The Audio 2 can also work in stereo, and here you get dual combo jacks for more flexibility. The Audio 1 is designed for recording mono inputs like vocals or guitar at the same time, so you get one XLR in and one jack input, and RCA outputs to connect directly to speakers. The Audio 1 and 2 are not actually designed in the way their names suggest - both are 2-channel. There are other interfaces around that can do this of course, but as with the M32 keyboard, NI’s resources and the depth of its software catalogue means is it able to offer lots of added value - though more on this later. Although the Audio 6 is still available, the new Audio 1 and Audio 2 models are more compact and affordable, and aimed at musicians recording just one or two sources at once. It has also updated its line of Komplete Audio interfaces.

As part of NI’s recent expansion into a more consumer-oriented part of the market (in addition to all its existing professional gear of course) we have seen the Berlin-based company release the A-series of Komplete Kontrol keyboards, and the ultra-portable M32, which we reviewed recently.

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