Focusrite Scarlett 16i16 (4th Gen) USB Audio Recording Interface for Mac/Windows

Featuring converters taken directly from Focusrite’s broadcast-ready RedNet range, Scarlett 16i16 is the industry-leading USB audio interface for project studios. It features 16 inputs and 16 outputs - including two mic preamps, Hi-Z instrument and line inputs, ADAT, SPDIF, and MIDI.

Capture every detail
The 4th Generation preamps offer an impressive 69dB of headroom, so you can capture the most dynamic performances. With a total of six analogue inputs, you have ample connectivity for outboard gear. Powerful outputs ensure clean, ultra-low distortion playback; plus, two brand new custom-designed headphone amps which can drive high-impedance headphones.

Class-leading audio quality
The Scarlett 16i16 incorporates completely revamped audio circuitry, equipped with the same professional-grade 24-bit, 192kHz converters found in Focusrite’s RedNet range, used in top recording studios and broadcast facilities worldwide. Experience unparalleled clarity with 120dB of dynamic range to capture everything from a whisper to a jet engine.

Enhance your sound with Air mode
Re-engineered Air mode takes your sound’s unique character and brings it to the front of the mix, adding musical presence or rich harmonic drive to vocals and acoustic instruments; replicating the sound of driving a classic studio console.

Streamline your workflow with Auto Gain
Scarlett 16i16 features unique workflow tools designed to benefit engineers of all levels. With Auto Gain, in just a few seconds, Scarlett will set the perfect level for whatever you’re recording. Set usable levels for multiple microphones instantly, so you can get complex sessions up and running quickly.

Clip Safe: Never lose a take
With Clip Safe actively monitoring levels up to 96,000 times per second, Scarlett 16i16 automatically adjusts gain to prevent clipping so you avoid introducing any unwanted artefacts from hard limiting. Never miss a crucial take, especially in high-pressure recording environments such as live shows and location recordings.

Take control of your mixes with apps
The Focusrite Control 2 software simplifies setting up routing, levels, monitor mixes, and other functions on Scarlett 16i16 in addition to the desktop application, the iOS and Android Focusrite Control 2 apps, so engineers and performers can adjust monitor mixes and mic pre-gains without having to return to the computer.

Industry-leading production software
The 4th generation comes with Pro Tools Intro+ for Focusrite, Ableton Live Lite, six months of FL Studio Producer Edition, and a whole host of software instruments, processors, effects, and royalty-free samples from some of the biggest names in the business. Discover some of the best-loved studio tools on the planet for writing, recording, mixing, and mastering:

• Antares® Auto-Tune® Access
• Klevgrand Korvpressor
• Klevgrand REAMP
• Softube® Marshall® Silver Jubilee 2555
• Native Instruments® MASSIVE
• Sonnox VoxDoubler
• Landr Studio, plus five free masters
• Brainworx® bx_console Focusrite SC
• Focusrite Red 2 & 3 Plug-in Suite
• XLN Audio® Addictive Keys
• XLN Audio® Addictive Drums 2: Studio Rock
• Relab's LX480 Essentials
• Splice Sounds

Effortlessly set up your Scarlett
Focusrite’s Easy Start web tool will get 16i16 up and running with zero effort, helping you locate the drivers, take you through the installation process, and direct you towards the included software.

Features

16 inputs and 16 outputs; including two mic preamps, line, instrument, and MIDI I/O:
Fully equipped for demanding project studios with ADAT and SPDIF I/O

4th Gen pre-amps with 69dB of gain
The legendary preamps now have even more gain and are remote controllable

Auto Gain and Clip Safe modes
16i16 can automatically manage levels so engineers can focus on capturing the performance

Re-engineered Air mode with Presence and Harmonic Drive
Analogue circuitry and onboard DSP emulate the sound of studio consoles and the classic ISA

Low latency monitoring
Direct routing and six internal mixers to send audio wherever you need to in super-low latency

24-bit, 192 kHz conversion with 120dB of dynamic range
The same AD/DA converters as Focusrite’s flagship RedNet range

Focusrite Control 2 software and mobile app
Instantly set up mixes and manage levels on your computer, or remotely from a mobile device

Two powerful custom-designed headphone amps
Engineer and artist can independently monitor with high-quality playback on any headphones

A/B speaker switching and built-in talkback microphone
Essential features for serious project studios with multiple monitor rigs and control rooms

Dynamic metering for input and outputs
Get instant visual indication of your input and output levels from the hardware

