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Behringer V-Ampire lx112 Recording from Amp to computer mic

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(@gretschrocks)
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Hi All -
Help. I have a Behringer V-Ampire lx112 amplifier, I want to record the final product to a laptop via the microphone plug.
I would like to save the files for review and emailing. I have been unemployed for awhile and I want to do it cheap.
What plug will I use in the back. I know I can do it from the headohone jack on the front but I want to leave it free because sometimes I use headphones and I want to be able to hear the amp when I am playing. Can I go straight from the XLR (Ultra-G) plugs? or from the analog 1/4" (unbalanced plugs) straight into the computer mic plug? I found free software called Audacity at: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/

Im kind of a newby to this. Thank you in advance.
Rich Ullery


   
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(@hueseph)
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You can record from the line outs but I think you'll find that there will be a lot of distortion using a microphone input.

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 Nils
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If you didn't throw in the "unemployed" word the answer would be pretty easy.

"Buy something like a Mobile PreUSB and a couple of XLR cables but that would be in the $150 to $200 range but it is the best solution with that amp."

You will never be happy with anything that goes from any connector on the amp directly into the microphone jack since it would be hard to control and even at best distorted and missing the effects of the amp.

A cheap solution would be to buy a semi decent microphone that will plug into your PC and record that way. Radio Shack and Guitar Center have some decent mics at reasonable prices and they can help you decide which is best for music (not voice). It will not be studio quality but passable. Most of what is on my site is done this way. Later stuff on my Soundclick and Dmusic was done with the USB interface.

I hope this helps. Good luck.

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(@gretschrocks)
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Hi Nils
Thank you for your honest repliy. I guess I will be scrounging for stuff to sell on craigslist. To buy something.
:lol:
Rich Ullery


   
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(@hueseph)
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Rich:

Here is a cheap option that will be better than buying a poor quality mic:

http://www.welovemacs.com/jamplug.html

Probably your cheapest option without totally giving up sound quality. Even a poor mic will sound bad. You will get distortion as they can't handle the high spl that an amp will produce even at fairly low volumes. You will only be able to record mono but you will at least get the best signal to disk.

The next thing you might need to do is download asio4all and definitely Kristal Audio engine.

http://asio4all.com/

http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/

Kristal is a far better multitracking DAW. You will be able to use VST effects in real time and there are tons of free VSTs out there. Asio4all is a "driver" which allows you to work with much lower latency than your standard soundcard driver.

And, just for reference:

Digital Audio Workstation: any software which serves as an audio recording/editing environment.
Virtual Studio Technology: a plugin format designed by Steinberg which is one standard for running effects within a DAW natively. That is without another standalone program running in the background aside from your DAW.
Audio Stream Input Output: Another technology by Steinberg. From WIKI-"a computer soundcard driver protocol for digital audio specified by Steinberg, providing a low-latency and high fidelity interface between a software application and a computer's sound card."

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(@ignar-hillstrom)
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'Here you go: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-UCONTROL-UCA202-USBAudio-Interface?sku=702540

New 30 bucks, should be availlable used somewhere between $10-$20. Simply plug the amp's line-out into the UCA, and the UCA into the USB of your pc. You can connect the headpones to either the V-amp or the UCA, or both if you're with a friend or got four ears of your own.


   
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(@kalle_in_sweden)
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An even simpler solution is to connect the Amp´s line out with a cable to the line-in port of the Laptop.
My guess is that the mic input of the laptop can also work as line-in , just by a setting in Windows sound controls.
Mic input of a standard PC/Laptop soundcard is crap, but the line-in port is normally fairly good and even the cheapest soundcards has 16 bit / 44.1 kHz Analog/Digital converters wich is good enough for home recording.
/Kalle

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