18-in, 20-out USB audio interface can h&le just about anything your b& or studio can throw at it. Beautiful & rack mountable, it gives you loads of I/O, pristine sound quality, separate stereo headphone mixes, extensive expansion options & round-trip latency as low as 2.74ms*, all in a 1U space.

Scarlett 2nd Generation interfaces have lower latency than any other USB audio interfaces. Take a look at this short video to see for yourself how latency can cause problems when recording, & find out what you can do to overcome it.

Inputs Your Studio Deserves

Scarlett 18i20 puts eight natural-sounding combination inputs at your disposal. We put two on the front, where you need them most, with newly designed instrument inputs that can h&le even the hottest signals. We put six more on the back, so you can leave your mics, synths, keyboards, mixers & effects processors permanently plugged in & ready to go.

World Famous Preamps

All eight analogue inputs feature pristine & natural sounding Scarlett preamps, backed by 30 years of design experience & found in the world’s top studios. These guarantee exceptional headroom, plenty of clean gain, low noise, minimal distortion & a dynamic range that is unrivalled in this class.

Create Separate Monitor Mixes

As well as eight balanced analogue line outputs, Scarlett 18i20 gives you two independent stereo headphone outputs so you can give engineer & artist their own separate, fully-customised mixes.

An unrivalled round-trip latency as low as 2.74ms* completely revolutionises your workflow. You can work entirely inside your DAW for both overdubbing & playback, & use your plugins while recording - depending on your software, settings & computer, of ourse. You’ll also get the best out of vocal performances, by applying real-time comfort reverb to artists' headphones.

The latest generation Scarlett 18i20 is packed full of upgrades. It operates at sample rates all the way up to 192kHz with new super-low latency* that lets you record & monitor with software effects in real time.

Designed for Guitarists

Redesigned Scarlett 18i20's instrument inputs & given them plenty of extra headroom, so you can h&le extreme levels without any unwanted clipping or distortion. If you’re recording extra loud instruments, you can also engage the 10dB pad in Focusrite Control software.

Intuitive Control Software

Scarlett 18i20 works with all major DAWs on Mac & PC, & comes with Focusrite Control: our br& new software mixer designed for easily configuring your monitoring & routing setups. Simple & intuitive to use, it gives you a traditional mixer workflow, separate headphone mixes & immediate access to internal hardware functions.

Microphone Inputs

Instrument Inputs

Monitor Outputs (1-2)

Line Inputs

Line Outputs (3-10)

Headphone Outputs