Can I use my guitar amp as preamp?

[Al-x]

Someone suggested to me to use my guitar amp as preamp since I dont have one.

 

[Track Rat]

For a microphone? No.

 

[Jonestown]

You mean as a preamp to another amp? If so there is a way.

 

[LocusLarsen]

If you have a line out you could send the signal to a power amp, I assume. If you have a power amp that is better than your power section of you amp then that is a first. Really I have no idea what the question really entails...

 

[Al-x]

No, I mean I usually plug in my guitar to my effects deck and that stright into the line-in or mic-in on the sound card. Very basic.

I don't have any recording equipment apart from my PC, my Sound card and cubase.

But someone told me I could plug my guitar into my guitar amp, and use the headphones out on the amp to plug into the sound card line-in. I tried it and I got no sound at all.

 

[Tekker]

You have to change the input in your soundcard's mixer window... Double-click the speaker icon at the bottom right of your screen. Then go to Options -> Properties, then Adjust Volume For Recording. Then check the line input and make sure the fader is up enough so you get a good level (but not up so high that you clip in your recording program).

Hope that helps!
-tkr

 

[Al-x]

I checked the volume controls, tried different levels and tried selecting line-in and mic-in in turn. Even checked if the headphones jack on the amp was working with my headphones, and it does. So I'm quite lost because it doesnt look like anything obvious.

 

[Randell Marks]

Couple of questions:

1). Is your amp headphone output stereo (TIp-Ring-Sleeve). I'm thinking it is.

2). Is the line input on your stereo card a single jack? If it is, It is likely stereo also.

3). Are you using a Tip-Ring-Sleeve cable to make the connection? The plugs should look similar to the plug on your headphones.

Ok, it's more than a couple of questions, but it's a start...

RbM