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I took this preamp and I connected with my 18i20. I had some problems with syncing the two together but at the end they work good 👍
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Focusrite Clarett+ OctoPre
Filipe82 02.12.2023
Everything works exactly like the brand describes. The sound is amazing (Clean, transparent, focused...). I had big expectations and they were all checked.
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Has never worked for me
JustinBton 16.04.2024
Tried everything. This thing simply doesn't connect to my interface. I'm gutted I bought it. I've reached out to Focusrite too. No help.
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Solid performance
WhiteDwarf 16.11.2022
Pros: All in all the Clarett+ OctoPre is a very nice and well sounding unit. The Air function gives sources a nice shine and the dynamic range is excellent. On drums it's punchy. Vocals are clear and open. Acoustic string instruments and percussion sits well in the mix. The HiZ inputs are fine as well. And the fact the you can use it as a standalone preamp or 8 Chan AD/DA I/O via Adat and WordClock is also a big plus! Sonically a great addition to anyone looking for good quality extension to their studio.
Cons: Small stuff, but I wish that line in, for when inserting external equipment, was fixed at unity gain - straight to AD - and not variable from the gain knobs.
And that the insert points per channel was balanced! But I understand that from a cost perspective and physical space on the back of the unit.
Lastly, it would have been nice when using external sync that the unit would auto detect the samplerate. You have to set that manually.