Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 User manual

Manual

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KOMPLETE AUDIO 6

Manual

Table Of Contents

1 WelcometoKOMPLETEAUDIO6! ................................................................................................................. 4

1.1 What is Included in the Box? ........................................................................... 4

1.2 Manual Conventions ....................................................................................... 4

2 Safety Considerations .................................................................................................................................. 6

2.1 Warning......................................................................................................... 6

2.2 Caution ......................................................................................................... 6

2.3 Important Notes ............................................................................................. 7

2.4 Disposal Notice .............................................................................................. 7

3 Software Installation ................................................................................................................................... 8

3.1 System Requirements ..................................................................................... 8

3.2 Installation .................................................................................................... 8

3.2.1 InstallingKOMPLETEAUDIO6onWindows7 .......................................... 8

3.2.2 InstallingKOMPLETEAUDIO6onWindowsXP/Vista ...............................11

3.2.3 InstallingKOMPLETEAUDIO6onMacOSX ...........................................14

3.3 Registration .................................................................................................. 19

4 BasicConguration .................................................................................................................................... 20

4.1 SelectingtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6asYourSystem’sDefaultAudioOutput

Device ..........................................................................................................20

4.1.1 WindowsXP ........................................................................................ 20

4.1.2 WindowsVista,Windows7 .................................................................... 20

4.1.3 MacOSX ............................................................................................ 21

4.2 UsingtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6asanAudioOutputDevicewithMusic

Software ......................................................................................................21

5 The Hardware in Detail ............................................................................................................................... 22

5.1 Front Panel ................................................................................................... 22

5.2 Rear Panel ...................................................................................................23

5.3 Top Panel .....................................................................................................24

6 AdvancedConguration ............................................................................................................................. 26

6.1 AdvancedCongurationonWindows(ControlPanel) .........................................26

6.1.1 Audio Settings Page ............................................................................. 27

6.1.2 Diagnostics Page ................................................................................. 30

6.2 AdvancedCongurationonMacOSX(AudioMIDISetup) .................................33

6.2.1 Input Pane .......................................................................................... 33

6.2.2 Output Pane ........................................................................................ 34

7 UsingtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6(SetupScenarios) ..................................................................................... 35

7.1 Connecting Speakers .....................................................................................35

7.1.1 Connecting Active Monitor Speakers ...................................................... 35

7.1.2 UsingKOMPLETEAUDIO6inaSetupwithPassiveSpeakers .................. 36

7.2 Connecting Headphones ................................................................................36

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7.3 KOMPLETEAUDIO6inaRecordingSetup ......................................................37

7.3.1 Connecting a Condenser Microphone ..................................................... 37

7.3.2 Connecting a Dynamic Microphone ........................................................ 40

7.3.3 ConnectingaGuitar/BassGuitar(withheadphones) ............................... 42

7.3.4 Connecting Line Level Equipment

(Synthesizer/Computer/Tapedeck/MixerLineOut) .................................... 44

7.4 KOMPLETEAUDIO6withMIDIDevices .......................................................... 45

7.5 Using the Digital Input and Output..................................................................47

7.5.1 Connecting a DAT Tapedeck ...................................................................47

7.5.2 ConnectingaSynthesizerviaDigitalI/O ................................................. 49

8 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................................... 50

8.1 SolvingHardware-relatedProblems ................................................................. 50

8.2 HowtoCheckWhethertheKOMPLETEAUDIO6DriversareInstalled

Correctly ......................................................................................................50

8.3 USBTroubleshooting .....................................................................................51

8.3.1 USB 2.0 required ..................................................................................51

8.3.2 TryanotherUSBcable ...........................................................................51

8.3.3 UsingapoweredUSB2.0hub .............................................................. 52

8.3.4 RecommendedUSB-ports(MacBookOnly) ............................................. 52

8.3.5 DisableUSBEnergySavingMode(Windowsonly) ................................... 52

8.3.6 Update the Driver ................................................................................ 52

8.4 HowtoavoidGroundLoops ............................................................................52

8.5 PhysicallyRe-conguringtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6 ..........................................53

8.6 CheckyourIRQs(Windowsonly) .....................................................................53

9 GettingHelp ................................................................................................................................................. 54

9.1 Readme/KnowledgeBase/TechnicalSupport ................................................54

9.2 Forum ..........................................................................................................54

9.3 Updates .......................................................................................................54

10 Appendix ...................................................................................................................................................... 55

10.1TechnicalSpecications ................................................................................55

