You need a freakin interface.
So some people have a hard time understanding how one can record their guitar, bass, mic etc. on their compy. All you need is an audio I/O interface. Sounds expensive but it’s relatively cheap beans. There are many in the market from cheap $199 usb boxes to Pro Tools HD expensivo hunks of metal. If you’re just tempted to get into the whole audio recording thing I’d go with something simple.
For example we have this really cool M-Audio Fast Track Pro 4 input Usb Interface. It has 4 inputs, 2 hybrid XLR/TRS inputs which I’m a fan of. You can connect both your XLR (mic for example) and TRS (1/4 inch, a guitar for example) into the pre-amps. It also has RCA inputs if you wanna hook up some freakin turn tables..yo. It also has a MIDI I/O So you can hook up your 80’s MIDI KEYTAR. It connects to your Pc via USB and records at up to 96kHz, 24 bit. which is greatish. Applications for this interface would suit podcasters very well as well as people who just wanna record their vocals and guitar and get it over with. It is also great if you wanna take your recording on the road, say you thought of a killer chorus to that new mathcore song and you were at Panera.
