Best interface for guitar

MrJim65 · Post by **MrJim65** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:20 am

Hi,
apologies if this has been done to death.
But what would be the best interface to record though ableton for guitar with regard low latency levels. My budget would be no more than about £100.
Cheers

dysanfel · Post by **dysanfel** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:50 pm

I like Amplitude. Some like Guitar Rig. There are others as well. The best option is putting a mic in front of an amp.

As-One · Post by **As-One** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:31 pm

I know NI just came out with the GR3 "SESSION" package that comes with its own interface. Never tried it yet though...

ewistrand · Post by **ewistrand** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:42 pm

If you have an interface you're happy with already, the best solution's just to pick up a good DI box and use your existing interface.

ew

OvertoneZero · Post by **OvertoneZero** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:57 pm

I never tried it but the StealthPlug from IK looks interesting. The Line 6 Guitar Port is definitely not the greatest-sounding but it gets the job done and gets the lowest latency of any USB interface under $200 I have tried.

MrJim65 · Post by **MrJim65** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:21 am

Cheers for all the advice. I think i've been barking up the wrong tree because ive been looking at firewire interfaces on ebay but you all seem to be suggesting things that connect via usb which leads me to....
things is that ive got a line 6 pod xt which should connect to my pc shouldnt it?
Is this a bit out of date now or would this still be good. I tried connecting it to my old computer but couldnt get any sound but maybe i should try again.
any suggestions very welcome, thanks again

ewistrand · Post by **ewistrand** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:25 am

Firewire would be the better choice. However, you aren't going to find a good FW interface for 100 pounds, hence the USB suggestions...

ew

xrayfish · Post by **xrayfish** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:34 pm

Novation Nio 2|4 is good - low latency and a nice set of guitar amps and FX included, both as a standalone app and VST plug-in version

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:40 pm

MrJim65 wrote:ive got a line 6 pod xt which should connect to my pc shouldnt it?

Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim...

spend time with the manual, there's a TON of features you're missing out on with the PodXT. I don't know how you can't get sound out of it. did you turn the knob labeled 'volume' on it? did you plug headphones into it or use the line out to connect to your speakers?

gearbox, Line6 Monkey, all the online support...

with the Tonelocker you can browse tones online, click on it, in 2 seconds your Pod has the preset loaded, if you like it save it.

it also acts as a sound card.

how much did you spend on that box? forget the other options you have the best one, IMO. stealth plug is very compact, great for taking the electric to the park with the laptop or travelling, a little latency. getting your tone through the computer is a bad idea, there's latency, computers crash, keep it all out of the box. IMO.

Jim... Jim... Jim... Jim...
/sigh...

MrJim65 · Post by **MrJim65** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:53 am

You see Tone,
I'm in this dad rock band and we're all too old and stupid to work anything vaguely modern out:-one minute its all spinning leslies and throbbing hammonds and then suddenly the worlds gone mad with crazy digital beat combos.
The pod xt was our singers but hes gone acoustic in favour of concentrating on vocals and insisted i use the pod in the band which i do:-hard choice i know. Hes got the line six monkey installation disc but it always asks for registration details which he lost/threw away years ago.
Anyway i'm wondering if failure to register it is whats holding me back. At the moment I'm using my poor keyboard skills on reason but really need to combine that with guitar through ableton to fully realise my 'sound.'
But thank you for your help:-nice writing style by the way.
Tone... Tone...Tone....what are we gonna do?

spkey · Post by **spkey** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:32 am

Chk this link: http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... highlight=

nebulae · Post by **nebulae** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:44 pm

I'm very happy with NI AudioKontrol. But if you want to lowest latency, you'll get an RME PCI or PCIe card with the Multiface breakout box. But for your price range, the AudioKontrol is a great choice.

pepezabala · Post by **pepezabala** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:51 pm

you should definetly try to use the pod. A new low latency interface will be way more expensive than 100 quid.
Guitar rig or other amp-simulation software eats a lot of cpu, so if you have a weak computer or if you are using other stuff in ableton (and not only record guitar) the pod should be a good solution. You should be ble to use it without registering, isn't it like this?
Anyway, the registration code should be on the box. If the box is missing maybe the shop can help or write a mail to the customer service of line6 ...

ollyb303 · Post by **ollyb303** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:53 pm

xrayfish wrote:Novation Nio 2|4 is good - low latency and a nice set of guitar amps and FX included, both as a standalone app and VST plug-in version

+1

The nio is affordable (I paid £99 for mine) and easy to use, plus you get all the amps and fx bundled with it.

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:02 pm

MrJim65 wrote:You see Tone,
I'm in this dad rock band and we're all too old and stupid to work anything vaguely modern out:-one minute its all spinning leslies and throbbing hammonds and then suddenly the worlds gone mad with crazy digital beat combos.
The pod xt was our singers but hes gone acoustic in favour of concentrating on vocals and insisted i use the pod in the band which i do:-hard choice i know. Hes got the line six monkey installation disc but it always asks for registration details which he lost/threw away years ago.
Anyway i'm wondering if failure to register it is whats holding me back. At the moment I'm using my poor keyboard skills on reason but really need to combine that with guitar through ableton to fully realise my 'sound.'
But thank you for your help:-nice writing style by the way.
Tone... Tone...Tone....what are we gonna do?

DAD ROCK!!!
my father in law is in a dad rock band with the other teachers at school, I got him a Pocket Pod, he's in the same boat with the computer thingies.

I just thought it was funny, someone was asking which bus to take to ToneLand mentioning they have a Mustang in the garage.

I'm not a fan of editing that thing by hand, but it's all about tapping the button under 'amp 'stomp' etc twice then paging through the settings with the knob on the left, tweaking them with the knob on the right (I think, this is from memory.)

for the serial number, here's a thread that talks about it being on the unit itself:
http://line6.com/support/thread.jspa?th ... tstart=119
I think it's also in the manual.

the GUI is GREAT, makes it VERY easy to edit all the settings and get tons of new tones.

good luck! it's a great box.