Line6 guitar port

[jeje]

I was looking at one of those Line6 guitar port thingys, and on requirements, it said "Win98, NT and Win2k". It doesn't support XP at all? weirds.. I hate having to install several OSes to make things work..

[CAFeathers]

There is a soft-ware update for it available on their website and it does work with XP Pro.
I would warn you though that unless you just want to use it as a way to connect your guitar to your computer and for the available FX it is not worth the monthly charge to download tab for it.

[jeje]

yeah, I was lookin to maybe record some.. are there any other alternatives to the line6 port?

[CAFeathers]

I'll have a look around and see what I can find, and let you know.

[jeje]

hey, thanks man

[Ol Geezer]

jeje said:

yeah, I was lookin to maybe record some.. are there any other alternatives to the line6 port?

Would it be difficult to hook up the output of Line6's POD (or a Behringer V-Amp for Steele's sake ) to the input of your soundcard? I know Rex Jupiter makes it happen with a J-Station and some adapters.

[jeje]

I asked some techie guitarguy that same question, and he said that it could end up frying your soundcard, and worst case, your motherboard.. needless to say, I never tried it out

But the signals from the guitar is analogue, yeah? That wouldnt go well with an all digital device like your soundcard?

[CAFeathers]

I did a quick search over at www.musiciansfriend.com under the recording section and it looks like there are lots of options depending on if you want to just record or if you want to record through your computer. Prices range from about $150 up to over $3,000.00
MF is a good starting point for doing research on products and is often a good idea of what the average price is going to be.

[jeje]

Ah, thanks alot I'm not very bewandered in the world of recording and the likes.. I've only been playing for 9 months now..

[CAFeathers]

I'm really not to up on recording stuff either.

[Ol Geezer]

jeje said:

I asked some techie guitarguy that same question, and he said that it could end up frying your soundcard, and worst case, your motherboard.. needless to say, I never tried it out

But the signals from the guitar is analogue, yeah? That wouldnt go well with an all digital device like your soundcard?

Well, a soundcard may be digital internally, but many of its input and output jacks are analog -- otherwise you wouldn't be able to plug-in standard headphones or speakers!

My buddy Rex Jupiter has been sucessfully home-recording for a couple years now with a very basic system. Here, with his permission (I hope), is a recent post he made on another board about his setup and technique using a J-Station:

Being the cheapskate that I am (money should go towards guitars you can't afford), I just use a Shure SM57 mic for vocals, which is run through a Behringer Composer Pro (about $90). From its outputs I have a "Y" cable that has a 1/8" stereo headphone type jack that plugs right into the soundcard.

I record the drums and guitar (via a Johnson J-Station) in the same manner with that "Y" cable. You have to have a duplex-type soundcard so you can hear the playback of the drums, etc., while you are laying down the subsequent tracks.

It is better, I'm told, to use an outboard mixer when you record digitally, but for what I do, this method seems to work alright. Hope this helps.

I want to add that it's a good idea to have all your gear switched off before connecting anything; only then should you plug things together, and to the computer; also, turn on the outboard equipment (compressor, guitar modeler, mixer, and so on) before powering up the monitor and PC last. This will head off any sudden jolts.

Then, when you're done recording, turn off the computer first and work your way back....