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Focusrite // Recording Lower Than Atlantis with the Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic

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Expand your studio with eight mic/line inputs, eight line outputs, Focusrite precision conversion up to 192kHz AD/DA and analog compression on every channel. The Scarlett Octopre Dynamic builds on the features of the Scarlett OctoPre, adding analog compression to all input channels and eight channels of precision D-A conversion. With dual ADAT* optical I/O, its ideal for expanding a Scarlett 18i8 or 18i20—or any interface with ADAT I/O.

Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic is the ideal way of adding eight extra mic/line inputs to your DAW. It also offers eight balanced line outputs, sourced directly from their respective mic preamps for use on stage in a live environment. Featuring eight channels of Focusrite's 2nd-generation Scarlett preamps and a soft-knee VCA compressor on every channel. Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic lets you control the dynamics of all your input signals with an easy-to-use single-knob analog compressor on every channel. There's a transparent mode for subtle compression, plus a "More" button that doubles the ratio for compression with effect.

In addition to the eight input channels, Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic includes eight line outputs, sourced either from the ADAT inputs for eight additional analog outputs, or directly from the mic inputs for use in a live sound environment. Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic is ideal for expanding any high-quality, multi-channel recording system. With its high-headroom mic, line and dual-instrument inputs and analog compression, it's ideal for tracking drums as well guitars, keyboards, vocals and more. Meanwhile, the eight outputs give you the option of expanding your analog outputs.

Included software
Splice Sounds
Three-month Splice Sounds membership with new Splice accounts—offering millions of high-quality, royalty-free one-shots, loops and presets, with new releases daily.

Three-Month Avid Pro Tools Intro+ Subscription With Complete Plug-in Bundle
A three-month subscription to Avid Pro Tools Intro+ and Avid Complete Plug-in Bundle, with a 25% discount on Avid Pro Tools Intro+ after the subscription period, or a 33% discount on Avid Pro Tools Studio.

Landr Studio, Plus Five Free Masters
Produce and release your best work with two months' access to Landr Studio, as well as five free masters you can use even when your two months subscription is over.

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.

Relab’s LX480 Essentials
Get four reverbs, modeled 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.

Softube Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555
The modern evolution of the iconic JCM800, brought to you by analog-modeling experts Softube. The Silver Jubilee offers everything from warm cleans, through classic crunch, and up to modern high-gain tube amp sounds.

XLN Audio Addictive Keys
Add beautifully captured piano to your tracks with the choice of one of four professional-sounding models from Steinway, Yamaha and the classic Rhodes. Plug in your MIDI controller and play; instantly be transported to a professional recording studio set up to capture one of these beautiful pianos—right from your studio.

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.

Brainworx Bx_console Focusrite SC
The preamps that made Focusrite what they are today to your music. No other plug-in offers the unique character of the iconic large-format console, with ISA 110 preamps—the origin of the famous "Air" you 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
Features 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 music releases over the last 30 years, you’ve heard Red 2 and 3.
Focusrite Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic 8-Channel Microphone Preamp & Compressor
Focusrite Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic 8-Channel Microphone Preamp & Compressor
Focusrite Scarlett OctoPre Dynamic 8-Channel Microphone Preamp & Compressor

