Bass to USB Cord?

[grass132456]

Hello! I have a short question.
What is a decent bass to USB cable to buy so I can directly record my bass instead of recording it using a crappy laptop microphone? I don't want anything too long or too expensive
~Jackson

 

[Jeff Bonny]

There is no "cable" to do this. You need a device to convert the analog signal to a digital signal. You want cheap Behringer probably makes something for under $50....probably sounds like ass too.

 

[grass132456]

So in a hypothetical situation, this: http://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Bass-Cable-Adapter-Recording/dp/B00834KJ60
won't be much of a help to record stuff on, let's say garageband?

 

[Jeff Bonny]

So in a hypothetical situation, this: http://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Bass-Cable-Adapter-Recording/dp/B00834KJ60
won't be much of a help to record stuff on, let's say garageband?

It says it has a converter and it's Mac compatible so it should work.

 

[Philonius]

Apogee Jam. They just came out with a New And Improved 96k model, so you may find the older 48k models on the used market at a good price. As Yogi Beri might have said, "The audible difference should be pretty much inaudible."

 

[Jeff Bonny]

^^^That sounds like good advice. Never used the Jam myself but the Apogee products I have used (a Duet right now) have all been good bang for the buck.

 

[Hawkbone]

I have a Behringer UCA222 that I bought for the optical interface it provides to my Viso1 portable stereo, but it works ok as a small inexpensive recording interface or USB powered headphone amp.

 

[grass132456]

Is the Apogee Jam 96k worth the extra money? And it doesn't seem like the 96k version is available on the website atm.

 

[suckybassplaya]

You might want to check out the Rocksmith "RealTone" Cable. It is supposed to be used for the two Rocksmith games, but I have heard people say it just shows up as a separate audio device when plugged into a computer (Windows or Mac).

Amazon Link

Check out the first review. The guy says he got it to work with Garageband and it does the job well. Decent deal for $30.00.

Then if you like it, you can always buy the Rocksmith version that doesn't need the cable