How To: Recording

an Electric Guitar

or Bass with an

Amplifier.

BY BRENO LÍVIO S. DE ALMEIDA

Hi! I’m Breno Lívio from São Paulo, Brazil! I have 17 years old.

I’ll be teaching about recording with an amp having either a electric guitar or bass :)

Enjoy! =D

Well, there are two method to do this:

• Without a microphone;

• With a microphone.

Without a microphone, it’s good to have a software proper to that work. I recommend

Audacity and i show you how to achieve that on computer.

Without a Microphone

Way 1:

• An electric guitar or a bass; (really? =p)

• An ¼ TS cable;

• A Computer;

• An Audio Interface.

Way 2:

• An electric guitar or a bass;

• An ¼ TS cable;

• A Computer;

• An amp;

• And there’s a tip for you (i use): There’s a cable called “Rocksmith Real Tone Cable” that

can connect the amp to pc via usb, just connect behind the amp (i’ll explain where).

Without a Microphone

Way 3 (Good gear to people who want less distortion without a large budget):

• An electric guitar or a bass;

• An ¼ TS cable;

• A Computer;

• An Audio Interface;

• An amp.

Way 4 (More recommended to professionals):

• An electric guitar or a bass;

• An ¼ TS cable;

• A Computer;

• An Audio Interface;

• An amp;

• A direct box.

WAY 1

Get your guitar Get your ¼ TS cable

That’s my hand =d

WAY 1

Plug in your guitarPlug in the Audio Interface

(Instrument Input Hole)

NO!

First turn down the volume level of your

Audio interface to do not damageyour system!

And after that...

Connect to

Your pc via Firewire/USB depending

Of your audio interface.

To record you would try the

Audacity Software on PC/MAC.

There’s a good image that i found it to

You understand how to connect

Your things in the audio interface.

WAY 2

Get your guitar Get your ¼ TS cable

WAY 2

Get your amp (remember the volume!)

Get this cable called

“Rocksmith Real Tone Cable”

(Developed for a game, but it Works for

This purpose)

WAY 2

Having connected the Cable in

The amp (not in the Guitar as

The image shows you).

Connect that USB edge

On the PC.

Yeah! It’s easy!

But i warn you that is not a

Recommed way to record with

Your guitar/bass.

WAY 3

Get your guitar Get your ¼ TS cable

WAY 3

Get your amp (remember the volume!)

Get your Audio Interface

(remember the volume for this too!)

WAY 3

All needs to stay in that way!

WAY 4

And we have this, more recommended to professionals.

Find the appropriated holes in Direct Box to connect your instrument

And amp.

MICROPHONE

The same thing that the Way 4 Works, but with a microphone

Plugged in the Audio Interface.

Wow, so much equipments...

Yeah! That’s it! I hope you have enjoyed it!

It was a good work for me, just now i know that i can connect

The rocksmith cable (that i said on this lesson) with the Amp,

having a way to create effects without any software. Before i had

connected the Cable directly to my PC...

Well, i want you to review my presentation and to give me some

problem that you found it, in this way, i’ll keep learning ^^

Sorry about my grammar, i have to practice a lot yet. As i said,

i’m from Brazil, but please, criticize anyway.

And of course, after you have prepared all your gear...

ROCK ON!