Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 8i6 1st Gen driver download and installation

Scarlett 8i6 1st Gen is a Focusrite USB Audio hardware device. This driver was developed by Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_1235&PID_8002; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 8i6 1st Gen - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 8i6 1st Gen driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 4.64.15.598 released on 2019-11-18.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd..
Download size of the driver: 1873895 bytes (1.79 MB)
Driver rating 4.8 stars out of 6882 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 8i6 1st Gen driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Focusrite Audio Engineering, Ltd. Scarlett 8i6 1st Gen driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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