TC Electronic FireWire audio interfaces

The TC Electronic Desktop Konnekt 6 is a 2 in and 4 out firewire interface that has a built in preamp and comes with recording software. I have used the Konnekt 6 with other software though; you do not have to use the software that comes with it if you do not want to. You could run into some compatibility issues using it with your own software but there are ways to get it to work. My problem was that I was having some driver issues between the interface, Acid Pro and my computer. But after I uninstalled everything then reinstalled and didn’t load the software that came with the Konnekt 6 everything worked fine from that point on. UTILIZATION This interface comes with Cubase LE which is a great software to work with, if you are a beginner it will be a great software to start with and this interface is very user friendly. It has low latency drivers and can be used on a Mac and PC. It is also compatible with ASIO drivers which are pretty much a must have right now for any one making music from a personal computer at home (ASIO drivers are free). GETTING STARTED This interface comes with M40 Studio reverb by a company called AlgoFlex, I have never used this reverb because I tend to use my own plug ins for my reverb, but I would imagine that it would be a pretty standard reverb since it is free and comes with the Konnekt 6 interface. OVERALL OPINION This interface is built very well for it to be under 200 dollars. It comes with everything you need right out of the box to start recording and that is a huge bonus. I have not experienced anything bad with this interface but I have heard some bad things using it with Windows 7. I do not have Windows 7 to test it with, if you are thinking of purchasing this and you have Windows 7 you should do some research first.