Included production software
Avid® Pro Tools Intro+ for Focusrite, Ableton Live Lite and a suite of instruments, processors, and effects

Easy Start tool
Get up and running immediately with Focusrite’s driver installation and getting started tool

Included Software

• Avid® Pro Tools Intro+ for Focusrite
• Ableton Live Lite
  The iconic DAW gives you everything you need to get started including instruments, effects and Live’s trademark clip and scene launching for taking ideas further or performance.
• Six months of FL Studio Producer Edition
  Designed for those who seek advanced music production capabilities, including Stem Separation, audio recording, 94 instruments and effects, unlimited Audio Clips, and more.
  
• Splice Sounds
  Three months Splice Sounds membership with new Splice accounts – offering millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops, and presets, with new releases daily.

Hitmaker Expansion

• Antares® Auto-Tune® Access
  For everything from natural sounding, near-real-time pitch adjustment for getting the best vocal takes, to lightning-fast Hip-hop-inspired pitching for adding a whole new sound to your tracks.
• Klevgrand Korvpressor
  Korvpressor is an adaptive compressor/limiter designed to bring balance and clarity to your mix with ease. Its minimalist interface simplifies compression, enabling you to effortlessly adjust input gain, compression level, and output gain parameters.
• Klevgrand REAMP
  REAMP is an advanced spectral saturation processor that adds warmth and character of classic analogue gear to your sound. Featuring seven models based on real vintage gear, REAMP uses a unique and efficient algorithm to deliver rich, tape-like tones.
• Softube® Marshall® Silver Jubilee 2555
  Time to heat up your guitar tones. Plug in and fire up a hyper-realistic model of Marshall®'s Silver Jubilee 2555 - brought to you by analogue-modelling experts Softube®. This powerhouse amp model serves up everything from warm cleans, through to classic crunch, and up to modern high-gain tube amp sounds.
• Native Instruments® MASSIVE
  Want to add some real drama to your track? MASSIVE from Native Instruments® is all about the BIG synth sounds – from huge bass to scorching leads. This high-end engine delivers stunning quality and an expansive universe of sounds to power and inspire your music. If deep-diving into synthesis is not on your radar, there's over 1300 production-ready that you can use as is, or fine-tune to perfection.
• Sonnox VoxDoubler
  Take the fast track to great sounding, standout vocals. Doubling a recorded vocal is a great way to bring contrast, drama and presence to your songs. Sonnox VoxDoubler makes it easy, with two distinct plugins that focus on widening and thickening, the most common vocal doubling techniques. Bring a professional sheen to your productions while preserving a perfectly natural sound.
• Landr Studio, plus five free masters
  Produce and release your best work with two-month's access to Landr Studio, as well as five free masters you can use even when your two month's subscription is over. Landr Studio provides everything you need to mix and master your tracks, including unlimited MP3 mastering, and unlimited distribution on streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, TikTok, and many more.
• Brainworx® bx_console Focusrite SC
  The preamps that made Focusrite what we are today to your music. No other plugin offers the unique character of the iconic large format console, with ISA 110 preamps - the origin of the famous ‘Air' we still hear on Focusrite interfaces today. bx_console Focusrite SC is a full channel strip, offering EQ, de-esser, compressor, limiter, gate and expander.
• Focusrite Red 2 & 3 Plug-in Suite
  Featuring a pair of meticulously captured digital models of the truly iconic EQ and Compressors which have made the Focusrite name a staple in world-class facilities across the globe. If you've kept up with major releases over the last 30 years, you've heard Red 2 and 3.
• XLN Audio® Addictive Keys
  Add great sounding piano to your tracks with the Studio Grand, based on the iconic Steinway® Model D. Plug in your MIDI controller and play; you'll be instantly transported to a professional recording studio set up to capture this beautiful piano.
• XLN Audio® Addictive Drums 2: Studio Rock
  Add the sounds of a pro drummer to your songs easily. Featuring expertly captured samples from a high-end Tama® and Pearl® drums, and Paiste® and Sabian® cymbals, recorded at Decibel Studios in Stockholm.
• Relab's LX480 Essentials
  Get four reverbs, modelled on The Hit Factory NYC's reverb unit, and used on countless hits. LX480 Essentials gives you the sounds of a studio which has played host to names from Springsteen, the Stones and Kool and the Gang, to The Weeknd, Pharell, Katy Perry, and everyone in between.

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