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Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Instruction Manual

Summary of Komplete Audio 6

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    Manual.

  • Page 2: Komplete Audio 6

    En gl is h komplete audio 6 manual.

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    Table of contents 1 welcometokompleteaudio 6! ................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 what is included in the box? ........................................................................... 4 1.2 manual conventions .......

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    En gl is h 7.3 kompleteaudio 6inarecordingsetup ......................................................37 7.3.1 connecting a condenser microphone ..................................................... 37 7.3.2 connecting a dynamic microphone ........................................................ 40 ...

  • Page 5: 1.2  Manual Conventions

    4–kompleteaudio6–manual 1 welcometokompleteaudio 6! Thankyouforyourpurchaseofkompleteaudio 6.Itistheultimatehardwarecomple- mentforavarietyofhomestudioanddjapplications.Thekompleteaudio 6provides thefollowingfeatures: • 24-bitanalog-to-digital/digital-to-analogconverters • 2analoginputswithxlr/1/4”j...

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–5 en gl is h furthermore,thefollowingformattingisused: • textappearingin(drop-down)menus(suchasopen…,save as…etc.)andpathsto locations on your hard drive or other storage devices is printed in italics. • textappearingelsewhereonthescreen(labelsofbuttons,controls,textnexttocheck...

  • Page 7: 2  Safety Considerations

    6–kompleteaudio6–manual 2 safety considerations pleasereadthefollowingsectionsthoroughly,astheycontainimportantinformationregard- ingtheuseofthekompleteaudio 6. 2.1 warning thekompleteaudio 6,incombinationwithanamplifier,headphonesorspeakers,can producesoundsindecibelrangesthatmaycausehearingdamage....

  • Page 8: 2.3  Importantnotes

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–7 en gl is h 2.3 importantnotes • disclaimer:nativeinstrumentsgmbhcannotbeheldresponsiblefordamageordata losscausedbyimproperuseof,ormodificationto,thekompleteaudio 6hardware orsoftware.Itisyourresponsibilitytobackupdatayoudonotwanttolose. • specificationssubjecttochange:theinf...

  • Page 9: 3  Software Installation

    8–kompleteaudio6–manual 3 software installation inorderforthekompleteaudio 6toworkproperlywithyourcomputer,thefollowingtwo programsareautomaticallyinstalledonyoursystemduringthesoftwareinstallationprocess: • thekompleteaudio 6driver.Thishandlesthecommunicationbetweentheaudio interfaceandyourcomputer...

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–9 en gl is h 4. Intheinstallationwelcomescreen,click next . 5. Tocontinue,youneedtofirstacceptthelicenseagreement.Afteryouhavereadthe licenseagreement,clickonthecorrespondingcheckbox.Thenclick next ..

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    10–kompleteaudio6–manual 6. Theinstallawarewizardwillpromptyoutobegintheconfiguration.Click next to proceed. 7. Oncetheinstallationhasbeenperformedsuccessfully,click finish . → allsoftwarecomponentsarenowinstalled,andthekompleteaudio 6shouldbe readytouse.Proceedwithregistrationchapter3.3..

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–11 en gl is h 3.2.2 installingkompleteaudio 6onwindowsxp/vista ! ! Donotconnectthekompleteaudio 6toyourcomputerbeforethesoftwareinstalla- tionprocessisfinished. Toinstallthekompleteaudio 6onwindowsxp/vista: 1. Placetheinstallationdiscinyourcomputer’scd/dvd-romdrive. 2. Usethewi...

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    12–kompleteaudio6–manual 5. Tocontinue,youfirstneedtoacceptthelicenseagreement.Afteryouhavereadthe licenseagreement,clickonthecorrespondingcheckbox.Thenclick next . 6. Theinstallawarewizardwillpromptyoutobegintheconfiguration.Click next to proceed. 7. Duringdriverinstallation,awindowssecuritywarning...

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–13 en gl is h 8. Oncetheinstallationhasbeenperformedsuccessfully,click finish . 9. Aftertheinstallerhasfinishedrunning,connectthekompleteaudio 6toausb 2.0portonyourcomputerusingtheusbcableincludedinthepackage. 10. Windowswillidentifythekompleteaudio 6andbeginthefinaldriverinsta...

