SeriesTC Electronic Konnekt

I bought it for the I/O's and desktop remote, & on-board DSP. Use it to interface DAW to console bi-directionally. . & sometimes plug straight in . Good analog+ADAT connectivity via FW400. PC running w7,i7 cpu, ddr3 6gb, 3x1T Hd. Reaper, Cubase . . Used in a recording studio for 4 years. UTILIZATION stable drivers. slightly dicey install with previous versions, but sorted on latest version, always stable once installed though. Run 128 latency with up to 120 tracks & about 200 vst's before needing to change to 256 . Use REAPER now, and Cubase previously. Driver mature, and no further updates needed. GETTING STARTED There are all functions on the TC settings menu on screen, and mixer pages, remote assignment etc... On the unit are the trims for the 4 front-panel xlr's, their pad, and +48v accross them on a switch. OVERALL OPINION good sound with precise dynamics and good stereo spread, spaces sound real. No hiss. good pre's. had creamware scope xtc, and a yamaha 01x, and a protools AM3 prior to this card. May one day upgrade to the ssl AX madi stuff, but very happy with this card.

Firewire audio interface with minimalist design but putting an emphasis on quality. UTILIZATION I use it at home with Windows 7 and cubase 5 No audible latency with VSTis and audio. GETTING STARTED Extremely easy installation, drivers can be downloaded from the TC site in a wink of an eye. Connect it and it works. The TC Near application is very intuitive and nice-looking. OVERALL OPINION I was looking for a firewire interface to replace my alesis io|14 that started to show signs of fatigue...and I found it! Bye-bye to untimely dropouts and crackling pots and connections... This TC is clean, solid and WHAT A SOUND it has!!! It's faithful to the brand's image, this interface is a model of transparency, especially in this price range. The flip side is that now I can hear all the defects... Go get yours without thinking it twice.

The Konnekt 24D is a full featured interface that has powerful but quiet pre amps. It has firewire connectivity and two high quality mic inputs that can be switched on the go to hi-Z instruments like guitars. It comes with Cubase LE which is a great value for an interface of this quality. You can use it as a stand alone interface as well and it won’t need to be hooked up to a DAW if you do not want it to be but it does get its power from the connection to a computer. The effects are in real time (DSP). UTILIZATION This interface was not the easiest to set up, but it didn’t take long. I used it for about 6 months back in 2009 and still own it but do not use it any more. The plug ings that come with it are very good and they add great value to this interface. I was using this interface for a portable set up of mine. GETTING STARTED The preamps are very good, they are clean and they also have a lot of headroom. To be in this price range you probably will not find something much better. There are 3 input gain lights on it and 3 knobs. The interface seemed to be built pretty well and could handle the tough life on the road. Out of all of the times that I used it, I never saw any physical wear and tear on it and it never had any issues as far as not working properly and I was using it almost every day in a different place. OVERALL OPINION This interface was not made to give a great sound quality because for the price you could not expect that. The quality was decent, and worked well for me to get some ideas down while I was out and about. I really enjoyed working with it, it is a shame that they are not making it anymore.

(Originally written by karl.vdb/translated from Audiofanzine FR) Which technical specifications motivated your choice? I needed a sound card I could use in standalone mode (I wanted to upgrade my system combining an M-audio PCI card with a Yamaha MG10/2 mixer, which has an average sound quality). The number of inputs is ideal for me. What do you use it for? Home studio application with Sonar 8 PE and as standalone device. What's your setup (motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard drive,...)? Motherboard: Asus M2N CPU: AMD Athlon X2 4000+ Ram: 3 GB HDD: 160 GB Windows XP SP2 DAW: Sonar 8 PE Do you use it with other instruments or systems (mixing console, preamp, DtD, ...) and what's your setup? I connect it directly to my MP8 digital piano (I only use the audio functions, the Midi is connected directly to the computer via USB). I didn't buy the 24D version because Sonar 8 offers lots of good plug-ins. UTILIZATION - Did you have any problems during installation? No problems at all, just install, connect, update the drivers and configure it... Perfect! - Did you have any incompatibility problems? No - How complicated is the overall configuration? Very easy compared to my previous M-audio - Is the user's manual clear and comprehensive? Yes (I only miss descriptions about the DPC) GETTING STARTED Is the driver stable? Very stable up to now. I was a bit worried because of several reviews I read, but fortunately the interface was updated and it is now very reliable. - Are they up-to-date? ?? - Which software do you use? Sonar 8 PE - What's the latency of your system? 11.6 ms - How many tracks can you record/playback simultaneously ? ?? OVERALL OPINION - How long have you been using it? Three days only and I'm fully satisfied (I will update this review in the future). - Which feature do you like the most / the least? Ease of use and audio quality - Did you try any other models before buying it? I only compared it with my previous system (M-audio 1010LT + Yamaha mg10/2 mixer) and the Konnekt is much better. - How would you rate its value for money? Very good! - Based on your experience, would you buy this product again? Yes, for sure