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mybreathyourlun
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Okay, so basically:
I don't have much technical knowledge, but I'm learning a bit by this venture into the "engineering" aspects of recording. My goal here is recording distorted guitar. Alot of crunch to the sound, and a good bit of distortion but obviously a sharp, clean sound, not muddy or too low-end.
I'm recording with my farily new Dell laptop using Sony Acid. The sound from the amp is great, just what I'm looking for. The sound coming out of the eq/mixer is great as well. But once I record to my laptop via it's generic mic input from the main line out from the eq/mixer, the sound I get recorded is very fuzzy, flat and just bad sounding. (mind you I only have this problem with distorted guitar, not horns or strings or drums).
Now, I read elsewhere that basic soundcards for/in laptops are generally all the same (whether stock, or made specifically for recording), built to take in sound from pretty much a wide variety of sources. Is this true (doesn't seem right)? If so, what could I possibly do to get a better sound into the laptop? If not, what would be a product I could buy to change this?
I've thought of just purchasing a digital 8-track (i'm not a stickler for the whole analong vs. digital discussion) to do away with using my pc's soundcard (or the pc in general), but if there is a resonably priced thing-a-majig out there that can fix my problem, I think I'd like that better as I enjoy this whole interface currently. Thanks alot for your help, I would love to solve this problem soon!...
I don't have much technical knowledge, but I'm learning a bit by this venture into the "engineering" aspects of recording. My goal here is recording distorted guitar. Alot of crunch to the sound, and a good bit of distortion but obviously a sharp, clean sound, not muddy or too low-end.
I'm recording with my farily new Dell laptop using Sony Acid. The sound from the amp is great, just what I'm looking for. The sound coming out of the eq/mixer is great as well. But once I record to my laptop via it's generic mic input from the main line out from the eq/mixer, the sound I get recorded is very fuzzy, flat and just bad sounding. (mind you I only have this problem with distorted guitar, not horns or strings or drums).
Now, I read elsewhere that basic soundcards for/in laptops are generally all the same (whether stock, or made specifically for recording), built to take in sound from pretty much a wide variety of sources. Is this true (doesn't seem right)? If so, what could I possibly do to get a better sound into the laptop? If not, what would be a product I could buy to change this?
I've thought of just purchasing a digital 8-track (i'm not a stickler for the whole analong vs. digital discussion) to do away with using my pc's soundcard (or the pc in general), but if there is a resonably priced thing-a-majig out there that can fix my problem, I think I'd like that better as I enjoy this whole interface currently. Thanks alot for your help, I would love to solve this problem soon!...
