This is the first audio A-D converter to use Burr-Brown Pro Audio Amplifiers and flagship PCM4220 A-D converter chips. With cutting-edge conversion technology seated within Focusrite custom analogue circuitry, the card delivers unparalleled performance, with a  dynamic range of 122dB and jitter less than 250 picoseconds.

The card can be retrofitted at any time and integrates seamlessly with ProTools HD as well as other popular hard disk recorders and mixing desks with a convenient 25-pin D-type connector.

Digital formats include an eight-channel single/dual wire AES/EBU and SPDIF output, as well as an eight-channel ADAT lightpipe (SMUX/SMUX2) output. Wordclock i/o is provided via dedicated BNC connectors.