New drivers make Red range interfaces compatible with Windows computers for the first time. Focusrite Pro have announced Windows 10 driver software for all interfaces in the Focusrite Red range of Thunderbolt, Pro Tools | HD and Dante interfaces. For the first time, PC users running Windows 10 with the appropriate Thunderbolt 3 hardware are able to use Red interfaces — Red 4Pre, Red 8Pre, Red 8Line and Red 16Line — in their audio systems.
Red interfaces are Thunderbolt devices that feature direct connectivity to both Pro Tools | HD and Dante audio environments as standard, without the need for option cards or hardware upgrades. With Red range interfaces, modern audio professionals can work seamlessly cross platform: just switch in real-time via RedNet Control or via the interface’s front-panel screens.
Windows 10 Thunderbolt drivers for Red range will be available for free download in November, 2020.
Julian Rodgers is Editor of Production Expert. He has a background in live sound and has been a Pro Tools user since 2001. He lives by the sea in West Cornwall where he plays piano, bass and guitar equally badly and is an avid collector of microphones and opinions about all things audio.