Whats a good quality setup to record my guitar? - General

I want something to record my electric guitar with. Preferably something to put it on a computer. I want something good quality and not to expensive.

Acoustic or electric guitar?

[QUOTE=Tezzanator92;27075850]Acoustic or electric guitar?[/QUOTE] Electric. Ill add that in the OP

In that case you want a decent quality dynamic microphone and an audio interface. The [url=http://www.thomann.de/gb/shure_sm57_lc.htm]Shure SM57[/url] is a very good value "All purpose" dynamic microphone and pretty much indestructible. A good place to start as far as microphones go for little money. Just add a microphone stand and XLR lead ([url=http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/46343-shure-sm57-bundle-.html#sterling_uk]You can sometimes get these as a bundle with an sm57[/url]) To get it into your computer you will need an audio interface. They can go from simple 1 Channel solutions such as the [url=http://www.thomann.de/gb/blue_icicle.htm]Blue icicle[/url] to more expensive but much more expandable solutions such as the [url=http://www.thomann.de/gb/presonus_audiobox_usb.htm]Presonous audiobox[/url] Others could probably give better advice on the budget audio interface side than me, though. The other way is to use virtual amplifiers with software such as Guitar Rig or Amplitube. You'd still need an audio interface but you wouldn't need a microphone (Plug guitar straight in). Unless I am shooting way too high here, one man's "Small budget" can be miles out of range of another.

Thanks. Ill take a look at this

There are a number of audio interfaces out there. I usually don't mic my guitars and instead just record them directly because my room is more likely to worsen the sound. Beyond that, my AMP doesn't have anything good to capture. [editline]30th December 2010[/editline] Whatever audio interface you get, make sure it has more than you need. You don't want to buy one with the minimum number of inputs you need because there is a good chance that you'll need more eventually.

[QUOTE=Pepin;27078416]There are a number of audio interfaces out there. I usually don't mic my guitars and instead just record them directly because my room is more likely to worsen the sound. Beyond that, my AMP doesn't have anything good to capture. [editline]30th December 2010[/editline] Whatever audio interface you get, make sure it has more than you need. You don't want to buy one with the minimum number of inputs you need because there is a good chance that you'll need more eventually.[/QUOTE] Any suggestions?

I'm looking for something similar, I've got a Takamine Electro-Acoustic, and wondering if you could recommend anything that would plug from my guitar directly into the computer for recording? And any decent freeware for simple editing. (using WavePad at the moment) I'm currently using a Singstar mic for the Wii!

[QUOTE=guckymister;27078955]Any suggestions?[/QUOTE] M Audio Fast Track Pro - This is a favorite among many people. Tascam 144mkII There are some line 6 options and from the few reviews I've seen they look good; Not sure though because I haven't seen a lot of reviews Presonus Audio box I've heard great things about the Native Instruments Audio Kontrol They have a nice selection with reviews here, be sure to look around for the best price. [url]http://www.guitarcenter.com/Audio-Interfaces-Computers---Peripherals,Show-All-Brands,New-Gear.gc[/url] If you don't have a DAW, go for one that has a decent DAW packaged with it and try to make sure it just isn't some demo of the DAW. I believe a lot of the M-Audio stuff comes with Pro Tools M Powered which is a watered down pro tools, but a free DAW is still cool. [editline]30th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=Mort and Charon;27080207]I'm looking for something similar, I've got a Takamine Electro-Acoustic, and wondering if you could recommend anything that would plug from my guitar directly into the computer for recording? And any decent freeware for simple editing. (using WavePad at the moment) I'm currently using a Singstar mic for the Wii![/QUOTE] Use Reaper. It's not free, but it's only 40 dollars for a commercial license and it rivals popular DAWs.. It's a really nice cheap DAW. If you're willing to spend some money I'd go for Mixcraft simply because its' really easy to use and has a lot of nice built in instruments. If you're new to mixing and recording, you want something easy and I assure you that you can get the same results with Mixcraft (combined with audacity) that you can with Pro Tools LE. Using a more advanced DAW won't yield better results unless the mixer can really utilize the advance features.

[QUOTE=guckymister;27078955]Any suggestions?[/QUOTE] I have a Line 6 Pod Studio UX2 that I use to do all my recording. No mics or amps required because it comes with software that allows you to use your computer as a virtual amplifier. You can get some great tones out of it as well once you get used to tweaking it. There's also a couple versions below the UX2 that don't have inputs for mics or keyboards, but if you only plan to record guitar/bass, then you can save a bit of money. [editline]30th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=Pepin;27080453]M Audio Fast Track Pro - This is a favorite among many people. Tascam 144mkII There are some line 6 options and from the few reviews I've seen they look good; Not sure though because I haven't seen a lot of reviews Presonus Audio box I've heard great things about the Native Instruments Audio Kontrol They have a nice selection with reviews here, be sure to look around for the best price. [url]http://www.guitarcenter.com/Audio-Interfaces-Computers---Peripherals,Show-All-Brands,New-Gear.gc[/url] If you don't have a DAW, go for one that has a decent DAW packaged with it and try to make sure it just isn't some demo of the DAW. I believe a lot of the M-Audio stuff comes with Pro Tools M Powered which is a watered down pro tools, but a free DAW is still cool. [editline]30th December 2010[/editline] Use Reaper. It's not free, but it's only 40 dollars for a commercial license and it rivals popular DAWs.. It's a really nice cheap DAW. If you're willing to spend some money I'd go for Mixcraft simply because its' really easy to use and has a lot of nice built in instruments. If you're new to mixing and recording, you want something easy and I assure you that you can get the same results with Mixcraft (combined with audacity) that you can with Pro Tools LE. Using a more advanced DAW won't yield better results unless the mixer can really utilize the advance features.[/QUOTE] I'd vote for Mixcraft as well. It's a shame that it's relatively obscure in the DAW world.

[QUOTE=Pepin;27080453] Use Reaper. It's not free, but it's only 40 dollars for a commercial license and it rivals popular DAWs.. It's a really nice cheap DAW. If you're willing to spend some money I'd go for Mixcraft simply because its' really easy to use and has a lot of nice built in instruments. If you're new to mixing and recording, you want something easy and I assure you that you can get the same results with Mixcraft (combined with audacity) that you can with Pro Tools LE. Using a more advanced DAW won't yield better results unless the mixer can really utilize the advance features.[/QUOTE] Thanks for the suggestions, I'm mainly looking for the actual hardware to record, and the software literally just to reduce the noise a bit and put a few recordings together. On the hardware side would this: [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001Q2ZBVY/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d3_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=1HXP9PWC3ESKXTFNF6AN&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128473&pf_rd_i=468294[/url] do the job and is it a good price?

I plugged a 1/4 inch 3.5 mm adaptor into my output, and plugged a double ended 3.5mm cable from the adaptor into my microphone hole in my laptop and recorded it with audacity. The sound quality wasn't great but it was free.