All user reviews for the Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1

I had not misused the AudioBox before but it was not for me. I find the sound card in the same price range. By purchasing from OCCAZ WAS good.
I use it alone without any mixing desk or other. It is sufficient to itself and I never felt the need to fill a something else.
I used it on Windows Vista, 7 and now on a macbook.

UTILIZATION

In other words, Windows Vista, do not expect much. The drivers are not very flexible on it and everything but that's not the AK1 is windows.
Of 7 far fewer problems if not some conflicts after the sound card inégré. What is config.
On the macbook, then no problem, you plug it works is disconnected, so what is the other that supports cs, it reconnects: no worries.

I used it on FL Studio, Cubase and Logic Pro.
unnecessary logic with no problem and very little latency. on the other hand of fl must adjust the size of the buffer.

GETTING STARTED

on Windows or Mac, no problem for installation. A manual? Yen one? Save the paper guys!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 years without rest. It has not changed and still works perfectly. It's solid (for having transported countless times ...)
Mac is pure happiness.
It is above the AudioBox terms of quality and ergonomic functionality.

+ Quality preamp.
+ MIDI controllers VERY convenient for FL studio.
4 outputs
And durable
+ Look

-The second entry does not xlr and line at a time: (dommage. (the new corrected this problem)
- (The I dig but I think not)

- What technical specifications motivated your choice?
Usb2, usb power supply with no external power supply ..
- For what purpose?
Record and monitor
- What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
Dell Inspiron 6400 Laptop and Desktop Athlon XP64 House

UTILIZATION

- Installation is it without problem?
Yes
- Have you experienced any incompatibility?
No
- The configuration gnrale is easy?
Yes
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Yes

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
Yes
- Are they often put day?
N / A for now
- What software do you use most often?
Cubase Sx
- What you get lag?
46 milliseconds
- How many tracks you get record / playback simultanment? ...
Not test del 4-track, update in progress

OVERALL OPINION

What is the particular feature you like best and least?
Most:
+ Powered by the USB
+ Simplicity of use
+ Sound clarity
+ Stabilit of Systm even without external power supply laptop (Inspiron 6400)
The 4 buttons + CONTRL can be an argument that the use
+ Monitoring with guitar amp simulations (USB2)
Trs + pretty (I do not care but told me often)
Software + Guitar Combo Keyboards and express trs cool!
The -:
- Pots a bit small (no need for large fingers)
- 4 buttons CONTRL, but we tend to forget and relguer ..

I feel that there is a bug that blocks the extinction of Windows as we have not pressed a button on the CONTRL bte, but it may be li my version of windows and can not systmatiquement.
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
I tried pludieurs cards in dsordre: Hoontech Dsp 2000, Mbox, Tascam US-428, Us-122, TerraTec DMX 6-fire, Toneport, etc, is by far the best (EDIT) of lot; Son, stability is solid all the appointments.
- How do you report qualitprix?
EXCELLENT!

What I'm bluffing most is the sound achieved by making simple. Example, I record a singer / guitarist in a shot with basic gear, and other sm58 Fishman, in a kind pice salon your exact sounds almost without mixing! I never got a sound so pure and prcis with my other cards "tweak" the mix. T he leaves it alone! Ngatif one point, I realize now that I need monitor speakers!

- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
Yes!

I chose this sound card for usb2 mainly because I do not have firewire on my motherboard.

I work with a pc 3ghz Dual Core, 2 gigs of DDR2-533 Corsair and two hard drives running at 10,000 rev / min. Frankly level characteristics, I am satisfied for the use I made: techno composition and recording of my voice, I said no singing.

UTILIZATION

For installation, no problem really.

Configuration level, except for the latency and the sampling rate there is nothing! I expected at least one interface "mixer" for inputs / outputs, it is not.

The manual is clear enough for someone with basic computer concepts.

GETTING STARTED

Simple and effective this card! I use Ableton Live 6 and vst like Battery, FM8 and Korg Legacy Collection, it crashes and the CPU is not overloaded even with cst strangles.

I give the max rating because it does what I ask her out and I sound quite good.

OVERALL OPINION

Personally, I find that for 260 euros you will not be stolen nor disappointed. I have not mentioned above but the quality of the case, this feeling of robustness is there. Small but tough lol

The ability to assign a few buttons in midi is a plus, as it is used or not.

