Record through amp while listening?

Kermit · March 24, 2015

My sister just started playing guitar a few weeks ago, and got an electric one a few days ago.

Currently I am a highschool student who is focusing on academics, but my sister plays her guitar every night hwile I'm studying. I was wondering if there a way for her to 1) record her amp audio for later to learn from and 2) listen simultaneously using headphones (I have a 3.5mm to 6.3mm stereo plug so thats not a problem).

Is there a piece of hardware that can split the 6.3mm stereo jack into a way to record and listen at the same time? If so, please share.

Thanks

XTankSlayerX · March 24, 2015

A decent amp will have a headphone port. Mine does...

As for recording... I have no idea. Perhaps a splitter?

ust4ever1 · March 24, 2015

There's a few ways to approach this, but it depends how much you would want to spend.

It'll be a little bit more costly if you don't want to be able to hear the amp as a bystander etc.

She could use a handheld recorder such as the Tascam DR-44WL. This would involve plugging the output of the amp into a device that records it onto a Micro SD Card.

Alternatively, something such as a Focusrite iTrack Pocket Audio and Video Recorder would record the amplifier with the benefit of docking to her smartphone (provided one is available.)

If she has a computer with a jack input, you could connect the amp directly to that and record it using a program like Audacity.

Let me know if these where the types of things you had in mind, or if you need something explained a bit better!

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