I want to record digital piano and play live at church. Should I get BEHRINGER ULTRA-DI DI400P for $20 or is this sufficient?
1268415
the Pyle is adequate, if you were playing for example outdoor venues. Yes, I would cough up the extra for the Behringer for a quality church performance.
1268416
This should totally work for your needs. Ive had no problem at all with mine. I use it to record and play digital synth through a PA.
1268417
This should work just fine. I have four of these that I use for various instruments at church all the time. II wouldn't spend the extra money unless you find yourself having signal problems. One of my friends has a Behringer Ultra DI and she actually seems to have some issues interfacing with certain brands of active pickups in guitars, just FYI.
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Insufficient information provided - I cannot answer the question until I better understand what you're asking. The device you're referring to is known as a Direct Box, used to convert low-Z balanced XLR connections to hi-Z 1/4" T-S jacks and vice-versa. The price today on Amazon for a dual unit (http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PDC22-Instrument-Balanced-Unbalanced/dp/B00356J8KE/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_11091801_a2_1_p?ie=UTF8&r;efRID=10BHX7ARBVZ3T34621Z) is $15, and very much worth buying just to have one (or two) in the PA System toolbox. Whether it will help you achieve whatever you are trying to do is almost beside the point! Insufficient information provided - I cannot answer the question until I better understand what you're asking. The device you're referring to is known as a Direct Box, used to convert low-Z balanced XLR connections to hi-Z 1/4" T-S jacks and vice-versa. The price today on Amazon for a dual unit (http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PDC22-Instrument-Balanced-Unbalanced/dp/B00356J8KE/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_11091801_a2_1_p?ie=UTF8&r;efRID=10BHX7ARBVZ3T34621Z) is $15, and very much worth buying just to have one (or two) in the PA System toolbox. Whether it will help you achieve whatever... » Read More Insufficient information provided - I cannot answer the question until I better understand what you're asking. The device you're referring to is known as a Direct Box, used to convert low-Z balanced XLR connections to hi-Z 1/4" T-S jacks and vice-versa. The price today on Amazon for a dual unit (http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-Pro-PDC22-Instrument-Balanced-Unbalanced/dp/B00356J8KE/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_11091801_a2_1_p?ie=UTF8&r;efRID=10BHX7ARBVZ3T34621Z) is $15, and very much worth buying just to have one (or two) in the PA System toolbox. Whether it will help you achieve whatever you are trying to do is almost beside the point! « Show Less
1268419
I use mine to play at church all the time ( to interface with the sound system), and it's been fine for me. The Behringer is a very well designed DI box and should provide you with no problems at all.
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Yes. The music rack does a good job. Yesterday I went to my local music store and compared other digital pianos to my DGX-640C with the three pedal unit, and decided I could find no better instrument for my needs. To me it offers me the ideal home instrument from which to play other digital or acoustic pianos wherever I go.
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Its not as good as a studio mic but magnitudes better than the phone mic. I would not trust it to get a live gig without input gain controls. Use good software to record with that has eq and gain controls. I use the paid version of Hi-Q MP3 rec for Android and its decent. Then run it through Audacity.
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Hello there. I got this one to replace an old model. I am a full time musician and I use this device as practice tool and a demo recording device. You'd even record complex 8 track pieces if you'd use it with Amplitube's studio for an iPad.It sounds great for a tiny and fairly in expensive sound device like this.I would suggest you to go for a newer model though.It will cost you about 40$ more but it has Midi and other features, I would go for it myself if I wouldn't have this one.P.S. The only minus of these devises compare to they cheaper predecessor is that you can't change your iPhone or an iPad while recording or practicing. Keep in mind that the apps for these devices are power consuming. Hope it helps. Hello there. I got this one to replace an old model. I am a full time musician and I use this device as practice tool and a demo recording device. You'd even record complex 8 track pieces if you'd use it with Amplitube's studio for an iPad.It sounds great for a tiny and fairly in expensive sound device like this.I would suggest you to go for a newer model though.It will cost you about 40$ more but it has Midi and other features, I would go for it myself if I wouldn't have this one.P.S. The only minus of these devises compare to they cheaper predecessor is that you can't change... » Read More Hello there. I got this one to replace an old model. I am a full time musician and I use this device as practice tool and a demo recording device. You'd even record complex 8 track pieces if you'd use it with Amplitube's studio for an iPad.It sounds great for a tiny and fairly in expensive sound device like this.I would suggest you to go for a newer model though.It will cost you about 40$ more but it has Midi and other features, I would go for it myself if I wouldn't have this one.P.S. The only minus of these devises compare to they cheaper predecessor is that you can't change your iPhone or an iPad while recording or practicing. Keep in mind that the apps for these devices are power consuming. Hope it helps. « Show Less
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Piano is really tough, since they are way louder than you think.I would put headphones on and do a sound check to make sure the recording levels are where you want them.But yes, the unit will give you a good medium fidelity recording. I have some pretty good condensor mics that I attach to the zoom and the resulting audio is WAY better than the compressed audio on a video camera. If you have the external condensor mics you will get good high fidelity audio.
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No! I think they will be great speakers for digital pianos, the noice is very low and only can be heard if you stand next to the amplifier (like a little cooling fan noice on the laptops) but overall speaker performance is unmatched!! I love them!!!
