General question about a guitar cable
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AbsentFriend
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Kenneth R.
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use a regular guitar cable ( a good one ) and put a 1/4" to 1/8" adapter on one end of it. stick that end into your computer's line-in. the other end goes into your amp's output jack. there should be a "line-out" or "headphone out" on the amp. if your amp is a stack or tube powered, be careful about what's connected where. you don't want to run a tube-head without a load, so don't pull the speaker cabinet out to connect your line-out. use another jack.
IMPORTANT: make sure if the line-in connection is suspended in mid-air to prop it up with something. you don't want to break that input off or you're screwed. treat it with care.
IMPORTANT: make sure if the line-in connection is suspended in mid-air to prop it up with something. you don't want to break that input off or you're screwed. treat it with care.
synergy
tr00bie
I just asked my video tech teacher about that the other day. All I remember is that a direct connection from your guitar to your pc is unsafe...
Kenneth R.
Cináed
it just changes the size of the end of your cable. most audio/video stores should have it. Radio Shack, Best Buy, Circuit City... anything like that.
looks like this:
as for directly connecting, i haven't tried that. i was referring to going amp > line in.
looks like this:
as for directly connecting, i haven't tried that. i was referring to going amp > line in.
synergy
tr00bie
So if I hook my guitar up too my ten watt, then put a cable in the line out, attach the other end of the cable to this-->
---then put that into my computers line in, I should be ready to record stuff on my computer? Because up until now I've just been recording directly into the microphone and needless to say, it sounds like shit http://www.radioshack.com/images/ProductCatalog/ProductImage/274/m274-366.jpg
Ermz
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Lined-in without a preamp isn't going to sound much better, sorry to say. If you want to line in and achieve moderately decent tones, invest in a cheap dedicated guitar preamp. A guitar simply isn't made to go straight into the back of a PC, you need something to bring that signal up to line level and shape it. Going through a line-out on an amp may give you the needed volume, but quite frankly it'll sound like ass.
Kenneth R.
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depends on the amp you're using as well as the soundcard and software in question. i've gotten sick tones with this method.Moonlapse said:
synergy
tr00bie
Kenneth R.
Cináed
i can't gaurantee that you're safe doing it, but i'll attest to this: i've been doing it this way for 3 years and my soundcard works just fine.
Ermz
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No I can't say I have any good suggestions on cheap guitar preamps. You've got to remember that in the audio industry you get what you pay for almost every time. There is a reason that Behringer gear is so cheap and Neve/Mackie gear so expensive.
If you're after a cheap preamp, expect to get a shit sounding one regardless of what manufacturer made it. This isn't a definitive rule or anything, but it's true easily in 99% of cases.
If you're after a cheap preamp, expect to get a shit sounding one regardless of what manufacturer made it. This isn't a definitive rule or anything, but it's true easily in 99% of cases.
Silent Song said:
I concur, of course it doesn't sound crystal clear but it is usable. When it comes to recording vocals and acoustic guitars i have to use my incredibly cheap computer microphone, that is not good at all, i get a lot of fuzz and shit.
Kenneth R.
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good lord i was searching for one of those a few months ago and never found it.Dark Thane said:
Silent Song said:
Yeah it's just a cheap cable, not like a real guitar cable. I found it with all the accessory cables area in the store, if that helps.
If you're gonna go the preamp route you may as well get a modeller because the cabinet sims sound a lot better than just having the pre-amp lined in. Exception here is bass.
Also it's smart to get a soundcard with 1/4 ins instead of using the converter unless you aren't overly concerned with quality. Then again if you get the pod you can use the usb connection and not worry about it at all.
Also it's smart to get a soundcard with 1/4 ins instead of using the converter unless you aren't overly concerned with quality. Then again if you get the pod you can use the usb connection and not worry about it at all.
synergy
tr00bie
ok...I found the adapter and I hooked everything up...now how would I go about changing Adobe Audition from using my computer mic as the recording source to using the line in on my computer as a recording source????
