Does anyone use this unit for live acoustic performance? If so, how does it work in this setting?
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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.
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I have. It sounds fantastic for its small size. It's perfect for practicing alone or doing small street gigs. I sometimes use it with guitar and effects processors, but I primarily use it with a Microkorg synthesizer. I've put it through hell, and I can say that It still sounds pretty great at every frequency.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm not looking for studio quality, but just good enough to re-enjoy concerts. I've been using a Sony MD recorder, which is remarkable as long as I keep the volume under control. I'd also use it for acoustic group demo/critical listening, so it'll probably do OK for that. If all else fails in the concert area, I can keep using the minidiscs.Thanks again,Jim
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I use it to record home demos on my iPad using an inexpensive docking station. I also use it to practice melody line. I have never used it live. It is just a way for me to know I am off vocally and re-record.
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This is a good unit; i've used it for many, many hours, and it performs. That said, I always use it with external mic-in, and not with the onboard mics. I've tried those, they work, but my overall advice with what every you buy is this; try it before you go, and I mean thoroughly. Record, know how to adjust the record volume and then listen to it, under the conditions you bought it for. If you're going to edit it (say, with Audacity) and then distribute it by MP3, then actually go through those steps and know what you will get. Been there, done that, this is good advice.
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Mine has worked wonderfully for acoustic instruments and comes in handy when my friends and I want to just practice rhythms and stuff!
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Why not! Sounds like a perfect application. Like any other application, I would not plan to run this unit flat-out for long periods as you will likely run into reliability issues. This is not a high-end unit. I'm a gigging bass player and I've been using this with volumes set to about 8/10 for a couple of years now with no probs.
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Yes I could. Especially when jamming live home performances. But for recording its better to avoid doing that as there will be tiny level of music from speakers again picked up by mic. But keeping good distance between both can solve it.
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I'm using a Sonos amp. Making this an outside zone on my Sonos system. It sounds great.
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I play acoustic piano. On gigs, I use it to play bass/drums rhythm tracks and it does well. I plan to get another and chain them for a fuller sound, but one has been enough for me so far.
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I wouldn't use it for general purpose. LIVE is quite specifically intended for LIVE usage. For more standard recording, check out Samplitude Pro X2 (awesome, full featured, with recent price reduction); Sonar X4; or Studio One V3. All in the price range. Far better for standard audio recording, editing, mixing. (And Samplitude mastering and CD burning as well.)
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It sounds good. It is best for acoustic if you run thru a preamp first, I have a dean markley pickup on an older Martin and it needed the signal boost. But it plays an electric very nicely. Not a lot of special effects though. So you'd have to add that pedals for that.
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From my experience, yes. I remodeled a bedroom into a project studio. Even with room treatments and isolation, there were still several very jinky frequency responses remaining. ARC2 seems to have helped because my new mixes are basically translating correctly over several playback systems. It took longer watching how-to videos on YouTube than it did to actually do the test. Acoustic room treatments are a must, but ARC2 has helped me greatly. I'd buy it again. Especially at it's current discounted price. The mic's not bad either. Cheers!
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It's a pretty small amp, great for practice or relatively low-volume gigs, but I wouldn't use it in a bigger venue without miking it through a PA. It just doesn't have the power for a full-tilt electric band, but it is a nice little unit and well worth the price.
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That really depends on the size of your venues and how much other amp and PA gear it has to work alongside. Personally I gig with this all time - bars and small concert hall types of venues - and it kicks out s lot of sound. 5 piece band with all the setup that entails - and together with the Behringer head I use to power it, the Seismic is more than suitable for me.
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no...This is good for a single acoustic guitar and a single mic in a smaller venue...actually it is most excellent for that. Any more than that, this not what you are looking for. I like to run it on stage as sort of my personal monitor and run the "record/output" to the PA for the mix. I am considering adding the Bose Tone Match mixer and a second L1 for a coffeehouse type duet. The single L1 does much better when it is out in front of you pointing back towards you.
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I would think this could work quite well miked. I just use mine as a bedroom amp and I have been amazed at how well it works. I was originally shown one of these when a professional musician came to my house to buy one of my guitars. He pulled out the acoustic version and played my guitar through it and I was blown away. Good luck.