Recording Guitar

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ok...... ive been trying to record guitar demos into my computer through cakewalk by pluging my guitar straight into the line in jack on my computer but it come out so faint you can barely hear it. so then i tryed to boost the volume by using a PA mixer(its a crappy rouge one) pluging the guitar in to the PA input and using the rec output to go to the line input but this didnt help much, barely at all. I then tryed using the PA speaker output to go to thew computer but all i got was some very loud crackling. im not sure what i can do to record and its getting pretty frusturating so im turning to you guys....... if i used this would it work
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ex/s...3283?pid=189100
if i got a cheap mixerwould that boost the volume and make it sound ok?? im not sure what to do but if someone could please point me in the right direction i would be soooo soooo grateful.
thanks
-Will
 
Is that a good product?

Is that Tube MP a good investment or a cheap solution to a temporary problem? If I buy it, will I be happy with it indefinitley or will I be seeking a new product within a few months?
 
thanks a lot ...... if my sound card is fried (its a tbs montego II that came with my dell) any suggestions on a new one?? and if i do decide to get a mixer (im looking at a behringer mx1604a) would this work by itself to boost volume?? idk which i should
get, a pre-amp or a mixer
thanks again
-Will
 
I like the Delta cards personally, and have heard others talk well about them for the most part. www.midiman.com. They are the only cards I've used, so I can't say much about anything else. Definitely better than just getting a Soundblaster or similar.

If you are looking at mixers, check out the quality of the preamps built in. Depending on your budget those might suffice instead of getting a separate preamp in addition. Most likely, other people here can give you info on how the preamps in the mixer you mentioned are. I don't have an external mixer, as mixing in software with the mouse doesn't bother me. Your need for a mixer would depend on that, and how much routing you need to do... as in, do you have a drum kit with 5 mics that you want to mix into a two input soundcard, etc.

I think the Art Tube MP is a good value, but there might be other preamps in that price range now that match up or are better. I got a dual MP last year and it's made a definite improvement in my recordings. I use it for lots of stuff, and I don't see myself throwing it out to get something else anytime soon. I don't think it's a temporary solution unless you just can't afford some top of the line preamp right now, but know you will be getting one soon as you save up a few thousand or whatever.

BTW Supergoat, if you are talking about recording an electric direct, you should probably be prepared for results that aren't so great. If you have an amp that you can mic you would be better off, but getting a decent preamp, either via mixer inputs or dedicated unit, should at least bring up the signal level to a reasonable volume.
 
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