Native Instruments Komplete Audio 2

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Native Instruments Komplete Audio 2
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Very nice to the home studio or on the move
Extroscope 03.05.2021
Works effortless with my MacBook Pro and Monitors, and compact enough to take along when on the move.

The sound quality is really good. Build quality is also fine. And usability is good. Having leds for each input makes it easy to set gain.

One thing to notice is that there are only balanced jacks for output to the monitor, not XLRs. Not a problem but something to be aware of.

The device also looks good, but you do see when you need to dust off.

All in all, highly recommended.
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NI Komplete Audio 2 VS Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Gen : who wins ?
@AnouarEnPeignoir 02.03.2023
I tested them both and and I could only see TWO major differences...

1 - The Komplete Audio 2 is made of plastic whereas Focusrite's audio interfaces are made of aluminium. If you're cautious with your gear, you don't have to care... but if you're not, go for the aluminium.

2 - The software they are delivered with. With NI Komplete Audio 2, you may get lucky and have a promotion (free Guitar Rig 5 or iZotope Elements Suite). Personally, I don't mind the rest (Ableton Live 10 Lite, Machine Essentials, Monark, Replica, Phasis, Solid Bus Comp...maybe you'll do !). On the other hand, Focusrite Scarlett comes with XLN Audio Addictive Keys which are AMAZING (and XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Studio Rock is pretty nice as well).

So pick a team, and stick to it : plastic or aluminium ? Guitar-oriented and mix plugins or keyboard & drums VST ?

Considering your answers, you might want either one or the other. Otherwise, I have no complains : NI Komplete Audio 2 never failed me in 3 years.
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Fairly basic but nice overall
Vorath 18.12.2021
I like this.

The build is all plastic, but of nice quality and feels sturdy. Additionally it is also quite light, which is good for travel, also considering it is USB powered.

The NI drivers work well and allow to select the sampling rate, but do not offer any kind of additional features, such as routing options or effects. All of that has to happen in your DAW.

I do not have much experience with mic preamps, but these have given me no issues: low noise, no clipping issues and have phantom power. The instrument input mode also worked quite well.

Overall, no complaints. Especially for the price and portability
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Very good little interface
Mr. Ikass 20.12.2023
Wanted small, cheap, easy to use interface with good sound quality . This is it.
On windows10 NI drivers as usual work really well. Low noise output and preamps. Plastic but good build quality.
Headphone output on 68Ω headphones not the loudest.
Yes, there are no loopback, but there is workarounds.
Good that interface works under windows simultaneously in DAW (asio) and plays media from pc.
Nice that NI komplete Select and Izotope Elements plugins was included
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Nice interface but preamps were very quiet!
norila 23.11.2020
I was looking for something to replace my Behringer 404hd and wanted to give this a shot. I found the build quality to be plasticky (but is to be expected at this price point). The device worked out of the box on MacOS mojave but when I plugged in my dynamic mic, I found the preamp to be very quiet compared to the 404hd. To the point where I could barely hear my mic. Not sure what brand the mic is as it was given to me and is not very high quality/expensive but it worked well on my 404hd. I ended up testing the same mic on the Motu M2/M4 and the volume was much louder. So you may have a different experience depending on your mic.
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Great Interface
MaximusS 08.02.2024
It has very good quality and low noise preamps and converters. I really like the feel of the knobs and switches, the connectors and included cable seem very rigid as well. The build might be entirely plastic but it still feels quite well built.
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Native Instruments Komplete Audio 2