Guitar Recording Fail Need Help

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Hey guys, i've been recording my guitar directly as in clean guitar -> cable -> 1/4 to 1/8 adapter -> Line-in port and it works ok but the quality of the recording isn't all that great. And i have to turn the guitar down reeaaaally low to avoid it from having a nasty buzzing sound on the strums, but that causes me to lose the softer notes cause it's too quiet.
I read somewhere that the quality would be greater if i ran it through the Amp beforehand and i do that and the buzzing is at a point i cant stop it no matter how low i turn the guitar and amp down.

Elaborating further, playing the guitar through the amp alone sounds perfectly fine, no buzzing, perfectly crystal clear sound.

Please help D: I really want better recordings for my music, it's killing me.
 
Yeah, that isn't an ideal recording setup :(

So you're just running straight into the computer line in?

Or are you using an interface or something?
 
and you can say with certainty that there's nothing else wrong that wont be fixed by having an interface? I just wanna be sure before I spend money I don't have ^^;
 
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Interfaces aren't too pricey. For just guitar recording $50-$100 would have you covered for an entry piece. And trust me bud, the quality will be much better than running straight into your computer :P
And you won't have to turn the guitars volume knob realllly low
 
Either that, or your guitar is broken... Does it have that buzzing when you run it through the amp (not recording, but just for playing through the amp?)
If there's no buzzing when playing through the amp, then yeah, it should just be that you need an interface. =]
 
yeah its only when recording, playing on amp alone is fine. well i'll definitely be trying out an interface. Thanks guys :) i'll let ya know when i try it out if problem is fixed
 
If you want to plug the guitar directly into the interface, make sure it has an instrument (HI-Z) input. Electric guitars need a strong preamp.
 
Yeah, if you get ready to buy an interface don't feel shy about asking questions!

You'd be surprised at the number of people that show up here with thousand dollar mixers thinking that those will help them record only to find out they're useless
 
sephoratheaweso said:
and you can say with certainty that there's nothing else wrong that wont be fixed by having an interface? I just wanna be sure before I spend money I don't have ^^;
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You may find that you will need to have some sort of effects at your disposal once you are able to record a clean signal. Reverb is pretty common, some sort of distortion pedal is almost necessary for rock music. A lot of people like delay. So the interface may clear up your recording quality issues, but getting your guitar to sound good as a recording will probably take a bit more. Your DAW software may have some features that can help in this regard.
 
Telegram Sam said:
You may find that you will need to have some sort of effects at your disposal once you are able to record a clean signal. Reverb is pretty common, some sort of distortion pedal is almost necessary for rock music. A lot of people like delay. So the interface may clear up your recording quality issues, but getting your guitar to sound good as a recording will probably take a bit more. Your DAW software may have some features that can help in this regard.
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THIS ^

Running a line out straight from your amp is going to sound pretty bad too. Unless it's got build it cab modelling or something.
Micing an amp is the way to go.
 
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