Advice on Mic'ing a Guitar

[ax2x3m]

hi,

i just bought a Marshall MG15CD Amplifier, I KNOW I KNOW!!! its an entry level amp, but i still would like to mic it...

i have a korgax100g though i have yet tried to use its amp modifying capabilities o yeah, i also have a sennheiser e835 (i know again not the greatest mic) but im a student on a budget you know... o yeah, i plug the mic directly to the pc... i also tried plugging the amp's line out to the pc... cant decide which sounds better... because i just placed the amp and mic inside a cabinet to reduce the noise

so i was wondering how should i go about this mic'ing business, at first i was thinking POD but ITS WAY TO EXPENSIVE for me so i just gone and bought the amp... is it still possible to get a decent recording from the gear that i have, or do i have to by extra ones.. if so, what?

any advice would be appreciated

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i posted this on the newbie thread, they told me i should save up for a tascam or a fast track audio interface... i think they are right and i think the value of the interface is better since i could still use it for vocals unlike the POD that i only use for guitars

eniwyas, how do you suggest i go about recording the amp, which is entry level by the way, could i still get cd quality sound or am i doomed to have bad recordings forever

how should i place the mike in terms of how far and is it ok if i stick both mic and amp inside my cabinet so it doesnt make much noise... to the outside i mean

 

[vigormusic]

If you don't have a halfway decent sound card, plugging a mic into your input on you pc isn't going to sound good, especially if it's a 1/4 mini input. I'm really tired so I can't think of much else to say right now, I'll try to get back tomorrow to help out a little more.