very, very nice and supportive throughout. I am just glad I kept the box around to ship it back!Anyway, I use this primarily for in-home recording for voice over auditions and have test it out for streaming purposes as well---works great for both applications. I fear that this might be overkill--you can do a LOT with this box -- but I am very, very happy with the purchase. My only regret is not having bought this earlier, I would have booked more gigs!

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