Description
The Focusrite Clarett+ 8Pre is a high-performance and immensely capable studio centerpiece for PC and Mac, which inspires producers, engineers, and artists to create their best work.
EIGHT HIGH-PERFORMANCE CLARETT⁺ PREAMPS
Eight high-headroom, low-noise, low-distortion Clarett+ mic preamps — featuring All-analogue Air with impedance switching and relay control — capture vocals, drums, and acoustic instruments with precise clarity. Two JFET instrument inputs preserve the natural tone of guitars, just like plugging into an amplifier.
BRING CLARITY AND PRESENCE TO YOUR RECORDINGS
GET THE CONSOLE SOUND WITH ALL-ANALOGUE AIR
You’ll find the Air feature on the mic preamps of every new Focusrite recording interface. It’s a single button-push (or click) that captures transients on drums, makes vocals shine, and ensures a precise, clear recording. But, as you’ll discover in this piece, there’s a slight difference between the Air circuitry found in Clarett+ versus other Focusrite interfaces, which brings added clarity and more sonic options when recording.
The Clarett+ range of interfaces was designed around the ethos of ‘Clarity Redefined,’ and a large part of the range’s appeal can be found in the Air circuitry. Air emulates the classic ISA 110 mic preamp found in the Focusrite Studio Console, which has been behind millions of hit records. The benefits of tracking with Air on Clarett+ interfaces are enormous. Air switches the impedance to 2.2kΩ and adds two cumulative high shelves, totaling a 4dB boost in the high frequencies — a feature not found on Scarlett interfaces — and brings a new dimension and clarity to your sound.
WHEN SHOULD I USE AIR ON MY FOCUSRITE INTERFACE?
Air is simple to use — it’s just a single button press, either on the interface’s front panel or in Focusrite Control — so you can try it on literally any input to your preamp and A/B the treatment in an instant. Engage Air on your stereo drum overheads, add it to your vocal mic preamp or apply it to your room mics, to bring additional clarity and an ethereal high-frequency lift. The best part is that you don’t need to modify your settings or patch hardware, because its All-analogue circuitry is always there, in the box. Its simplicity helps you to keep sessions moving with minimum interruption and gives you options with minimum effort.
Our mission at Focusrite has always been to use our decades of technical expertise and experience to help you deliver your very best. With Clarett+ — featuring All-analogue Air impedance switching and relay control — we’ve inspired producers, engineers, and artists to make their best music. We hope it helps you, wherever you are on your creative journey.
NEW AND IMPROVED A-D AND D-A CONVERTERS
Independent A-D and D-A converters bring recording artists closer than ever to their music, with extremely wide dynamic range, low noise, and low distortion. The greatly improved D-A dynamic range brings every detail into focus, so engineers and producers can embrace no-compromise audio quality in abundance. Incredibly low A-D converter distortion lets you capture signals with more clarity, for greater transparency and sonic accuracy. Two powerful and transparent headphone outputs inspire artists to hear every nuance of their sound on any type of headphones, customize their foldback mix, and perform their best.
ANYTHING, ANYWHERE
Whether you’re multi-tracking a drum kit or connecting to synths and outboard equipment, Clarett+ 8Pre lets you constantly develop your musical ideas while always maintaining analog purity and extreme audio clarity. Expand via ADAT to add eight inputs and outputs using Clarett+ OctoPre, and connect to MIDI and S/PDIF equipment to maximize your creative potential.
HITMAKER EXPANSION
Create studio-quality vocals, powerful guitars, luscious keys, and huge drums, then mix and master with iconic Focusrite studio hardware – all in the box. Every new Scarlett 3rd Gen, Clarett, and Red interface comes with an unbeatable range of tried-and-tested studio tools from some of the biggest names in the business.
Hitmaker Expansion – available with every Scarlett 3rd Gen, Clarett+, Clarett USB, and Red interface purchased and registered on or after October 1st 2021 – is built to get you creating records immediately. These are all the plug-ins you need to write, produce, mix and master your music in studio quality.
Hitmaker Expansion features exclusive content from legendary Auto-Tune® creators Antares®, along with Brainworx®, Softube®, XLN Audio®, Relab, and more.
EMULATE ICONIC FOCUSRITE HARDWARE
Get the full Focusrite sound with three classic processors from Focusrite’s 40-year legacy of precision studio sound.
Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC is an authentic emulation of the classic ISA 110 module found in Focusrite Studio Console. ISA 110 was created when Sir George Martin asked Rupert Neve for custom modules for AIR Montserrat studios.
The Red 2 & Red 3 Plug-in Suite accurately models Focusrite’s classic Red range equalizer and compressor hardware. Coveted by producers and engineers for their exceptional clarity and versatility, the original Red 2 and Red 3 remain prized fixtures in professional recording studios the world over. Now, you can use these revered pieces, easily and flexibly, in your own mixes.
EIGHT PROFESSIONAL QUALITY CLARETT⁺ PREAMPS
Hear every nuance and capture the clearest and most powerful sounds with preamps that bring masses of headroom, low distortion, and ultra-low noise.
MAKE VOCALS SHINE WITH ALL-ANALOGUE AIR
Premium, relay-controlled analog circuitry on every preamp emulates the classic Focusrite ISA 110 by switching the impedance to 2.2kΩ and adding two cumulative high shelves, totalling a 4dB boost in the high frequencies.
NEW AND IMPROVED A-D AND D-A CONVERTERS
Maintain the purity of analog in your recordings and mixes, with extremely high-performance, independent A-D and D-A converters that deliver extremely low-distortion, low-noise audio with high dynamic range.
POWERFUL, TRANSPARENT HEADPHONE OUTPUTS
Inspire the best-sounding recordings and evoke amazing artist performances with improved headphone outputs that provide flat frequency response.
ADAT OPTICAL INPUT
Expand your interface to make the most of ADAT-compatible outboard equipment such as the Clarett+ OctoPre, with eight channels of digital expandability.
FOCUSRITE CONTROL
Easy-to-use and feature-packed software for computer and iOS devices give you complete control over all aspects of Clarett+.
FOCUSRITE PLUG-IN COLLECTIVE
Register to receive regular discounts and exclusive versions of the most innovative software titles.
SPECIFICATIONS
MIC INPUTS
Frequency Response 20-20kHz: ± < 0.03dB
Frequency Response 20-35kHz: ± < 0.15dB
Dynamic Range (min gain): 118dB
THD+N (-1dBFS, +20dB gain): -110dB
Noise EIN: -129dBu
Max input level: 18dBu
Gain range: +57dB
LINE INPUTS (VARIABLE)
Frequency Response 20-20kHz: ± < 0.05dB
Frequency Response 20-35kHz: ± < 0.15dB
Dynamic Range (min gain): 118dB
THD+N (-1dBFS, min gain): -100dB
Max input level: 26dBu
Gain range: +57dB
INSTRUMENT INPUTS
Frequency Response 20-20kHz: ± < 0.04dB
Frequency Response 20-35kHz: ± < 0.15dB
Dynamic Range: 116dB
THD+N (-1dBFS, min gain): -96.5dB
Max input level: 15dBu
Gain range: +57dB
LINE & MONITOR OUTPUTS
Frequency Response 20-20kHz: ± < 0.02dB
Frequency Response 20-35kHz: ± < 0.02dB
Dynamic Range: 124dB
Max Output level: 18dBu
THD+N: -106dB
HEADPHONE OUTPUTS
Frequency Response 20-20kHz: <0.06dB
Frequency Response 20-35kHz: <0.07dB
Dynamic Range: 118dB
THD+N: -104dB
Max Output level: 16dBu
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