Using virtual amps for electric guitar

OP5642 · 12-17-2020, 06:57 AM

Greetings everyone,
I am fairly new to the community, so I'm sorry if I am already asking a well known question, but I don't know where to ask other than here. Up until now I was using a small practice amp (Fender 10G) and I've been playing for nearly 9 years now only on that amp (I am on a pretty tight budget). I'm now looking for a way to use virtual amps. I bought an adapter (for a guitar cable to 3.5mm jack) and simply plugged it in my PC as a microphone, I know this is a very bad idea, because the latency is unplayable. I really need some sort of a interface with nearly no latency, but I am on a budget of about 125$, maybe 150$. Where I live, a Focusrite Scarlet is out of my budget, what I found acceptable is the Behringer UMC22 U-Phoria, Zoom U-24, or Power Dynamics PDM-D301. What other equipment do I need in order to use the interface. Any recommendations would be very appreciated, as I have no one to talk to.
Thank you to the community in advance!

12-17-2020, 06:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
OP5642 Groupie Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 1	Using virtual amps for electric guitar Greetings everyone, I am fairly new to the community, so I'm sorry if I am already asking a well known question, but I don't know where to ask other than here. Up until now I was using a small practice amp (Fender 10G) and I've been playing for nearly 9 years now only on that amp (I am on a pretty tight budget). I'm now looking for a way to use virtual amps. I bought an adapter (for a guitar cable to 3.5mm jack) and simply plugged it in my PC as a microphone, I know this is a very bad idea, because the latency is unplayable. I really need some sort of a interface with nearly no latency, but I am on a budget of about 125$, maybe 150$. Where I live, a Focusrite Scarlet is out of my budget, what I found acceptable is the Behringer UMC22 U-Phoria, Zoom U-24, or Power Dynamics PDM-D301. What other equipment do I need in order to use the interface. Any recommendations would be very appreciated, as I have no one to talk to. Thank you to the community in advance!