Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 3rd Gen 5-stars Reviews

Amazing option for the money

I was looking for a new audio interface and needed more inputs and two headphone outputs. After researching my options I chose this one.

Build quality is great, it`s aluminum, and it feels like it will live longer than my previous device.

It also comes with great software and a plugin bundle.

Overall I`m satisfied.

Awesome no fuss recording interface

I use this for both vocals and guitar, sometimes a two mic set up and also line in.

My experience with this has been great, it gets the job done, fast set up and I can rely on the sound being clear and concise.

I practically used this all last year for everything I was putting out.

For it's price range this is the best you can get. I bought an UAD Apollo 8 after this, and the sound of the converters isn't that huge of a gap to me. Not >€1000 difference. If you can't make good music with this it's because of lack of skill, not because of the audio interface. Very hands on to install and use. Software control / routing takes some time to understand but works perfect after that. Would recommend everyone :)

Beast

This audio interface is IMHO the best option if you are the music producer. It have everything you'll need for hook up your gear. Works with all DAW's as plug and play, but have own drivers if you are picky. Absolutely recommended

Solid, Reliable, Excellent

Does exactly what it says on the tin. I have used this for huge multi-track projects and it handles them with ease. Integration is simple and intuitive. Good amount of ins, outs, for my home studio. I have no criticism to make of this product at all. I am sold on Focusrite products for life. Recommended.

SCARLETT 8i6

I recommend this product to everyone, easy to work with and meets all demands

I wish I bought this 30 years ago.

I'm a computer moron. I've always played live and never wanted to go down the recording path. But this gadget makes it so easy. I have a iMac, and it connects without having to even think about it. Perhaps the same is true for PCs, but I don't know.

I'm very excited about being creative.

Does the Job!!!

I used it to record a band for my school project, it performed amazingly well and recorded In good quality!

Direct sound

Direct sound option could been placed on button like on previous sound interfaces, but sound quality is really perfect

Very easy to handle

I love the sound quality of this interface. It's intuitive to use and allows gain indicator customization (the three threshold levels allow adjusting the color being used). It's a perfect fit to my SM7B.

The rubin red is also a plus. :-P 1,5m for the USB cabel is slightly short, but that's just my use case for a fixed installation and no issue at all.

Big Update

I had a firewire Saffire Pro14 for years until the left channel stopped recently on it . Having considered all the option i wanted a newer card with more inputs. This fit the bill exactly and I trust the Focusrite Range.

Clear sound, great handling

I really love this. Works great.

Sexy thing

Powerful little sexy thing!!

hIghly recommended USB Audio Interface.

I really like this product. Use it as MIDI interface to my Yamaha Keyboard PSR 775 output to Yamaha HS8 monitors. Sounds really great. The 2 headphone outputs are indeed very interesting.

Perfect for on the go

I am new to producing, i'm mainly in the field of photo and video prod so i'm not sure if my comments are something of use, anyways, i bought this since i'm trying to use this on live acoustic performances while i'm taking videos of their performance, i think from all the interfaces that i reviewed, Focusrite really presented their products well and i think it's easy to operate even when you're new to the field of producing and with all the software and support that comes with it, it's something you can rely on. what i like as well with the appearance is it's compact body, the read color and the portability, and oh don't forget the SPDIF!

Great Product!

Nice to get such great tool for recording and mixing! Coaxial s/pdif was the most welcome feature for me. Worked great and strongly recommended!

Very good but..

The product is amazing in all aspects, it is very powerful, no need to add on that, but it is not suitable for high impedance Headphone, I have two 250 ohms beyerdynamic 770 and 990, the headphones out sound coming from the Focusrite is very weak and not enough for high impedance Headphone, I have bought the Focusrite after reading in their website that with 8i6 model if the device was connected to power it will be suitable to operate 600 ohms headphones, and this information is not precise. They should have mentioned that you will be able to hear sound from your high impedance headphones, but the sound may not be enough for your liking. or you will get 10% of the required power to operate your high impedance headphones.

Anyway, for my 32 ohms AudioTechnics it is working fine, and it is working seamlessly with my KRK Rokite 8 Monitors, the main output is very powerful, 30% of it blows my studio apart.

Reliable Audio Interface

I use it with my Kemper Profiler with the S/PDIF connection. Great audio interface, not problems with the software and it does the job well. It has everything I need for recording digitally. It has coxials S/PDIF outputs/inputs which is becomes rarer now that most are going the optical way. I haven't found any cons with it, very good audio interface for a decently cheap price.

Great Interface

Love this focusrite interface. Been using it as my main interface for bringing in and out audio for my streaming setups for the past couple of months.

Super easy to use and the build quality is excellent. The software is also very easy to use.

Would highly recommend it!

Great product, easy setup, great software bundle

solid piece of gear. straightforward setup, you can begin recording in no time. Great support and product knowledge base.