In my previous post I talked about the different types of amps but today I want to bring to attention an alternative to an amp.
In this age of computers and technology we have a thing called amp modeling. Amp modeling is basically using a computer to emulate different amps and effects. The reason this is a great method and my personal favorite, is because you can have virtually any sound without having to buy a bunch of different amps and effects.
The way this works is instead of plugging your guitar into an amplifier you plug it into your computer using some sort of interface that transfers the sound to a program. the program then emulates a wide range of amps and effects that you can customize just as if they were real amps.
There are different ways to connect your guitar to your computer a simple way is to just use an adapter and connect it to a normal 3.5' audio cable connected to the line input on your computer. A better way would be to buy a guitar usb cable and plug it in to a usb port. The best way I think is to buy a usb audio interface which has more features and a better sound.
There are other ways to connect it but these are probably the most simple and cheap ways to do it. after you have it connected you will need some amp modeling software such as Guitar Rig or AmpliTube which I will cover in another post.
No comments:
Post a Comment