looking to record guitar track on cpu

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philproulx

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hello all

total noob here

i'm looking to buy some stuff to record guitar track on my computer

i'm interested in the amplitube metal software to get amp simulation

i know that i need some kind of imput to get my guitar signal to midi
but what else do i need???

is it possible to get some sort of drum machine software

i'm looking for a starter stuff not professional

so if it's possible give me a list of thing to get for a starter kit

thanks

philippe
 
first of all you got two things wrong
cpu is a processor. its located somewhere inside your computer and there is no way you could record on that. i think you mean to record to your pc
you dont need to convert your signal to midi, you want audio. or why do you think you need midi?

so. you want to record guitar.tell us what guitar do you have? electric? acoustic? electro acoustic? if you have electric or el. acoustic guitar then you dont need a mic.
what you defenetly need is interface. there are LOTS of choices - some guys like m-audio, some RME, some edirol and so on.
now you need a DAW. there are also lots of choices, but before anything try out reaper: http://reaper.fm/
 
Well....first welcome to HR.


Technically you could do it with your internal soundcard, but you'd get better quality by using some sort of interface. I use a Line6 POD Studio GX. It's very simple to use and connects with USB.

And you don't want to turn your guitar tracks into MIDI (although I think there are programs that will do that). From the way I read it, you just want to record your guitar tracks on your computer, right?
 
The signal from an electric guitar is very low power - plugging it directly into the mic input on your pc will not get you anywhere.
Recommendations: READ a lot. There's a tremendous amount of information her and linked here.
Here's Tim O'Brien's usual diatribe:

My obligatory standard reply-for-newbies that I keep in Wordpad so this is just a paste (I don't want to re-type this all the time):

First off, immediately get a good beginner recording book (spend $20 before spending hundred$/thousand$) that shows you what you need to get started and how to hook everything up in your studio:
Home Recording for Musicians by Jeff Strong - $15
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...SIN=0470385421
(Wish I'd had that when I started; would have saved me lots of money and time and grief)
You can also pick up this book in most any Borders or Barnes&Noble in the Music Books section!

Another good one is: Recording Guitar and Bass by Huw Price
http://www.amazon.com/Recording-Guit...5734124&sr=1-1
(I got my copy at a place called Half-Price Books for $6!!)

And you can get a FREE subscription to TapeOp magazine at www.tapeop.com

Barnes&Noble or Borders are great places to start --- they have recording books and you can go get a snack or coffee and read them for FREE! Don't pass by a good recording book --- this is a VERY technical hobby and you REALLY want to start a reference library!!!

Good Newbie guides that also explains all the basics and have good tips:
http://www.tweakheadz.com/guide.htm
http://www.computermusic.co.uk/page/..._beginner_pdfs
http://www.harmony-central.com/articles/

21 Ways To Assemble a Recording Rig: http://www.tweakheadz.com/rigs.htm

Also Good Info: http://www.theprojectstudiohandbook.com/directory.htm

Other recording books: http://musicbooksplus.com/home-recording-c-31.html

Still using a built-in soundcard?? Unfortunately, those are made with less than $1 worth of chips for beeps, boops and light gaming (not to mention cheapness for the manufacturer) and NOT quality music production.
#1 Rule of Recording: You MUST replace the built-in soundcard.
Here's a good guide and tested suggestions: http://www.tweakheadz.com/soundcards...ome_studio.htm


Plenty of software around to record for FREE to start out on:

Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net (multi-track with VST support)
Wavosaur: http://www.wavosaur.com/ (a stereo audio file editor with VST support)\
Kristal: http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/
Other freebies and shareware: www.hitsquad.com/smm

Another great option is REAPER at http://www.cockos.com/reaper/ (It's $50 but runs for free until you get guilty enough to pay for it...)
I use Reaper and highly reccomend it...

Music Notation and MIDI recording: Melody Assistant ($25) and Harmony Assistant ($80) have the power of $600 notation packages - http://myriad-online.com
Demo you can try on the website.

And you can go out to any Barnes&Noble or Borders and pick up "Computer Music" magazine - they have a full FREE studio suite in every issue's DVD, including sequencers, plugins and tons of audio samples. (November 2006 they gave away a full copy of SamplitudeV8SE worth $150, November 2007-on the racks Dec in the US- they gave away SamplitudeV9SE. It pays to watch 'em for giveaways...)
 
mjbphotos said:
The signal from an electric guitar is very low power - plugging it directly into the mic input on your pc will not get you anywhere.
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Guitars and mics are both low level (low voltage) signals. The main issue is impedance. Magnetic guitar pickups need a very high impedance load to sound good. An interface with a guitar specific input would be ideal.
 
guitar recording

the main resaon is to put down some guitar riff that i come with

then create music by adding a drum track from drumcore or instant drummer
and getting some bass line and perhaps some screaming on to of it

i want to create some kind of demos to use in future

i play electric guitar and bass

i need a drum software that i can use

i might take a look at line 6 stuff
i got a couple of amps and effects from them

thanks for the info

philippe
 
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