Focusrite Saffire Pro 26

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Whether you're a recording engineer or performer, the Focusrite Saffire Pro 26 gives you the sound quality and features you need. Rocking four award-winning Focusrite preamps and cutting-edge conversion, this 24-bit/96kHz, bus-powered 18 x 8 FireWire interface also gives you powerful Saffire Mix Control software and 5-segment LED metering. The Pro 26 can also be connected to a Thunderbolt-enabled computer using a simple adapter. With its professional audio quality, flexible routing, and rock-solid reliability, the Focusrite Saffire Pro 26 is your ideal audio interface for both studio and stage.

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• Acclaimed Focusrite preamps onboard
• Onboard DSP mixer gives you tons of flexibility
• Legendary Focusrite sound, features, and build quality
• Included software suite gets you up and running fast

Without a doubt, Focusrite has a reputation for creating some of the industry's best-ever preamplifiers; at Sweetwater, we're huge fans. And with the Focusrite Saffire Pro 26, you get to tap into that legacy, at an unbelievably affordable per-preamp value. The Saffire Pro 26 has not one or two, but four Focusrite preamps, giving you that signature Focusrite transparency and clarity and a solid cornerstone for your sound.

The Saffire Pro 26 isn't just a premium FireWire interface. It's an in-the-box recording solution! Saffire Mix Control software runs on your host computer and makes the Saffire Pro 26 just as powerful in live situations as it is in the recording studio. Whether you're tracking, mixing, or monitoring, the Pro 26's ultra-low-latency 26 x 8 DSP mixer gives you the flexible monitoring and output routing you need for custom monitor mixes, as well as intuitive one-click presets to help get your sessions set up fast.

Boasting over four decades of experience in analog audio design, Focusrite has produced some of the industry's most iconic consoles, preamps, channel strips, and audio interfaces. In the Saffire Pro 26, user-friendly features and tour-tough build quality join forces with impeccable Focusrite sonics to give you a high-value audio interface that will enhance both your workflow and your end product, with minimal damage to your wallet.

The Saffire PRO 26 includes a powerful software bundle with compression, reverb, gating, and EQ plug-ins, as well as Ableton Live Lite, Novation BassStation, and 1GB of Loopmasters sample content. What's more, in addition to the Red 2 and Red 3 Plug-in Suite, all Saffire audio interfaces include Softube's Time and Tone Pack, a unique plug-in bundle comprised of Softube's world-class TSAR-1R reverb, Tube Delay, and Saturation Knob.

• Comprehensive I/O with 18 inputs and 8 outputs
• Precision 24-bit/96kHz conversion and pristine analog audio
• Compatible with Thunderbolt ports via FireWire-to-Thunderbolt adapter (not included)
• 4 XLR/TRS line inputs and 2 optional front-panel instrument inputs
• 4 award-winning Focusrite preamps with 48-volt phantom power
• 2 additional rear-panel TRS line inputs
• 8 channels of ADAT digital input provide connectivity for external multichannel preamps
• 2 channels of S/PDIF inputs enable connections to additional digital-equipped outboard gear
• Stereo "loopback" lets you route 2 channels from software applications directly into your DAW
• 6 rear-panel TRS line-level outputs for multichannel playback and mixing
• 2 channels of digital S/PDIF outputs and MIDI I/O
• 5-segment LED metering
• Solid build quality in a portable chassis
• Dual headphone outputs with level controls; multiple monitor mixes
• FireWire bus-powered; AC power supply included
• Includes Ableton Live Lite, Novation BassStation, and 1GB of Loopmasters sample content
• Includes Focusrite's professional Midnight and Scarlett plug-in suites