drivers for recording directly from an amp?

[im2kool4u17]

alright i have a 1/4 to 1/8 adaptor and i have my amp plugged directly into my computer. do i need any drivers?

how do i record from that? i searched and everyone's questions were asking about other things so i think im the only one? in kristal, reaper, audacity, etc.(all the programs i've tried) it only lets me record from my plantronics headset, but i want to record from the mic-in port. i've also been told that i need to select "line in" as my source of input, but that is not in the control panel sound settings, so im confused on how to do that. my soundcard is also in my motherboard, so technicly i guess im plugged directly into my motherboard, the mic-in part of it.

thanks

[brandondrury]

do i need any drivers?

Yes, you need a driver to take you to the store to get a microphone.

Here's the deal. I'm not sure where you are in your seriousness level / budget. However, recording direct guitars sucks and use the stock soundcard sucks even more because of latency. While you could probably get your current rig to work (in a way that resembles that episode where McGuiver built an airplane out of duct tape, bamboo, and a concrete mixer), it's not ideal for anything remotely resembling "serious" recording.

Now if you just want to goof around, I can help you with that too.

1/4 to 1/8 adaptor

If there is any evidence for the existence of Satan, this is it. The 1/4 to 1/8 adapter is the root of all evil.

In all seriousness, there is nothing "wrong" with these adapters, they have just have a tendency to fail. It's pretty much inevitable that all of these adapters will fail not long after purchasing them.

Assuming we are just trying to get your current rig going, you need to start with the amp. Every amp is different. If it has a line out, you could use that. If it has a headphone out, you could use that. It's possible that the volume of the amp will control the volume of the line out, but it may not. It just depends on the amp.

I'd start with running the amp into the "line in" on the sound card because the signal coming out of the amp should already be line level. You'll need to active this input on the sound card and make sure that it's volume is up.

In Audacity or whatever, you'll need to select this as the input.

It should be relatively straight forward, but much of it depends on the sound card itself and the amp.

Brandon

[im2kool4u17]

Originally Posted by brandondrury

Yes, you need a driver to take you to the store to get a microphone.

Here's the deal. I'm not sure where you are in your seriousness level / budget. However, recording direct guitars sucks and use the stock soundcard sucks even more because of latency. While you could probably get your current rig to work (in a way that resembles that episode where McGuiver built an airplane out of duct tape, bamboo, and a concrete mixer), it's not ideal for anything remotely resembling "serious" recording.

Now if you just want to goof around, I can help you with that too.


If there is any evidence for the existence of Satan, this is it. The 1/4 to 1/8 adapter is the root of all evil.

In all seriousness, there is nothing "wrong" with these adapters, they have just have a tendency to fail. It's pretty much inevitable that all of these adapters will fail not long after purchasing them.

Assuming we are just trying to get your current rig going, you need to start with the amp. Every amp is different. If it has a line out, you could use that. If it has a headphone out, you could use that. It's possible that the volume of the amp will control the volume of the line out, but it may not. It just depends on the amp.

I'd start with running the amp into the "line in" on the sound card because the signal coming out of the amp should already be line level. You'll need to active this input on the sound card and make sure that it's volume is up.

In Audacity or whatever, you'll need to select this as the input.

It should be relatively straight forward, but much of it depends on the sound card itself and the amp.

Brandon

Alright, im not very serious about this but i do want to record some of my stuff before i forget it(like strumming patterns). i know i could just use my phone, but eventually i want something better than that to record songs. My problem is that when i open Audacity or ANY other sound editing/recording software like it, and go to preferences, my only available option is my plantronics headset. i do not know how to get it to support the soundcard and get it to take the sound from IT.

[brandondrury]

Have you went into control panels "sound and audio devices" and looked to see if you have other options?

This headset things seams strange to me. A computer usually isn't going to detect a headset if it's just plugged into a soundcard. Is your headset USB or something similar?

When you plan an mp3 or cd in your computer, does the sound come out of speakers or your headset?

In the meantime, you may want to check out this article:
http://www.recordingreview.com/artic...Soundcard.html


Brandon