My overall score will be 9 / 10 because I would have liked at least a graphical interface for input and output of the card.

Dell Inspiron 94000
2000 bcf, Full Rack of Comp and Fx +
I have a park and a complete micro pramp home.

Sound design, sound, live electro ...

UTILIZATION

Nickel is childish.

GETTING STARTED

Drivers great!
Live, Samplitude 7 is stable trs.
7ms latency indicated.

Bandwidth and dynamics are met, I found the conversation rather good.

I do not use the control functions, I what to noon.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 months. No spdif, too bad.

Report quality unbeatable prices, although suprieur the race condition I've never had such rsultat with a USB card!

Usb2 only, forget the usb1

UTILIZATION

Ok but could be simpler without the damn software to allow other software supplied, in fact, they enter the computer
by ip, scan all the plugs and allow ventuellemnent not the card but the whole suite comes with what is quite
inquitant for the protection of privacy!

GETTING STARTED

Impossible because:
I can not recommend this sound card, in fact, there are problem:
-Does not work well with mac ppc including dual processor (1.8 Ghzx2)
-Does not work in usb1
Numriques-clicks the indpendemment SETTING THE latency and the type of power
(Either direct USB computer or USB hub for food and even auto-transformers with hub DIFFERENT
Impossibility-then fed by external transformer
-Driver optimized for Intel multi-view
Is bad-driver for mac ppc or make matters worse, the clock problem numrique of clicks or
Ncssite-a computer with USB port of the card-mre dlivre ncssaires the 5 volts to the proper functioning of the card which is not always the case
Voilmalgr this, it seems that the converters are good and there is relief
in sound, pramps seem correct and the instrument is very well between but
clicks and everything else prevents any utilisation.Je am may be a tomb MODEL
dfectueux but I prfre prvenir those who intend to buy it. Good luck

OVERALL OPINION

I may be a tomb MODEL
dfectueux but I prfre prvenir those who intend to buy it. Good luck all

- What characteristics have motivated your choice?
Midi + audio converters with good flexible if possible.
Portability
- For what purpose?
Recording of various musical instruments (brass, synths, percussion, guitar, bass)
- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
P4 3giga4 512de 80giga ram disk
- Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...
a MIDI keyboard, a tube preamp, a multi-effect

UTILIZATION

- The installation is done it without problems?
The installation of a nickel less powerful laptop.
I have various problems with the P4 (a whistling sound when opening an application using the audio clock plays, echo noise of the hard drive and scrolling display windows) In fact, all problems with internal cards that I just wanted to avoid by buying a USB card! I do not care come with a USB 1.1 card
- Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
I still have to reformat everything to solve the problem
- The general configuration is easy?
For what I tested the laptop so, the software supplied with are very good but somewhat limited.
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
I have not read, maybe I should?

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
I unplugged the USB interface side (not good) and plugging the card was frozen. The computer has not planted on the other hand. The USB plug-in is no longer hot?
- Are they often updated?
I feel, I get a little bit after the battle anyway. As against the software package is expanding ... Surprise!
- What software do you use most often?
Cubase
- What you get lag?
9ms currently at 44.1 and cracking by increasing the sampling rate.
- How many tracks you get to record / play time? ...
2

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
few days.
- What is so special that you like most and least?
The front buttons are functional. A little closer and hard (a little help from pchit dégippant?), But it is very comprehensive.
- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
The public internal cards and a USB 1.1 interface equivalent
- How would you rate the quality / price?
Good
- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
I expect it to work successfully on the P4 originally intended only for the music ...

Update: I solved my problem with a passive direct box! https://forums.audiofanzine.com/index, idtopic, 246959, page, 2.html # 4650659 ( https://forums.audiofanzine.com/index,idtopic,246959,page,2.html#4650659 )

1 Line / Mic + 1 Line / Instr
Pramp good for this type of hardware and power phantme.
In addition, the chassis is very robust.

UTILIZATION

Mac OSX 10.5 on Intel Macbook: It INSRE the CD has installed and everything works.
However, I can not configure the buttons on the face suprieure Ableton Live 7. Just a little time and patience and I go out.

