The Liquid Saffire 56 hardware interface provides the means for connecting microphones, line-level signals, instrument-level signals, and digital signals to your computer, which are then routed to your audio recording software / digital audio workstation (DAW).
The Liquid Saffire 56 features two Liquid Pre-amps. ‘Liquid’ refers to our hybrid microphone pre-amplifier technology, matching high quality Focusrite Mic pre design with meticulously sampled pre-amp emulations transporting classic front-end processing into the digital age.
All audio signals connected to the inputs, plus audio output from your computer programs are routed to the physical outputs for you to connect to an amp and speakers, powered monitors, headphones, analogue/digital mixer, and any other studio equipment that you wish to use. There are also connectors for sending and receiving MIDI.
The accompanying software application, Saffire MixControl provides further recording, routing and monitoring options, as well as the ability to control global hardware settings such as sample rate and synchronisation.

Expand your DAW setup or digital console with 8 channels of clean, high-headroom Focusrite amplification. The Focusrite OctoPre MkII is a 1U rackmount 8-channel mic/line preamplifier equipped with 24-bit / 96 kHz ADAT optical outputs, making it the industry standard for adding inputs to any ADAT-equipped audio interface (such as a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, Clarett, Apollo, or RME unit).

Channels 1 and 2 feature front-panel combination XLR/TRS inputs with selectable Hi-Z instrument DIs for tracking guitars and basses directly, while channels 3 through 8 feature rear-panel balanced inputs. Each channel provides independent gain control, a -10 dB pad for loud sources like snare and kick drums, and fast 5-segment LED metering.