10.2AboutLatencyandBuffers ............................................................................. 55

10.3DifferentTypesofASIO(Windows) ..................................................................56

4–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual

1 WelcometoKOMPLETEAUDIO6!

ThankyouforyourpurchaseofKOMPLETEAUDIO6.Itistheultimatehardwarecomple-

mentforavarietyofhomestudioandDJapplications.TheKOMPLETEAUDIO6provides

thefollowingfeatures:

• 24-bitanalog-to-digital/digital-to-analogconverters

• 2analoginputswithXLR/1/4”jackcombosockets,48Vphantompower,andindi-

vidualinputgaincontrolknobsontheinterface’sfrontpanel

• 2additionalbalancedinputswith1/4”TRSjacksocketsontheinterface’srearpanel

• 4 analog and 2 digital outputs

• 1/4”TRSjackheadphonesocketwithbuttontoswitchbetweensourceoutputs1/2

and3/4

• S/PDIFDigitalI/O

• Upto96kHzsamplingrate

• 15statusLEDindicatorsformonitoringtheinterface’sconnections

• ASIOandCoreAudiolow-latencydrivers

1.1 WhatisIncludedintheBox?

Thepackagingcontains:

• 1xKOMPLETEAUDIO6audiointerface

• 1xUSB2.0cable

• 1xinstallationdisc

• AsoftwarebundlecomprisingKOMPLETE7ELEMENTS,TRAKTORLE2,andCu-

base5LE

• Aprintedcopyofthismanual

1.2 Manual Conventions

Thismanualusesparticularformattingtopointoutspecialfactsandtowarnyouofpotential

issues.Theiconsintroducingthefollowingnotesletyouseewhatkindofinformationisto

beexpected:

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Wheneverthisexclamationmarkiconappears,youshouldreadthecorrespondingnote

carefullyandfollowtheinstructionsandhintsgiventhereifapplicable.

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Thislightbulbiconindicatesthatanotecontainsusefulextrainformation.Thisinforma-

tionmayoftenhelpyoutosolveataskmoreefciently,butdoesnotnecessarilyapplyto

thesetuporoperatingsystemyouareusing;however,it’salwaysworthalook.

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Furthermore,thefollowingformattingisused:

• Textappearingin(drop-down)menus(suchasOpen…,Save as…etc.)andpathsto

locations on your hard drive or other storage devices is printed in italics.

• Textappearingelsewhereonthescreen(labelsofbuttons,controls,textnexttocheck-

boxesetc.)isprintedinlight blue.Wheneveryouseethisformattingapplied,youwill

ndthesametextappearingsomewhereonthescreen.

• Important names and concepts are printed in bold.

• Referencestokeysonyourcomputer’skeyboardyou’llndputinsquarebrackets

(e.g.,“Press[Shift]+[Return]”).

► Singleinstructionsareintroducedbythisplaybuttontypearrow.

→ Resultsofactionsareintroducedbythissmallerarrow.

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2 Safety Considerations

Pleasereadthefollowingsectionsthoroughly,astheycontainimportantinformationregard-

ingtheuseoftheKOMPLETEAUDIO6.

2.1 Warning

TheKOMPLETEAUDIO6,incombinationwithanamplier,headphonesorspeakers,can

producesoundsindecibelrangesthatmaycausehearingdamage.Forprotection,setall

volumelevelstoaminimumbeforeusingKOMPLETEAUDIO6.Graduallyraisethevolume

controlswhilemusicisplayingtosetthedesiredlisteninglevel.Ifyouexperienceanyhear-

ingproblemsorringingintheears,consultahearingspecialistimmediately.

2.2 Caution

• BeforeconnectingtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6hardwaretootherelectroniccomponents,

turnoffthepowerforalldevices.Beforepoweringyoursystemupordown,setall

volume levels to minimum.

• TheKOMPLETEAUDIO6hardwarecontainsnouser-serviceableparts.Donotopenitor

attempttodisassembleormodifyanyinternalcomponents.Ifthereappearstobeahardware

malfunction,immediatelystopusingthehardwareandcontactNativeInstruments.

• DonotexposetheKOMPLETEAUDIO6torain,anddonotuseitnearwaterorin

damporwetconditions.Also,neverplaceanythingontopoftheunit,andbecareful

thatnoobjectsorliquidsofanykindentertheunit.

