How Do You Record An Electric Guitar On The Computer?
If you play your cards right-or play your guitar right-you can get a tone on your guitar that sounds like it was mic-ed using the best mics available in a perfect wood-paneled room. Sometimes, though, it can sound like sludge. Plug the guitar into your PC’s sound card. You’ll need a cable with a standard guitar cable input on one end and a mini-input (like a headphone input) on the other. You could also get an adaptor for a mic cable. A warning here: this is not the best way to get a professional-quality sound. A standard soundcard probably isn’t going to cut and you’re going to want to get a pro-quality soundcard. Your better bet is to get a USB or Firewire interface. M-Audio makes some good components. You can get a box with guitar effects built in if these effects aren’t handled by your recording software. Firewire has better latency (the time when you pluck a string to when you hear it-i.e. you want zero latency). Mic the guitar. A firewire interface should also have a mic input fo
