Creative 5.1/Soundblaster

[David]

I have just installed the recording software creative 5.1 w/ soundblaster card.

Can anyone help me with how to begin. I am totally lost. I plug my guitar into the front of the tower but i can't get any sound. I need to record the songs i write and so far i have not moved an inch.

Please, can someone help me?

Troll, are you there

Thanks

David Anderson

[weezy]

Lil' Anderson!

Hey Dave, you probably want to plug your guitar into the back of the tower - into the soundcard's input. I'm not familiar with the software you have - but you may want to try out 'Reason' for recording your own music. It's a cool, fairly easy to use program.

If you're still having trouble - befriend a nerd temporarily to help you and then ditch him afterwards... (make sure you're not seen together in public)

[bouche]

Here's a good place to start...

http://www.homerecording.com/

What are you plugging the guitar through? Do you have a pre-amp of some sort?

If you're using the line-in, try this:

1. Start menu > Accessories > entertainment > volume control

1.5 Make sure Line-in isn't muted, and that the volume is up.

2. now open the options menu and click on properties

3. you have 2 options....Playback and Recording - select recording to adjust volume for.

4. the list will change and show you what sources you can adjust...make sure line-in is checked

5. click OK

6. now the volume control has been switched to the Recording control

7. make sure that the check box for "line-in" is checked and that the volume is up.

This tells your pc what sounds you want to record with. I don't think that you'll be able to record anything unless you do this step. Creative Labs own config software can do this too, but I'm not familiar with the current interface.