AUDIO KONTROL 1 – 12
6: Line/Instrument Input Sensitivity Knob (Line)
This knob allows you to adjust the line/instrument input gain. This is relevant to the
signal coming into Input 2,
but not exclusively
: on Input 1, if
Line
is selected with
the
Mic/Line Switch
(
2
) (and accordingly a phone jack is plugged into Input 1), this
knob will control the level for the incoming signal of Input 1 as well.
The knob also controls the gain of Input 2 if it is set to high impedance, i.e. if the
Input Impedance Switch
(
5
) is active.
To sum up: the
Mic Knob
(
3
) only deals with a microphone signal coming into Input
1, and the
Line Knob
deals with all other signals coming into Inputs 1 and 2.
7, 8: Output Level Knobs (1/2 and 3/4)
These knobs adjust the output volume for each pair of
Main Output Jacks
on the rear
panel (
17
).
9: Monitor On/Off Switch (On)
This switch turns the direct monitoring bus on/off. The direct monitoring bus al-
lows you to listen directly to the input signals: the signal on this bus bypasses the
AD and DA converters, the USB processor and the computer, so you can check
what’s coming into the AUDIO KONTROL 1. The monitor signal is mixed with the
computer output on one of the two output pairs (or both if desired). The selection
of the output pair receiving the monitor signal is made within the driver settings
(see section 7.2), and not on the AUDIO KONTROL 1 hardware.
10: Monitor Mono/Stereo Switch (Mono)
This switch, when activated (pushed in), merges the two inputs into one mono signal
for monitoring. This can be useful, for example, if you’re using only one input on
your AUDIO KONTROL 1: you can then monitor this input signal both on the left
and right channels.
