Has anyone used this with an electronic drum set? If so, how well does it work with Garage band?
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Hi Doug, Let me start by saying I am a keyboard player and own several IK Multimedia products. The Total Workstation XL Bundle for PC, Sampletank, iGrand and iLectric Pianos for IOS, and iRig Pre for IOS. I have an extensive collection of virtual instruments and I'm very impressed with all of these products. I did try iRig MIDI and here are two issues I found. First; I need to use 2 keyboards in my live setup. I took a standard 5 pin MIDI cable out of one keyboard and into the MIDI input of the second keyboard. I then used the supplied iRig MIDI to MINI plug and connected the iRig MIDI to my iPad. I should have been able to set each keyboard for a different MIDI channel and trigger the sound set up on that MIDI channel in Sampletank for IOS. However, it would only allow me to use one keyboard, or input source, on only one MIDI channel at a time. Using a standard USB 'printer style' cable out of the second keyboard to the iPad Camera Connection kit(plugged into the iPad) solved this problem. I am mentioning this in case you might have two different trigger sources which you need to set to two different MIDI channels. This could be an issue. Which brings me to the second issue; there were supposed to be 2 of the special iRig MIDI to MINI cables which interface with iRig MIDI and 1 USB cable to connect to a USB power supply(which is not included). Problem was that they included 2 USB cables and only 1 special MIDI cable in the box. If I recall correctly there were @ 7 out of 11 reviewers that received the wrong cables, as I did. My best advice is to pick one up and give it a try to see if it will satisfy your needs. But I just wanted you to be aware of a couple of issues which might possibly affect it's overall performance.
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I bought one, but it would not read on my computer. You may want to purchase a newer version drum set. There might be different software out there that will make it compatible.
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You have to have an app going. Garage band works well with it. It is basically a small midi keyboard.
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Yes it does. It has a midi output and works great with the Roland UM-ONE midi-USB adapter (also sold by amazon). I use this drumset with a macbook air, Ableton Live and Addictive Drums. Works great!
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Yes, you can isolate. I use garageband with a combination of v-drums & keyboards. This unit is meant for digital recording only - not live music.
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Nothis is an output device only.For an input, you need a pre-amp device. I highly recommend the Roland Quad or Octacpture series. Not sure how many input you need. I am assuming you are using a Mac since you asked about Garageband. The Zoom TAC2 is also a nice device.
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not sure about what drums you have , my set has an input on the the drum "brain" that accepts an input from mp3,etc.
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I have an iPad Mini 2 and recorded a bunch of drum tracks recently - worked great and garage band was good software to use. It's been a great mic.
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Used it for dj 'ing, so I don't know how it works with and acoustic drum set. Sorry
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Yes, this will work with GarageBand. I use it with Logic 9 and it works perfectly.
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Use a condenser mic and there are no problems. This box does guitar and vocals very well working with GarageBand.
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Hello Baker.... so far I've only been playing with a really great single pedal, so I haven't hooked up my double pedal to the kit yet. But, according to this link ----- Alesis DM10X Kit Premium Six-Piece Professional Electronic Drum Set ......... there doesn't seem to be a problem with using a double pedal either. I can tell you this.... the responsiveness of each drum head is superb, as well as the delicacy of each drum stroke. Therefore, I believe you will love the feedback of pedal response, even if there are two beaters sharing the same bass drum head. Hope this helps... Sincerely, Bob Hello Baker.... so far I've only been playing with a really great single pedal, so I haven't hooked up my double pedal to the kit yet. But, according to this link ----- Alesis DM10X Kit Premium Six-Piece Professional Electronic Drum Set ......... there doesn't seem to be a problem with using a double pedal either. I can tell you this.... the responsiveness of each drum head is superb, as well as the delicacy of each drum stroke. Therefore, I believe you will love the feedback of pedal response, even if there are two beaters sharing... » Read More Hello Baker.... so far I've only been playing with a really great single pedal, so I haven't hooked up my double pedal to the kit yet. But, according to this link ----- Alesis DM10X Kit Premium Six-Piece Professional Electronic Drum Set ......... there doesn't seem to be a problem with using a double pedal either. I can tell you this.... the responsiveness of each drum head is superb, as well as the delicacy of each drum stroke. Therefore, I believe you will love the feedback of pedal response, even if there are two beaters sharing the same bass drum head. Hope this helps... Sincerely, Bob « Show Less
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Again, it works with Garageband, but I haven't tried using it with Amplitube or Pocketamp. I don't know if those apps give you the option of using Bluetooth. Could be an update to both of these apps if we make enough noise!
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No this is an output device only. For an input, you need a pre-amp device. I highly recommend the Roland Quad or Octacpture series. Not sure how many input you need. I am assuming you are using a Mac since you asked about Garageband. The Zoom TAC2 is also a nice device.
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While I do not know Garage Band, it's a DAW so it should, in theory, see all of the inputs on the US1800. I did a quick check and found this link - scroll down a bit to see the questions pertaining to the US1800 and garage band: http://homerecording.com/bbs/general-discussions/digital-recording-computers/trying-record-multiple-track-simultaneously-garageband-333057/ I'm pretty sure that it will work, but if not, you can always return it, right?
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Yes. The MIDI out can be used to control virtual instruments in GarageBand as well as any other application that supports standard MIDI note messages.
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My drummer really likes it. I've had two drummers play the kit with reckless abandon...they seem to really have fun with it. Go give it a try. Kind of like shoes...try it on. Then make your decision...But worth trying on.... it really is an exquisitely quiet kit....and that is due to the bass pedal config.