Overview

The CI1 USB-powered studio is a creative and smart entry-level solution that gives you a wealth of possibilities to record and produce music in first-class audio quality — in a very simple way.

The CI1 USB-powered studio is a straight-forward audio interface without frills and fuss. Housing two microphone inputs with balanced XLR/TRS combo connectors, high quality microphone preamps and onboard phantom power, CI1 allows you to use just about any microphone. And with the dedicated high impedance switch on the first input channel you can jack your electric guitar or bass directly into the CI1. But it's not all hardware — CI1 comes with a great software bundle. Sequel LE is designed for first-time computer music aficionados looking to record their music with ease while WaveLab LE boasts audio editing, mastering and full internet audio publishing features. All this makes CI1 your very own mobile recording studio!

Create music in your bedroom, record the live-gig of your band or produce a podcast for web-publishing - CI 1 is the ultimate creative audio production studio.

Right here from the start!

For hobby musicians, guitarists, singers or electronic music producers as well as for all audio affine tasks — the CI1 USB studio, together with Sequel LE and WaveLab LE, offers the ultimate entry-level recording, editing and producing system solution. CI1, Sequel LE and WaveLab LE provide a host of tools to meet the individual demand of each and every user — with outstanding audio quality, massive features, all at a mind-blowing price!

Music and audio enthusiasts

CI1 and the included software package provide great possibilities to create, record, edit and produce your own music and audio material. With its intuitive music creation tools and the included Sequel LE version you have all you need to create songs — even if you don't have any musical skills. CI1 along with the light editions of Sequel and WaveLab present the ideal tool kit for editors and podcasters looking to record speech, publish podcasts and produce audio books. On the hardware side, the CI1's two-channel inputs with +48V phantom power and high quality mic preamps provide all capabilities necessary to connect any dynamic or condenser microphone for recording professional audio material. The bundled software applications, Sequel LE and WaveLab LE, provide the tools required to record music, edit audio material and master productions, with the additional option to publish it all on the web.







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Console's Interface Section

1. HI-Z switch for recording electric and bass guitars on input 1 2. Individual Gain knobs and Peak LEDs for input 1 and 2 3. Master volume knob for output L/R 4. Mono button for switching input 1 and 2 to mono on the Phones and Master 5. Phantom power button for input 1 and 2 6. Mix knob for adjusting the ratio between DAW playback and input signal 7. Phones volume knob for Phones Out level

Rear Panel

1. Kensington Lock 2. USB-Port 3. Phones output 4. Line output R (TRS/TS supported) 5. Line output L (TRS/TS supported) 6. Mic/Line input 2/R XLR combo jack 7. Mic/Line input 1/L XLR combo jack with HI-Z

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Applications


Music recording

If you want to record your own music on a computer and then burn your tracks on CD or, alternatively, publish tunes on the web, you can easily do so with CI1 and Sequel LE. Then again, mastering a professional sound production and publishing is achieved in WaveLab LE 7.




Podcast production

Podcasts have been enjoying great popularity throughout the last years. CI1 includes Sequel LE and WaveLab LE which allows you to create professional-sounding podcasts in a very intuitive and simple way.




Audio book production

With CI1, making your own audio books and radio plays is as easy as it gets. It provides a great-sounding audio interface which serves every kind of microphone and comes with the Sequel LE software for recording speech and foley. Even the background music and sound effects can be produced easily with Sequel LE. And with the included WaveLab LE, you can edit and master your production to meet the most professional sound standards.




Audio production for videocasts

YouTube, MyVideo and Clipfish are the most popular examples of self-broadcasting platforms on the internet. Making personal videos attracts many people of different age groups today. With the software and hardware that CI1 provides, you can produce music and sound effects plus record and edit comments and audio material.