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 form. It is a stand-alone device which
draws power from the USB connection of your computer. Thus, an external power supply is
unnecessary. The device provides:
• sound conversion (from analog to digital and vice versa)
• playback/monitoring (from an input device or computer to headphones/speakers)
• recording (from analog/digital inputs into digital data)
5.1 Front Panel
5.1 The front panel of the KOMPLETE AUDIO 6.
(1) INPUT 1
and
INPUT 2
(Line and Microphone): These inputs have a combination socket for use
with XLR or 1/4” jack connectors. When connecting an XLR connector, an XLR lock latches.
You can easily release the connector by pressing the release tab.
The input
GAIN
knob lowers/raises the amount of signal going into the KOMPLETE AUDIO 6.
The
LINE
/
INST
toggle button selects either LINE mode for strong-signaled inputs (like a syn-
thesizer or the output of an electric piano) or INST for weak-signaled inputs (such as a guitar
or a bass guitar). XLR connected gear is not affected by this button.
(2) MONITOR
section: The
ON
switch turns direct monitoring on/off. With
direct monitoring acti
-
vated, the unaffected input signal will be heard with zero latency. The
ON
switch also doubles
as a monitor
selector switch. When held for one second, it cycles through three monitor
modes: monitor signal to outputs 1/2; monitor signal to outputs 3/4; and monitor signal to
both output pairs 1/2 and 3/4. The LEDs from the MONITOR section on the device’s top
panel display which monitoring mode is currently active.
The
MONO
switch toggles the monitor output selection between a
mono signal and a stereo
signal. Switching to a mono setting aids in monitoring a mono signal, such as a guitar’s
mono input.
The
VOLUME
control lowers/increases the output level of the monitor signal.
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