Tav Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Friend of mine wants to record his guitar at home. He's got a PC with your average sound card and a Laney TF320 combo. Without spending too much money what would be some good ways of getting his guitar sound onto his PC? Obviously a mic would be needed. The Shure SM57 is a safe bet but is there any other alternatives people would suggest...at a cheaper price point?Also an interface/pre-amp would be required? I don't know much about these so any suggestions are welcome. Again looking for something good value. I saw a M-Audio Audio Buddy on gak.co.uk and that seemed like a start? I don't want to suggest anything that won't be of use to him so any help would be appriciated. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 for mics, i think behringer might do some 57 clones, they arent known for super reliable high quality gear, but would probably do home recording finedependinsg on the soundcard you might get off with runnign a mic into a mic input on it, or you could use some form of di box, basically to bump the signal up to line level for a line in, no ida what would work well thoughDavid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted May 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Hmm I might be getting a D.I my bass amp so we could play around with using that I guess. I'll prob. manage to piece together a little set up on the internet but if people have set ups that they know work then that'd be ideal. M Audio site is quite helpfull and some of their pre amps/interfaces look good for sub 100 price tags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig deadenstereo Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 remember microphones are 10 a penny on ebay.a condensor mic might be an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted May 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Are they generally better for recording guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Ascension Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 generally, no you can't say one is better than the other... but they also can be used...pick up some cheap mics on ebay, now ideally I'd like to use both a dynamic mic and a condenser, the dynamic right up next to the grill, and the condenser further away - they will both produce a different sound.Take each mic as a different track then you can mix them back together on ur puter to get a truly awesome sound - but this is overkill.I'd say a dynamic SM57 or a copy would suit you pretty good, definately check out ebay.... now to get it into the PC you will need an audio interface. The M Audio stuff is pretty damn good and well priced too - make sure you get one where you can take the mic straight into the card or its breakout box though.... save you needing any external preamps or a mixer of shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted May 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Cheers guys. I'll let him know/will be using the info myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savant Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Where's this M Audio site?Tav - I just put the guitars straight into the soundcard - it doesn't really need any amplification (though bass does - i just use a Digitech multifx unit as a preamp). Once you've got the clean sound on the comp, use Warp or Amplitube or some other software guitar amp to get the sound you want. Alot of them can simulate different cabs/heads/mic setups too. Amplitube's good for this.This setup's pretty good cos you dont need to spend on mic's and you dont need to have a guitar amp blasting in your room - it's also easier to monitor cos you can just do that with yer PC speakers. Downside is that you can't monitor your guitar track with the effect on - you need to record it clean 1st (unless you have a really fast processor). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savant Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 P.s. an SM57 will be better for recording guitarcheck this one out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted May 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Youll find M Audio at www.m-audio.com Craig. I'll look up prices for Amplitude and Warp. Currently I use my Korg Pandora into my sound card and I think Rennie is using a dynamic mic straight in but isn't happy with the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Ascension Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 i can't recommend software stuff like that, in my experience it sounds horrible unless you pay for a really expensive one, then u might aswell go for a mic set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted May 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 I just had a go at re EQing his original recording using Cakewalk and it turned out not too bad...certainly sounds alot more "fat" I would think that with a better mic/interface and a good audio program he'd be sorted...hmm programs...I can see that being another post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprinted Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 *coughwhere'sthefuckingCDTav?cough*what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprinted Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 oh yeah - check out E-Mu's 0606 soundcard - fantastic value for money - came out just after I bought my m-audio audiophile 2496 soundcard and offers just as much goodies - if not more - and a lower price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted May 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Cheers mark...the CD I forgot haven't seen you in ages. What happened to lurking round the union huh!?!? I'll buzz you next time your on MSN about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprinted Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 got bored of the union - nearly bankrupted myself by going to different places! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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