Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Instruction Manual

KOMPLETEAUDIO6–Manual–23
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(3)Headphonessection:Theheadphonesocketisforplugginginheadphoneswitha1/4”TRSjack.
The VOLUMEcontrollowers/increasestheoutputsignaloftheheadphones.Thetoggleswitch
1/2 and 3/4allowsyoutodeterminewhichoutputismonitoredbytheheadphones.
5.2 Rear Panel
5.2TherearpaneloftheKOMPLETEAUDIO6.
(1)Phantompowerbutton(48V):The phantompowerbuttonsupplies48Vtocondensermicro-
phones,whichneedthisDCvoltagetopowertheiractiveelectricalcircuitry.Thisfeature
eliminatestheneedfordirectboxesorotheradditionalhardwarewhenusingacondenser
microphone.
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Beawarethatphantompowercancauseseriousdamagetoribbonmicrophones.Check
yourmicrophone’smanualtoseewhetheritissafetousephantompoweronit.Ifitisn’t,
makesuretodisablephantompowerontheinterfacebeforeconnecting:Switchthe48V
phantompowerbuttono1nthedevice’srearpaneloff.The48VLEDonthedevice’stop
panelstopslightingorangewhenphantompowerisdisabled.
(2)USBport:TheUSBportsocketconnectstheKOMPLETEAUDIO6devicetoyourcomputer
laptoporworkstationviaUSB2.0.
(3)MIDI:TheMIDIinput(IN)andoutput(OUT)socketsconnecttoMIDIdevicessuchasMIDI
controllersandhardware synthsorworkstations. These connections also send and receive
MIDIdatatoandfromyourcomputer,andcanbeutilizedbythemusicsoftwareofyourchoice.
(4)Mainoutputs1/2:TheMAIN1/2outsarebalancedoutputs.Normally,thesearecoupledto
amixer,mixing board,oractivespeakersvia1/4”jacks.However,youcanalsouseRCA
(phono)cableswithsuitable1/4”jackadapters.
(5)Outputs3/4:TheOUT 3/4socketsarebalancedoutputs.Theyoffertheoptionofadditional
outputswhensettingup4-channelapplications,suchassurroundsound.Theyalsomake
assigningcertaininstrumentstocertainoutputs/outputpairsormonitoringwithasecond
pairofspeakerspossible.Theseoutputshavenodedicatedvolumecontrol(theoutputis
alwaysat0dB)soyouwillneedtocontrolthevolumefromwithinyoursoftwareorthegear
they are connected to.

Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Specifications

General

Audio Resolution	24-bit/192kHz
Power Supply	USB bus powered
Audio Interface Type	USB
Simultaneous I/O	6 x 6
Number of Preamps	2
A/D Resolution	24-bit/192kHz
MIDI I/O	1 x MIDI In, 1 x MIDI Out
USB	USB 2.0
Phantom Power	Yes
Digital Inputs	1 x Coax (S/PDIF)
Digital Outputs	1 x Coax (S/PDIF)
Headphone Output	1 x 1/4" TRS
Software Included	Komplete Elements
Outputs	4 x analog (2 x TRS, 2 x RCA)