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I am finally ready to really start producing. One problem is I lack money to buy a good midi controller, Ableton, maybe a good VST pack. etc. etc.

That said, I have a Marshall JCM 900 guitar amp that I could sell on ebay for about $600 and a speaker cab I could sell for probably $300, and a Roland MC-505 I could sell for maybe $200-$300(I have never used the 505, I bought it for my band, another guy was the "beat maker" he has sinced moved to Oklahoma, but I can get it back from him.

I want to for sure play a real guitar on tracks I produce, my only recording experience is with bands, where they mic'd my amp. If I sell my amp I won't have that. Can i record my electric guitar direct into Ableton? Is their software that can make it sound like it came out of my Marshall? Like a Line 6 or something, but not the pedal, just for recording.

I love my Marshall, and they don't even make the 900 anymore, but it no longer gets used, and I'd rather have the money to put towards the music I am making now.

As for the MC-505, is that worth keeping, to get sounds off of etc. or would I be better off selling it and using the money to go towards VST packages?

Thanks

flag	asked Nov 4 at 0:02 TBeck 21●1

djcode · Answer 1 · 2009-11-04 00:17:13Z UTC

Hey TBeck... welcome to the site :)

It is actually pretty easy to record external instruments in ableton, you just need to have a sound card with quarter inch inputs that you can feed your guitar into.

And yes, there is really great software for recording guitar. The first one that comes to mind is Native Instruments Guitar Rig 4. I have used guitar rig as an effect on non-guitar sounds and it is really great, but with guitars it sounds awesome.

Check out this video, it shows a guy demoing the presets in guitar rig 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_91GiwW_Wc

You should be able to download a demo to try before you buy it at the NI site, http://www.native-instruments.com/.

Regarding your 505, I don't think you will find the best sounds out of it given it is a rather old instrument, but sometimes older synths and drum machines can give you a unique sound or feel to your tracks. I have ebayed a couple synths and I now regret doing so, I wish I would have held on to them. In addition to becoming collectors items, you can never have enough gear in your studio to play with. I would say sell it if you need the cash to buy the software to get you going, but hold on to it if you don't HAVE to sell it.

Hope that helps!

daustin777 · Answer 2 · 2009-11-21 04:29:05Z UTC

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The Line6 stuff sounds and feels very close to the real thing. Line6 Pod Farm

answered Nov 21 at 4:29

daustin777
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You're right, line6 sounds awesome! – djcode♦ Nov 24 at 0:40

loopianzu · Answer 3 · 2009-11-04 00:47:25Z UTC

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AmpliTube from IK Multimedia is another great guitar plugin you can use in ableton... check it out http://www.ikmultimedia.com/amplitube/features/

answered Nov 4 at 0:47

loopianzu
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Recording guitar with ableton

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