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    14–kompleteaudio6–manual 14. Afteryouhavecompletedthedriverinstallationprocedure,thedriverinstallerwillstart again.Thisisintendedbehavior.Repeatsteps11to14inordertoinstallallrequired driver components. → allsoftwarecomponentsarenowinstalled,andthekompleteaudio 6shouldbe readytouse.Proceedwithregistr...

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–15 en gl is h 5. Click continue to proceed. 6. Readthesoftwarelicenseagreementandclick continue to proceed..

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    16–kompleteaudio6–manual 7. Ifyouagreetothesoftwarelicenseagreement,click agree to continue. 8. Selectthedriveyouwanttoinstallthekompleteaudio 6drivertoandclick continue ..

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–17 en gl is h 9. Click install to install the driver. 10. Macosxwillpromptyoutoauthenticatetheinstallation.Enterthenameandcorre- spondingpasswordofauserwithadministratorprivilegesandclick ok . Another screen willinformyouthatrestartingthecomputerwillbenecessaryaftertheinstaller...

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    18–kompleteaudio6–manual 11. Thenextscreeninformsyouabouttheprogressoftheinstallationprocedure. 12. Oncetheinstallationhasbeenperformedsuccessfully,youwillbepromptedtorestart your mac. Click restart to restart your computer. → allsoftwarecomponentsarenowinstalled,andthekompleteaudio 6isreadyto use.P...

  • Page 20: 3.3  Registration

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–19 en gl is h 3.3 registration registeringthekompleteaudio 6isnotmandatory.Nevertheless,registrationisrecom- mendedforsupportinquiriesorincaseoftheft.Asaregistereduser,youwillalsobenefit fromexclusiveincentivesandinsiderspecials. ! % registeryourhardware:ifyouregisteryourkomple...

  • Page 21: 4  Basicconfiguration

    20–kompleteaudio6–manual 4 basicconfiguration in orderforthekompleteaudio 6tooperateasyourcomputer’sdefaultsoundcard,you willneedtoselectitwithinthesystem’saudiopreferences.Findtherelevantinstructions inchapter4.1. To use the komplete audio 6 as your music software’s default audio output, see the in...

  • Page 22: 4.1.3  Macosx

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–21 en gl is h 4.1.3 macosx 1. Open the system preferences underthegrayappleiconmenuinthetopleftcornerof your screen. 2. Belowhardware(secondrowfromtop),selectsound. 3. In the sound controlpanel,selectthe output tab. 4. Selectthekompleteaudio 6fromthelistofavailablesoundcards. 5...

  • Page 23: 5  The Hardware In Detail

    22–kompleteaudio6–manual 5 the hardware in detail thekompleteaudio 6processesbothincomingaudioandtheaudiosenttoyourcom- puter(andexternalequipment)inanaloganddigitalform.Itisastand-alonedevicewhich drawspowerfromtheusbconnectionofyourcomputer.Thus,anexternalpowersupplyis unnecessary.Thedeviceprovide...

  • Page 24: 5.2  Rear Panel

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–23 en gl is h (3)headphonessection:theheadphonesocketisforplugginginheadphoneswitha1/4”trsjack. The volumecontrollowers/increasestheoutputsignaloftheheadphones.Thetoggleswitch 1/2 and 3/4allowsyoutodeterminewhichoutputismonitoredbytheheadphones. 5.2 rear panel 5.2therearpanelof...

  • Page 25: 5.3  Toppanel

    24–kompleteaudio6–manual (6)inputs3/4: the input 3/4 sockets are balanced 1/4” jack sockets. They are used with synths,tapedecks,cdplayers,oranyotherdevicesorinstrumentsthatdon’trequirephan- tompowering. (7)inputandoutput5/6:therca(phono)sockets5/6areusedfordigitalinput/output,and syncingtoexternald...

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–25 en gl is h • midi:lightsgreenwhenamidiconnectionisdetectedandactive;flasheson incoming or outgoing midi data. • 48v:lightsorangewhenphantompowerisactivated. • usb:lightsgreenwhentheusbportisconnectedtoacomputer.Flashingindi- catesausbconnectionproblem. • headphones1/2:lights...

