I already own a Martin D28 and am hoping that this will pick up better with my mixer - recorder? Or would it be better just to invest in a good mic?
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This will not sound as big and bright as a D28. A better mic or a hotter signal (preamp) for the mic will be your best bet.
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Better mic! This is a poor man's version of your guitar. But if you think otherwise I would be more than happy to trade you mine for yours.
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I would recommend the mic. While the DX1AE is a great guitar, the D-28 is 4 times more expensive and with the proper setup and EQ, will most likely record better. For a live performance, it all depends on the pickup you have in your D-28. I have a DX1AE and a D-18, and while the DX1AE sounds good, the D-18 sounds really great. I use a K&K; with a K&K; preamp for live performances, and it comes across very well.
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I would recommend the mic. While the DX1AE is a great guitar, the D-28 is 4 times more expensive and with the proper setup and EQ, will most likely record better. For a live performance, it all depends on the pickup you have in your D-28. I have a DX1AE and a D-18, and while the DX1AE sounds good, the D-18 sounds really great. I use a K&K with a K&K preamp for live performances, and it comes across very well.
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This is a okay mike for live performances. It is a cheap version of the SM 58 which cost about $100.00. It is probably not the best mike for recording or other applications that require high quality. I suppose it depends on what you are podcasting. If you are streaming a live band you could use these for the vocals. It really depends on what you are using it for. I use mine for vocals at practice for live performances. I hope this helps.
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The mixer gives you four mic channels and two inputs. For love acoustic it depends on how many instruments your gonna use, otherwise I would say yes.
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Well i like it i use it to record music and it sounds really good for the price you will not find another one like it. I hope this can help you
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With a good mic easy. I have a cheap mic and it sounds like crap. I bought a set of Shure PGXD24/Beta58A Digital Wireless System with Beta 58A Mic and it sounds GREAT!
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I use this mixer for recording and a mackie mixer for performances. i like the mic preamps on the mackie better. Mackie 802 VLZ and tc helicon voice live touch.
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It depends on how you would podcast it because this mic is especially designed for GarageBand. If that's not a problem than have at it! It would be even better in your small office since it would pick up the sound that much better. I hope this helps!
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It really depends on what kind of sound you're looking for. We went with one of Rode's higher end mics and put an Apogee Jam in the middle for higher quality sound. We bought everything for about $500.
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i have a created some recordings and have used the mic with some distance and let my normal voice, it sounds awesome! check the podcast i created with that microphone! http://traffic.libsyn.com/crmbuzz/CRMBuzz001.mp3
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I mostly use mine on a Nikon D5100 to record my kid who plays flute for a high school band.Outdoor football games and concerts, I get great sound. Much better than without the mic.There is an adjustment on the back of the mic. Make sure you play with that to find whichsound you like best.
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You may need a pre-amp especially for recording input...also check to make sure your microphone is or is not PHANTOM powered, otherwise you might have to get another in between the line input for that to get it to work. I just had to order one for my violin pick-up as most amps do not have a PHANTOM setting.
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I don't think it can record stereo. The built-in mic is only one channel and the line-in for instruments is mono also. I think you may want the Duet instead of the One, but you can always imitate stereo by duplicating a channel and automating effects too if you want to save money and get around that limitation :)
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Hi, how can you plug the mixer into the laptop? I don't recommend the sound card onboard to record because maybe you experiment some latency when you record. The laptop is ok, but you need to buy adicional parts to optimize the latency, one of those is an external sound card and also one ssd disk to replace the default hard disk. For record i recommend a m-audio card, good luck!
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Honestly the suck. I hooked it up to my sound system it lasted about a month before my records didnt sound right. Your better off getting a older used one. If you wanna record on your computer get audacity or soundwave and a rca to 3.5mm cord and plug in the the mic port.
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I returned mine because of the sound quality - small tinny sound and had a buzz sound. For a more versatile amp look at the Roland cube street which has 2 inputs ¼"/XLR combo for hi quality mics and a ¼' for the guitar or another mic and has an array of settings on each channel. And it is battery operated also which makes it very handy for quick setups and practice. Check it out on YouTube.
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Hi Fred, the DP-24 is not easy to use unless you have experience using different digital recorders and/or software. I have used quite a few different devices and software, and still occasionally I need to refer back to the manual when using my DP-24. It gives great quality recordings if you are willing to invest the time learning how to use it. If you're looking for something simple, I would recommend starting with one of their smaller portastudios (see http://tascam.com/applications/musician/mtr_digital_portastudio/). A lot depends on how many channels you want to record at a time. If it's just you, and you want to record 1 or 2 channels at a time, go with one of their smaller devices, it will be simpler, and you will probably find no difference in sound quality and you will save hundreds of dollars.
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I used this to pick up vocals however it was pretty good at picking up ambient noise pretty well. I would say it would depend on how close you play the instrument to the microphone. Over all I say it's worth a shot, a condenser mic (which is used for professional studio recording) can go up in price and if you're not that worried about super crisp quality I would definitely pick this up.