Connecting amp to computer

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Connecting amp to computer

Unread post by jigger_3 » Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:08 pm

How do I do this? I get a really scratchy static-like sound when I connect my amp to my computer. I tried going through a mixer too but maybe I'm doing it wrong.

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Unread post by Brock » Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:13 pm

Are you plugging into the line-in or the microphone input?
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Unread post by jigger_3 » Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:34 pm

all I have on my computer is a mic input. It seems to work for everything else- guitar, mixer....

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Unread post by mangold » Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:47 pm

skip the amp, it only complicates matters
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Unread post by a1075dd63aa12 » Wed Dec 29, 2004 5:20 pm

the only time i use an amp is with an electric and i want distortion, and i havent recorded anything with an electric in like 6 months

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Unread post by Tranman66 » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:28 pm

why not just mic an amp
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Unread post by martinstud17 » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:31 pm

buy a 1/8 to 1/4 adapter at radioshack. connect a cord to the link in the back of your amp if you have one then put it in the mic input on your comp. tahts why i do and works well. make sure the volume on everything is really low though.
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Unread post by trippinants13 » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:12 pm

I would not connect an amp to the cpu unless you want to fry the motherboard. Just mic the amp.
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Unread post by martinstud17 » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:30 pm

it works jsut turn everything really low
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Unread post by jigger_3 » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:52 pm

martinstud17 wrote:buy a 1/8 to 1/4 adapter at radioshack. connect a cord to the link in the back of your amp if you have one then put it in the mic input on your comp. tahts why i do and works well. make sure the volume on everything is really low though.

I tried that too, pretty much same results

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Unread post by mangold » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:51 pm

no no no dont do any of that. these people are dum. just use the converter to connect your guitar to your cpu. let your amp sit idly. it gives you near perfect sound quality.
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Unread post by jigger_3 » Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:58 pm

what about with an electric guitar?

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Unread post by mangold » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:31 pm

jigger_3 wrote:what about with an electric guitar?
any guitar with and output jack works my man!
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Unread post by Tranman66 » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:34 pm

i think he wants the electric sounds
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Unread post by mangold » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:41 pm

Tranman66 wrote:i think he wants the electric sounds
if he wants the sound effects from the amp then he has an issue, but if he just wants the electric "sound" the putting the guitar directly into the cpu works great!
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