Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Instruction Manual

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Table Of Contents 1 WelcometoKOMPLETEAUDIO6! ................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 What is Included in the Box? ...........................................

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ENGLISH 7.3 KOMPLETEAUDIO6inaRecordingSetup ......................................................37 7.3.1 Connecting a Condenser Microphone ..................................................... 37 7.3.2 Connecting a Dynamic Micr...

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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...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–5 ENGLISH Furthermore,thefollowingformattingisused: • Textappearingin(drop-down)menus(suchasOpen…,Save as…etc.)andpathsto locations on yo...

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6–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 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 ...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–7 ENGLISH 2.3 ImportantNotes • Disclaimer:NativeInstrumentsGmbHcannotbeheldresponsiblefordamageordata losscausedbyimproperuseof,ormodi...

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8–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 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...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–9 ENGLISH 4. Intheinstallationwelcomescreen,clickNext. 5. Tocontinue,youneedtorstacceptthelicenseagreement.Afteryouhavereadthe ...

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10–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 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�...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–11 ENGLISH 3.2.2 InstallingKOMPLETEAUDIO6onWindowsXP/Vista  DonotconnecttheKOMPLETEAUDIO6toyourcomputerbeforethesoftwareinstalla- tion�...

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12–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 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...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–13 ENGLISH 8. Oncetheinstallationhasbeenperformedsuccessfully,clickFinish. 9. Aftertheinstallerhasnishedrunning,connecttheKOMPLETEAUDIO6...

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14–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 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�...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–15 ENGLISH 5. Click Continue to proceed. 6. ReadtheSoftwareLicenseAgreementandclickContinue to proceed. ...

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16–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 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�...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–17 ENGLISH 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�...

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18–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 11. Thenextscreeninformsyouabouttheprogressoftheinstallationprocedure. 12. Oncetheinstallationhasbeenperformedsuccessfully,youwillbep...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–19 ENGLISH 3.3 Registration RegisteringtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6isnotmandatory.Nevertheless,registrationisrecom- mendedforsupportinquiriesorincaseofth...

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20–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 4 BasicConguration In orderfortheKOMPLETEAUDIO6tooperateasyourcomputer’sdefaultsoundcard,you willneedtoselectitwithinthesystem’s�...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–21 ENGLISH 4.1.3 MacOSX 1. Open the System PreferencesunderthegrayAppleIconmenuinthetopleftcornerof your screen. 2. BelowHardware(secondrowf...

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22–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 5 The Hardware in Detail TheKOMPLETEAUDIO6processesbothincomingaudioandtheaudiosenttoyourcom- puter(andexternalequipment)inanaloganddigital...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–23 ENGLISH (3)Headphonessection:Theheadphonesocketisforplugginginheadphoneswitha1/4”TRSjack. The VOLUMEcontrollowers/increasestheoutputsig...

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24–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual (6)Inputs 3/4: The Input 3/4 sockets are balanced 1/4” jack sockets. They are used with synths,tapedecks,CDplayers,oranyotherdevices...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–25 ENGLISH • MIDI:LightsgreenwhenaMIDIconnectionisdetectedandactive;asheson incoming or outgoing MIDI data. • 48V:Lightsorangewhenphantom...

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26–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 6 AdvancedConguration OnceyouhaveinstalledtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6(3)andsetitupasyoursystem’sdefault audiooutputdevice(4),therearemo...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–27 ENGLISH 6.1.1 AudioSettingsPage 6.1TheControlPanel’sAudio Settings page. In the Audio Settingspage,youcanconguretheaudiolatencyandsamplerate;�...

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28–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual  Ifyouwanttousemultiplesoftwareclientssimultaneouslywiththedevice,keepinmind they’llalsohavetosharethesamesamplerate. • P...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–29 ENGLISH DigitalSyncSourceSection 6.4TheDigital Sync Source section in the Audio SettingspageoftheControlPanel. In the Digital Sync Source section,youcanselect...

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30–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 6.1.2 DiagnosticsPage 6.6TheControlPanel’sDiagnostics page. The Diagnosticspageallowsyoutomonitorperformanceanddetecterrors.Theinformation provided�...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–31 ENGLISH Connection Monitor Section 6.8TheConnection Monitor section in the DiagnosticspageoftheControlPanel. The Connection Monitor sectionprovidesfeedbackonconnect...

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32–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual Information Section 6.10TheInformation section in the DiagnosticspageoftheControlPanel. The Information sectiondisplaysinformationaboutdriverandrmware,andp...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–33 ENGLISH 6.2 AdvancedCongurationonMacOSX(AudioMIDISetup) OnMac OSX,alladvancedcongurationsettingscanbeaccessedfromtheAudioMID...

