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  • The Phrygian Kid April 10, 2014 at 8:13am
    The 'mic/line' input on his laptop is a cheaper OEM implementation of the same thing.
    ie opamp buffer and a/d converter :)
    • Sharecropper > The Phrygian Kid April 10, 2014 at 10:58am

       Hi,Kid .   I have a PC with audacity downloaded, I'm wanting to play with.  Do you think I can adjust the volume at the amp. for the record/headphone out line?     Thanks !

      • The Phrygian Kid > Sharecropper April 10, 2014 at 3:51pm
        Best practice is to adjust your device so that it is recording as hot as possible without clipping (there will be a meter which will turn red when it clips somewhere in your computers control panel).

        Then you can adjust the volume on playback from the recording software.

        Nb there is a huge market for digital converters like the m audio one which SlowPaw linked above for good reason, many people consider the audio converters that are built in to computers to be inadequate, they're built for skyping etc, not for making hit records. But it will work, sure so go for it
        • Sharecropper > The Phrygian Kid April 10, 2014 at 7:39pm

          Thanks, Kid !!

  • Slowpaw Steve T April 10, 2014 at 6:59am

    Oily's right - the impedances won't match, you will need an interface device to go through which will have a USB connection into the PC or the PC soundcard, there are many for sale of different kinds which include a guitar connection but I found a guitar sounds better recorded from an amp using a mike, but  will still need an interface. (-:

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    • Sharecropper > Slowpaw Steve T April 10, 2014 at 10:58am

       Thanks for the info. ,Slowpaw .  I've been using a computer mic to record from the amp.  It sounds o.k.  .....but I was interested in other options .  Just a big kid wanting to play "recording studio" with my free download of Audacity ! 

  • The Phrygian Kid April 10, 2014 at 5:30am
    You won't damage anything if it's too hot, it'll just create 'digital clipping' (loud pops and clicks) from overloading the digital converter. Just go ahead and try, it's cool.

    Nb I'm certainly not recommending a speaker level signal from an amp, but headphones/line level will be fine
  • Ron "Oily" Sprague April 9, 2014 at 4:57pm
    The impedances may not match.
    • Sharecropper > Ron "Oily" Sprague April 9, 2014 at 9:50pm

       That's what I'm worried about ,Ron.  

  • jabes April 9, 2014 at 10:56am

    hang on ,i'll try it ..................................

    er doh....

    lol, no idea...

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