Computer recording Question

swanno · Post by **swanno** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:15 am

Hi,

I have a question about using as a computer recording device and as a form of output for an electric acoustic guitar. My question is how do you get the signal of the instrument to be recorded as stereo as instrument cables are mono and how do u get the feedback from the computers speakers as stereo instead of mono? Is there a simple piece of hardware i need to buy such as certain instrument cable that has a mono jack at one end and a stereo jack at the other end. Please help!!

dan · Post by **dan** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:38 am

just no.

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:25 pm

try Cool edit pro. you'll be able to set your output to stereo or mono. download it from http://www.albinoblacksheep.com or download it off a peer to peer program like Bearshare or Ares. Make sure you get the full version with serial numbers instead of the shitty trial version. Make sure that you can have a direct input from your guitar to the back of your computer. This isn't absolutely necessary, but especially with an acoustic guitar, the sound quality will be far higher with a direct input than a microphone.

swanno · Post by **swanno** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:56 pm

I always record line in.

Do you now how to change this setting in Goldwave?

DBS · Post by **DBS** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:56 pm

Metallash · Post by **Metallash** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:44 pm

dont go line in when plugging an instrument into your computer, use the mic input.

theres no point in recording a guitar in stereo as its a mono instrument, so its pointless.

swanno · Post by **swanno** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:56 pm

Im pretty sure that using the mic input gives you shitter sound quality

Metallash · Post by **Metallash** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:20 pm

no it gives a hotter signal, you just gotta turn the input level down so it doesnt clip.

S · Post by S » Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:38 pm

pass the guitar through a 4-track or other such device.. then run the stereo mix-down rca outs into the computer.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:04 pm

You can pan the guitar to left or right in any decent recording program, if that's what you mean?

Dimebucker · Post by **Dimebucker** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:38 pm

swanno wrote:Hi,

I have a question about using as a computer recording device and as a form of output for an electric acoustic guitar. My question is how do you get the signal of the instrument to be recorded as stereo as instrument cables are mono and how do u get the feedback from the computers speakers as stereo instead of mono? Is there a simple piece of hardware i need to buy such as certain instrument cable that has a mono jack at one end and a stereo jack at the other end. Please help!!

Just get a mono to stereo cable but I wouldn't use it to record your guitar (although it can be done)

I'm assumin' that your soundcard only has a stereo input right? Dont sweat it, just plug your guitar into the LEFT channel and record it as a mono signal and select MASTER as output in your software, this should give you what you want.

Mono recordings are easier to bounce into a stereo mix because you can pan them easier without causing too much sonic clutter.

swanno · Post by **swanno** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:05 am

i own a creative audigy zs 2 soundcard

S · Post by S » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:22 am

do you play an electric diggereedoo?

swanno · Post by **swanno** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:09 am

just no

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:25 am

Get an outboard mixer/mic pre and use that. You can get them for about $50. Run an RCA-to-1/8 stereo jack from your mixer to your line-in and you're set.

Balls On Parade · Post by **Balls On Parade** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:18 pm

PflÃ¶yd wrote:Get an outboard mixer/mic pre and use that. You can get them for about $50. Run an RCA-to-1/8 stereo jack from your mixer to your line-in and you're set.

^this is the best option^, I'm using an M-Audio MobilePre USB, and I dig it a lot, however, you may need to download an ASIO driver that will lower your latency, i use ASIO4ALL...

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