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[Detailed Infinity]

On the subject of usb input or line-in input striaght from a guitar I have to agree with Eric.

I have a Behringer Eurorack mixer which provides all the impedance/phantom power etc I will ever need. Line level stuff straight into a PC line-in is OK but it's nice to have control over how the signal is recorded. They're not expensive--if you're paying £1k for a guitar the this little beut is peanuts for the cost.

http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/UB802.aspx


There's one on eBAY for £40 !! Forget anything else you may need for your hobby, my advise to anyone on this site for a bedroom player is to grab it before it goes. There's buy it now so just buy it !!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Behringer-Eurorack-UB802-8-channel-professional-mixer-/330688383103?pt=UK_Mixers&hash=item4cfe90487f

Bri

[Detailed Infinity]

As Robbo said earlier, he needed tuition. Well this guy taught me almost all I know over the years. He's a nutty American but he can't help that. You can spend hours meandering through his stuff, just give it a go.

http://tweakheadz.com/guide.htm

I'm now finished, kaput, the phone's of the hook. I need to get some work done.

Bri

[Stratpicker]

On the subject of usb input or line-in input striaght from a guitar I have to agree with Eric.

I have a Behringer Eurorack mixer which provides all the impedance/phantom power etc I will ever need. Line level stuff straight into a PC line-in is OK but it's nice to have control over how the signal is recorded. They're not expensive--if you're paying £1k for a guitar the this little beut is peanuts for the cost.

http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/UB802.aspx


There's one on eBAY for £40 !! Forget anything else you may need for your hobby, my advise to anyone on this site for a bedroom player is to grab it before it goes. There's buy it now so just buy it !!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Behringer-Eurorack-UB802-8-channel-professional-mixer-/330688383103?pt=UK_Mixers&hash=item4cfe90487f

Bri

UB802. I have had one for years and I can recommend them. They have been replaced by the tarted up name XENYX802 but it still the same bit of kit. BRAND NEW they are only £45 from CPC or Gear4music so dont get carried away with any bidding!!
cheers
ian

[ecca]

Yes Sloxpewk, I sold it you for a really bargain price !

I had the Behringer for a while before I started my abortive search for a decent USB interface.
The minor, irritating problem I had with the Behringer was monitoring the mix while I was recording.
Somehow the ouput fed back to the input and howled until I turned down the right knob.
I always seemed to get it wrong .
I now own a Soundcraft Notepad 102 and there's no problem, it's very clear.
Even if you get a good USB interface you haven't necessarily got a good mixer.
You might as well get a decent mixer in the first place and go straight in.