Reference Guide

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Setup
Introduction
To connect an electric guitar or keyboard to your computer
• If your sound card has a 1/8 inch input jack (built-in sound cards that come with your computer
usually do), plug your 1/4 inch mono guitar or audio cable into a 1/8 inch stereo adapter, and then
plug the 1/8 inch adapter into the microphone input or line input jack on your computer sound
card. If you are connecting a keyboard, the audio cable must go from the keyboard’s audio out or
line out jack to the sound card input jack. 1/8 inch stereo adapters are available at consumer
electronic supply stores.
Or
• If you use a professional or “prosumer” sound card, there is probably a 1/4 inch input jack on your
sound card or audio hardware interface that you can plug your guitar cable or audio cable into.
Guitar
Computer Sound Card
(or external audio interface)
Headphones or Speakers
DI Box