Native Instruments Komplete Audio 2 MKII - Reviews
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7.7.2019
Having read a couple of reviews about this Audio Interface i was a little skeptical about buying it, I shouldn't have been.Firstly there are a couple of reviews mentioning difficulty with downloading the drivers, I have no idea what people were searching for but i found the drivers on the Native Instruments website within seconds. I had downloaded and installed them before the Interface had even arrived. The Interface was recognised as soon as i plugged it in via USB and it appeared to select in both Ableton Live and Presonus Studio One 4.I bought this for Live Performance and using RCA leads that fit into the back of the interface they will pretty much be compatible with any club mixer with Line-In inputs on any channel on a mixer.
23.12.2019
I purchased this to replace my Tascam 2x2, the Tascam is a pretty nice unit but the driver and routing setup is a disaster.Suffice to say, after watching a youtube video on somebody testing the the buffer on the Komplete Audio 2 down to 16 on a low spec laptop with not one click or stutter was amazing.The "safety buffer" built into the driver on this unit is nothing less than revelatory, I can run projects that hammer my cpu up to 80% at buffers of 32 at 96k and it still keeps going, it's brilliant.It co-exists with windows really well, unlike the Tascam which constantly needed re-booting or re-routing.It just goes to show how important the driver is, we often see manufacturers lauding the hardware specs of these interfaces,
12.11.2019
This interface is just amazing, Never touched the driver or windows settings after the first setup, Just when hitting 95% gain on both in's there is -40DB noise, which isn't disturbing, anyway I don't need to move beyond 75%Also, I had a driver problem, amazon support was so kind.NI wasn't so fast compared to amazonBut this interface is amazing, but I wish at this price point I was expecting a midi in and out, but the free software is a nice touch although I own Ableton Suite 10 anyway.My only complaint is the drivers... I can't blame NI for this, this is a well known windows issue and how it manages audio drivers on top of each other and ASIO driversAnd This can do 192KHZ 24BIT and 4K samples at the same time without any hitch with amazing latencyI strongly recommend this product,
26.8.2019
I've only had this for a day so far but I want to leave a review to counter all the negative reviews here.This thing worked right out of the box, installing drivers was super easy on Windows 10. I don't care about the free software this comes with so I've had no issues there. You don't need to Native Instruments install center or whatever it's called to install the drivers. They're super easy to install straight from the exe.So far it sounds great. No noise interference when playing games browsing the web like you get from an internal sound card / motherboard.This thing looks and feels great. The knobs feel great to move and the modern look of this thing is far above any other interface I've seen.
2.11.2019
This interface works well thus far for playback. I have yet to try recording vocals or guitar or anything else, but I thought I’d leave a good review because it’s sound when used with fl studio is very good. I don’t really find the bundled software to be particularly useful; it’s hard to tell what software came with the interface because I already had the software that came with Maschine Mikro mk 2. Overall it seems to work well and I look forward to recording some vocals with it. If I bought it again though, I’d save up and buy the “6” version, just because the “2” is a bit small, both literally in size and also with inputs, for my use, but I’m happy with it overall.
14.11.2019
I actually ended up returning this because I didn't need it, but it was very easy to set up and I think it looks great. The biggest downfall of the interface in my opinion is the fact that there's no option in Windows to only record 1 microphone channel. Certain kinds of microphones only record in one channel (like my MXL770), so you have to mix it down to a mono output to hear the microphone on both sides of your headphones, otherwise it'll only record on the left or right side. Most software can do this in post, but windows doesn't have a dedicated option for it in the sound settings like some interfaces do (my Scarlett Solo 2nd gen has this option).
8.12.2020
I bought this audio interface to connect an XLR cardioid condenser microphone to my pc. It was between this and the popular Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. I chose this as it has a separate knob control for monitor (input/host) where you can adjust the level of how much pc audio you hear vs how much of your own monitor you hear. While it does work fine, depending on your headphones ohm rating, you may need further amplification to hear both loud enough. This unit has worked flawlessly, glad I chose it over the Focusrite that many people in reddit seem to have issues with. I don't use any of the software it came with and I haven't connected monitors to it yet.
20.4.2020
Fantastic Audio Interface for the price. I was originally using the Behringer UMC22 on my Mac, which was giving me a big white noise problem when recording my bass through Logic. The Komplete Audio 1 completely fixed that and gave my bass more life in recordings.Although constructed of plastic, the box is strong and the controls feel responsive.After registering my serial number with Native Instruments I received a free copy of Guitar Rig Pro 5 (worth £179.99) which made this purchase even better. Check for promotions when buying these things to get the most out of your purchase!Great piece of kit at a great price.
27.5.2020
Just getting started in the music production world, I needed an audio interface and after having researched a fair bit decided on the KOMPLETE Audio 1.Beautifully presented and built. Not only does this interface look good, it works perfectly.Very easy to set up and the software packaged with it (Available when you register), provides you with a burst of enthusiasm as well.For my very simple setup, Midi Keyboard, Speakers, Headphones and Mic, it's perfect and I would highly recommend to anyone else looking for an interface that gets you started.Very pleased with my purchase.
24.4.2020
I bought this to tighten up one of my hotplug desksetups, and I have the balanced TRS outputs going into a pair of HS7s, the headphone output is fantastic SQ wise and the volume inputs are not spectacular but certainly very good for the money. As a stretch, would have maybe liked to see a built in compressor on one of the inputs but that's maybe asking too much for this price. The unit is solid and very well made and I'd definitely recommend this over anything in the price bracket.
4.5.2021
One of the only modern/sleek looking interfaces that will fit in a small minimalist setup. It does what it needs to do for the price point, it has some great tactile knobs for volume and out of the box worked great, didn't even need a driver download, although they do exist if you're having issues. Good quality and powered studio monitors pretty well though the headphone amp is somthing to be desired. Do not expect to drive 250 ohm headphones with this, you'll need a headphone amp.
30.6.2020
Didn't give five stars because I don't know enough about audio to determine if it warrants it. But 4 stars for what I've used it for so far. I bought it originally as a recording unit for streaming, but the amount of utility this has given my whole sound system is just outstanding. I've never used a USB interface before and this one does everything I need it to.Although, and this may be user error, the mic signals tend to come in very weak regardless of the settings.
2.5.2020
Was looking for a cheap audio interface for the AT2020 I have (it works with any other phantom powered mic).The gain knob and every otehr knobs are very smooth and on a stepless gears.The in 1 and 2 volume indicators at the top are very useful when calibrating the gain and volume and are much better than the one one the Scarlett budget audio interfaces.This does only have 1 XLR input but this isn't a disadvantage as this is as much as I use.
1.8.2020
Man this thing sounds good. At first I was put off that in things like Discord and TV, you came over only one channel. But a simple EQ to take the mono source and duplicate it to stereo, and it's great! Using this with a "broken" NT1-A, and you've got a handsome mic setup. Comes highly recommended.Side note and not related. Thickness?? Tech Support? Why are those ratings for this item? That makes absolutely no sense.
10.10.2019
Do research first before getting this item. It's not bad you just would have to know how to change certain things to make it work properly. But that's part of life nothing is ever easy but this was. If your not affraid change a few settings to get best quality sound. And I'm working with a 2009 17inch macbook pro so yeah that's why I needed to move things around. You might not have to.