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  • Eight natural-sounding 2nd-generation Scarlett mic preamps
  • Flexible analog compression on every channel
  • Eight balanced line inputs
  • Focusrite precision AD/DA conversion up to sample rates of 192kHz
  • Dual front-panel instrument inputs
  • Optimized headroom for tracking loud sources such as drums
  • Eight balanced line outputs—ideal for live use
  • Accurate 5-segment LED input metering
  • Simple ADAT connectivity via optical cables
  • 48V phantom power available on every channel for condenser mics
  • State-of-the-art digital clocking with Word Clock I/O for synchronization with external devices
    • Scarlett 3rd Gen included software:
    • 3-month Avid Pro Tools Intro+ subscription
    • 3-month Splice Sounds Subscription
    • Focusrite’s Hitmaker Expansion includes:
    • Antares Auto-Tune Access
    • Relab LX480 Essentials
    • Softube Marshall Silver Jubilee 2555
    • XLN Audio Addictive Keys
    • XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2
    • Brainworx bx_console Focusrite SC
    • Focusrite Red Plug-In Suite
    3-Year Warranty
    • Wherever you happen to be in the world, you can rely on a two-year warranty if any Focusrite hardware needs repairing or replacing due to a manufacturing fault. Focusrite will send you replacement gear in the U.K. and the U.S., and they’ll cover the shipping costs both ways. In the UK, they'll send you a replacement before you return your hardware to them.
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    Supported Sample Rates
    • 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz
    Microphone Inputs
    • Frequency response: 20Hz–20kHz +0.5/-1.5dB
    • Dynamic range: 109dB (A-Weighted)
    • THD+N: <0.001%
    • Noise EIN: -127 dBu
    • Maximum input level (without pad) +8 dBu
    • Maximum input level (with pad); +16 dBu
    • Gain range: 50dB
    • Input impedance: 3 kohm
    Line Inputs
    • Frequency response: 20Hz–20kHz +0.5/-1.5dB
    • Dynamic range: 109dB (A-Weighted)
    • THD+N: <0.002%
    • Maximum input level: +22 dBu
    • Gain range: 50dB
    • Input impedance: 49 kohm
    Instrument Inputs
    • Frequency response: 20Hz–20kHz +0.5/-1.5dB
    • Dynamic range: 108dB (A-Weighted)
    • THD+N: <0.01%
    • Maximum input level: +13 dBu
    • Gain range: 50dB
    • Input impedance: 1 mohm
    Line outputs
    • Maximum output level (0 dBFS): +16dBu @ 0dBFS, or >21dBu where ADAT output is not used
    • THD+N: <0.001%
    • Ouput Impedance: 136 ohm (Balanced)

    collapse expand iconWarranty

    All Focusrite products are built to the highest standards and should provide reliable performance for many years, subject to reasonable care, use, transportation and storage.

    In the event of a Manufacturing Defect becoming evident within 12 months from date of purchase Focusrite undertakes that the product will be repaired or replaced free of charge if the product is returned to the authorised dealer from whom it was purchased. In these circumstances, or if you need an out-of-warranty repair to your Focusrite product, please contact your local Focusrite distributor in your country of residence or business : Find your local distributor here and you will be advised of the correct return procedure.

    Alternatively contact the Focusrite Reseller from which you purchased the product. If you purchase a Focusrite product outside your country of residence or business you will not be entitled to ask your local Focusrite Distributor to honour this Limited Warranty, although you may request a chargeable repair.

    Alternatively, the unit may be returned at your cost to the dealer you purchased the unit from so that they can organise a Warranty repair with their Focusrite Distributor.

    This Warranty does not include cost of shipping to and from the authorised dealer from whom it was purchased. In every case it will be necessary to provide the original invoice or store receipt to accompany the defective product to the supplying dealer. This Limited Warranty is offered solely to the first purchaser of the product from an Authorised Focusrite Reseller (defined as a reseller which has purchased the Product directly from Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. in the UK or its Authorised Distributors outside the U.K,) and is not transferable.

    This Warranty is in addition to your Statutory Rights in the country of purchase.

    Please note: A Manufacturing Defect is defined as a defect in the performance of the product which may be expected from a reasonable interpretation of the published description and performance specifications as published by Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. This does not include damage caused by post-purchase transportation, storage or careless handling, nor damage caused by misuse.

    A significant proportion of products returned under Warranty (which are very few in number compared to numbers sold) are found not to exhibit any fault at all. Please check that the mains voltage is correctly set for your local supply and that your connecting cables are in good order and correctly connected.

    If in doubt about the product functions please read the user guide and if necessary contact your dealer for advice before returning the product to the supplying dealer. You can also contact the Focusrite Tech Support team at the Focusrite Answerbase for general advice.

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