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TC Electronic Konnekt 24D

FireWire audio interface from TC Electronic belonging to the Konnekt series

naïkos naïkos
Published on 04/03/09 at 02:00
Motivation:

Solid in appearance, plbiscite forums for global toy quality audio ...

Usage:

I needed a good map in the semi-nomadic rack for live (keyboards), so no need 8 inputs / 8 outputs.
FOR run on two configs:

* A Powerbook G4 1.25 GHz, 1.25 GB RAM, OS X Tiger for scne.
* 1 Imac Intel Core Duo, 2Ghz, 1.5 GB RAM, OS X Leopard to prep the house.

UTILIZATION

Tests on three supports (the two prcdemment deficits but also that of my girlfriend, Imac Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GHz OS X Tiger).
It is the latter that the installation was no problem Droulez.
Update firmware IMMEDIATE, installation of plug-effects, IMMEDIATE recognition of the card, in short, a perfect!
gtent things on my config (the last straw!).

* The Power Book G4, instability of the recognition of the card, have to restart the computer an APRS sleep.
* On the iMac Core Duo, the carrment, laborious installation. The sound goes, the card accessible in System Preferences, but can not run the mixer of the card. Plante systmatique ... Obviously and I tried all possible drivers, from 1946 2009!!
The plugs internal censs very accessible format LOGIC Plug-in ... do not work!

GETTING STARTED

Apart from the problem of installation deficits above, and therefore a limit to the possibilities ACCS card,
in constant use (ie no standby), no worries, I have seen no dcrochage.

The big catch, and the highlight of my dception: MIDI latency in!!
I use Reason to Live, for example, 64 of buffer size, I get a minimum latency of ... 7ms !!!!!!
more than double than what I had with my Previous map, PRESONUS FireBox.
Knowing that a session on "normal", I hold the buffer around the 256.
Which gave me an overall latency of about 17ms. In other words, unplayable ...

OVERALL OPINION

Too bad .... Handsome, the "solid", the internal effects of quality seem interface when it works, looks pretty damn good and intuitive.
A problem of compatibility with some empty Systmes or machines. tested on three Macs and DIFFERENT perfect fit only one! It's a bit "in haphazardly," fortunately HOME Studio rglo on this and they gave me back the bbte without further formality.
I've always does on Mac for the sake of simplicity and efficiency (and Zolis Zicon, I admit ;-)
In re the Plug & Play, more than 350 for a card intermdiaire nomadic quality, latency = + DRIVERS inexcusable.

CONCLUSION:

I return my old PRESONUS.
At least she is recognized by my IMMEDIATE machines, without installing anything, turns 6MS average latency, and even if pramps blow a little, as the interface lgre of scne, IDAL and it is easy to use.