  • Page 27: 6  Advancedconfiguration

    26–kompleteaudio6–manual 6 advancedconfiguration onceyouhaveinstalledthekompleteaudio 6(3)andsetitupasyoursystem’sdefault audiooutputdevice(4),therearemoreoptionsavailable,suchaslatencyoptimization(see also10.2)andaudioqualitysettings. On windows all advancedconfigurationsettingsonwindowscanbeaccess...

  • Page 28: 6.1.1  Audiosettingspage

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–27 en gl is h 6.1.1 audiosettingspage 6.1thecontrolpanel’s audio settings page. In the audio settings page,youcanconfiguretheaudiolatencyandsamplerate;monitorthe device’sstatus;enableclocksyncingtoexternaldevices;andactivatedirectmonitoring. The audio settings pageconsistsoffou...

  • Page 29: Device Monitor Section

    28–kompleteaudio6–manual ! ! Ifyouwanttousemultiplesoftwareclientssimultaneouslywiththedevice,keepinmind they’llalsohavetosharethesamesamplerate. • process buffer :lowerthebuffersizevalueforaquickerresponsetimefromyourcom- putertoaudiosoftwareandmidicontrolleractions. ! % whenconvertingaudioinformat...

  • Page 30: Digitalsyncsourcesection

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–29 en gl is h digitalsyncsourcesection 6.4the digital sync source section in the audio settings pageofthecontrolpanel. In the digital sync source section,youcanselectwhetherthedeviceusesitsinternalclockor getssynchronizedtotheclockofanexternaldevice: • internal (standardsetting...

  • Page 31: 6.1.2  Diagnosticspage

    30–kompleteaudio6–manual 6.1.2 diagnosticspage 6.6thecontrolpanel’s diagnostics page. The diagnostics pageallowsyoutomonitorperformanceanddetecterrors.Theinformation providedinthispageismoreofinteresttoadvancedusers;however,incaseofproblems withthedevice,youshouldhavealookatthispage.The diagnostics ...

  • Page 32: Connection Monitor Section

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–31 en gl is h connection monitor section 6.8the connection monitor section in the diagnostics pageofthecontrolpanel. The connection monitor sectionprovidesfeedbackonconnectedclientsandusbdataerrors.It hastwodisplaysandabutton: • number of clients :displaysthenumberofclientsconn...

  • Page 33: Information Section

    32–kompleteaudio6–manual information section 6.10the information section in the diagnostics pageofthecontrolpanel. The information sectiondisplaysinformationaboutdriverandfirmware,andprovidesaccessto theaudiotroubleshootingguide.Thissectionhastwodisplaysandabutton: • driver version :seethecurrentlyi...

  • Page 34: 6.2.1  Inputpane

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–33 en gl is h 6.2 advancedconfigurationonmacos x(audiomidisetup) onmacos x,alladvancedconfigurationsettingscanbeaccessedfromtheaudiomidi setuputility.Toopentheaudiomidisetuputility: ► go to applications > utilities > audio and midi setup. → theaudiomidisetuputilitywillpopupinaw...

  • Page 35: 6.2.2  Outputpane

    34–kompleteaudio6–manual • format :chooseasampleratethatiscompatiblewithyourmusicapplicationandsuited toyourcomputingpower.Ahighersamplerateimprovestheaudioquality,butalso causeshighercpuload.Bydefault,thesamplerateissetto44100 hz(cdquality). ! % thesampleratedefineshowmanysamplesareplayed/recordedp...

  • Page 36: 7.1  Connectingspeakers

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–35 en gl is h 7 usingthekompleteaudio 6(setupscenarios) in this chapter, you will learn how to connect the komplete audio 6 in various setup scenarios.Althoughwecannotcoverallimaginablesetupshere,theexamplesaregeneral enoughtoapplytheinformationtomostsituations. ! ! Pleasemakes...

  • Page 37: 7.2  Connectingheadphones

    36–kompleteaudio6–manual 4. Starttheplaybackofanaudiofileonyourcomputer. 5. Graduallyturnthevolumecontrolknob(mainvolume 1/2)ontopofthekomplete audio 6totherightuntilyoureachagoodlisteninglevel. 7.1.2 usingkompleteaudio 6inasetupwithpassivespeakers makesurethekompleteaudio 6isconnectedtoyourcomputer...

