Recording Problems. Urgent.

[toolstylie]

So whenever I try to record, the mic jack is clipping all the way to the max, non stop. if I mute the microphone in the volume control it goes down. but whenever I try to record it is clipping all the way and picks up no sound. Additionally, if I unplug the guitar from the computer is still does that, which leads me to believe it's a PC issue but not the guitar overdoing it.


Any ideas?

 

[travelin travis]

It might help if you tell us what you're recording with. Onboard sound, sound card, etc. How are the guitar and mic connected to the sound card?

 

[peritus]

Don't plug the guitar into the mic jack unless it's been dubbed an instrument input...

 

[Massive Master]

Sounds a bit like a feedback loop...

 

[toolstylie]

onboard sound... I've tried plugging it directly in, as well as through and amp... but it still does the clipping when nothing is plugged in.

any ideas?

 

[toolstylie]

if this is a feedback loop, what can be done to correct that?

 

[travelin travis]

if you plug a guitar directly into a computer's mic or line input, it's gonna clip like crazy. no way around that.

 

[toolstylie]

yes, but this happens even when nothing is plugged into the microphone jack.

it's puzzling..

 

[LemonTree]

yes, but this happens even when nothing is plugged into the microphone jack.

it's puzzling..

Then you've probably blown the arse out of your soundcard by pluging a line level source i.e. your guitar directly into the mic input