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34–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual • Format:Chooseasampleratethatiscompatiblewithyourmusicapplicationandsuited toyourcomputingpower.Ahighersamplerateimprovesthea...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–35 ENGLISH 7 UsingtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6(SetupScenarios) Inthis chapter, you will learn howto connect the KOMPLETE AUDIO6 invarious setup ...

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36–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 4. Starttheplaybackofanaudioleonyourcomputer. 5. GraduallyturntheVolumeControlknob(MAINVOLUME1/2)ontopoftheKOMPLETE AUDIO6t...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–37 ENGLISH 1. Plugthe1/4”TRSjackofyourheadphonesintothePHONESsocketontheKOM- PLETEAUDIO6’sfrontpanel.TurntheHeadphoneVolumeCon...

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38–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual  Make sure the volume on the KOMPLETE AUDIO 6’smain outs(Volume Control knob “MAIN VOLUME 1/2”) is turned down before connecting...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–39 ENGLISH 4. Plugthe1/4”TRSjackofyourheadphonesintothePHONESsocketontheKOMPLETE AUDIO6’sfrontpanel.TurntheVolumeControlknob�...

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40–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 7.3.2 ConnectingaDynamicMicrophone 7.4KOMPLETEAUDIO6setupwithmicrophoneandheadphones. MakesuretohaveconnectedtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6toyourcomp...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–41 ENGLISH 3. Plugthe1/4”TRSjackofyourheadphonesintothePHONESsocketontheKOM- PLETEAUDIO6’sfrontpanel.TurntheVolumeControlknob�...

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42–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 7.3.3 ConnectingaGuitar/BassGuitar(withheadphones) 7.5KOMPLETEAUDIO6setupwithguitar/bassguitarandheadphones. Makesuretohaveconnectedt...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–43 ENGLISH 4. Plugthe1/4”TRSjackofyourheadphonecableintothePHONESsocketonthe KOMPLETEAUDIO6’sfrontpanel.TurntheVolumeControl�...

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44–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 7.3.4 ConnectingLineLevelEquipment(Synthesizer/Computer/Tapedeck/ MixerLineOut) 7.6KOMPLETEAUDIO6setupwithasynthesizerandactivespeakers. Makesurethe...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–45 ENGLISH 3. Opentheaudiopreferencesofyouraudiorecordingsoftware,andselecttheKOM- PLETEAUDIO6asyourinputandoutputdevice(youmayhav...

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46–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 2. AttachaMIDIcable.OneendgoestoyourMIDIcontroller’sMIDIOutport,theother endtotheMIDIINportoftheKOMPLETEAUDIO6. 3. I...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–47 ENGLISH 7.5 UsingtheDigitalInputandOutput AboutDigitalI/OandS/PDIF TheRCA(phono)sockets5/6ontherearpaneloftheKOMPLETEAUDIO6are�...

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48–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 1. ConnecttheKOMPLETEAUDIO6’sRCA(phono)inputjack5/6tothedigitaloutputof yourDATtapedeck,andtheKOMPLETEAUDIO6’sRCA(phono)out...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–49 ENGLISH 7.5.2 ConnectingaSynthesizerviaDigitalI/O MakesuretoconnecttheKOMPLETEAUDIO6toyourcomputerasdescribedduringthe installationch...

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50–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 8 Troubleshooting The informationprovidedinthischaptershouldhelpyoutosolvemostoftheproblemsyou mayencounterwhileyouareusingtheKOMPLETE�...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–51 ENGLISH • AsanyotherUSBdevice,thedriverinstallsexactlyforoneUSBport.Ifyouconnect theKOMPLETEAUDIO6toanotherport,astandar...

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52–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 8.3.3 UsingapoweredUSB2.0hub ConnecttheKOMPLETEAUDIO6toaUSB2.0portdirectlyonyourcomputer.Incertain situations,apoweredUSBhub...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–53 ENGLISH EliminatingtheLoop Asa rststep,alwaysconnectyourdevicestothesamepoweroutlet(e.g.,withamulti- outletpowerstrip).Assumingt...

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54–KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual 9 GettingHelp NativeInstrumentsprovidesvarioussourcesofsupportandinformationtoregisteredusers. 9.1 Readme/KnowledgeBase/TechnicalSupport Readme Alw...

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KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–55 ENGLISH 10 Appendix 10.1 TechnicalSpecications 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 -...

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