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Published on 02/12/12 at 12:44
Best value:
Excellent
I been using it for 4 years and although I have procured for a year and a half.
I've used other pedals controllers: one might say a controller is a controller ever ... but this one I was initially attracted by its price well below the quasi-similar to roland ( for a similar result after all, for what little I've used the Roland).
Then the other pedals do not usually have as many or two pedals volume / expression.
After all depends on how it is used: some players will make a pedal that controls the effects, others will do a set of commands to use eg Live or other software. I am part of the second tranche since I only use it to control Live and real and virtual instruments that I use with. Basically, I assign my pedals to certain software functions (usually the "selection" tracks and "registration") and then I play live using my feet to launch sounds, stop, record or my guitar synthesizer to read then just recorded these sounds, etc..
The price / quality ratio is unbeatable today. All the "big brands" offering such a machine have higher rates (about double or more! ...). I think that € 160/200 was a bit expensive since they are only controllers but now we are nine to 120 €. It is important to note that the Behringer-which is still cheap - does not always offer the quality stuff (I know this brand because of limited financial resources of my projects: tables mixes do not last very long The effects are often of poor quality, the instruments amps dishes ...) But I have a particular sound (800W amp and speaker 1400W) that sounds of thunder and turbine 7 years without worry. This brand comes more often to deliver products that are affordable while maintaining a level of quality and reliable strength: this pedal is one of those products, solid, effective not too expensive.
Most: ease of getting started in midi with different software (I assume that with effect racks is at least as easy). Robustness of the cash machine that blows without flinching the metal shell is unbreakable and buttons are solid. And a point which is positive and both negative: it is quite large, which makes its use easier in concert because we not press two buttons by mistake, but it's enough to carry large and heavy ...
Cons: bah ... a USB port would have been quite handy in certain circumstances to feed the beast and connect to a computer interface ... without at the same time, it's better to be able to connect to mains power and keep the computer for apps. The most negative for me is the fact reassign each button: for use with live example, I had to delete and reassign each button one by one. Not only the operation is very long, but the user manual is quite complicated to find and the operation is not simple.
With the experience I would do this choice, but some years before to master it better!
I've used other pedals controllers: one might say a controller is a controller ever ... but this one I was initially attracted by its price well below the quasi-similar to roland ( for a similar result after all, for what little I've used the Roland).
Then the other pedals do not usually have as many or two pedals volume / expression.
After all depends on how it is used: some players will make a pedal that controls the effects, others will do a set of commands to use eg Live or other software. I am part of the second tranche since I only use it to control Live and real and virtual instruments that I use with. Basically, I assign my pedals to certain software functions (usually the "selection" tracks and "registration") and then I play live using my feet to launch sounds, stop, record or my guitar synthesizer to read then just recorded these sounds, etc..
The price / quality ratio is unbeatable today. All the "big brands" offering such a machine have higher rates (about double or more! ...). I think that € 160/200 was a bit expensive since they are only controllers but now we are nine to 120 €. It is important to note that the Behringer-which is still cheap - does not always offer the quality stuff (I know this brand because of limited financial resources of my projects: tables mixes do not last very long The effects are often of poor quality, the instruments amps dishes ...) But I have a particular sound (800W amp and speaker 1400W) that sounds of thunder and turbine 7 years without worry. This brand comes more often to deliver products that are affordable while maintaining a level of quality and reliable strength: this pedal is one of those products, solid, effective not too expensive.
Most: ease of getting started in midi with different software (I assume that with effect racks is at least as easy). Robustness of the cash machine that blows without flinching the metal shell is unbreakable and buttons are solid. And a point which is positive and both negative: it is quite large, which makes its use easier in concert because we not press two buttons by mistake, but it's enough to carry large and heavy ...
Cons: bah ... a USB port would have been quite handy in certain circumstances to feed the beast and connect to a computer interface ... without at the same time, it's better to be able to connect to mains power and keep the computer for apps. The most negative for me is the fact reassign each button: for use with live example, I had to delete and reassign each button one by one. Not only the operation is very long, but the user manual is quite complicated to find and the operation is not simple.
With the experience I would do this choice, but some years before to master it better!