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–37 en gl is h 1. Plugthe1/4”trsjackofyourheadphonesintothephonessocketonthekom- pleteaudio 6’sfrontpanel.Turntheheadphonevolumecontrolknob(volume)of thekompleteaudio 6totheleft-endstoptosetthevolumetominimum. 2. Starttheplaybackofanaudiofileonyourcomputer. 3. Graduallyturnthehe...

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    38–kompleteaudio6–manual ! ! Makesurethevolumeonthekompleteaudio 6’smainouts(volumecontrolknob “main volume 1/2”) is turned down before connecting a microphone to the kom- pleteaudio 6.Microphonesnearbyspeakerscancausealoudsquealingtonefromthe speakersduetoaphenomenoncalledthelarseneffectoraudiofeed...

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–39 en gl is h 4. Plugthe1/4”trsjackofyourheadphonesintothephonessocketonthekomplete audio 6’sfrontpanel.Turnthevolumecontrolknob(volume)intheheadphonesec- tionofthekompleteaudio 6totheleft-endstoptosetthevolumetominimum. 5. Opentheaudiopreferencesofyouraudiorecordingsoftware,an...

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    40–kompleteaudio6–manual 7.3.2 connectingadynamicmicrophone 7.4kompleteaudio 6setupwithmicrophoneandheadphones. Makesuretohaveconnectedthekompleteaudio 6toyourcomputerasdescribedduring theinstallationchapter(chapter3)ofthismanual. ! ! Makesurethevolumeonthekompleteaudio 6’smainouts(volumecontrolknob...

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–41 en gl is h 3. Plugthe1/4”trsjackofyourheadphonesintothephonessocketonthekom- pleteaudio 6’sfrontpanel.Turnthevolumecontrolknob(volume)inthe headphonesectionofthekompleteaudio 6totheleft-endstoptosetthevolume to minimum. 4. Opentheaudiopreferencesofyouraudiorecordingsoftware,...

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    42–kompleteaudio6–manual 7.3.3 connectingaguitar/bassguitar(withheadphones) 7.5kompleteaudio 6setupwithguitar/bassguitarandheadphones. Makesuretohaveconnectedthekompleteaudio 6toyourcomputerasdescribedduring theinstallationchapter(chapter3)ofthismanual. Tousethekompleteaudio 6inarecordingsetupwithag...

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–43 en gl is h 4. Plugthe1/4”trsjackofyourheadphonecableintothephonessocketonthe kompleteaudio 6’sfrontpanel.Turnthevolumecontrolknob(volume)inthe headphonesectionofthekompleteaudio 6totheleft-endstoptosetthevolume to minimum. 5. Opentheaudiopreferencesofyouraudiorecordingsoftwa...

  • Page 45: Mixerlineout)

    44–kompleteaudio6–manual 7.3.4 connectinglinelevelequipment(synthesizer/computer/tapedeck/ mixerlineout) 7.6kompleteaudio 6setupwithasynthesizerandactivespeakers. Makesurethekompleteaudio 6isconnectedtoyourcomputerasdescribedduringthe installationchapter(chapter3),andconfiguredasyourcomputer’smainau...

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–45 en gl is h 3. Opentheaudiopreferencesofyouraudiorecordingsoftware,andselectthekom- pleteaudio 6asyourinputandoutputdevice(youmayhavetorestartyourhost softwareforthechangestobecomeactive).Refertothedocumentationofyouraudio recordingsoftwareforinformationonhowtoconfiguretheaud...

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    46–kompleteaudio6–manual 2. Attachamidicable.Oneendgoestoyourmidicontroller’smidioutport,theother endtothemidiinportofthekompleteaudio 6. 3. Ifyouarecontrollinganexternalsynth:attachamidicable,oneendtoyoursynth’s midiinport,theothertothemidioutportofthekompleteaudio 6. 4. Opentheaudioandmidisettings...

