Driver for Audio Kontrol 1 on Windows 10

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How can I get a driver for Audio Kontrol 1 for Win 10?

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actually the latest drivers are for Win 8. Win 10 is official not supported.

Let me know if you need further assistance or information.

Now my AudioKontrol1 is not found by PC, that has just got update of Win 10.

What h**l am I going to do to solve this?

So when will Win 10 be supported? Is it supported on the Audio 6?

development of Audio Kontrol 1 ceased over five years ago. There will not be a Windows 10 driver unfortunately.

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Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 Drivers

• Hardware Name: Audio Kontrol 1
  Device type: USB devices	Manufactures: Native Instruments
  Driver Version: 3.1.0.761	Release Date: 18 Dec 2012	File Size:
  System: Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8, Windows 8 64-bit
  Hardware ID: USB\VID_17CC&PID_0815

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Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 and Windows 10 — The Solution

Post by StrZlee » Thu May 05, 2016 12:05 pm

I’m not shure if NI approves this post in their community forums (still under moderation), so i repost it here:

Hey Guys here’s the SOLUTION:

I asked NI support if they could me provide the plain driver files, without installer. After 2 weeks they replied only «product discontinued blabla. «.
Wtf?! I don’t want them to write new driver, only the plain package. The Win7x64 driver are working with Win10, the installer is the problem.
Very bad support!

So i unpacked & reversed their setup. And here we go:

First DISCONNECT your ak1.

Download the files from here (Updated 2017):

Extract them to your «\Program Files\» folder.

If you messed up your system with the f###ing ni-installer, uninstall the sh#t before and get rid of the driver files via «pnputil»

Quote:
open command line

pnputil -e > my-driver-list.txt

search in the text-file for the NI drivers and look what oemXX.inf number they have

delete them with:

pnputil -d oemXX.inf
pnputil -d oemXY.inf
.

Then navigate to your «\Program Files\Native Instruments\Audio Kontrol 1 Driver\Helper» folder
open command line and install the WDM-Driver via «DPInst /F /PATH ..\inf»

Confirm the dialogbox.

Now you can plug-in your ak1, Windows now recognize it and it should work via WDM.
When you open «ak1cpl.exe» in the «\Program Files\Native Instruments\Audio Kontrol 1 Driver\» folder, the control-panel should also recognize your ak1.

To get the asio driver working you need to add some entries in the windows registry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ASIO\Audio Kontrol 1]
«CLSID»=»<694c0055-8282-44cf-bee6-e8682953e2ad>»
«Description»=»Audio Kontrol 1»

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\<694c0055-8282-44cf-bee6-e8682953e2ad>\InprocServer32]
@=»c:\\program files\\native instruments\\audio kontrol 1 driver\\asio\\ak1asio64.dll»
«ThreadingModel»=»Apartment»

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\<694c0055-8282-44cf-bee6-e8682953e2ad>\InprocServer32]
@=»c:\\program files\\native instruments\\audio kontrol 1 driver\\asio\\ak1asio32.dll»
«ThreadingModel»=»Apartment»

In case you have troubles: in the folder on the gdrive is also a html-file with all reg-entries from the installer.

I tested this workaround on my audio-workstation (Win10x64 Treshold2 — messed up with different attempts to get NI’s wonderful installer running), on my gaming rig (Win10x64 Prof Treshold1), my dell xps 13 (Win10x64 Home Treshold 2) and a clean Win10x64 vbox installation.

Only on my audio-workstation bitwig studio has problems with the asio drivers. (I’m currently reverse-engineer the asio-drivers to fix this, maybe i could squeeze a little bit more power out of this old brothers. ).

To increase performance, try the «Win10 WASAPI» or «Asio4All» driver. Booth works tighter for me than the original asio-drivers.

If NI has no objections, i could repack all and fix their crappy installer.

THANK YOU NATIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR YOUR GREAT SUPPORT.

Installing the ASIO Driver for KOMPLETE AUDIO 1 / 2 / 6 MK2 (Windows)

This article explains how to install the ASIO driver for your KOMPLETE AUDIO 1 / 2 / 6 MK2 audio interface on Windows 10 systems.

Note: the KOMPLETE AUDIO 1 / 2 / 6 MK2 are ‘class-compliant’ on Mac computers. It is not necessary to install a driver on these systems.

1. Disconnect the KOMPLETE AUDIO device from your computer.
2. Navigate to our DRIVERS & OTHER FILES downloads page.
3. Locate the Komplete Audio 1 & 2 Driver or the Komplete Audio 6 MK2 Driver in the list and click on the link to download it. In our example, we are showing the Komplete Audio 1 & 2 Driver:
   
4. Navigate to your downloads folder and double-click the downloaded zip file to open it:
   
5. Double click the setup.exe file and follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation.
   
6. Once complete, connect your KOMPLETE AUDIO device to your computer. You will now be able to choose the Komplete Audio ASIO Driver in your DAW.
   

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Name	Size	Date
Audio Kontrol 1 Driver Setup.exe	6.3 MB	8 Oct 2009

How to Update Audio Kontrol 1 Device Drivers Quickly & Easily

Step 1 — Download Your Driver

To get the Audio Kontrol 1 driver, click the green download button above. After you complete your download, move on to Step 2.

If the driver listed is not the right version or operating system, search our driver archive for the correct version. Enter Audio Kontrol 1 into the search box above and then submit. In the results, choose the best match for your PC and operating system.

Tech Tip: If you are having trouble deciding which is the right driver, try the Driver Update Utility for Audio Kontrol 1. It is a software utility which automatically finds and downloads the right driver.

Step 2 — Install Your Driver

Once you have downloaded your new driver, you’ll need to install it. In Windows, use a built-in utility called Device Manager, which allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them.

How to Open Device Manager

In Windows 10 & Windows 8.1, right-click the Start menu and select Device Manager

In Windows 8, swipe up from the bottom, or right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose «All Apps» -> swipe or scroll right and choose «Control Panel» (under Windows System section) -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager

In Windows 7, click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager

In Windows Vista, click Start -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Device Manager

In Windows XP, click Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device Manager button

How to Install a driver from Device Manager

Locate the device and model that is having the issue and double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.

Select the Driver tab.

Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions.

In most cases, you will need to reboot your computer in order for the driver update to take effect.

Tech Tip: Driver downloads and updates come in a variety of file formats with different file extensions. For example, you may have downloaded an EXE, INF, ZIP, or SYS file. Each file type has a slighty different installation procedure to follow.

For more help, visit our Driver Support Page for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.