Recording Electric Guitar With Audio Interface To Computer (Full Setup)
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- This video covers the full process of setting up and recording electric guitar with audio interface into a computer. Guitar recording on a computer is really flexible and fun and it only takes a little practice to get a hang of it. I'm using the Scarlett 2i2 ( www.zzounds.com/a--3970767/it... ) audio interface to plug my Fender Stratocaster directly into so I can record into the computer.
📒 Show Notes 📒
1️⃣ Focusrite Scarlett 2i2: www.zzounds.com/a--3970767/it...
2️⃣ Fender Stratocaster: www.zzounds.com/a--3970767/it...
Amazon links for gear used in this video:
1️⃣ Scarlett Audio Interface: www.zzounds.com/a--3970767/it...
2️⃣ Hosa Guitar Cable: www.zzounds.com/a--3970767/it...
3️⃣ Fender Stratocaster Guitar: www.zzounds.com/a--3970767/it...
4️⃣ Audio Technica Headphones: www.zzounds.com/a--3970767/it...
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00:00 Intro
00:36 What You Need
01:40 Set Up
03:03 Plug In Guitar To Audio Interface
03:52 Set Gain On Audio Interface W/O Software
05:09 Selecting Audio Interface In Software Preference
06:02 Set Sample Rate And Buffer Size
07:42 Select Input For Recording
08:26 Monitor Settings
09:44 Set Gain Using Software Meters
12:04 Record Guitar In Computer
12:51 Adding Guitar Effect Plugin
13:39 Tune Guitar
14:04 Testing Monitoring With Effects
14:30 Setting Up To Record Second Guitar Track
15:30 Adding Drum Backing Track
17:02 Layering Multiple Guitar Tracks
19:00 Showing Mixer Section
20:06 Adjusting Input Level On Guitar Plugin To Add Crunch
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After going through dozens of videos finally found the video that gives the actual practical information. thank you sir!
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
just got my focusrite and was not able to figure out how to be able to hear or record my device, thank you man! earned a sub and like
Oh man, that was a fantastic walkthrough of both the sound card and the recording software. Great, great video for beginners.
Liked and subbed.
Appreciate the thoroughness of this video. Keep it up!
Thank you for the detailed down to earth lesson!
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment 🙂
You're the best. I had to change my interface, which also necessitated changing software. Thank you.
I’ve just subscribed. Looks like you have exactly what a old guy like me needs . Played for years but never really done any recording over than on my iPad using IRIG. Watched so many vids over the years about recording but they always presume you just know . Everyone has to start somewhere so your videos are such a help . Thanks so much 👌👍👍
Another very informative video tutorial Matthew, this is something I needed to see how to do.
Awesome! It is a lot of fun too do. Not too complicated once you get everything set up.
wow not gonna lie i just ordered my first electric guitar and coz of you now i know how to set things up to actually enjoy playin ! :D
Brilliant! Thanks, Matthew for sharing.
Thank you so much for this easy to watch video! Super helpful and explaining just what I need to know.
Thanks for your help! Amazing video
As some other viewers have already said, your video content provided the needed answers as to how the input and output connection should be sync up through the setting preferences on both the Focusrite audio interface and the DAW software so the output of the sound created from the microphone goes out to the speaker monitor and can also be heard out to the headphone to listen on the sounds while practicing or recording vocal or instrument. I have to install the Focusrite software on both Windows and MacOS. I had a hard time with Windows 11 setup. I don't hear any sound from my speaker monitor but I'm getting signal activity from the Focusrite Control. I hope to fix the issue. MacOS is just a one time Installation process. Thank you very much for your detailed presentation. Matthew - appreciate your dedication.
Jesus man, this is so detailed. Thanks so much!
Right on, thanks for the comment. I keep telling my friend I was going overboard with it. Want to help out as much as I can when I can.
This helps a lot thank you
You really understand what a bigginer needs. Thanks
Thanks for the comment. 🙂
Great video, interesting and really useful - especially for a recording beginner like me. Very clear and pitched at the right level. I have the same A.I. but use Reaper, though there are obvious similarities to your DAW and most likely others. Thank you.
Thank You. This was very helpful.
You're welcome!
You sir are amazing.
Thanks for watching!
brilliant, thanks.
You're welcome!
I'm watching all your videos bro thanks
Awesome! Have fun!
thanks for the video..really help alot,can u show how to mix and master the guitar?
Nice thanks for this video! Juat ordered one of these. Can I just use this as an AMP if I want to aswell without having to record? Thinking I could use this tp practice and play around with different effects without having to buy loads of amps/pedals etc
thank you for the walkthrough Matt!, i am not getting good clarity or richness when i am directly plugging my strat into the 2i2, its better when i place a microphone near my amp and connect it to 2i2 what am i doing wrong?
Thank U🙏🏿
You're welcome 🙂
Great video. I’m sorry, can you clarify what the chords on the back are, what they plug into, and are they included with the 2i2? Thank you, sorry I’m a noob.