• TheKOMPLETEAUDIO6hardwareispoweredviaUSB.Operationcanbeguaranteed

onlywhentheinterfaceistheonlypieceofequipmentconnectedtoaparticularUSB

2.0controller,orifitisconnectedtoaself-poweredUSB2.0hub.

• DonotplacetheKOMPLETEAUDIO6hardwareinanunstablepositionwhereitmight

accidentallyfalltotheground.

• BeforemovingtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6hardware,removeallconnectedcables.

• Neversubjecttheunittoextremetemperatures(e.g.,directsunlightinanenclosed

vehicleornearaheatsource)orhighlevelsofvibration.

• Donotuseexcessiveforceonthebuttons,knobs,switchesorconnectors.

• WhencleaningtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6hardware,useasoft,drycloth.Donotuse

paintthinner,solvents,cleaninguids,orchemically-impregnatedwipingcloths.

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2.3 ImportantNotes

• Disclaimer:NativeInstrumentsGmbHcannotbeheldresponsiblefordamageordata

losscausedbyimproperuseof,ormodicationto,theKOMPLETEAUDIO6hardware

orsoftware.Itisyourresponsibilitytobackupdatayoudonotwanttolose.

• Specicationssubjecttochange:Theinformationcontainedinthismanualisbelievedto

becorrectatthetimeofpublication.However,NativeInstrumentsreservestheright

tomakechangestothespecicationsofsoftwareandhardwareatanytimewithout

noticeorobligationtoupdateexistingunits.

• Nameplatelocation:ThenameplateislocatedonthebottomoftheKOMPLETEAUDIO6

hardwareandliststheProductionID.

• Copyright:©NativeInstrumentsGmbH2010.Allrightsreserved.Thispublicationmay

notbereproducedinwholeorinpart,summarized,transmitted,transcribed,storedin

aretrievalsystem,ortranslatedintoanylanguage,inanyformorbyanymeanswithout

thepriorwrittenpermissionofNativeInstrumentsGmbH.

• Allproductandcompanynamesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir

respectiveowners.

2.4 DisposalNotice

Shouldthisproductbecomedamagedbeyondrepair,orifyouwishtodisposeit,pleaseob-

servetheregulationsofyourareaandcountrythatrelatetothedisposalofelectronicproducts.

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3 Software Installation

InorderfortheKOMPLETEAUDIO6toworkproperlywithyourcomputer,thefollowingtwo

programsareautomaticallyinstalledonyoursystemduringthesoftwareinstallationprocess:

• TheKOMPLETEAUDIO6driver.Thishandlesthecommunicationbetweentheaudio

interfaceandyourcomputer.

• TheControlPanelsoftware.Thisallowsyoutoadjustperformancesettingsandcontrol

syncandpre-ampsettingsforWindows(inMacOSX,therelevantsettingsarecon-

trolledfromthesystem’sAudioMIDIsetup).

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IfyouarefamiliarwiththeinstallationprocedureandthegeneralcongurationofUSB-

driven audio devices on your computer, you can skip this chapter and continue with

registration chapter 3.3.

3.1 System Requirements

Forlatestsystemrequirements,compatibilityandsupportofthelatestoperatingsystems,

pleasevisitourproductpageat:http://www.native-instruments.com/KA6

3.2 Installation

3.2.1 InstallingKOMPLETEAUDIO6onWindows7

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DonotconnecttheKOMPLETEAUDIO6toyourcomputerbeforethesoftwareinstalla-

tionprocessisnished.

ToinstalltheKOMPLETEAUDIO6onWindows7:

1. Placetheinstallationdiscinyourcomputer’sCD/DVD-ROMdrive.

2. UseWindowsExplorertobrowsethecontentsofthedisc.

3. Double-clicktheinstallerle:“KOMPLETEAUDIO6SetupPC.exe.”

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4. Intheinstallationwelcomescreen,clickNext.

5. Tocontinue,youneedtorstacceptthelicenseagreement.Afteryouhavereadthe

licenseagreement,clickonthecorrespondingcheckbox.ThenclickNext.

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6. TheInstallAwareWizardwillpromptyoutobegintheconguration.ClickNext to proceed.

7. Oncetheinstallationhasbeenperformedsuccessfully,clickFinish.

→ Allsoftwarecomponentsarenowinstalled,andtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6shouldbe

readytouse.Proceedwithregistrationchapter3.3.

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3.2.2 InstallingKOMPLETEAUDIO6onWindowsXP/Vista

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DonotconnecttheKOMPLETEAUDIO6toyourcomputerbeforethesoftwareinstalla-

tionprocessisnished.

