How to connect my Electric Guitar to the PC?
Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at
11:19 am
I want to know the simplest and simplest way to connect my electric guitar to the back of my PC. I heard of some cables i could get from Radioshack. I am not really into recording music but i want to try it. Therefore, i dont want something complicated.
I would also like to know some electric guitar recording programs which includes effects, distortion, etc.
Thanks!
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you can get these cables from radio shack, but I’d recomend ebay.com, much less expensive
you can do what i do, you can get a regular guitar cord and use an adapter and plug one end of the cord to your guitar, and the other in the mic port in your computer. if your using mac, the software garage band will be more than enough for your needs. if your using windows, i head a friend of mine say that he uses cakewalk software. hope this helps, excellent luck with your recording.
Well a basic recording program would be audacity. You can download it online for free. It doesnt have distortion effects tho. If you want that you’d need to pay a bit of money. I use cubase but that will cost you. I still use audacity for recording thoughts onto tho
If you get a 1/4 inch to small jack adaptor you can place it on the end of your guitar cable and plug your guitar directly into the sound card. It would be better to plug in a mic tho and to mic your amp. Excellent luck 
This link will give you an overview of it and at the end theres the link to the site where you can download it for free. Its definetly a excellent starting point
Like i said there isnt distortion effects but there are other effects. Pleased recording 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity
I also found this link if it helps you out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_audio_software
You need and audio interface:
http://www.homerecorder.com/products.php?cid=38
M-Audio makes a couple of bundles specifically for guitarists. It comes with the industry standard professional multitrack recording program Pro Tools and a Black Box audio interface/effects processor with tons of guitar effects.
M-Audio Guitar Box
http://www.homerecorder.com/product.php?pid=401
M-Audio Guitar Box Pro
http://www.homerecorder.com/product.php?pid=402
Hope this helps!