How can you record yourself onto your comp?

[phyberoptik7]

Just like it says above, 'how can you record yourself onto your computer?'. I have such sound editors as Sound Forge and Cakewalk if that makes it any easier.

[LEEtheV]

*Do you have a "break-out" box, such as the one that comes with SoundBlaster, LIVE...Platinum ?

[phyberoptik7]

No I don't, is there any way I can just connect my guitar up through the amp, then get a chord that comes out my headphone output into my computer line in? I tried this earlier with sound recorder and it was really quite, any reasons why, (I was connected directly through my amp, and yes it was turned up).

[LEEtheV]

Hook the headphones out (or Line out) from your amp into the MIC jack in the back of your puter...you'll need a 1/4" to 1/8" adapter. when you do this make sure the mic gain is turned all the way down (DOUBLE-CLICK the speaker on your task bar to bring up the volume controls for your inputs). Have your amp turned up to a reasonable volume and slowly bring the mic volume up until you here it good and it doesn't distort.....At this point, all you need to do is use a software program to record what you want as a wave file.....I could go alot farther into explaining this, but I think you get the jist and I hate typing long rsponses :).....V :D

[Mai Zure]

using that same adapter mentioned before, you can plug your guitar directly in for a clean sound with no loss due to equipment...some programs can then add effects.

-Mai Zure

[phyberoptik7]

yeah, I didn't try the mic volume idea, thanks a lot.