Focusrite Scarlett vs Clarett
I want to have 8 inputs and do live processing (various plug-ins + fft processing) then feed that to a 5.1 system. Would the Scarlett work without any significant latency or should I go for Clarett Thunderbolt interfaces?
Also, if I want to get more inputs, is ADAT going to introduce any disturbing latency?
Can't say much about Scarlett - Clarett comparison, but ADAT pipeline itself
will not introduce any significant latency.
The theoretical statement :
" Super-low roundtrip latency was measured at 2.74ms, working at 96kHz with a 32 samples buffer on Logic Pro X, running on a Mac Pro and OS 10.11"
on Focusrite site is saying nothing, as Your CPU load will force You to
use Signal and Vector I/O size that will allow Your patch to run smooth.