The Focusrite brand was established way back in 1985 and the foundin g principles of the company were to develop products that sounded mo re musical, in addition to just measuring well - today,we still carry these founding principles forward in our class-leading and award-winning designs.

What's New

June 2010

Focusrite ISA One Digital
Focusrite’s prestigious ISA One transformer-based pre-amp in a rugged and portable chassis, at a groundbreaking price is now available with the digital card standard in a new model called (not surprisingly!) the ISA One Digital. This version is perfect for getting the legendarily transparent Focusrite sound directly into your recording system. Additionally, there’s a direct output to record an instrument and microphone simultaneously.
The original model continues as the ISA One Analog. Both models have been repositioned at a lower price point (and no longer include a case.)

February 2010
OctoPre MKII Dynamic

• Eight award-winning Focusrite pre-amps
• Eight ‘single-dial’ Focusrite Compressors
• Compress transparently or with effect
• Built-in eight channel 24-bit / 96 kHz digital outputs
• State-of-the-art Clocking Solutions
• Two high-quality instrument inputs

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November '09
OctoPre MKII
(8 Focusrite Mic-Pres with built-in 24-bit/
96KHZ ADAT Output)

OctoPre MkII is Focusrite's powerful input upgrade for your Pro Tools system, or any digital audio workstation, providing eight channels of Focusrite pre-amplification and a built-in 24-bit / 96 kHz ADAT output.

Combining award-winning pre-amps with high quality digital conversion and JetPLL jitter elimination technology, OctoPre MkII is the best sounding multi-channel mic-pre in its class. The digital output allows users to make the most of often-neglected ADAT inputs; ideal for expanding the number of mic-pres for interfaces like the Saffire PRO 24. Connect OctoPre MkII to your audio interface's ADAT input to create a high quality, multi-channel recording solution, ideal for tracking drums.

OctoPre MkII is equally suited to the live environment as a quality mic-pre expansion for any analogue or digital console, or hard disk recorder. With line outputs on every channel, each mic-pre can be routed to a separate channel on an analogue mixer, with the ADAT output left free to send a copy to a digital recorder. Whether you're looking to boost the number of analogue inputs into your DAW, or to expand your mixing console, OctoPre MkII is guaranteed to take your sound to the next level.

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November '09
Saffire 6 USB
(2 in / 4 out Audio Interface with two Focusrite Pre-Amps and four Outputs for DJs)

The Focusrite Saffire 6 USB is a 2 in / 4 Out USB audio interface with superb sound quality. It is ideal for singer song-writers or laptop DJs.

The Saffire 6 USB is equipped with two Focusrite mic preamps, professional digital conversion and custom drivers with super-low latency, making it the best sounding interface in its class. Flexible monitoring, four phono outputs and a professional high-level headphone output provide all the essentials for professional sound.

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January '09
Liquid Saffire 56

Liquid Saffire 56 is Focusrite’s new flagship 2U multi-channel firewire audio interface. Liquid technology combines with Saffire PRO firewire interfacing to deliver a host of authentic pre-amp flavours, seamless software integration, excellent routing flexibility and future-proof, rock-solid driver stability. In addition to six of Focusrite's legendary mic-pre's, two of Liquid Saffire 56’s pre-amps utilise the third generation of Focusrite’s Liquid Pre-amp, providing the choice of ten different pre-amp emulations.

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January '09
Saffire Pro40

The Focusrite Saffire PRO 40 represents the new generation of Focusrite multi-channel firewire audio interfaces. It is the best sounding interface in its class; attentively designed with today’s project studio in mind. Focusrite's unparalleled pre-amp legacy forms the foundation of this new interface, with eight award-winning Focusrite pre-amps. These are combined with the very latest in firewire interfacing technology to deliver seamless integration, excellent routing flexibility and future-proof, rock-solid driver stability.

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January '09
Focusrite Plug-in Suite

The Focusrite plugin suite, produced by the same team that who developed Novation's nio FX rack and Saffire PRO 40 Control,  provide the perfect upgrade from your standard sequencer effects with all-new Focusrite Compression, Reverb, Gating and EQ VST/AU plug-ins, for use in the mix.

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January '09
Guitar FX Plug-in Suite

Focusrite's Guitar FX Plug-in Suite includes eleven professional VST/AU plug-ins, ideal for today’s guitarist. These include five of the world’s finest guitar amp models and four distortion pedal effects, all courtesy of Italian software company Overloud, experts in the field of accurate Guitar Amp modeling. A 'hot tuna' guitar tuner and 'smart' hum remover are also provided.

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Oct '07
Liquid 4PRE

The Liquid 4PRE delivers four channels of the proven Liquid Channel in the same rack space.Any Mic Pre In History x 4 With 40 classic mic pre emulations created by marrying a hugely flexible analog front end to cutting-edge dynamic convolution DSP, the Liquid 4PRE provides total recall of every parameter. Using Liquid Channel 2.0 specifications allows external control via MIDI using the dedicated Liquid4Control software or the optional ProTools plugin (Icon and Venue compatible).

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Sept '07
ISA 828

The ISA 828 eight channel microphone pre amp provides eight original ISA transformer-based pre's in a single robust 2U chassis, and offers the Focusrite signature sound at its lowest cost per channel to date. The mic pre amps, with switchable impedance and direct instrument inputs, are complemented by 8 line inputs, 8 line outputs and an optional 8 channel 192kHz ADC. Thanks to its convenient 25 pin D-Type connectors, the ISA828 integrates quickly and seamlessly with ProTools HD, as well as other popular hard disc recorders and mixing desks.

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March '07
Liquid Channel On Tour With Madonna

On Madonna’s recent “Confessions” tour, Focusrite’s Liquid Channel played an essential role in capturing the perfect Madonna vocal. Vocal tech, Sean Speuhler says, “She likes her in-ear vocals to sound like the album,” so he used the Liquid Channel to ensure a consistent sound throughout the tour.

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01/02/07
Focusrite Saffire Pro 10 i/o

The Saffire Pro 10 i/o is perfect for those who require more than the original Saffire, but don’t need the full feature set of the Saffire Pro 26 i/o. Saffire PRO 10 i/o is the ideal Firewire interface or interface expansion, delivering higher performance specifications than any other interface in its class.

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01/12/06
Saffire PRO

Those who have experienced the exceptional sound quality and ease of use of the original Focusrite Saffire, but who need more inputs and outputs, have been anxiously awaiting it's new big brother. The wait is over!
The ideal Firewire interface for music recording enthusiasts on a mobile multi-channel mission, the Saffire PRO 26 i/o provides more inputs and outputs with higher performance specs than any other interface in its class.
SaffireControl PRO Software (included)

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Dec '06
Focusrite LiquidMix Firewire Mix Processor

Liquid Mix Now PC Compatible!
Using the same patented Dynamic Convolution process as Focusrite’s Liquid Channel, the revolutionary new Focusrite Liquid Mix’s onboard DSP hosts 32 classic EQs and 32 vintage compressors simultaneously in the mix – an impossible task to achieve with your computer’s CPU alone. Housed within an elegant desktop control solution and connecting to a computer via Firewire, Liquid Mix is bus-powered.

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