connect a guitar to Linux

K0tuk · 2009-04-12 11:19:47

Hi!

I`m wondering: if an electric bass guitar needs to be connected through usual mic input line, does it need any software? I know in Windows you can connect the guitar and start playing it. But what about Linux?

X/ax · 2009-04-12 11:39:22

It should work, provided that your mic works.

arch0r · 2009-04-12 11:41:27

it works. check out: jackd, qjackctl, audacity, ardour etc if you want to record sth.
as far as the mic/line in input works you'll hear your instrument.

btw: welcome to the forums :>

Last edited by arch0r (2009-04-12 11:42:42)

K0tuk · 2009-04-12 12:18:21

Huge thanks arch0r for reply, i`ll sure check them out

That was my first post, my Arch is actually my... 8th distro, my last one was Linux Mint, but i decided to try something more fast, stable and less newbish So far so good...

Daenyth · 2009-04-12 12:30:35

I've done this before with my guitar, it works fine. Use whatever recording app seems good.

Оо · 2009-04-12 15:21:17

For stunning effects, I recommend you to try using "Rakarrack". It is available on AUR.

yaourt -S rakarrack

It should solve dependences on the fly.

K0tuk · 2009-04-12 19:23:57

Well, jackd worked ok

Оо · 2009-04-13 01:29:26

of course ;D

coda · 2009-04-14 21:30:56

You'll get best results with a DI box >>>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DI_unit

http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/DI400P.aspx

Оо · 2009-04-16 09:40:54

Well, that's nice, but not all of us can make int'l orders
Tnx for sharing

arch0r · 2009-04-16 10:16:38

sound and linux is usually a weird issue and i'm still looking for a good sequencer app like reaper or cubase for windows. but this seems to be an endless story ...

Оо · 2009-04-16 17:49:29

For guitar players: http://www.linux-sound.org/fx.html and http://www.linux-sound.org/guitar.html (check the / of site, tons of good apps)

@arch0r: have you tried using http://lmms.sourceforge.net/ ?

king regards!

arch0r · 2009-04-16 18:48:05

wow lmms is rly nice but can't record with it!?

Оо · 2009-04-16 19:08:40

Actually, I think you can't. But you can export the song you've made...

K0tuk · 2009-04-17 08:17:02

Оо wrote:

For guitar players: http://www.linux-sound.org/fx.html and http://www.linux-sound.org/guitar.html (check the / of site, tons of good apps)
@arch0r: have you tried using http://lmms.sourceforge.net/ ?
king regards!

Thanks!!! I`ll certainly try them all

Last edited by K0tuk (2009-04-17 08:17:35)

arch0r · 2009-04-17 09:05:11

i recently built ardour2.8. this app is rly cool and i can recommend it to everyone who wants to record anything with the computer but unfortunetaly you can't listen directly to your guitar while you're recording it. you have to "tunnel" the signal somehow from somewhere over jackd to an output -.-

Оо · 2009-04-17 10:38:03

@arch0r: try by using qjackctl (it is on AUR) and read a bit from here http://jackaudio.org/faq it should work on-the-fly w/ any app...

regards!

Last edited by Оо (2009-04-17 10:40:08)

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