  • Page 48: Aboutdigitali/oands/pdif

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–47 en gl is h 7.5 usingthedigitalinputandoutput aboutdigitali/oands/pdif therca(phono)sockets5/6ontherearpanelofthekompleteaudio 6aredigitalcon- nectorsemployingthes/pdif(sony/philipsdigitalinterconnectformat)transferprotocol. S/pdif allows for carrying digital audio signals be...

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    48–kompleteaudio6–manual 1. Connectthekompleteaudio 6’srca(phono)inputjack5/6tothedigitaloutputof yourdattapedeck,andthekompleteaudio 6’srca(phono) outputjack5/6tothe digitalinputofyourdattapedeck. 2. For windows users:openthekompleteaudio 6’scontrolpanelsoftware.Inthecontrol panel,gotothe audio set...

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    Kompleteaudio6–manual–49 en gl is h 7.5.2 connectingasynthesizerviadigitali/o makesuretoconnectthekompleteaudio 6toyourcomputerasdescribedduringthe installationchapter(chapter3)ofthismanual. Tousethekompleteaudio 6withasynthesizerwithdigitaloutput: 1. Connectthekompleteaudio 6’srca(phono)inputjack5/...

  • Page 51: 8  Troubleshooting

    50–kompleteaudio6–manual 8 troubleshooting the informationprovidedinthischaptershouldhelpyoutosolvemostoftheproblemsyou mayencounterwhileyouareusingthekompleteaudio 6. 8.1 solvinghardware-relatedproblems allnativeinstrumentsproductsareextensivelytestedinreallifesituationsduringthede- velopmentphase....

  • Page 52: Macosx

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–51 en gl is h • asanyotherusbdevice,thedriverinstallsexactlyforoneusbport.Ifyouconnect thekompleteaudio 6toanotherport,astandardwindowsdialogopensinwhich youcaninstallthedrivertothatport.Ifyouhavepreviouslyinstalledthedriveronyour computeronce,windowswillfindtherightdriversitse...

  • Page 53: 8.3.6  Updatethedriver

    52–kompleteaudio6–manual 8.3.3 usingapoweredusb2.0hub connectthekompleteaudio 6toausb2.0portdirectlyonyourcomputer.Incertain situations,apoweredusbhubmayalsowork(e.G.,ifyouarehavingproblemsconnecting yourkompleteaudio 6toanonboardusbport);inthiscase,trytoavoidconnecting otherdevicestothehubifpossibl...

  • Page 54: Eliminatingtheloop

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–53 en gl is h eliminatingtheloop asafirststep,alwaysconnectyourdevicestothesamepoweroutlet(e.G.,withamulti- outletpowerstrip).Assumingthatyouhaveconnectedyouraudiointerface,thenexttrouble- shootingstepistodisconnectalldevicesthatyouarenotcurrentlyusing,butnottheampli- fierand/o...

  • Page 55: 9  Gettinghelp

    54–kompleteaudio6–manual 9 gettinghelp nativeinstrumentsprovidesvarioussourcesofsupportandinformationtoregisteredusers. 9.1 readme/knowledgebase/technicalsupport readme alwaysreadthe“readme”filefoundontheinstallationcd.Itcontainsimportantinforma- tionandalllastminutechangesthatcouldnotbeincludedinth...

  • Page 56: 10  Appendix

    Kompleteaudio6–manual–55 en gl is h 10 appendix 10.1 technicalspecifications output (d/a) channels 6 sampling rate 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 khz bit resolution 24 converter cirrus logic spec line headphone cross talk -87 dbu -87 dbu impedance 100 ohms unbalanced 200 ohms balanced 8... 600 ohms (load) maxim...

  • Page 57: Howlowcanyougo?

    56–kompleteaudio6–manual howlowcanyougo? 1.5msoflatencyapproachesthetheoreticalminimumbecauseitwillalwaystakesome timetoprocessinformationinacomputer.Notethatultra-lowbuffersizesettings(aswell ashighersamplerates)makeyourcomputerworkharder,whichcanaffecttheperformance. See6.1.1(windows)and6.2.1(maco...

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    Theinformationinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeanddoesnotrepresent a commitment on the part of native instruments gmbh. The software described by this documentissubjecttoalicenseagreementandmaynotbecopiedtoothermedia.Nopart ofthispublicationmaybecopied,reproducedorotherwisetransmittedorre...