I am buying this for my drummer husband. Is it easy to use? Does it work through the regular speakers connected to mixer?
1633128
This will work fine through 1/4" outputs to a powered mixer or small amplifier. It is easy to use with the included sounds, which are ok. It can be used as a MIDI controller which adds for some flexibility later. If it will be used as part of a kit, you may wish to look at the mounting bracket that screws onto the base and allows attachment to other hardware. Otherwise it seems to need a surface to sit on.
1633129
Definitely easy to use. Yes, it will connect thru regular speakers via the headphone jack. Great for noodling around, not the best sounds in the world for any kind of recording or performance.
1633130
Yes. It has a Left/Right output (Left only for mono channel), and I have used mine through a Peavey head and PA system. It also has a 1/4" headphone jack.
1633131
It's easy to use and figure out. We use ours through a small amp speaker and through a mixer with PA type speakers. I am afraid to say 100% for sure it will work with your set up, seems like it should unless there is no amplifier to push the sound. It's a great product for the money, especially if you need something small and simple.
1633132
Yes, it can be hooked up through a pa system. Very easy to use. Also nice as a practice pad.
1633133
Yes. It is very easy to use and program. It has 1/4" left and right output plus a stereo headphone jack so it works easily with any mixer.
1633134
Very easy to work with. Don't even really have to read the instructions in order to operate. It will also work through a mixer. I would suggest ordering an accessory table to go with it though. Pearl makes one that is 12x12 and can attach to a cymbal stand. The mounting for this one (sold seperately of course) is crap. Hope this helps
637739
Is dependent on your mixers. ..but that's is a good sound and vocal equipment. ..easy to use
410906
This is just a mixer, it will not modify the sound. Use this to modify the levels not the quality of the sound.
1221122
Its been great. Not super high quality but good enough to learn from and it has headphones which is awesome since we already have 1 drumset in the house. We have 2 kids that are learning drumming in school and they both have used it. It wasn't difficult to set up either.
1849871
I use it. You can import loops in WAV format. Sometimes I generate loops on the looper and bring them into Sonar X2 where I put on good drum tracks. Hope this helps.
1654643
There is only one input. I play electronic drums and use a direct box for that input. And my vocal I just use my monitor mix on the rolls from the main mixer. Works fantastic. I totally turn off the drums on my monitor mix that's coming from the main mixer and use the input volume that is on the rolls.
86431
Funny you ask, I'm a drummer as well. You absolutely need an external amp. These are large tower speakers & I have mine paired with a Hsu STF2 subwoofer. The bass is excellent & they sound great for TV & movies (especially Blu-ray). Unfortunately I find these speakers a little power hungry for music. I have these paired with a Pioneer 1019AH-K receiver & Panasonic Blu-ray player all bought together in 2009. These have all been relegated to the mancave with my drums ironically. For music the Bic's do not compare to my new system which consists of a much more expensive Marantz receiver paired with NHT tower speakers that blow the Bic's away in every aspect especially music! But that's an unfair comparison. I'm mostly a metal drummer & I play along to music using these speakers at very high volumes. A subwoofer is not necessary for these speakers with music (as I believe you should only listen to music in two channel stereo) but they just don't sound as crisp & clean as the NHT's at high volumes (or any volume for that matter). I also prefer to NEVER listen to music through a computer, but I understand the convenience, so I can't help ya there. Bottom line - They're plenty loud to play drums along to with a decent receiver with your computer connected. They're great speakers for the price.
1945130
I have it running through a Mackie powered mixer and that is the best way so that you can adjust the settings for the beat sound. microphone cables bought separately.
2183853
These things are awesome. You attach the bass drum mute with Velcro and all the drums are dampened enough. Play while people are home without being annoying, seems like I just close the door and they can barley hear me. Hope this helps! Keep drumming man!
1405906
A few factors are involved with your question... FIRST: You must assure you have the correct ohm impedence speaker cabinets (I believe it is 8 ohm rated) SECOND: You can only connect to Speaker Output B in the Bridged mode (I do not know what will occur electronically but, I'm certain it does not have a good outcome) THIRD: When the mixer is run in Bridged Mode you must calculate the speaker impedence I HAVE USED THIS UNIT WITH 2 DIFFERENT BANDS & NEVER HAD TO RUN IN BRIDGE MODE BECAUSE IT IS MORE THAN POWERFUL TO FILL A MEDIUM SIZED VENUE. I HAVE ALWAYS USED STEREO MODE BECAUSE OF THE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES (OUTPUT A CAN BE USED FOR THE MAIN SPEAKERS - OUTPUT B CAN BE USED TO RUN UNPOWERED MONITORS). MOST OF THE TIME I RUN IN FULL STEREO TO ACCOMODATE THE STEREO KEYBOARD & STEREO GUITAR EFFECTS MY BAND USES.
1230552
I brought it for my grandsons with an Behringer 302USB Premium 5-Input Mixer with XENYX Mic Preamp and USB/Audio Interface for $49 they say it works but they can't download the software to do the mixing personally I read an answer to this question that makes more sense --return it and buy a snowball usb mike. I goggled it and it is cheaper and seems less complicated to use and set up-- http://bluemic.com/snowball/
540524
I'm still trying to get mine to work. I have Windows 7 64 bit. I downloaded the driver and still no luck. I'm new to all this and I'm using a Roland HD3 electric drum set / Mbox with Pro Tools Express/ and Easydrummer. I have better luck using a regular midi cable.
2243145
I looked up how to set one up on YouTube, and it worked just fine. I have no experience with setting up drum sets, so if I can do it, anyone can.:-)
2237562
You will not need a mixer unless you are doing drum type recording and you want to mix down to two tracks. I recorded guitar, bass, and vocals through it. I would recommend the Focusrite 2i2 or the 2i4 any day over this. If you are doing guitars direct you will get a really hot signal and will have to back the volume down to almost nothing on the instrument. It's doable but not ideal. Plus the drivers drove me nuts for a long time. The focusrite worked immidiately. Only one draw back with the Focusrite is to have midi you need the 2i4 which is about 80 to 100$ 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
1144327
No. This is not a DJ mixer. Its a external sound card. Its also not good enough for professional use. It has grounding issues and a high failure rate.
450567
Yes, it only has a headphone out. I'm connecting mine to a mixer, which is nice to boost lows with an EQ. See no reason why you shouldn't be able to amplify it with an audio interface. The only drawback I see is that it doesn't have separate outs & you can't control the individual volumes of the drum parts.
2043053
Hello Bob, this is not a powered mixer. Although it powers up and can be used for a standard mixer when plugged in the wall socket adapter. It's other way of powering up which is to plug it in to an open USB Connector on your computer. Which then makes it a Audio Interface for recording with Digital Audio Workstation on your computer such as Garage Band or Pro tools ( If your going to use it for an audio mixer. Plug it in the wall with the provided adaptor, then run the outputs into an Amplifier of your choice) Try You Tube for more information on your Audio Interface/ Mixer.