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Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 vs Roland Octa-Capture

Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 Sound Card
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Roland Octa-Capture Sound Card
Roland Octa-Capture
Editiorial reviews
4
4 editorial reviews
Interface covers a connection spectrumRead more
The latest generation of Focusrite's extensive Scarlett range offers something for every budget.Read more
Focusrite scores on features, sound quality, and value with this well-priced audio interface with four mic preamps.Read more
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2
2 editorial reviews
Many of the affordable pro audio interfaces that are available on the market have a maximum of two balanced microphone inputs, and few of them include hardware-based limiting, compression, or gating. Among the special features of Roland's OCTA-CAPTURE is the fact that it contains 10 total audio inputs, of which 8 are balanced microphone inputs. [...]Read More... from Review: Roland OCTA-CAPTURE 8/10-channel USB 2.0 audio interfaceRead more
The Roland Studio Capture offers a very generous amount of analogue I/O and an unusually high level of digital control.Read more
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User rating
62
3.9 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
4 %
35
4.4 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
57 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

General

Focusrite Scarlett 18i20Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Roland Octa-CaptureRoland Octa-Capture
Sound TypeStereoStereo

Connectivity

Focusrite Scarlett 18i20Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Roland Octa-CaptureRoland Octa-Capture
Headphone outputyesyes
Microphone inputyesyes
Other connectors
  • Balanced input XLR
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • MIDI
  • Balanced input XLR
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • MIDI
USByesyes

Design

Focusrite Scarlett 18i20Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Roland Octa-CaptureRoland Octa-Capture
Placement TypeExternalExternal

Features

Focusrite Scarlett 18i20Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Roland Octa-CaptureRoland Octa-Capture
Support for ASIOyesyes

Audio properties

Focusrite Scarlett 18i20Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Roland Octa-CaptureRoland Octa-Capture
D/A audio24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 192 kHz

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Focusrite Scarlett 18i20