Re: [LAU] Preamp for mic/ guitar (was: hardware: recording voice and acc. guitar) - Linux-audio-user

30 May 2008

Joshua Boyd wrote:
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  On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:50:09PM +0200, schoappied
wrote:

  I've bought a m-audio audiophile 24/96 and a
mic shure sm 58 beta 
 (thanks for your advices ;) ).

 I also have a epiphone les paul elekt. guitar with a orange crush 30 r 
 amplifier.

 Now I want to be able to record voice and guitar, so I need a preamp... 
 (or a mixer, if that's better)

 You should be able to run the line out of the amp directly into one
 of the inputs on your new sound card (with a 1/4" to RCA cable, of
 course). 

 Your other option is to mic the amp, but then you'd only be able to
 record singing or guitar, not both at once.

 Of course, if you try to do both at once, you are likely to get a lot of
 amp bleed into your vocal mic, unless you have some good way to isolate
 the two.  Bleed isn't always a problem though.

  What about the alternative in this area?

 - audio buddy: http://www.thomann.de/nl/m-audio_audio_buddy.htm

 Those get a lot of bad reviews.

  - Studio Projects VTB1 :
http://www.thomann.de/nl/studio_projects_vtb1.htm

 That looks promising.

    And what about the presonus firebox? 
http://www.thomann.de/nl/presonus_firebox.htm