The-Stratomaster Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) i have a couple of crap leads lying around the house and was wondering if i could take a usb 2.0 jack, remove the 1/4 jack at one end and put the usb on so that i can offer a straight thorgh lead into my computer for recording etc Edited January 25, 2008 by The-Stratomaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ward Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 nope usb is digital guitar is analogue doesn't mix without an analogue to digital converter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 ward's got it right. Just as an amplifier has circuitry to "do something" with your analogue signal, there has to be circuitry to "do something" in your computer. This "something" is analog-to-digital conversion, which is something that any soundcard can do. But a USB port is not a soundcard, and it doesn't 'tap into' your soundcard's converters either. If you want something like what you're describing, but not as a DIY solution, there are a few products on the market. The one that springs to mind is the IK Multimedia Stealthplug, which includes Mackie Tracktion 2 recording software (worth the price of admission by itself!) and a lite version of Amplitube, an amp-modeling software. The Stealthplug isn't the best 'soundcard' on the market, but it does an adequate job and the price can't be beat for that package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Stratomaster Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 thanks, im getting a relai old emu one off my friend and im uing his acid pro packages so its okay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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