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Creative Sound Blaster K3+ is a Portable Mixing Board for Today's Online Streamers
Creativeannounced the Sound Blaster K3+ today. The compact and portable mixer is targeted at today's generation of online live streamers, vloggers, and more. The K3+ captures the goodness of its predecessor, the Sound Blaster K3, while being enhanced further with additional features.
Like its predecessor, Sound Blaster K3+ was developed in part by a number of broadcasters, singers, musicians, and audio engineers. Their feedback has allowed Creative to understand various recording needs, and has resulted in a practical, professional recording interface that boasts incredible connectivity options.
"We're proud to be part of that amazing journey in helping people to express themselves through the content they create," said Low Long Chye, General Manager of Creative. "The Sound Blaster K3+ is a full-fledged portable mixer with a wealth of features that allow any budding musician, comedian, live-streaming gamer or vlogger to customize their content and broadcast in amazing quality. And because it's so compact and easily powered via USB, they can broadcast live from almost anywhere with just a mobile phone, the book-sized K3+, and a USB powerbank."
About Sound Blaster K3+
The Sound Blaster K3+ is a portable sound mixer with hardware audio processing such as reverb and autotune. It boasts multiple connectivity inputs, supports both dynamic and 48V phantom powered condenser microphones, and features individual input/output gain control. The all-new K3+ also features six special sound clips to enhance live broadcasts, a dedicated mobile output volume knob, and even allows users to connect multiple units together when broadcasting as a band or a group.
- 6 Modes of Operation
The Sound Blaster K3+ supports up to six different usage scenarios, including music playback, recording, broadcasting, web chat, karaoke and DJ hosting. Features such as voice over and reverb effects can be triggered and combined to produce the ideal recording quality needed for your individual use case scenario. - Plug-and-Play Connectivity for PC, Mac, Phones and Tablets
The Sound Blaster K3+ is very simple to set up and requires no driver installation. Just connect via USB. The Sound Blaster K3+ can also be connected using a 4-pole 3.5mm audio jack, giving users full control when using streaming and recording apps on their mobile phones or tablets. - Crystal Clear Recording and Playback
Audio quality is of the utmost priority when recording music or streaming video. The Sound Blaster K3+ features a built-in, high-definition audio processor that enables it to record crisp and crystal clear audio. Users can start with basic equipment and eventually upgrade to professional headphones and microphones. K3+ also comes with two separate headphone monitoring channels allowing the artist and sound engineer to control their own preferred volume. - Audio Effects Processing in Real-Time
The Sound Blaster K3+'s powerful built-in audio processor allows users access to real-time audio effects, including reverb and autotune. These sounds are also available even when connected to mobile devices. - Sound Clips for Broadcasting
Users may select the following sound clips during live broadcasts to add fun and emotion: VIP Entrance, Cheers, Baby Laughter, Audience Laughter, Gunshots, and Crow Caws. - Mobile Output Volume Control
This feature solves the problem where current mobile phones have no control over the broadcast volume. Users can now ensure that their audience gets an ideal broadcast volume level. - Multi-Mixer Connectivity
The Sound Blaster K3+ is perfect for multiple users who require their own individual mixer boards when live broadcasting together. For instance, users of a 4-piece band can daisy-chain four K3+ units and broadcast during a show. This feature gives users the flexibility and freedom to customize their own settings or enable effects as they wish.
Pricing and Availability
The Sound Blaster K3+ will be available in the US at Amazon, Newegg, and Fry's at USD129.99.
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#5536326 Posted on: 04/10/2018 01:20 AM
I think you're all missing the point for this. Dedicated interfaces are great and all but most people aren't going to invest in that plus additional software, effects plugins, etc... if they just want to stream or make youtube videos. This has everything built into it.
I'm not saying it's a great piece of hardware either. I have that same Focusrite interface as posted above but it's not the easiest thing to set up if you aren't familiar with audio production. And that Behringer mixer is way overkill for this type of thing.
Yeah I agree with that, horses for courses I guess but for me I go for quality over simplicity everytime and it's not like Pro Interfaces are that complex these days, it's not like when I had a Digi001 connected to a pci card, or even the firewire stuff, USB makes this stuff a doddle but yeah I see how this makes it simpler for the layman.
I think you're all missing the point for this. Dedicated interfaces are great and all but most people aren't going to invest in that plus additional software, effects plugins, etc... if they just want to stream or make youtube videos. This has everything built into it.
I'm not saying it's a great piece of hardware either. I have that same Focusrite interface as posted above but it's not the easiest thing to set up if you aren't familiar with audio production. And that Behringer mixer is way overkill for this type of thing.
Yeah I agree with that, horses for courses I guess but for me I go for quality over simplicity everytime and it's not like Pro Interfaces are that complex these days, it's not like when I had a Digi001 connected to a pci card, or even the firewire stuff, USB makes this stuff a doddle but yeah I see how this makes it simpler for the layman.
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#5536386 Posted on: 04/10/2018 09:16 AM
Reaper is almost for free, including good plugins. There are tutorials how to set everything in two hours. But the deal is with drivers, especially with usb2 if you want good latency, mostly are third party except RME which is another level. Use Focusrite or Audient if you want to go this way. My two cents.
Reaper is almost for free, including good plugins. There are tutorials how to set everything in two hours. But the deal is with drivers, especially with usb2 if you want good latency, mostly are third party except RME which is another level. Use Focusrite or Audient if you want to go this way. My two cents.
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#5536483 Posted on: 04/10/2018 04:46 PM
Its USB sound card + mixing board or just mixing board?
Its USB sound card + mixing board or just mixing board?
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#5536496 Posted on: 04/10/2018 05:18 PM
ok i am a bit of an audio ...ignorant and to begin with what i consider "Good" audio i am pretty sure a genuine audiophile will have his ears bleeding with in a minute
so here is my question . i currently have the sound Blaster Z and the speakers https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/z533-multimedia-speaker-system personally i am really happy with em loud and i can not notice any distortion on high levels also .. what a mixer like the ones above can offer me ? a) better sound quality ? b)nothing need a whole other level of speakers ? c) something else ?
ok i am a bit of an audio ...ignorant and to begin with what i consider "Good" audio i am pretty sure a genuine audiophile will have his ears bleeding with in a minute
so here is my question . i currently have the sound Blaster Z and the speakers https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/z533-multimedia-speaker-system personally i am really happy with em loud and i can not notice any distortion on high levels also .. what a mixer like the ones above can offer me ? a) better sound quality ? b)nothing need a whole other level of speakers ? c) something else ?
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I think you're all missing the point for this. Dedicated interfaces are great and all but most people aren't going to invest in that plus additional software, effects plugins, etc... if they just want to stream or make youtube videos. This has everything built into it.
I'm not saying it's a great piece of hardware either. I have that same Focusrite interface as posted above but it's not the easiest thing to set up if you aren't familiar with audio production. And that Behringer mixer is way overkill for this type of thing.
Thats kinda what i was getting at with my post, you kinda explained it better though.