Focusrite Clarett Interfaces!

New Focusrite Interfaces-Clarett Range... These look great! Improved mic pres? I don't doubt it but if they sound better than the pres in my Scarlett I'm going to have to get my hands on one of these in the not so distant future! More GAS!!
http://us.focusrite.com/clarett-range
 
 
 

 

I hope they will be available for Windows at some point. They sure do look great and I'll bet they sound even better.
 

Ooops. Sorry 'bout that thomasbarnes. Should take you to the Focusrite site now!

Been here for a while. They state "latest thunderbolt technology" - is this thunderbolt 3,? If not it's already starting to look obsolete LOL.. Not that I wouldn't say no to any of these products...
 
I think I will wait for Thunderbolt 3/USB-C interfaces myself. That's probably another year.

Just checking out the page (googled it). Cripes I've totally ignored the whole Thunderbolt thing so I have no idea what exactly I could hook these buggers up to. It doesn't use USB3 (or 2) ports does it?
 
I think my MOBO has a TB connector somewhere but to be perfectly honest any interface I buy... well I prefer USB simply because I want to be able to use the buggers on any computer I want.
 
However they are showing Clarett Octopres and I was interested in the older Octos to expand my 18i6 so TB doesn't come into play.
 
They would certainly be wise to add an optional USB connection on TOP of the TB connection (that is if TB doesn't actually hook up to something like USB3 or something).
 
Semi off topic... it's been a while since USB3 has been out. I figured we'd be seeing more USB3 interfaces getting released at this point. Considering those ports are on almost everything now I'm not sure what the hold up is. I'm sure there is some smart person/tekky reason for it but seems odd (and maybe a bit lazy).
 
Edit: and now reading some of the latest replies I guess perhaps these things are indeed happening and I shoudl start paying more attention. lol

Damn... 3.0 Scarlett would be nice and might solve really the only issue I could see anyone up to the most finicky of prosumers having which is the lacklustre latency (but I can reliably get my 18i6 down to under 10ms RT which is fine for my humble little one man set up).
 
Is that even possible from the driver level though? As in can USB2 hardware output what is needed for USB3 speed simply by tweaking the driver? I thought it was more a physical thing... but I know jackballs about this kind of stuff. I mostly just try to learn what pertains directly and immediately to me until it comes time to start buying stuff again and currently interfaces are low of the list because mine works well (and I have an Echo Layla as a backup... which unfortunately does not work quite as well due to the Layla's legacy PCI card on my modern MOBO, which is bridged PCI... much to my shagrin).
 
Anyway... I anxiously await the next, solid and universal high speed connection for audio but it all seems to be kind of stuck between the firewire stuff which is fast but may or may not be dying out (but is not universally compatible), the Thunderbolt stuff which was supposed to be the next wave but fizzled out (and is even less universally compatible the FW) and USB3 which for whatever bizarre reason the manufacturers have been dragging their feet on putting equipment out for (but WOULD be pretty darned compatible with most modern systems... even my crummy old laptop has a USB 3 port).
 
So I'll squat on my Scarlett for now because it will work well with whatever I buy system wise likely for a looong time and hope they sort this crap out. When it comes to computers I am no adventurous pioneer because the little pricks seem to hate me so I if something works I don't want to tempt fate and make myself miserable. Been burned enough with that crap and I'd rather just play my damned guitars (which of course give me a hard time as well... bastards).
 
;-)

Doktor Avalanche
You can't upgrade USB2 to 3 via drivers I'm afraid. It's onboard the interface.

Thanks for the clarification. 

Both technologies are Intel. Expect Thunderbolt and USB-C to be on most new PC's next year.

Yes, USB 2 and 3 seem to be the way to go, even on Mac.  Mac does have TB, but it is damn expensive (I guess that doesn't matter if you pay for an Apple).  UBS seems to be, as the name suggests universal, even into the future.  And unless you are doing big rigs, over 32 ins/outs, USB 2 should be fine.
 
Did the problems w/ USB 2 on 3 computers ever get finagled?  Or does one still have to worry about 2/3 external compatibility?
 
thanks,
 
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Thanks Jim, I thought you had gone over that before but I couldn't find it or remember exactly the problem was.