[lug] Guitar to USB

[Mike Witt]

On 06/17/2020 03:14:42 PM, Davide Del Vento wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 11:52 AM Mike Witt <msg2mw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 06/16/2020 02:25:19 PM, Davide Del Vento wrote:
> > > Anyway, I had the Scarlett for a while and it worked in linux. By
> > > worked, I
> > > mean the OS recognized it as a valid I/O system (i.e. mic/line in  
> and
> > > speaker/headphone out) and I could use it to record stuff e.g.  
> with
> > > https://www.audacityteam.org/
> >
> > Good tip on Audacity. I was able to record the guitar through USB  
> and
> > play it back, and it sounded OK. So whatever other problems I'm  
> having
> > it appears that the cable works on my system. So that's really what  
> I
> > was trying to determine. Now on to the Rosegarden list to figure  
> that
> > out :-)
> >
> 
> Glad to hear. So we know there is an unidirectional audio interface  
> (A/D
> direction) in an inexpensive cable one can buy. If you have other  
> options,
> e.g. scrawny built-in microphone, decent external microphone,  
> dedicated
> audio interface such as the focusrite (perhaps lended by a friend),  
> let me
> know how the quality of these compares.
> 
> I was shocked when the Focusrite I bought, with a fairly good  
> condenser
> microphone produced results very close to built-in microphones on  
> various
> laptops I had (yes, I listened back to the recording from the  
> Focusrite
> audio interface itself, both with decent headphones and with HiFi
> amp+speakers). So I returned both and went back to the easier option.

That's a very interesting bit of information. I've talked to a couple  
of people on the Linux Musicians forum who are kind of pushing the  
Focusrite.

> Out of curiosity, what are you trying to accomplish? Just record  
> yourself
> (which is an important thing, even if only for practicing)?

Well, a couple of things. I'm trying to use "Jamulus" (long story) and  
a way to easily plug my guitar into a computer that's hooked up to  
ethernet would help. Also my wife and I do some messing around (she  
plays drums) going through a small mixer which then goes into the  
microphone input of this one laptop, running something called  
Rosegarden. I'd like to avoid being limited by the mixer and be able to  
plug things in directly. There are also other complications (aren't  
there always :-)

We've attempted to do a few things mixing audio we play with programmed  
midi instruments. Nothing "soundcloud worthy" at least so far.

> Cheers,
> Davide
> 
> PS: this is OT, but ought to be known by everybody who does music and
> Linux: https://www.modartt.com/

Interesting. I'll hang on to that link. I currently have no decent  
voices. One piano that's "ok" but that's about it. I guess I plan to  
worry about that if I ever record anything worth listening to.

-Mike