TC Electronic Konnect Live

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To call Konnekt Live an intriguing interface for live performers is merely scratching the surface. Whereas most audio interfaces in the live laptop performance scene are designed for recording purposes TC Electronic’s interface raises the bar and offers clear-cut playback advantages to live laptop performers.

Imagine a master compressor, a Finalizer that puts you in full control of your output. Add to that Konnekt Live’s extensive output routing that enhances the audio passing through via its optimized analog output section. Bundled with Ableton Live Lite 6 TC Electronic Edition software and a suite of built-in DSP effects, you won’t find a more versatile interface for your live performance.

Typically, real-time, high quality output processing puts heavy demands on your CPU. Not so with Konnekt Live. Since all DSP processing takes place inside Konnekt Live, all you have to worry about is being creative - your computer is left with plenty of headroom for other tasks.

Konnekt Live – studio quality output, road-sturdy control and unsurpassed DSP effects for the digital artist.

Studio Quality Sound
At its most basic, the sound quality of Konnekt Live takes your performance to the next level. Whether you run pre-recorded tracks, effects, plug-ins or live inputs through it, Konnekt Live easily outperforms other audio interfaces, compact mixers or budget rack units on the scene. You can think of this interface as a high quality yet compact mixer that integrates perfectly with balanced or unbalanced systems, big PA rigs and active speaker systems alike.

DSP Effects Inside
Konnekt Live houses a suite of advanced effects, including DSP, under its hood that were designed with your toughest performance requirements in mind. The effects quality so far only known from recording studios is now within reach for your live setup.

Fabrik C Live
3-band master compressor built on latest dynamics processing algorithms – the perfect Finalizer for any venue. Its unique MINT (Meta Intuitive Navigation Technology) user interface allows you to respond intuitively to what you hear, taking the bore right out of tweaking tons of parameters and settings.


Fabrik R Live
Choose between 9 classic reverb algorithms for breathtaking effects and vocal reverb on loops, pre-recorded tracks, live vocals, instruments or keyboards.

ResFilter
Lo-cut/hi-cut filter that offers you ultra fat filtering effects. Throw in resonance, 6, 12 and 24 dB slopes for even more stunning sounds. Its inter-communication-bus facilitates controlling and tweaking multiple plug-ins and parameters from one plug-in, cross-fading between two plug-ins etc.




Sturdy design
Its road-ready casing is designed for the rigors of live performing and life on the road. It fits right under your laptop and its heavy rubber frame serves as a solid grip on tilted or slippery surfaces allowing this baby to take a serious amount of gravitational punishment before it gives in to the laws of physics.


Versatility
If you crave that old school touch, stay tuned: Konnekt Live comes with a turntable cable and an onboard RIAA plug-in. The selection of RIAA filters gives you studio quality vinyl ripping to mix in with your own music or mash-ups. Konnekt Live’s MIDI I/O allows you to plug an external MIDI controller right into the loop without a USB MIDI interface. Assign the front panel light ring as a MIDI controller for tweaking optional parameters if you like to loop in a more tangible grip of things.

 

Extensive output routing Fabrik C Live on outputs for optimal control of output signal Fabrik R Live – 9 studio quality reverb algorithms Balanced/unbalanced output switch ResFilter plug-in – Lo-cut/hi-cut filter for ultra fat filtering effects Sturdy design, made for the road Turntable cable included (RCA and grounding -> XLR) RIAA plug-in for selection of different RIAA filters Assignable light ring for MIDI control Ableton Live Lite 6 TC Electronic Edition include

(*) See notes for Konnekt 8 at the bottom of this page

Digital Inputs and Outputs

Connector (S/PDIF)		RCA Phono, 75 Ohm

Formats (S/PDIF and TosLink) *1)		S/PDIF (24 bit), IEC 958, Pro-status bits

Connector (ADAT® or TosLink) *2)		Optical Pipe

Format (ADAT®) *3)		8-ch. @ 48 kHz, 4-ch. SMUX @ 96 kHz

Firewire		IEEE 1394a, S400, IEC 61883

Digital IO Engine		TC DICE II, handling all IO formats

Clock and Jitter

Internal/External Sample Rates		44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz and 192 kHz / 43 to 193 kHz, jitter rejection at all rates

Jitter Rejection Engine		JET™ technology in TC DICE II

Jitter Rejection Filter		<-3 dB @ 10 Hz, < -100 dB @ 600 Hz

DIO Interface Jitter		< 1 ns peak, BW: 700 Hz to 100 kHz

AD/DA Conversion Jitter		< 42 ps RMS, BW: 100 Hz to 40 kHz

Digital Output Phase (stand alone and across network)		< 0.5 % of sample period

Input Slip Sample Tolerance (all DIs)		+50 % to -50 % of sample period

Processing Delay DIO @ 96/48 kHz		0.15/0.3 ms

Frequency Response DIO		DC to 23.9 kHz ± 0.01 dB @ 48 kHz

Line Inputs Ch. 1,2,3,4 *4)

