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Wednesday, February 29th 2012, 7:04am

Connection to Monitors and Audio Interface?

Hi, pardon me i'm a beginner at this.

Can i connect the Main Outs from the KPA straight to Powered monitors without an audio interface or a mixer? All the connection diagrams i've seen seem to at least go through a mixer before monitors.

Secondly, how do i connect the KPA to an audio interface? Do i have to connect 2 outs from the KPA to an audio interface achieve stereo? How do i do this?

Thanks for providing an answers to my noob queries.

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Wednesday, February 29th 2012, 8:42am

1- yes, you can :D don't need a mixer
2- either you use 2 analog outs to the soundcard or spdif (digital) in order to be in stereo
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Wednesday, February 29th 2012, 10:29am

1- yes, you can :D don't need a mixer
2- either you use 2 analog outs to the soundcard or spdif (digital) in order to be in stereo
Thank you so much!

For 2, say i have the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, how do i achieve stereo recording? Do i connect 2 analog outs to both inputs on the Focusrite?

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Wednesday, February 29th 2012, 11:16am

1- yes, you can :D don't need a mixer
2- either you use 2 analog outs to the soundcard or spdif (digital) in order to be in stereo
Thank you so much!

For 2, say i have the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, how do i achieve stereo recording? Do i connect 2 analog outs to both inputs on the Focusrite?
Correct!
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" Serghei Rachmaninoff


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Wednesday, February 29th 2012, 5:23pm

1- yes, you can :D don't need a mixer
2- either you use 2 analog outs to the soundcard or spdif (digital) in order to be in stereo
Thank you so much!

For 2, say i have the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, how do i achieve stereo recording? Do i connect 2 analog outs to both inputs on the Focusrite?
Correct!
Thank you so much! i'm now ready to put my order in for the KPA!

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Wednesday, February 29th 2012, 6:30pm

1- yes, you can :D don't need a mixer
2- either you use 2 analog outs to the soundcard or spdif (digital) in order to be in stereo
Thank you so much!

For 2, say i have the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, how do i achieve stereo recording? Do i connect 2 analog outs to both inputs on the Focusrite?
Correct!
Thank you so much! i'm now ready to put my order in for the KPA!
Christoph: please put the check in the mail! :D :D :D
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" Serghei Rachmaninoff


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Wednesday, February 29th 2012, 6:32pm

I had a quick look at the Scarlett manual, there was no mention of panning, unless I missed it. That might mean that the mono inputs stay mono so if you connect the stereo KPA it'll be summed in both outputs, ie a composite mono output signal on both output jacks.

That is if you're using it as direct monitoring, ie, not also sending the signal via a computer and audio card, which the manual says is possible.

If you want a stereo signal via USB into your DAW then of course panning can take place there.

I could be mistaken, though, I have zero experience of the Scarlett except thirty seconds in the manual. :)

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Wednesday, February 29th 2012, 6:34pm

Well, off course you have to pan the 2 signals of a stereo device when running them separate. BTB... :rolleyes:
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Thursday, March 1st 2012, 5:36am

Well, off course you have to pan the 2 signals of a stereo device when running them separate. BTB... :rolleyes:


I had a quick look at the Scarlett manual, there was no mention of panning, unless I missed it. That might mean that the mono inputs stay mono so if you connect the stereo KPA it'll be summed in both outputs, ie a composite mono output signal on both output jacks.

That is if you're using it as direct monitoring, ie, not also sending the signal via a computer and audio card, which the manual says is possible.

If you want a stereo signal via USB into your DAW then of course panning can take place there.

I could be mistaken, though, I have zero experience of the Scarlett except thirty seconds in the manual. :)

Thank you both! i'll report back when it's done with the KPA, i'm quite confident it should work.

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Thursday, March 1st 2012, 8:29am

That is if you're using it as direct monitoring
I would suggest to monitor from the Kemper itself, when not using a computer.
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" Serghei Rachmaninoff