On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:49 AM, Al Thompson <althompson58@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/12/2011 12:04 AM, tizo wrote: >> >> Patrick, Al, thanks for your help. >> >> If we choose the headphone amp solution, we would still need an >> instrument input for each laptop/PC (for bass and guitar). Would you >> recommend using a PCI one for this or an USB one should be enough?. >> Which one?. Would it be possible to use the mic input of our cheap >> sound cards from our laptops to connect those instruments? >> >> Thanks again. > > I'm not sure I understand the need for PCs at all in this situation. > > My suggestion would be for each guitarist and the bassist to use their > normal signal processing chain, and, instead of plugging each into an > amp, plug instead into a DI and run it into your mixer. Most mixers > have at least two monitor sends and one or two effects sends. Use each > of those for an independent headphone mix for each person. > > Instant infinitively-variable, zero-latency multi-mix monitoring > solution, with zero added complexity, and no added equipment. Each > person also has instant access to their effects pedals, and not have to > line up for their turn in front of the monitor/mouse to add a bit of > treble to their guitar. > > I just hate adding so much unnecessary complexity to things. When I > want to practice, I want to be able to concentrate on playing, not > struggle with equipment all night. > > Two reasons: 1- We don't have DIs, and by now, we still don't have a mixer (yes, I know we need one if we connect the instruments to different computers too). 2- We are confident that guitarix amp will sound much better that our real guitar amp and distortion pedal. In any way, connecting the bass directly to the mixer with a DI, can be really helpful to reduce all the complexity of the solution. It had not come to my mind, because I simply didn't know what a DI was, so thanks again Al!. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