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Well, I do own both but I play mostly classic rock and I don't really play anything metal (at least not anything I would call metal) so I can't really say. The CS400 works better for me but the DC9 has the "one knob" compression that is easy to set and comes in a thick metal box. The DC9 is a clone of the old MXR Dyna Comp compressor they made in the late 70's-early 80's. There are some "shoot out" videos of the Behringer vs the MXR on YouTube that are pretty good. The DC9 may be just what you want if you are not familiar with compressors and compression ratios and release time and all that tech stuff. The DC9 works good. Well, I do own both but I play mostly classic rock and I don't really play anything metal (at least not anything I would call metal) so I can't really say. The CS400 works better for me but the DC9 has the "one knob" compression that is easy to set and comes in a thick metal box. The DC9 is a clone of the old MXR Dyna Comp compressor they made in the late 70's-early 80's. There are some "shoot out" videos of the Behringer vs the MXR on YouTube that are pretty good. The DC9 may be just what you want if you are not familiar with compressors and compression ratios and... » Read More Well, I do own both but I play mostly classic rock and I don't really play anything metal (at least not anything I would call metal) so I can't really say. The CS400 works better for me but the DC9 has the "one knob" compression that is easy to set and comes in a thick metal box. The DC9 is a clone of the old MXR Dyna Comp compressor they made in the late 70's-early 80's. There are some "shoot out" videos of the Behringer vs the MXR on YouTube that are pretty good. The DC9 may be just what you want if you are not familiar with compressors and compression ratios and release time and all that tech stuff. The DC9 works good. « Show Less
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For singing, I wouldn't recommend this for someone who would just be starting. If she knows her way around sound equipment and software then I'd definitely recommend this or something of equal quality for the price. The microphone itself can only interface the computer through the mixer and then the USB hookup. This provides better quality than some other microphones when configured properly, but it's also more sensitive and will require a stand, and pop filter, which are not included in the set. I spent no more than $150 on this and the other equipment I bought for the purpose of live-streaming on the internet. Overall I'm highly satisfied with the use and quality i've gotten out of behringer products, but for your purposes I'm unsure of wether this is the best option.
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I would definitely say "No." Read my review of the NP-30. If you are just learning correct hand technique on the piano, you'll find yourself under- or -overreaching for keys if you try to transition to an acoustic piano. If you can swing the extra money, the best "real piano" experience on a digital for the price, imo, is the yamaha YDP 140.
1076292
I would say get a JBL eon powered speaker. My Behringer puts out muddy sound, and the same music or live instruments sound a lot better with the JBL that my friends have.
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this will take some more studying for you. This is only a receiver. You can plug it into a recorder or a mixer I think, but for a small church, you might not trust the quality. I get a lot of feedback on mine.
2074343
If you want to record separate tracks, you'll either need two mics (in which case you'll probably want dynamic rather than condenser) to record both at the same time, or you'll need to record one track at a time (record the piano, then listen back and record the vocals over or vice versa). Don't know how well this will do for piano, but it's great for vocals. Hardware wise, you'll need some way to convert the mic's XLR output to a digital one (usb or firewire most likely), you can either get a straight converter or a mixer (the m audio mobile pre is a decent choice).
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You will not need a mixer unless you are doing drum type recording and you want to mix down to two tracks. I recorded guitar, bass, and vocals through it. I would recommend the Focusrite 2i2 or the 2i4 any day over this. If you are doing guitars direct you will get a really hot signal and will have to back the volume down to almost nothing on the instrument. It's doable but not ideal. Plus the drivers drove me nuts for a long time. The focusrite worked immidiately. Only one draw back with the Focusrite is to have midi you need the 2i4 which is about 80 to 100$ more then the presonus Audiobox. But way worth the money. You will not need a mixer unless you are doing drum type recording and you want to mix down to two tracks. I recorded guitar, bass, and vocals through it. I would recommend the Focusrite 2i2 or the 2i4 any day over this. If you are doing guitars direct you will get a really hot signal and will have to back the volume down to almost nothing on the instrument. It's doable but not ideal. Plus the drivers drove me nuts for a long time. The focusrite worked immidiately. Only one draw back with the Focusrite is to have midi you need the 2i4 which is about 80 to 100$ more then the presonus... » Read More You will not need a mixer unless you are doing drum type recording and you want to mix down to two tracks. I recorded guitar, bass, and vocals through it. I would recommend the Focusrite 2i2 or the 2i4 any day over this. If you are doing guitars direct you will get a really hot signal and will have to back the volume down to almost nothing on the instrument. It's doable but not ideal. Plus the drivers drove me nuts for a long time. The focusrite worked immidiately. Only one draw back with the Focusrite is to have midi you need the 2i4 which is about 80 to 100$ more then the presonus Audiobox. But way worth the money. « Show Less
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I plan to keep mine, but for the money, it is DEFINITELY worth considering the Behringer X32. Besides a multitude of other features (including 2x as many channels), 8 DCAs, flying Faders, and an amazing colored LCD scribble strip are things you won't find on the 16.4.2. And no, I am not paid by Behringer to say that!
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I would say yes. You may want to run some checks as far as dialing in a good sound first. Behringer does have a very fine Mic pre that could be used with that mic to switch imp from high to low with a tube for warmth plus different settings to dial in the perfect sound in the studio or on stage.Tube ultragain mic 200. good price.Just remember in the future if you are moving to stage work you want to most likely be using low impedance mics.They are standard and can be purchased at fairly low prices.
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Yes. Everyday I record acoustically from my digital piano using four stereo channels, eight condenser microphones with different characteristics. One stereo track from large-diaphragm condenser mics is for vocals, but picks up piano selectively. I set equalization and use feedback to give my digital piano a super-Steinway sound. The TASCAM DP-24 is an excellent instrument for expressing your creativity. Phantom power can be selected to each of two banks of mics.
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I use a pro-ject phono box which is approx 149 dollars and it is wonderful. It should be much more than 149. However, I used an integrated amp receiver for many years too.