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Best way to connect guitar to nMP?
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"Best" is a complex qualifier here. There is such a wide variety of audio interfaces, with a wide selection of connection methods, that it's really hard to declare a "best."
Here's a sampling of Thunderbolt interfaces: http://www.sweetwater.com/c1089--Thunderbolt_Audio_Interfaces
You probably don't need Thunderbolt, though. There's a vast array of interfaces that interface via USB and/or Firewire.
Here's a sampling of Thunderbolt interfaces: http://www.sweetwater.com/c1089--Thunderbolt_Audio_Interfaces
You probably don't need Thunderbolt, though. There's a vast array of interfaces that interface via USB and/or Firewire.
That's a really hard question to answer without knowing what your needs are or what your budget is...
Certainly, the line in on the old mac pro is not the correct way to connect a guitar to your old mac pro - that is a massive impedance mismatch - and the line in port on most macs are usually quite noisy.
A decent, but relatively inexpensive USB solution is the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 - you can find these just about anywhere online and even most likely at your local Best Buy or Apple Store.
For a little extra money, you can get a really nice interface like the Apogee Duet or Focusrite Forte that is geared towards singer/songwriter markets.
And then there is the new UAD Apollo Twin - which is both an audio interface as well as a DSP for the awesome UAD plugin suite.
Certainly, the line in on the old mac pro is not the correct way to connect a guitar to your old mac pro - that is a massive impedance mismatch - and the line in port on most macs are usually quite noisy.
A decent, but relatively inexpensive USB solution is the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 - you can find these just about anywhere online and even most likely at your local Best Buy or Apple Store.
For a little extra money, you can get a really nice interface like the Apogee Duet or Focusrite Forte that is geared towards singer/songwriter markets.
And then there is the new UAD Apollo Twin - which is both an audio interface as well as a DSP for the awesome UAD plugin suite.
I have an M-Audio Fasttrack Pro. It's a USB digital pre-amp that you can input either a 1/4 inch cable or a XLR cables into. I used to use it to run my electric bass into to record in Logic. Now I mostly use it to send signal to my audio monitors for video editing.
The Apogee Jam was just updated to improve audio quality. I plug it into the USB hub that is built into my monitor. I've had no problems at all. Far superior to my old FireWire interface.