FOCUSRITE Soundcard Clarett 8 Pre

Focusrite Clarett 8Pre – 18-In/20-Out USB Audio Interface

The Focusrite Clarett 8Pre is a professional-grade, 1U rackmount audio interface built for project and professional studios that demand clean preamps, pristine conversion, and ultra-low latency. With 8 Clarett mic preamps featuring the legendary "Air" circuit, it delivers the warmth and top-end clarity of Focusrite's transformer-based ISA preamps — right in your rack.

Audio Performance Records at up to 24-bit / 192 kHz with a dynamic range of 118 dB, ensuring your recordings capture every detail with studio-grade fidelity. The optimized USB drivers keep round-trip latency low enough to run live plugins during tracking without any distracting delay.

Inputs & Outputs: The front panel features 2 combo XLR/TRS inputs (mic, line, and instrument/DI), 8 analog gain knobs with LED halo metering, 2 independent headphone outputs, and a main monitor volume knob with dedicated Dim and Mute buttons. The rear panel houses 6 additional combo XLR/TRS inputs (channels 3–8), 10 balanced TRS line outputs, ADAT optical I/O for expanding up to 16 analog inputs via an external preamp, S/PDIF coaxial I/O, a BNC Word Clock output, and 5-pin MIDI I/O — keeping your studio fully and permanently patched.
Phantom Power +48V phantom power available, switchable in two independent banks (channels 1–4 and 5–8).