I want to connect my digital piano to the line-in and record the sound with audacity to get crystal clear sound, can this device help me with that?
1888135
Yes it will. That's what I bought it for and it works beautifully. You have to tool around with it a bit to get it set up right though
1888136
It should work, Just have in mind you will need additional adapters. If you want to purchase this just for recording I would recommend buying an Audiobox USB recording Interface.
1888137
crystal clear sound is a matter of opinion. I have used the device with line-in and recorded using audacity on Ubuntu linux. It sounds fine. Like all things, setup your sound mixers volumes appropriately. This is also my 'day drive' device using the MIC inputs for my VOIP headset. I have no compliants.
663971
As long as your piano has a 1/4" jack output, and your computer has a USB input, yes. I use this cable to connect a MicroKORG to a Mac. The downside is that it outputs to mono. However, I'm not sure if that's just because of my setup.
424122
Yes...you could do that. I would run the piano into Line 1 in with either a XLR or 1/4" plug (assuming you want a mono signal in) depending on what the output of your piano is. If your piano supports stereo out; then you use either Line 2/3 or Line 4/5 for your inputs. If you're using a laptop or ipod (Laptop would probably be better because you can use the USB bus as an input) because the whole point of using the Q502USB is being able to get a stereo signal out of a laptop (I use a stereo output from my MacBook Pro) and it sounds great. Each channel has a "Balance" or "Pan" that allows you place your signal where you want it in the mix. For example, if you have backing tracks playing, they are likely already correctly balanced in the mix, so you'd probably only play with the balance of your piano. Maybe you'd prefer them toward the "right' in the stereo mix, or perhaps you'd rather hear it toward the "left" or directly in the middle. The Xenyx Q502USB allows you to put it where ever you want. I'm using it in exactly the same manner that you're looking for, it sounds like to me. I use the 1/4" Line 1 In - plugging my guitar into it and then have Blues tracks playing in iTunes on the MacBook (via the USB port) and plug headphones into the line out to listen. In your case, there are stereo RCA plugs for the output to your "sound system". Although, you would also have the 1/4" (headphone jack) stereo out, if you'd prefer. It's a solid piece of audio equipment and for less than $100, I think you'll be very pleased. Give me a consultants credit on your first album, if you don't mind (and 1% of the gross would be great as well!).
773470
I guess you can.. Sorry I haven't tried I use it via laptop.. maybe if you find way to connect it it would detect it.. I didn't like they kinda ARTURIA lie cause they say its an analog synth and midi but its just a midi
1333919
Yes it works with Audacity. But you can download an excellent DAW from www.reaper.fm for free which it is also compatible.
738346
You can use external software to amplify the audio input, programs like Audacity have an option to output the audio it is recording, which does the same thing.
414299
No you can't record at all this is a professional playback machine only. If you need to record you will need to look at a CD-RW900 designed for record and playback it will cost slightly more. I should also mention if you are recording an acoustic piano you will need a small mixer and a set of mics as well otherwise you should be able to use the outs from the keyboard and send those to the recorder but a small mixer setup is best in my opin.
2001086
The software will be limited to the inputs and outputs of the software. I use my MPD26 with Serato Scratch Live, and a USB sound card. You will need to see what StudioOne supports for Midi over USB
1192563
This is only an interface to do recording on your machine. This does not store anything locally. You still need software to do the actual recording/storing of files. It comes with ProTools Express which IMO sucks because you must use monitors in order to hear what you are doing. ProTools will not output to your sound card, it will only come back out the monitor port of the AKAI box. I grabbed Cakewalk Sonar from Steam and that allows me to do either up to 2 stereo inputs (1/2 + 3/4) or up to 4 mono inputs for recording and I can output to my sound card so I can hear without investing in studio monitors.Works like a charm though. This is only an interface to do recording on your machine. This does not store anything locally. You still need software to do the actual recording/storing of files. It comes with ProTools Express which IMO sucks because you must use monitors in order to hear what you are doing. ProTools will not output to your sound card, it will only come back out the monitor port of the AKAI box. I grabbed Cakewalk Sonar from Steam and that allows me to do either up to 2 stereo inputs (1/2 + 3/4) or up to 4 mono inputs for recording and I can output to my sound card so I can hear without investing in... » Read More This is only an interface to do recording on your machine. This does not store anything locally. You still need software to do the actual recording/storing of files. It comes with ProTools Express which IMO sucks because you must use monitors in order to hear what you are doing. ProTools will not output to your sound card, it will only come back out the monitor port of the AKAI box. I grabbed Cakewalk Sonar from Steam and that allows me to do either up to 2 stereo inputs (1/2 + 3/4) or up to 4 mono inputs for recording and I can output to my sound card so I can hear without investing in studio monitors.Works like a charm though. « Show Less
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I haven't used it for that purpose, however, it has picked up music in the background of my recordings very clearly. I would keep the recorder at a bit of a distance from the piano, since having it very close tends to "fuzz" the recording a bit.
1450748
So far I have not gotten it to act as a direct audio interface for Logic Pro. My work around is to record into auria and transfer the files to logic. The MIDI works great with logic however.
1213724
I've only gotten a condenser mike to work with this and have only used it for one instrument at a time. Of course it will record sound into an iPad. I wouldn't expect the quality to be great with everything piled into one track if that's what you had in mind.
200310
It all depends on your sound board, and your piano. Most pianos I know of don't have a male XLR connector. This cable has 1/4" mono audio plug on one end, and XLR female on the other end. Typically you would use this on a Microphone XLR, or an amplifier XLR male port to the female XLR on the cable, then plug your 1/4" mono plug into a 1/4" mono port on your mixer / sound board.
369856
It won't do anything. It needs some sort of program running to make noise. MIDI controllers like this are just buttons in the shape of a keyboard that tell your computer what to do. There are some free plugins/programs you could can use for piano sounds or synths. I use Alicia's Key's by Native Instruments, but that costs money (but it's worth it imo). You can use a laptop or even a tablet with the right adapters if you have those. In short, the keyboard itself doesn't make any noise without other software.
1839106
Yes you should be able to. It supports MIDI connectivity. Also, you could use the AUX and hook it to an interface to record live sound.
616240
It works well with a Casio keyboard and my travel guitar, so it should work for the digital piano too.
141276
It took me a while to figure this out, but the device has a standard mode and 3 different equalization modes. Since most modern devices don't have bass and treble controls, it can indeed improve the sound quality, as it does sound different in each mode. But always remember the basic rule of digital devices. garbage in-garbage out! So if your source recording, and/or your device sucks, than your sound will as well, no matter what you try.