Any desktop musicians ?

[Northwings]

Hello I've been looking for a product that would let me record my guitar straight into the line in, without horrible distortion to tone. I don't have a good mic, and I'm also looking to upgrade my sound card, so if anyone knows a good combo, I was looking at thea audigy 2 zs platnium, but my firend has it and it doesn't sound that great while recording guitar into.

 

[ShadowBlade]

Audacity. Theres a link in the software catagory, freeware thread (stickied).

 

[Northwings]

Haha yeh that's the software I use, but I'm looking for hardware to make it sound nice, right now I just play thru an adapter 1/4 to 1/8th I think basicly from guitar jack to head phone jack,and plug it into the line in, which sound horrible.

 

[chrisrod01]

I just bought the X-fi Plat and let me record stuff like guitar bass , vocal, ect

 

[enzoslashslash]

How much did that cost you and where did you get it from, Chris? Does the Platinum come with the 3.5" bay?

 

[hurtstotalktoyou]

Originally posted by: Northwings
Haha yeh that's the software I use, but I'm looking for hardware to make it sound nice, right now I just play thru an adapter 1/4 to 1/8th I think basicly from guitar jack to head phone jack,and plug it into the line in, which sound horrible.

It's not a hardware problem; it's a settings problem. See, electric guitar signal is very, very loud. What you're hearing is basically digital overdrive. Try turning the volume knob on the guitar (not the computer) almost all the way to 0. Then the distortion should disappear.

 

[Northwings]

Well I understand that, but no matter what the distortion on my guitar is going to be to much for it. I don't mean actualy distortion of the music wave, I mean my DOD metal distrotion pedal.