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ok....so i'm trying to hook my guitar into my computer. I have a host downloaded and all that good stuff. I can't get sound out of it. I'm using Kristal. My current setup is Guitar-->Crate Powerblock-->Speaker output (mono)-->Line in on computer.
Anybody have any clue what's going wrong here?
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#1. your sound card may not be able to handle it
#2. if you did get sound, it would probably sound like something other than guitar, so dont expect much.
#3. get an interface, like the M-Audio Fast Track USB
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we just bought a new soundcard a few days ago its a sound blaster audigy SE, on the old soundcard that was just with the motherboard a little bit of sound came through like you described but not anything like a guitar
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Do you know how to use Kristal?
To record:
1. Choose a "Waver" on the left side.
2. Click all 3 buttons and they should light up.
3. Press "record" on the Transport panel.
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Never put a speaker output into a line in either on a computer or a mixer board. It's not the right kind of signal. You need a line-out to do that. Your best bet is to use some kind of interface but don't plug the speaker output into that either.
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Originally Posted by presbystrat Never put a speaker output into a line in either on a computer or a mixer board. It's not the right kind of signal. You need a line-out to do that. Your best bet is to use some kind of interface but don't plug the speaker output into that either. Ah true. I thought he meant "Line Out" when it was actually "Speaker Out". Bad idea. Actually, you could just record your guitar clean and add distortion in Kristal with the JCM900 VST that El Cabong posted earlier..
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ok yeah that makes sense why it isn't working.....would using the line out on the crate and using one of those speaker cables w/ one end as an XLR type and the other end being a 1/4" into the soundcard line in work? I'd use one of those converters for the 1/4" to fit
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If you just plugged the speaker output into a line in, be thankful if nothing burned out.
Use the line out.
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Originally Posted by rockerclb ok yeah that makes sense why it isn't working.....would using the line out on the crate and using one of those speaker cables w/ one end as an XLR type and the other end being a 1/4" into the soundcard line in work? I'd use one of those converters for the 1/4" to fit it should work...i need to pick up a 1/4"-->1/8" adapter to run my Sessionette into my computer and a XLR-->1/4" to use with the 1/8' to run my PB into my computer.
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I would not recommend getting a Soundblaster sound card for recording, so return it and go buy an actual recording interface... Do you have Firewire on your computer? If So, Look at the Link below... I don't know your price range so look and see what works for you and PM me if you have any questions... If you go with a recording interface you can get much better sound and more features and capabilities.
http://www.sweetwater.com/shop/compu...io_interfaces/
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Originally Posted by AnAverageJoe I would not recommend getting a Soundblaster sound card for recording, so return it and go buy an actual recording interface... Do you have Firewire on your computer? If So, Look at the Link below... I don't know your price range so look and see what works for you and PM me if you have any questions... If you go with a recording interface you can get much better sound and more features and capabilities.
http://www.sweetwater.com/shop/compu...io_interfaces/
You can get perfectly useable results with a soundblaster card. They're not going to be world class or anything, but definitely useable. I did it for years before I got the cash for an interface. The OP did not ask for a suggestion on improving his set up, he asked how to make his current set up work together (which it should as long as everything is hooked up correctly).
Recording isn't about the gear. It's about the source. You could have a nice SSL channel strip with an Apogee converters, but if the source sucks then there's nothing you can do to correct that. It's not just the player either, it's the set up around the player (mic placement is a huge impact on this).
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This relates to "its not about the guitar or amp, its the player which gives you good tone" which is not true. Carlos Santana cant make a $50 mini strat and a $10 pocket amp have good tone. It doesnt work that way. Does it take the best gear? NO! Does it take decent gear? Yes. Not necessarily anything expensive, but rather buying the item that suits what you need and not trying to go the cheap route with something that isnt really meant for it. Like a sound card.
Look at getting an M-Audio fast track USB or Toneport or something on the cheap side. However, if you have the money, go buy something with more inputs incase you wanna do more later--but if you do more then get a Firewire interface.
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i really don't need anything great for recording. I just wanna be able to record some stuff not really for anything other than like practice. I'm just an intermediate guitar player and i'm just starting with this whole recording thing so i just wanna make what i have work and as long as it works i'm fine with it i don't need amazing quality recordings
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Originally Posted by SoapbarII This relates to "its not about the guitar or amp, its the player which gives you good tone" which is not true. Carlos Santana cant make a $50 mini strat and a $10 pocket amp have good tone. It doesnt work that way. Does it take the best gear? NO! Does it take decent gear? Yes. Not necessarily anything expensive, but rather buying the item that suits what you need and not trying to go the cheap route with something that isnt really meant for it. Like a sound card.
Look at getting an M-Audio fast track USB or Toneport or something on the cheap side. However, if you have the money, go buy something with more inputs incase you wanna do more later--but if you do more then get a Firewire interface.
As I said, I used a soundblaster Audigy for years before I got an external interface. If the user is happy with what he has, our advice should be to help him get the most out of that set up (until it reaches obvious boundaries or the user feels it's time to upgrade). While I wouldn't recomend a built in sound card for someone starting with a budget to spend on recording accessories, the truth is you can get a useable result out of a cheap sound card.
Recording relies SO heavily on the source. Good gear will just enhance the source. There's nothing good gear will do to fix a source problem (though I suppose that's debatable with auto-tuning in protools).
If the OP is fine with his current set up, then let him be and help him make the most of it. If he expresses an issue with his current setup or reaches a limit of it, then go ahead and suggest another approach, but until he says otherwise, help him the way he asked to be helped.
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Originally Posted by Crstngtrplyr77 As I said, I used a soundblaster Audigy for years before I got an external interface. If the user is happy with what he has, our advice should be to help him get the most out of that set up (until it reaches obvious boundaries or the user feels it's time to upgrade). While I wouldn't recomend a built in sound card for someone starting with a budget to spend on recording accessories, the truth is you can get a useable result out of a cheap sound card.
Recording relies SO heavily on the source. Good gear will just enhance the source. There's nothing good gear will do to fix a source problem (though I suppose that's debatable with auto-tuning in protools).
Case in point.
And auto-tuning in ProTools, as nifty as it is, I'd rather not use it than have to use it (from a painful firsthand experience.... "Fixing" a bad bass player is not good times).