Connecting a Guitar to the Line
Hi Friends !
Is it ok if I connect my Electric Guitar to the computer (line-in) thru a BOSS Metal Zone Pedal ? Will?the?output from the Distortion Pedal be high to?harm the Computer or the Sound Card (I have a Sound Blaster Audigy 4) ? Kindly advice regarding this.
I usually connect my Guitar directly to the Line-in and it works just fine, but I'm not sure about the output of the Distortion Pedal. Any help would be greatly helpful. Kindly advice.
Regards
KushMessage Edited by nagukush on 03-02-200704:49 AM
The same thing happened to me when my band was trying to record ideas for a demo, it just stopped working and none of the settings had changed...do you have Growl or Application Enhancer installed? The authorized Apple dealer here told me that could be one place to check first, although I uninstalled them and it still didn't work.
The only solution I found that worked and hasn't failed me was to reinstall OS X...there may be another way, it hasn't quit working on me yet and I have Growl and Application Enhancer installed again, leading me to believe someone was just blowing smoke. That's what worked for me though, if that's an option for you try it out.
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