Re: [Harp-L] Hooking up an amp to a Mac

["Patrick Lines" <plines@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm guessing you want to use the line out on the amp. You need an interface. 
One of the cheapest is an Icicle. Instead of the line in, it uses a USB 
port. You need some other gear though. A high impedence to low impedence 
transformer or DI box and a low impedence cable. The Icicle comes bundled 
with Audacity; a recording software.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zvi Aranoff" <zviaranoff@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Harp-L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2010 9:58 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Hooking up an amp to a Mac


> Hi
>
> How does one connect an amp - in my case a  VOX DA5 - to a MacBookPro,  so 
> that the recording input into the MBP would be via the amp and not  the 
> MBP's internal mic?
>
> Once connected, how does one record from that? (currently I record 
> directly from the internal mic using QuickTime player.)
>
> I connected the amp to the input jack on the MBP and in System 
> Preferences changed Input to "Line in" - and... nada. No sound is 
> detected.
>
> I'm not looking for any high quality recordings, just a way to record 
> myself amplified and hear how I sound.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Zvi Aranoff