Hi guys. I saw similar threads but I cannot find a solution to this specific problem (or I do not know what to look for). I have guitar amp Line6 with only one out - phones/record out. When I tried to plug it in the computer to record my playing, all I got was static, almost like a ground loop or something, no signal. I have no such a problem with headphones out from my electric piano going in the computer.
So I bought a small mixer XENYX502, plugged in my mic, piano and the guitar amp out... and the same problem. The moment I plug the mix master out in the computer in (REGARDLESS whether I use line-in or mic - same result) - all I get is the same static. Now, the mix itself works - I can mix all mic + piano + guitar in my headphones (using headphones out from the mixer) and I can record on my computer mix of piano and mic. But for whatever reason I simply cannot have plugged the mix into a computer while playing guitar (nor to record the mix of guitar and piano).
any ideas? Do I need another piece of hardware? I thought that somehow the amp cannot go to the computer directly although its output is marked as headphones/RECORD and that inserting the mixer in the line will solve it. It did not.
P.S. tried both desktop and laptop computers - same result
thanks for any help
So I bought a small mixer XENYX502, plugged in my mic, piano and the guitar amp out... and the same problem. The moment I plug the mix master out in the computer in (REGARDLESS whether I use line-in or mic - same result) - all I get is the same static. Now, the mix itself works - I can mix all mic + piano + guitar in my headphones (using headphones out from the mixer) and I can record on my computer mix of piano and mic. But for whatever reason I simply cannot have plugged the mix into a computer while playing guitar (nor to record the mix of guitar and piano).
any ideas? Do I need another piece of hardware? I thought that somehow the amp cannot go to the computer directly although its output is marked as headphones/RECORD and that inserting the mixer in the line will solve it. It did not.
P.S. tried both desktop and laptop computers - same result
thanks for any help