Awesome tutorial, thank you very much, I'm recording my guitar in Studio one and use the same Focusrite, I feel that the guitar sound changes passing through audio interface and its much lower volume or maybe gain compared with my GE-200 connected to my Marshall amp directly, is this normal?
gracias
Hello Matt wonderful video! However I am unable to get the green bar to appear nor am I able to hear a recording what do I do
Thanks, Mathew.
Very helpful. I'm planning to drop my laptop off at the shop this week.
I just can't deal with the windows 10, anymore.
😫Ugh!!!!
Looking forward to seeing more videos.
I'm STILL trying out different software. I kinda liked CAKEWALK.
I tried SOUNDBRIDGE. But, it kept crashing. I just walked away from that daw. A few people said that Windows 10 is the problem. So, I'm going to upgrade. Wish me luck. IDK wtf I'm doin'!!! Ha ha ha ha!
Recording software can be funny. I think it is great the people can get Cakewalk now. Never used soundbridge. Thing is once you get a set up the works you probably don't want to change it too much if it is stable. I got Ableton Live to work, easy software to setup, and it is stable, so I don't really want to move to any other software at the moment (other than MPC). What are you upgrading to?
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I thought there was a windows 11.
I went into town and a tech told me that there's no windows 11.
Windows 10 is the end. You just have to get the updates.
So, I'm having that done tomorrow. How much memory do you recommend? I bought a dell latitude E 4225.
And, had an additional 4gb memory upgrade.
But, I think that I might need more. IDK. What do you think?
Hi Matthew, apologies if I missed this but if I don't want to use headsets while video recording, would that just be a matter of setting up the audio interface, listening to my playing from my computer speakers, and then editing out the audio from the recorded mp4 file and replacing it with the recording generated from the recording software?
Hi , I have a question , do i always require DAW with an audio interface ? like if I am buying an audio interface just as a replacement for guitar amp do i still need DAW? thanks nice vid , btw.
Can you play system audio (Spotify, UA-cam, etc) through the audio interface? I’d like to jam along with songs from those streaming service while playing my guitar via a plugin
Might be a dumb question but if I’ve connected studio monitors to an interface and connected that to my PC, do the PC speakers work at the same time as the monitors? For instance if I wanted to play music through the speakers but play along on guitar through the monitors via an amp sim at the same time? Thanks
Matthew, am I supposed to see something in the Focusrite Control window?
What if I have a guitar pedalboard and no need to use plug ins for guitar? would that work as well?
nice thank you
You're welcome! Thanks for the comment
No problem brother keep up the good work
Hi
i have the focusrite 2nd gen. I used my headphone out while jamming on the guitar. it sounds soo dry.
Is it because I don't have the DAW opened???
Hi mate this may be a dumb question but is there a way i can use my standard 25mm jack gaming headset with this setup?
I have come this far after watching how to set up electric guita with guitar rig after all settings i can record some thing but not the effects from guitar rig distortion just plain dry sound is recorded please help me out
Hey Matthew, great video. I have tried to record my bass guitar into my MPC but the results wern't great. I realise that with your setup there would be no need to record a guitar into an MPC... but any advice would be welcome.
The inputs on the MPC One and MPC Live are line level and the bass would sound the best if converted from instrument level to line level. You can use a preamp, or if you have a bass amp with a line level output for recording, that would work.
@@MatthewStratton Thanks Matthew will give that a try. Keep up the good work, love your content. 👍
is it better to record w a mic into the interface or the guitar straight into the interface?
i’m having this problem where when i ever i play and i hear the playback the guitar cuts out and makes a static noise and when ever i play the playback do i return the the guitar or redownload the driver?
Hi, helpful lesson, though I was wondering what cable would connect my guitar and audio interface?
Just a guitar cable: amzn.to/3wVEykh
@@MatthewStratton Thanks!
hey please tell me is it possible to play with making the sound come from the computer speakers if i dont have an amp or speaker to plug into
Great details Matt. I was gifted a POD GO Wireless today and like the Scarlet 2I2. How would you connect/integrate a POD GO wireless, Monitors (spkrs) to a computer.
Is there a USB interface on it? Just install the USB interface drivers and connect the USB cable to your computer and send the line left and right out of the POD GO to you monitors.
@@MatthewStratton Hello Matt, I wanted to connect the POD GO to the audio interface Focusrite 2i2 you demonstrated...from there not sure where to connect the monitors. Thanks for the assist and details.
@@user-cd9ui4qv4q If that is the case you would just connect your monitors to the output 1/2 of your audio interface.
how i record guitar - boss katana ... record out from boss katana 100w... input into mpc one..
or in logic DAW .. usb audio out from boss katana 100w into logic x
i have a few behirnger guitar pedals (3) but mostly the guitar sound is from the boss katana and it's inbuilt fx
You should be able to plug a cable into the record out of the Boss Katana to your MPC One Line In input. And then you set the input level with the little knob in the back next the Record Inputs.
