2021-09-22
Explore Clarett+
Premium-quality USB audio interfaces with improved converters and professional quality mic preamps
Clarett+ is Focusrite’s new range of premium-quality USB audio interfaces for PC and Mac, which builds on the strengths of the previous Clarett ranges.
With improved converters and professional quality mic preamps, Clarett+ 2Pre, 4Pre and 8Pre inspire producers, engineers, and artists to make their best music.
Improvements to the independent A-D/D-A converters bring audio clarity to everything from home recordings to studio tracking sessions. A newly chosen D-A converter — used in conjunction with meticulously designed output filter circuitry — yields greater dynamic range, which is especially noticeable on music with high dynamic variation.
A lower D-A converter noise floor allows users to hear the intricate dynamic variations in mixes and recordings, with more low-level detail than ever before.
The A-D converters in Clarett+ have impressively low distortion performance thanks to Focusrite’s impeccable approach to driver design and PCB layout. Reduced THD+N figures on the analogue inputs make recordings sound clearer and more pure than ever. Quiet source signals that require high gain, such as acoustic string instruments and delicate voices, are captured with more accuracy, making mixes clearer and recordings more transparent.
Clarett+ mic preamps capture every nuance and ensure clarity in recordings, with high headroom, low distortion and impressively low noise. All-analogue Air circuitry brings a new dimension to vocals, with impedance switching and relay control that emulates the classic ISA110 mic preamp found on the Focusrite Studio Console. For guitarists, ultra-high- impedance JFET instrument inputs with extremely wide audio bandwidth preserve natural guitar tones, just like plugging into an amp. Powerful headphone outputs provide a flat frequency response with any type of headphones, for a true-to-life sound at all levels. By hearing an accurate representation of
the source, producers, engineers and artists
can make their best mix decisions and inspire amazing performances.
Clarett+ audio interfaces run on rock-solid driver software for PC and Mac, bringing cross-platform compatibility that competitors lack. All Clarett+ models are expandable using ADAT optical connectivity (eight channels at 48kHz), for linking outboard devices such as Clarett OctoPre. Focusrite Control for iOS and desktop provides complete control over interface settings, and the included software bundle comprises a comprehensive set of tools for exploring musical possibilities.