Help!!
I am trying to record my guitar to my computer with cakewalk. I have the guitar plugged in to a small 10W amp, which has the phones output connected to the line-in on my computer. I got really nice sound for a few minutes then i got a really horrible noise which now happens every time i turn on the amp. Also the screen flickers when i turn on the amp. Does anyone know what is going on?
# 1
OUCH!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
And that is why you should always, always, check here before doing something "adventurous" like that!!!
I'm gonna let someone more experienced field this one as to all the whats and wheres and what you can do for your soundcard, but it's most likely fried. Well, I guess we all learn from experience!
And that is why you should always, always, check here before doing something "adventurous" like that!!!
I'm gonna let someone more experienced field this one as to all the whats and wheres and what you can do for your soundcard, but it's most likely fried. Well, I guess we all learn from experience!
... and that's all I have to say about that.
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# 2
From experience I believe you've killed a piece of your soundcard.
If the soundcard was a cheap one I wouldn't bother try getting it fixed but purchase a new one and a microphone so you can mic the amp instead.
Poor soundcard.
If the soundcard was a cheap one I wouldn't bother try getting it fixed but purchase a new one and a microphone so you can mic the amp instead.
Poor soundcard.
Don't look at me, swan!
# 3
Yeah i kinda hoped that hadn't happened. I have a soundcard as well as the onboard AC97 and it did the same on both with even no gain on the amp. Every other aspect of the souncard seems to be working fine so if i did fry something it must have been the line in input. Is there anyway u can hook the amp up to computer safely without having to use a microphone?
# 4
Not unless you have a direct out or recording compensated out on the amp.
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# 5
Headphone impedance and line input impedance are different. This may have been why you cooked your sound card. However it shouldn't effect your monitor
One last thing to try.
Move your amp as far away from computer as posable and try to get them back to back so that the speaker is facing away form the monitor which is facing way from the speaker.
Turn the volume on your guitar right down and plug everything in. Arm your track (keeping your volume down) so that IF the volume were up you'd be able to hear it.
Turn any fluorescent lights off, turn your monitor off and turn your guitar up.
If it still sounds like crap you may want to get a new sound card.
If you are serious about recording you may also want to get a second hand POD v2. it will cost you about 100-150 buck on eBay and wont fry stuff. It will also sound great.
One last thing to try.
Move your amp as far away from computer as posable and try to get them back to back so that the speaker is facing away form the monitor which is facing way from the speaker.
Turn the volume on your guitar right down and plug everything in. Arm your track (keeping your volume down) so that IF the volume were up you'd be able to hear it.
Turn any fluorescent lights off, turn your monitor off and turn your guitar up.
If it still sounds like crap you may want to get a new sound card.
If you are serious about recording you may also want to get a second hand POD v2. it will cost you about 100-150 buck on eBay and wont fry stuff. It will also sound great.
My instructors page and www.studiotrax.net for all things recording.
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# 6
sometimes, especially in older houses, your AC outlet is not capable of handling much load, like a computer+monitor+guitar amplifier. Try plugging in into different AC outlets!
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