[01010]

Pretty obvious from the title of the thread, just wondering if anyone makes music either on the computer or in a band or whatever.

Also, how the **** can I connect my guitar to my computer other than through an amp into the line in on my soundcard?

[mikhael]

Originally posted by 01010
Pretty obvious from the title of the thread, just wondering if anyone makes music either on the computer or in a band or whatever.

I occasionally sequence stuff on my old qy10,  but that barely qualifies.

Also, how the **** can I connect my guitar to my computer other than through an amp into the line in on my soundcard?

Don't they make MIDI pickups for guitars? If so, you can run your guitar through your soundcard via MIDI and then process the sound any way you wanted. Heck, at that point, you could record everything you did as real notes and then manipulate THAT.

[Fineus]

We are the music makers. We are the dreamers of the dreams.[/b]

/Willy Wonka

[01010]

Originally posted by mikhael

I occasionally sequence stuff on my old qy10,  but that barely qualifies.


Don't they make MIDI pickups for guitars? If so, you can run your guitar through your soundcard via MIDI and then process the sound any way you wanted. Heck, at that point, you could record everything you did as real notes and then manipulate THAT.

From what I saw, the MIDI boxes just make your guitar act like a MIDI controller, which is not quite what I'm after. I'm trying to get a clean input (say through line in or whatever) so I can have the guitar with whatever effects pedals im running it through coming straight in to record for samples.

I've kinda jury rigged a sketchy at best method at the moment, guitar into the amp, out from the heaphone socket and into my Line In.

I know creative do the actual full guitar Jacks with one version of the Audigy soundcard but I couldn't afford the big expensive one at the time and got the budget version (though I got Giants:Citizen Kabuto with it, excellent game). Actually, does anyone know if they sell the thingy with the guitar jack?

It was like a tray with all sorts of audio inputs that you could mount in a empty cd-rom drive bay. I could surely do with that thing.

[Joey_21]

I don't know about all the MIDI talk but I do know about sound recording through the line in (or microphone, depends) jack.

This requires a pedal, guitar cord, and another cord with one end 1/4" mono male and the other 1/8" mono male. the 1/4" end will go from the pedal and the 1/8" will hook into your card. Radioshack has these cords (and cheep, I might add).

Funny, I just got through explaining this to somebody last night.

Map:
Guitar->cord->pedal<1/4"---------1/8">sound card

[Stealth]

Originally posted by 01010


From what I saw, the MIDI boxes just make your guitar act like a MIDI controller, which is not quite what I'm after. I'm trying to get a clean input (say through line in or whatever) so I can have the guitar with whatever effects pedals im running it through coming straight in to record for samples.

I've kinda jury rigged a sketchy at best method at the moment, guitar into the amp, out from the heaphone socket and into my Line In.

I know creative do the actual full guitar Jacks with one version of the Audigy soundcard but I couldn't afford the big expensive one at the time and got the budget version (though I got Giants:Citizen Kabuto with it, excellent game). Actually, does anyone know if they sell the thingy with the guitar jack?

It was like a tray with all sorts of audio inputs that you could mount in a empty cd-rom drive bay. I could surely do with that thing.

That 5.25" inch bay thing that you seem to be talking about I believe is the Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1, i know, because i currently have it installed (an older version) but it's really neat... with a remote control and all.

What you CAN do... is buy a "P.O.D"... it's pronounced like the word "pod".  what it is, is like an input for your guitar, and then it has outputs to amps, and you can have effects and all... it's really neat (and uber-expensive), but it plugs into your computer

the cheapest way to connect it to your computer (directly, without using a microphone) would be to buy a mixer.  actually i've never really had to test how i play through my computer, because i use my teacher's and he's got all this **** set up already .

i'm going to the guitar shop down the road from me in about 10 minutes, and i'll inquire there and let you know what they say/recommend

[01010]

Originally posted by Stealth


That 5.25" inch bay thing that you seem to be talking about I believe is the Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1, i know, because i currently have it installed (an older version) but it's really neat... with a remote control and all.

What you CAN do... is buy a "P.O.D"... it's pronounced like the word "pod".  what it is, is like an input for your guitar, and then it has outputs to amps, and you can have effects and all... it's really neat (and uber-expensive), but it plugs into your computer

the cheapest way to connect it to your computer (directly, without using a microphone) would be to buy a mixer.  actually i've never really had to test how i play through my computer, because i use my teacher's and he's got all this **** set up already .

i'm going to the guitar shop down the road from me in about 10 minutes, and i'll inquire there and let you know what they say/recommend

I know the P.O.D farking expensive. My mate has the Line6 Spider. Very nice indeed.

Though I have the money, I'd much rather invest in one of the BOSS GT series of pedals, the POD's just an Amp modeller and I want effects.

Yeah, the soundblaster thingy is looking to be my best option but I really haven't got a clue if you can even buy them standalone.

Also, anyone that uses Reason and is quite good at it I'd like to hear from cause it's starting to piss me off slightly.

[01010]

WTF?

[Stealth]

Originally posted by 01010


I know the P.O.D farking expensive. My mate has the Line6 Spider. Very nice indeed.

Though I have the money, I'd much rather invest in one of the BOSS GT series of pedals, the POD's just an Amp modeller and I want effects.

Yeah, the soundblaster thingy is looking to be my best option but I really haven't got a clue if you can even buy them standalone.

Also, anyone that uses Reason and is quite good at it I'd like to hear from cause it's starting to piss me off slightly.

Actually the POD is pretty neat... they make things a lot better and with more effects, and a lot cheaper nowadays, but they're still neat

If by 'standalone' you mean you can only buy the face-plate, then no... you have to buy the soundcard.  you could buy just the face-plate, but it wouldn't work, so there's not much point.  the sound card connects to it with this little IDE cable i think... i'm not opening the computer up just to check

[Razor]

I was in one band a few yeras ago. Ahh those were the days.

[Borealis]

Ditto.  I still sing and compose but I'm more of a mad scientist than a musician now.

[Alikchi]

Meh, I'm a drummer.

[Stealth]

Guitarist (4 years and counting)
Pianist (7 years experience, retired 2 years ago)

[Ulala]

Pianist for almost 3 years, self taught. Guitar for nearly 1 year, self taught. There is much improvement to be made though!

[Reaper]

I do vocals