The most-complete computer recording solution TC Electronic has ever made, the Studio Konnekt 48 offers a comprehensive array of professional features that make recording, mixing, and monitoring a breeze. All essential recording tools are in one box including world-class TC-powered DSP effects, a wealth of I/O options, monitor management, and many other powerful tools to take your recordings to the next level.Inputs and outputs The extensive I/O section features 4 IMPACT II preamps and 8 line inputs on the rear panel, so you have 12 simultaneously available analog inputs outputs. Two outputs feature digitally controlled analog XLR connections to your main monitor speakers while the analog output section has 2 independent phones out.The comprehensive digital I/O section features double ADAT 96kHz SMUX, TOS, S/PDIF, and Word Clock I/O and the digital part is powered by the second-to-none DICE Jet jitter elimination engine.The extensive I/O section features 4 IMPACT II preamps. With a very wide gain range, any type of microphone can be used with these great sounding mic preamps. Customized headroom ensures high-quality recordings by treating very hot signal levels equal to low signal levels. Phantom power for condenser microphones goes without saying. The phantom power of Studio Konnekt 48 is compatible with all dynamic microphones and it is no problem using condenser microphones and dynamic microphones simultaneously.The four combo inputs on the front of Studio Konnekt 48 also feature inputs for high impedance instruments such as guitars or basses, and to get the best possible sound quality, there is a separate electronic circuit handling guitar signals. An auto-detecting sensor detects whether you have attached an instrument and selects the appropriate circuit via the built-in relay switch.With 8 TRS line inputs on the rear panel, the total amount of simultaneously streamable analog inputs is 12. The TRS inputs are balanced and the input sensitivity can be set to -10 or +4 dB.Analog and digital inputs can be monitored using the high-resolution input display.On the rear panel, you will also find 8 TRS line outputs. These would do nicely with a surround speaker setup, typically 5.1 (left, right, center, LFE, left surround, right surround). Also, line outs would make sense for sending out separate mixes to external headphone amps, or even to an external mixing desk if needed. They are also perfect for integrating external analog hardware with your DAW based studio.For your main monitor speakers TC Electronics provided special XLR connections. This balanced stereo output is analog, but at the same time it is digitally controlled. This combines the great analog sound with the flexibility and precision of digital control.The comprehensive digital I/O section features double ADAT (8 channels, 96 kHz SMUX), TOS, S/PDIF, MIDI and word clock I/O and the digital part is powered by the DICE Jet jitter elimination engine securing the best possible digital quality. 30 channels are streamed to and 28 channels are streamed from the DAW simultaneously.The two headphone outputs on the front of Studio Konnekt 48 have individual level control and source. The left headphone output has its own D/A converter, while the right one uses the same D/A converter as line out 11/12. The flexible routing of Studio Konnekt 48 even allows you to route two independent signals to each side (left and right) of your headphones. If you're a DJ, you'll like this feature because it allows you to have the main track in one side and the cue in the other-at the same time.DSP processing Anybody familiar with TC knows that TC hardware products boast superior and award-winning sound quality. What you get is the capability and the sound quality of two full-blown 19" rack unit effects processors-built directly into the Studio Konnekt 48. The software package that comes with Studio Konnekt 48 contains a nice mix between plug-ins running on the Studio Konnekt 48 DSPs and native plug-ins that run on your computer's CPU. The DSP chipset also powers a 24/8 digital mixer with 48-bit double precision summing on all mix points. There is no compromise routing for all outputs and a wealth of insert points offering top-notch flexibility.The DSP mixing engine features 24-in and 8-out connections with 48-bit double precision sum busses and 56-bit internal processing. The mixer runs on the DSPs of Studio Konnekt, and can therefore be used at all times; if your host application is not running or even if the computer is shut down. The mixer has insert points for the Fabrik plug-ins, also available in DSP. Each of the mixer's outputs can be routed to any of the physical outputs. With this mixer, you can skip your physical mixer in the studio; Studio Konnekt 48 offers all you need, and with the built-in DSP reverb, it even has a nice cue verb for the artist in the recording booth. The mixer also features a comprehensive talkback feature with listen back, which allows you to communicate with the artist(s) in the recording booth.Running on the DSPs inside the audio interface you'll find the Fabrik C Studio which is a four-band EQ, multiband compressor and limiter. Fabrik C Studio works like a very nice channel strip and is very suited as a mastering tool and is based on technology from TC's renowned System 6000. Also running on DSPs is the Fabrik R Studio, a TC Reverb 4000-based processor that includes nine stunning reverb algorithms.In MINT condition The Fabrik C Studio and Fabrik R Studio plug-ins are both based on Meta Intuitive Navigation Technology (MINT)-a novel approach to internal audio processing. The design and programming philosophy gives you instant gratification and ensures that you won't waste time tweaking a bunch of parameters to get professional results; simply get the sound you want by moving the MINT icons. It literally lets your ears back into audio production. Because that's what it's all about; listening, not tweaking. On top of that, these MINT-based effects feature superior processing and sound quality.Speaker and bass management Studio Konnekt 48 features support for surround systems at an unprecedented level for audio interfaces. The speaker management section is based on AIR technology, and it enables you to set individual speaker level and delay. This ensures perfect level alignment between speakers; and if the physical nature of your control room is not perfectly suited for the speaker sets, the delay can be used to compensate for this.Part of the speaker management section is the integrated bass management with selectable filters and frequency crossover points. The bass management system is designed to subtract the bass contents of the main channels and reproduce this by the use of a subwoofer.Typically, you'd check your mix on a number of different speakers. Therefore, most studios have at least a couple of speaker sets or three. Studio Konnekt 48 has support for 3 speaker sets and you can switch between the sets from the remote.Studio Kontrol remote unit Studio Konnekt 48 comes with a cool, compact remote. With the Studio Kontrol remote at hand, you have access to all essential mixer para