GETTING STARTED

I use this sound card to my flat and inspirations couraging my "rough sound". When finished, I go home my parents save my home studio over vritable toff (j''habite in a small apartment with my girlfriend while Paris is the mini-site issue, thank you Dad, Mom .. .)
Config of my "studio master":
- Computer: MacBook 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB Ram, 320 GB Hard Disk 7200 rpm,
- Audio Kontrol 1 sound card via USB,
- Connect a condenser mic in Mic and guitar or bass Instr 2,
- Keyboard matre noon
- Speakers monitoring,
- Softs: Ableton Live 7 and Logic 8.
It is a stable configuration, which can take place fairly. No worries on the part of the Audio Kontrol 1 in all a.

OVERALL OPINION

This will be a year since I use it without worry (apart from the problem Live 7). It can be relatively mobile.
I would do this choice. Although it is true that issue up, more j'apprcierais a sound card and keyboard matre in one block. I know it exists but there is no normment of choice and it is still too expensive for the type of hardware connection.

I compared several soundcards on a USB2 RD 700GX with Emulation Galaxy II piano samples and Kawai EX DynAudio on monitoring speakers.

Thank you to Olivier / Home Studio for giving me the opportunity to try and compare multiple sound cards.

Edirol UA 25 X vs. Audio Kontrol 1

Edirol has only two output lines, AK1, 4
No individual adjustment of the headphone output on Edirol, and a very low (!)
A fineness of less well with Edirol (?)
Then stability.
Edirol has "jump" Kontakt Player repeatedly after a few changes in instrumentation (Galaxy).
Less cracking also controlled equal ...
AK then displays 192Kh recording vs 96 for Edirol ...
Many good points as well.

I try to simulate the sound of a piano concert in approaching as close.
I think making the right choice with AK1.

Yet the delicacy of the Galaxy or demos EstWest Quantum Leap (beautiful), but listening sound reproduction of Spotify (see Tubular Bells by Mike Olfield it sound quite remarkable.

More softwares also available.


UTILIZATION

Affirmative
Kontakt Player 4
Spotify
Average latency (otherwise Galaxy Steinway 5.1 Suround does not support!)


GETTING STARTED

Easy ...

OVERALL OPINION

Yes, see above

Not given, but nothing equivalent as good as what I saw!

So I buy this card to replace an FA-101 for lives. I wanted a portable card with the highest possible setting on the front and a clear and precise.

I use both to produce music on computer • for my concerts. I find the USB ultimately much more stable than with a computer • laptop firewire.

UTILIZATION


The drivers are very stable with a very very low latency. I manage to play the drum part live on my midi controller without any problem, even live (small example here: )

GETTING STARTED


A problem with the wireless card for my computer • laptop but just disable it so that everything works very well (and it rarely needs to watch his mail in the middle of a live).

OVERALL OPINION


Superb sound card for the producer and performer of electronic music:
- Small
- Great sound
- Very easy to use

I bought this small (in size) sound card / controller / preamp to complete a semi nomadic DAW: I mean a piece of furniture moved without any worries in the house, according to my recording needs and family obligations. .. Well characteristics of AK1 are perfect for that.
The case is compact, solid and seems very well finished. Nothing wrong with the level of connectivity, all exudes seriousness.

UTILIZATION

Drivers ... Yeah, it's not his forte, but once the proper config found, and we must spend time there, all is stable. I have no unwanted noises, or whatever, and my projects in Reaper, which are never either shielded from dozens of tracks and plugs, all rotate perfectly.


GETTING STARTED

Installation is not too problematic, but I have a real cons incompatibility with my wireless card, which is yet to PCI. So I disable when I work on my pieces, on the other hand to listen to something on the net, we must accept the drop outs. So it's pretty average.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few weeks and now I feel much better known. The first thing to note is the high quality of the preamp: no wind, good headroom, excellent sound reproduction. Compared to the stuff I've ever had, is above the preamp of the Konnekt 6, very different from the Mindprint Trio (which has more character but is much louder), much better than the preamp basic tube style pre VTB1 and perhaps even (according to my amateur ears) thinner than DMP3 from M Audio.
I am also impressed by the converters, the sound coming out of this box is punchy, very well defined.
So, stock, equipment really excellent, and apart from this incompatibility problem with my wireless card, with a little patience (there is ever a time when I almost sell because I could not find the right configuration) .