USB line-in to laptop?

Question

Do it yourself

I set out to connect the guitar to my laptop to play with the effects.
Immediately, I will warn you that the level is amateur.
But the trouble is, the laptop does not have a line-in input (and there is no mic-in either, otherwise I would not have guessed that they are different).
Pretty googling, from a simple found:

• USB audio with a separate line-in input - $ 25 . I see that there is definitely a line-in, I don’t know which one, but I think that’s enough for me. Twice as expensive as the others.
  
• 3 meter USB-Jack guitar wire - $13 . I don't know what's inside the wire. I suspect that the same USB sound, but nothing is known.
  
• USB sound, made for guitars - $ 12 . Pleased with an adult Jack plug, oriented for guitars, which means it should be normal, but also, no specifications of what's inside.
  
• Solder your device based on some kind of USB-ADC chip. I know how to solder, even if the microcircuit is in an SSOP package, the cost price will be cheaper, and you won’t have to wait 3-4 weeks for an order from narrow-eyed brothers. + interest and experience.
  

Who thinks what?

Answer 1

I would fork out and take the E-MU 0202
, or something like that
Chinese sound systems for 700 rubles tend to break / burn after 3 months,
although if the sound is not very important and not for long, the first option is quite suitable

Answer 2

If the hands grow from the right place, you can assemble the device on PCM2901/PCM2903/PCM2906. The schematic is in the datasheet. It is unlikely that it will turn out cheaper than the Chinese sound system, but the parameters will be known.

Answer 3

It is not recommended to connect the guitar even in line-in, all the audio chips that came across on motherboards / in laptops give an unforgivably high delay for realtime playing. The option with an external full-fledged USB/firewire sound card is preferable. But if you don't want to spend money, then a guitar usb card is the best option. Perhaps you should pay attention to not quite Chinese devices of this kind jablog.ru/blog/studio-1/2271.html or less “branded” www.behringer.com/EN/Products/UCG102.aspx

Answer 4

To connect a guitar, it is best to use the instrument input, I have an M-Audio Fast Track, it costs a little less than 4000 rubles. A wonderful thing.

Answer 5

Buy yourself an ESI UGM96. It is positioned as a sound system for connecting a guitar - therefore it has "adult" Jack

Answer 6

You buy any USB sound, as long as it is WDM (although they get all WDM that work on the standard driver) and install this driver . For the amateur level, this is beyond the eyes. This driver worked for me on a USB sound from the Dialog company, while the processor was Sempron 2500+ - there were no delays and all VST plugins believed that I had ASIO and worked fine.

Answer 7

Guitar Rig Mobile. The kit also comes with software, for starters, that's it.

Answer 8

line6.com/guitarport/

Answer 9

I note that the guitar connected via the line-in is quite noisy and has a delay of about 20 milliseconds. I solved the problem for myself by purchasing e-mu 0404 usb, and as a bonus I got an excellent sound.