I retested on 2 laptops and the mothership [asus eepc + asus g73 + amd 8-core]. The breaking up is happening only on the asus eepc and I guess that's what I had made the sample on but the volume is still very low on all 3 computers. I have to amplify like 13db to approach peak cutoffs. That's with a headset on the amp cause I have everything turned up for max sustain except the master volume so as not to blow the headset. If I had the amp speakers on I'd be deaf and in jail already. Fender is all soft on micro so I guess they tuned the Mustang system for the bundled windows Fuseware and 'screw everyone else'.
So to sum up for others with the same problem
- all amp volumes max except Master (leave that for final control)
- guitar volume max
- all these are the typical max sustain settings
- headset plugged in
- plug usb into computer, avoid hubs
- start Audacity
- select Mustang as source
- select Record
You should get a thin but amplifiable band
Saving usb output from a fender mustang-I amp [linux]
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Re: Saving usb output from a fender mustang-I amp [linux]
Check the recoding levels in alsamixer
(open a terminal window and type alsamixer)
You will probably need to change the alsamixer sound card selection (F6 key) to get to the USB device - then check if you can turn up the capture level.
(open a terminal window and type alsamixer)
You will probably need to change the alsamixer sound card selection (F6 key) to get to the USB device - then check if you can turn up the capture level.
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Re: Saving usb output from a fender mustang-I amp [linux]
The device has no controls.
With all volumes full up and the headset screaming across the room I got some nice waves
they're a little distorted though but usable
THEN it hit me: why bother with all this at all????????????????????????
I plugged the 1/8" headset out line of the amp into the sound card mike jack and VOILA!
The usb case is NOT resolved but the problem is solved.
With all volumes full up and the headset screaming across the room I got some nice waves
they're a little distorted though but usableTHEN it hit me: why bother with all this at all????????????????????????
I plugged the 1/8" headset out line of the amp into the sound card mike jack and VOILA!
The usb case is NOT resolved but the problem is solved.
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Re: Saving usb output from a fender mustang-I amp [linux]
I just wandered back here while updating my Terratec 6fire article......
I have since sold both my Mustang amps and now have a valve type VOX instead. It has a monitoring fake-speakersound 3-pin jack but no AUX-out as such. There are other ways to handle connections to Audacity. Anyway there are connection schematics on that page that apply to the Mustangs and I will try to leave them there unless I should forget one day and erase (don't intend to).
http://www.trixtar.org/3/music/hardware ... nSUSE.html
As far as "small but punchy" hires laptops that were hard to come by a year ago I found the Lenovo-Helix topend 11.6" i7 convertible to be without any doubt in my mind the most worthy canditate and am thinking of buying one to do the work that laptops taped to amps need to do but the little asus eeepc couldn't even begin.
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/cont ... 405BFF0D1F
I could be wrong (never had a Lenovo yet) and if so I stand to be corrected, but I also think that Lenovo is at least among the leaders when it comes to LINUX-FRIENDLINESS!
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I have since sold both my Mustang amps and now have a valve type VOX instead. It has a monitoring fake-speakersound 3-pin jack but no AUX-out as such. There are other ways to handle connections to Audacity. Anyway there are connection schematics on that page that apply to the Mustangs and I will try to leave them there unless I should forget one day and erase (don't intend to).
http://www.trixtar.org/3/music/hardware ... nSUSE.html
As far as "small but punchy" hires laptops that were hard to come by a year ago I found the Lenovo-Helix topend 11.6" i7 convertible to be without any doubt in my mind the most worthy canditate and am thinking of buying one to do the work that laptops taped to amps need to do but the little asus eeepc couldn't even begin.
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/cont ... 405BFF0D1F
I could be wrong (never had a Lenovo yet) and if so I stand to be corrected, but I also think that Lenovo is at least among the leaders when it comes to LINUX-FRIENDLINESS!
Later