How do i get distortion im only getting clean tone on my guitar im using mtrack duo with mpc beats theres no gain switch on the interface
9:35 this part I'm not able to hear my guitar sound. i don't have any studio monitor or anything just laptop but still i can't hear from my laptop speaker. can you help me on that?
I have just bought an ssl 2+ audio interface and i´m trying to get the sound out from my guitar into the simple headphones i have (not studio headphones). I connected the guitar directly into the inferface and the headphones to the interface too. I hear no sound...only some scratchy noise when i try to take the plug out. I have installed the ssl 2 driver into my laptop and chosen that to be for both output and input on my laptop. and the usb cables are connected. I can play from youtube and hear the sound on my headphones from the interface. BUT i have not yet activated the music program , because i have not figured out how to sort out the license things they ask for. Is that the problem, that i need to have the music program to work, before i can hear anything directly from the guitar?
HELP PLEASEEE - so every time I try to record over a track with a solo or something it isn’t in time. I’m listening to the original track through my Scarlett solo with direct monitor on while I record the solo, is that not right??
@MatthewStratton, I have a Roland gr 55. I want to know how to use it similarly to how you are using your direct input guitar. I guess I could dive into my user manual, but I want to find some current content on UA-cam. Any suggestions?
If your pedal has line level out you can just plug it into the line level inputs of you audio interface.
@@MatthewStratton Thanks Matthew, I was thinking that would be the way to go. I don't have an interface yet so I wanted to get some info first.
What about recording SYNTHS into the Scarlett? My Synths have L&R stereo outs. (Yamaha DX and Korg Triton) Thanks 🎹
That's a good idea for a video. You should be able to play the L&R out of the synth into the input 1 and 2 on your Scarlett and make sure the instrument button isn't pushed in. Then in audio preference make sure input 1/2 is enabled and then select 1/2 as the input on the audio track. Ableton it's self can set up External Instruments which is a whole other thing (but you do need Live standard or Suite for External Instrument settings).
@@MatthewStratton Thanks! What cables would I need? A Pair of 1/4 TRS to 1/4 TRS cables?? Or would it be a pair of TRS to TS 1/4 cables? Since the Scarlett's inputs are mono.
@@amante8138 You would need to check and make sure your synth outputs are balanced or unbalanced. If they are balanced then 1/4 TRS cables. You may have to do some searching. If unbalanced TS to TS should work fine (even though the inputs of the Scarlett are balanced).
@@MatthewStratton Cool. Found out my synth outputs are unbalanced. So looks like I'll be ordering some 1/4 TS to TS cables. Thanks 😊
What if you just want to play through my computer with an effects pedal, and not record?
i install it as directed...
now all computer outputs go through the focusrite - except reaper, which still blasts through the speakers...
i have 3 outputs - according to my computer:
1> focusrite
2> realtek speakers
3> realtek mixer
i can't get reaper to go through the focusrite output but i can get the computer to go through the speakers (by disconnecting the focusrite)...i suspect the usb ports have a shortcut to the mixer that can't be undone...
but if i load reaper while a video is playing (a how to video to follow along like a recipe), the video crashes and the computer has to be reboot...
i guess when your computer originally had windows 8 on it, you get this...
new one will be here in a week...
Where is the sound coming from? The computer?
I just bought an MPC X I can't get it to work in controller mode I need help
Do you have the software, drivers, and firmware all 3 updated to the current version? Also, if you have a MAC I was told that the new MAC M1 chips don't work yet.
@@MatthewStratton got it
Where the two cables from audio interface go to?
Into your studio monitors: ua-cam.com/video/v-znRHqhuCg/v-deo.html
How to connect a mixer to pc using Line In.
I followed all the steps until 5.32.
On the mixer the "lights" up to 0 have appeared.
but despite this on the computer, audio settings, line in (where there are 10 vertical lines) continues to be "off" even if it is selected as the default device .. please help me
Can i listen to my guitar through my computer? Without having to plug any headset in the interface?
No
@@HighFivetheBAND Yes, I can. I only play like this now. I have my headset plugged in my PC so I can just plug my guitar in my interface and connect to my PC and play with a software
@@rodrigoklein can we use earphones instead of studio headphones
@@HighFivetheBAND yes, I use a headset that I play games, with amplitube. It's very good.
Sometimes it's good to be reminded I don't need to go through a bunch of gear first XD, straight into the interface works fine
Whatever works 🙂
What if u are using a Laptop instead of a desktop computer
Laptop only makes a difference if you lack inputs. In that case you can inexpensively purchase, let’s say, a usb hub if your laptop lacks usb connections
Works the same, but as ASMR U said you might has less USB ports.
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Hi Matt great videos. Do I need to install the drivers for my focus rite for my mac? Or can I just plug up and start recording?
The Focusrite 2i2 should be class compliant with MAC so you will need to select it in sound preferences (input and output). For extra settings you need the Focus control software.