Connecting Guitar to Computer
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Hello, I am looking for some good hardware and software that could connect an electric guitar to a computer. Has anyone tried the Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro sound card with the external hub? If not, do you have any suggestions for hardware that passes good sound quality to a piece of software? As for software, the Cakewalk Sonar 4 Producer seems to have lots of features. Do you have any other suggestions for software? Thanks for the help, Mitch My sig: "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright Get Perpendicular! (Hitachi Storage) My CodeProject Blog Most recent blog post: April 11
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Hello, I am looking for some good hardware and software that could connect an electric guitar to a computer. Has anyone tried the Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro sound card with the external hub? If not, do you have any suggestions for hardware that passes good sound quality to a piece of software? As for software, the Cakewalk Sonar 4 Producer seems to have lots of features. Do you have any other suggestions for software? Thanks for the help, Mitch My sig: "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright Get Perpendicular! (Hitachi Storage) My CodeProject Blog Most recent blog post: April 11
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Hello, I am looking for some good hardware and software that could connect an electric guitar to a computer. Has anyone tried the Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro sound card with the external hub? If not, do you have any suggestions for hardware that passes good sound quality to a piece of software? As for software, the Cakewalk Sonar 4 Producer seems to have lots of features. Do you have any other suggestions for software? Thanks for the help, Mitch My sig: "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright Get Perpendicular! (Hitachi Storage) My CodeProject Blog Most recent blog post: April 11
You can't connect a guitar an a computer just like that. You could, but it will sound like crap. You need a preamp. For best sound, mic a guitar cabinet with a Shure SM-57 microphone, run it through a mic preamp or a mixer that has mic pre and then go into the computer.
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You can't connect a guitar an a computer just like that. You could, but it will sound like crap. You need a preamp. For best sound, mic a guitar cabinet with a Shure SM-57 microphone, run it through a mic preamp or a mixer that has mic pre and then go into the computer.
Hello, Would this card work (http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?product=2211&category=754&maincategory=754[^])? It says that it has "Two TFPro Mic/Line/Hi-Z preamps (w/48V phantom power)"; I am unsure if I would need an external pre-amp with this card. Thanks, Mitch My sig: "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright Get Perpendicular! (Hitachi Storage) My CodeProject Blog Most recent blog post: April 11
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Hello, I am looking for some good hardware and software that could connect an electric guitar to a computer. Has anyone tried the Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro sound card with the external hub? If not, do you have any suggestions for hardware that passes good sound quality to a piece of software? As for software, the Cakewalk Sonar 4 Producer seems to have lots of features. Do you have any other suggestions for software? Thanks for the help, Mitch My sig: "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright Get Perpendicular! (Hitachi Storage) My CodeProject Blog Most recent blog post: April 11
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Hello, Would this card work (http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?product=2211&category=754&maincategory=754[^])? It says that it has "Two TFPro Mic/Line/Hi-Z preamps (w/48V phantom power)"; I am unsure if I would need an external pre-amp with this card. Thanks, Mitch My sig: "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright Get Perpendicular! (Hitachi Storage) My CodeProject Blog Most recent blog post: April 11
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You can't connect a guitar an a computer just like that. You could, but it will sound like crap. You need a preamp. For best sound, mic a guitar cabinet with a Shure SM-57 microphone, run it through a mic preamp or a mixer that has mic pre and then go into the computer.
You can actually get a pickup that allows you to connect a guitar, and the accompanying software generates tab from what you play. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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A guitar preamp is different than a mic preamp. Pluging it directly into this card will produce sound, but nothing very good. It will be thin, kind of "razor sound".
Hello, Would a Boss ME-50 (http://www.bosscorp.co.jp/products/en/ME-50/index.html[^]) be considered a pre-amp? Also, if the Boss ME-50 would be considered a preamp, would I need a special soundcard (such as the Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro), or could I use the line-in (the port that has a music note on it) on the current sound card directly? Thanks, Mitch My sig: "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright Get Perpendicular! (Hitachi Storage) My CodeProject Blog Most recent blog post: April 11
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You can actually get a pickup that allows you to connect a guitar, and the accompanying software generates tab from what you play. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Hello, Thanks for the suggestion; I'll look into it. Thanks, Mitch My sig: "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright Get Perpendicular! (Hitachi Storage) My CodeProject Blog Most recent blog post: April 11
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You can actually get a pickup that allows you to connect a guitar, and the accompanying software generates tab from what you play. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Hello, Would a Boss ME-50 (http://www.bosscorp.co.jp/products/en/ME-50/index.html[^]) be considered a pre-amp? Also, if the Boss ME-50 would be considered a preamp, would I need a special soundcard (such as the Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro), or could I use the line-in (the port that has a music note on it) on the current sound card directly? Thanks, Mitch My sig: "And it is a professional faux pas to pay someone else to destroy your computer when you are perfectly capable of destroying it yourself." - Roger Wright Get Perpendicular! (Hitachi Storage) My CodeProject Blog Most recent blog post: April 11
The ME-50 has an unbalanced preamp out so, yes, you could use it as a Mic preamp. The better the soundcard, the better the sound. Depending on what type of recording you're looking after, you might want to get a better audio card. Check out www.echoaudio.com[^].