Connectors		1/4” Phone Jack (balanced) Ground sensing design. Balanced/Unbalanced digital output switch *)6

Impedance, Bal/Unbal		20 kOhm/25 kOhm

Full Scale Input Level @ 0 dBFS		+13 dBu

THD+N		< -100 dB (0.001%) @ 1 kHz, -1 dBFS

SNR		>111 dB(A), >108 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Freq. Response		+0/-0.5 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Crosstalk		< -100 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

ADC

A to D Conversion		24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream

A to D Delay		0.68 ms / 0.63 ms @ 44.1 kHz / 48 kHz

Mic. Inputs Ch. 1,2

Connectors		Neutrik Combo (XLR)

Sensitivity Full Range Pad on/off		-10/+10 dBu <> -52/ -32 dBu

Total Preamp gain		62 dB

Impedance, Pad on/off		2000/1300 ohm

NF @ Rg = 150 ohm, Max. Gain		< 4 dB

EIN @ Rg = 150 ohm, Max. Gain		< -127 dBu

THD+N, Min. Gain		< -100 dB (0.001%) @ 1 kHz, -1 dBFS

SNR, Min. Gain		>109 dB(A), >106 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Inst. Inputs Ch. 1,2

Connectors		Neutrik Combo (1/4” Phone Jack)

Sensitivity Range		-25 dBu <> +17 dBu

Total Preamp gain		42 dB

Impedance		1 Mohm

THD+N, Min. Gain		< -100 dB (0.001%) @ 1 kHz, -1 dBFS

SNR, Min. Gain		>107 dB(A), >104 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Crosstalk		< -100 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Monitor/Line Outputs Ch. 1,2,3,4 *5)

Connectors		1/4” Phone Jack. Ground sensing design.

Impedance		100 Ohm

Level Range (Ch. 1,2)		-40 dBu <> +12 dBu (analog gain scale)

Fixed Full Scale Range (Ch. 3,4)		+12 dBu

THD+N		< -94 dB (0.002%) @ 1 kHz, -1 dBFS

SNR		>111 dB(A), >108 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Freq. Response		+0/-0.1 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Crosstalk		< -100 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

DAC

D to A Conversion		24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream

D to A Delay		0.70 ms / 0.65 ms @ 44.1 kHz / 48 kHz

Headphones Output (Ch. 1/2)

Connectors		2 x 1/4” Phone Jack (Stereo)

Impedance		80 Ohm

Gain Level Range		-80 dBu <> +16 dBu @ 300 ohms (analog gain scale)

THD+N		< -94 dB (0.002%) @ 1 kHz, -1 dBFS

SNR		>103 dB(A), > 100 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Freq. Response		+0/-0.1 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Crosstalk		< -100 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Power @ 40 Ohm Load		200mW

Power @ 600 Ohm Load		93mW

EMC

Complies With		EN 55103-1 and EN 55103-2, FCC part 15, Class B, CISPR 22, Class B

Safety

Certified To		IEC 60065, EN 60065, UL6500 and CSA E60065 CSA FILE #LR108093

Environment

Operating Temperature		32° F to 122° F (0° C to 50° C)

Storage Temperature		-22° F to 167° F (-30° C to 70° C)

Humidity		Max. 90 % non-condensing

Control Interface

MIDI		In/Out: 5 Pin DIN

Firewire (DAW)		IEEE 1394a, IEC 61883

General

Dimensions		9.5" x 1.75" x 9" (241.5 x 44 x 226 mm)

Weight		3.3 lb. (1.5 kg)

Finish		Acrylic front panel. Plated and coated steel back plate. Anodized aluminum cover.

PPM Meter (Ch. 1,2)		3 LED's pr. channel

Power Supply (Included)		12V DC, Adapter for 90 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto select)

Firewire Bus Powered		8 to 30 VDC

Power Consumption		<14 W

Warranty Parts and labor		1 year

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*6) Konnekt Live only

Mac OSX 10.4.9 or later • PowerPC (1 GHz or faster) or Intel CPU • 512 MB RAM • FireWire (IEEE 1394) port* • OS X 10.4.9 or later Windows XP SP2 or Vista x32 • Pentium 4, 1.6 GHz or faster • 512 MB RAM • FireWire (IEEE 1394) port* • Windows XP * We recommend running Konnekts on a dedicated FireWire bus. If your computer has one or more FireWire connections on the chassis they will typically run on the same FireWire bus. You may connect the Konnekt to one of these. If you intend to run more FireWire devices simultaneously, such as e.g. an external hard drive, we recommend running this device on a separate bus. This would typically be on an installed FireWire PCI card. Note that such a FireWire PCI card typically has 3 ports but these also operate on a single bus. ** Please beware that not all functionality is available at quad speed sample rates (176.4 & 192 kHz)