ToinstalltheKOMPLETEAUDIO6onWindowsXP/Vista:

1. Placetheinstallationdiscinyourcomputer’sCD/DVD-ROMdrive.

2. UsetheWindowsExplorertobrowsethecontentsofthedisc.

3. Double-clicktheinstallerle:“KOMPLETEAUDIO6SetupPC.exe.”

4. Intheinstallationwelcomescreen,clickNext.

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5. Tocontinue,yourstneedtoacceptthelicenseagreement.Afteryouhavereadthe

licenseagreement,clickonthecorrespondingcheckbox.ThenclickNext.

6. TheInstallAwareWizardwillpromptyoutobegintheconguration.ClickNext to proceed.

7. Duringdriverinstallation,aWindowssecuritywarningwillappear.Thisdoesnotindi-

cateaproblem.Toproceedwiththeinstallation,clickContinue Anyway(onWindowsXP)

or Install(onWindowsVista).

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8. Oncetheinstallationhasbeenperformedsuccessfully,clickFinish.

9. Aftertheinstallerhasnishedrunning,connecttheKOMPLETEAUDIO6toaUSB

2.0portonyourcomputerusingtheUSBcableincludedinthepackage.

10. WindowswillidentifytheKOMPLETEAUDIO6andbeginthenaldriverinstallationprocess.

11. Choose NoifWindowsasksyoutosearchtheInternetforadriver.

12. Choose AutomaticwhenWindowsasksyouhowtoinstallthesoftware.

13. Click Finish to complete the installation.

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14. Afteryouhavecompletedthedriverinstallationprocedure,thedriverinstallerwillstart

again.Thisisintendedbehavior.Repeatsteps11to14inordertoinstallallrequired

driver components.

→ Allsoftwarecomponentsarenowinstalled,andtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6shouldbe

readytouse.Proceedwithregistrationchapter3.3.

3.2.3 InstallingKOMPLETEAUDIO6onMacOSX

ToinstalltheKOMPLETEAUDIO6onMacOSX:

1. ConnecttheKOMPLETEAUDIO6toaUSB2.0portonyourcomputerusingtheUSB

cableprovidedintheKOMPLETEAUDIO6package.

2. Placetheinstallationdiscinyourcomputer’sCD/DVD-ROMdrive.Itsiconwillappear

intheMacOSXFinder.

3. Double-clicktheKOMPLETEAUDIO6discicontodisplaythecontentsofthedisc.

4. Double-clicktheinstallerle:“KOMPLETEAUDIO6InstallerMac.mpkg.”Theinstalla-

tionwillstart,andawelcomescreenwillappear.

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5. Click Continue to proceed.

6. ReadtheSoftwareLicenseAgreementandclickContinue to proceed.

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7. IfyouagreetotheSoftwareLicenseAgreement,clickAgree to continue.

8. SelectthedriveyouwanttoinstalltheKOMPLETEAUDIO6drivertoandclickContinue.

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9. Click Install to install the driver.

10. MacOSXwillpromptyoutoauthenticatetheinstallation.Enterthenameandcorre-

spondingpasswordofauserwithadministratorprivilegesandclickOK. Another screen

willinformyouthatrestartingthecomputerwillbenecessaryaftertheinstallerhas

nished.Conrmagain.

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11. Thenextscreeninformsyouabouttheprogressoftheinstallationprocedure.

12. Oncetheinstallationhasbeenperformedsuccessfully,youwillbepromptedtorestart

your Mac. Click Restart to restart your computer.

→ Allsoftwarecomponentsarenowinstalled,andtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6isreadyto

use.Proceedwithregistrationchapter3.3.

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3.3 Registration

RegisteringtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6isnotmandatory.Nevertheless,registrationisrecom-

mendedforsupportinquiriesorincaseoftheft.Asaregistereduser,youwillalsobenet

fromexclusiveincentivesandinsiderspecials.

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Registeryourhardware:ifyouregisteryourKOMPLETEAUDIO6now,youwilladdition-

allyberewardedwithavoucherforNIproducts,sodon’tsleeponit!



ToregisteryourKOMPLETEAUDIO6ontheNativeInstrumentswebsite,youwillneed

theserialnumberfromtheproductactivationsticker.Thisislocatedonthebottomside

ofyourKOMPLETEAUDIO6.

To register your KOMPLETE AUDIO 6, visit our registration page on: http://www.native-

instruments.com/registrationandfollowtheinstructions.

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