Hi everyone.
After a 20 year gap I am returning to the guitar so in effect I am a beginner. Technology appears to have moved on a lot in the last 20 years!!
I am keen to experiment with different sounds and also to use the pc as a recording tool etc to help with my learning. Software like gearbox and the Pod stuff looks cool.
I own an Ovation and a Strat I have tried plugging them straight into the line in port on my sound card but to be honest the sound is not great!
Do I need some kind of preamp or something between the guitar and pc, or some other device.
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated, I would be keen to hear how other people do this.
Thanks
Hi there
Firstly you need is an audio interface (integrated sound cards are not a good choice indeed), Ivan made nice review of his Toneport here http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=9152
Second, some decent desktop speakers, depending on your budget
If we know how much money you are willing to spend, we can narrow down the choices
Yea man a lot of cool stuff will allow you to connect your PC. Im not sure of some of the cheaper things.
I use one of these..It uses your USB port and you plug into this directly.
Also most effect boards have USB on them as well...I have the Boss GT10
The toneport is also a good tone people use here a lot.
Hope this helps.
Great replies guys I think I am getting my head around this now.
I hadn't spotted the reviews on here they are excellent thanks for pointing them out.
One last queery Dejan if you could. I would be interested to know which pickup you use on your classical guitar or do you use a mic?
Thanks again, your replies are much appreciated.
Toneport GX is your answer my friend! It is cheap...easy to use...and sounds awesome!!!
http://line6.com/toneportgx/
You can check out reviews of Toneport devices
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Toneport_gx
and
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Toneport_Ux1_Review
hope this helps mate, cheers
Hmm from all the interfaces I would definitly recommend toneports for their price and simplicity of use! I use them for recording lessons and different demos etc..
Dont forget DAW(Digital Audio Workstation),Cubase,Nuendo,Reaper,Ableton,Pro Tools,Logic...etc.
You will get some free daw's when you buy your interface.Be shore to ask anything you need a bout them.
This all goes for recording process.
Don't you get some version of ableton live along with the software when you buy a toneport? I don't really know much of ableton but i hear it isn't bad
Another recommendation here for the Toneport. Price point and ease of use sets it apart from other modelers. Has enough tones with Gearbox to keep you busy for quite a while. Also, as Nemanja stated, don't forget you will need a DAW. Reaper is a great one and the Evaluation is free. Good luck!
I was planning to buy a toneport UX1 well i would have bought one but since i lack time to go and buy it it is still not here just a question about reaper does it support VST plugins?
coolios i hope it's not as expensive as all those other programs like cubase etc...
Thanks for all the replies guys.
I have now bought the Toneport UX2 and am really pleased with it. It sounds great and so far appears to be really easy to use though of course I've only just started to explore its possibilities.
Yes it comes with Ableton which to me appears very powerful but the learning curve is a little steeper and so will take me time to master.
So much to learn!!
Thanks again
No problem Boson mate, we are here to help. If you need any more answers about recording or toneport feel free to ask mate
www.myspace.com/projfate
all those songs except for "travel through time" was recording using the cheapest toneport
toneport is my hero, great sounds, great for recording, great for home practice...if you have a great speaker set up, and dont mind it lugging it around, it can gig as well...its risky at times, but ive done it!
Which Toneport (Which aparently has been renamed to 'POD Studio'?) would you recommend? The UX1 or the UX2? I need something for connecting the guitar to my computer and do a little home-recording, nothing special, so I guess the UX1 would do it? UX2 just looks sooo fancy which makes me want to get that
Sorry to "hijack" the thread!
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