Complete Newb needing help with setup

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I am completely new to all of the recording stuff and i need help with the VERY basics. I simply want to be able to record my guitar and bass into audacity or mixcraft on a very cheap budget. I still need help just getting the noise (signal?) from my guitar through my effects pedal into my amp and then into my computer if that is possible. :confused:

What i would like is for my computer to pick up the sound i would normally hear the noise i would normally get from my amp after it went through the effects pedal.

I am using a les paul guitar, a marshall mg100fx amp, an rp225 digitech foot pedal, a behringer UCA202 audio interface with RCA to 1/4 adapters, and Audacity and Mixcraft as my software. I would not like to buy more stuff, and would like to try to work with my current hardware, but am open to new software.

My current setup (which i need help with) is:

Guitar > Effects Pedal > Marshall Amp > RCA202 Audio Interface > Audacity or Mixcraft

Is that the right way to do it? I need help on that.

Another problem: my marshall amp does not have a clear "output" jack. It has the input on the front, but the only others i could find were the "Send" and "Return" 1/4 jacks and a "Line Out" jack where you can plug in headphones. Which do I use as the output?

3rd Problem: When using mixcraft and audacity to record, what do i set as the input? On Audacity, there is Microsoft Soundmapper, Integrated Microphone, Stereo Mix and External Microphone. Which do i choose? On mixcraft, it allows me to use the USB Codec.

Please give me advice on what i am doing wrong, what to change, etc.
Thanks in advance :D
 
Maybe you need a new sound system...



Sound system gonna bring me back up
One thing that I can depend on
Try to describe to the limit of my ability:
Its there for a second
Then it's given up what it used to be
Contained in music somehow more than just sound
This inspiration coming and twisting things around
Because you always know that it's gonna have to go
You always know that you'll be back in the cold.
Point of departure sublimated in a song
Its always coming to give me that hope for just a second
Then it's gone, but!
(Chorus)
Static pulse inside of music bringing us escape.
Its always temporary, changing nothing in its wake...
Just a second where we're leaving all this shit behind
Just a second but its leaving just this much in mind:
To resist despair, that second makes you see
To resist despair, because you can't change everything
To resist despair, in this world is what it is to be free
(Chorus)
Wake up turn my box on
Bust the shade, let the sun in
times getting tougher 'bout time to start runnin'
Box in my hand music by my side
Skankin' to the rhythm of the music by my side
 
Aaahh Silly Bee.... still being sad and twisted..

Don't worry about him, Ivy... he's not representative of most of the regular posters here, just some poor dick that got banned and likes to cause mayhem...

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Hi - a "line out" would not normally be a stereo headphone jack in my experience... it would be a "line level" jack that would allow you to take the signal and plug it into a device with at "line in" input - which you probably have in your interface.

But anyway, if it's actually a headhphone jack and you can hear stuff in both ears, then try the Send out. Normally they're not configured in such a way that you have to have a complete circuit by going back into the Return... at least not in amps I've owned... and that will most likely be a line level signal.

We'll leave the "you really should mic your guitar amp" discussion for another day when you come back because you don't like the sound you're getting.

Also - Audacity... useful tool, but not really useful for multi-track recording... you may want to step up to something like Reaper ($40) when you've cut your teeth a little.

Good luck... let us know if it worked...
 
Armistice said:
Aaahh Silly Bee.... still being sad and twisted..

Don't worry about him, Ivy... he's not representative of most of the regular posters here, just some poor dick that got banned and likes to cause mayhem...

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Hi - a "line out" would not normally be a stereo headphone jack in my experience... it would be a "line level" jack that would allow you to take the signal and plug it into a device with at "line in" input - which you probably have in your interface.

But anyway, if it's actually a headhphone jack and you can hear stuff in both ears, then try the Send out. Normally they're not configured in such a way that you have to have a complete circuit by going back into the Return... at least not in amps I've owned... and that will most likely be a line level signal.

We'll leave the "you really should mic your guitar amp" discussion for another day when you come back because you don't like the sound you're getting.

Also - Audacity... useful tool, but not really useful for multi-track recording... you may want to step up to something like Reaper ($40) when you've cut your teeth a little.

Good luck... let us know if it worked...
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Thanks so much for the help. That worked PERFECTLY. Only problem is that theres some latency between when i hit a string on the guitar and when i hear it in my earphones. But i think thats just cause im using a slow computer.

What would it mean to mic my amp? What would it cost?
 
Well if your interface has a preamp (microphone - to microphone cable - to XLR input) then you can mic up your amp.
With a microphone , cable and microphone stand.



I see you already ran into Silly Bee with his banned habits.
 
firstoctaves said:
You should pay him for stealing your name. Its almost as stupid as your question.
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And firstoctaves isnt a stupid name? So i like the band Operation Ivy, why does it matter?

Also, how, in any way, was my question stupid? I simply needed technical advice so i asked. That doesnt give you permission to make Useless replies in the thread, as they are just the same as spam. So unless you want to contribute, i dont think anyone else wants you here.
 
operationivy135 said:
And firstoctaves isnt a stupid name? So i like the band Operation Ivy, why does it matter?

Also, how, in any way, was my question stupid? I simply needed technical advice so i asked. That doesnt give you permission to make Useless replies in the thread, as they are just the same as spam. So unless you want to contribute, i dont think anyone else wants you here.
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Don't bite Ivy... it's all the same person - aka Silly Bee - who's posting the nasty things in this thread...

See if you can get a decent dynamic mic, such as an SM57 to mic your amp. I'm assuming you'll have a cable and stand already.

As a starter, stick your mic up against the grill halfway from the centre of the cone to the edge, adjust your levels and work from there.... it's trial and error from that point. When you get the best sound, make real good notes about how you do it.

Also understand that a lot of modern recorded guitar sounds are multiple tracked and layered.... most likely you won't get a "big" sound with a single take...

Good luck..
 
Armistice said:
Don't bite Ivy... it's all the same person - aka Silly Bee - who's posting the nasty things in this thread...

See if you can get a decent dynamic mic, such as an SM57 to mic your amp. I'm assuming you'll have a cable and stand already.

As a starter, stick your mic up against the grill halfway from the centre of the cone to the edge, adjust your levels and work from there.... it's trial and error from that point. When you get the best sound, make real good notes about how you do it.

Also understand that a lot of modern recorded guitar sounds are multiple tracked and layered.... most likely you won't get a "big" sound with a single take...

Good luck..
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Thanks dude. Im bad at resisting trolls.
I may have to save up for that mic. Thanks for helping
 
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