please help on sound levels (or my shit set up)

[danfreeman1]

basically i wanna record to mp3 but im on a real tight budget. i got a cable coming out of headphone port in amp and into mic port on computer.

its so distorted and i turned down the gain and the bass and the volume and it still is really distorted.

any ideas on a better way to connect it or anything.

cheers guys

[jay walker]

one of these will sort all your mixing problems

http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR222580

under 40 quid. its an usb audio interface, goes into any usb drive on laptop of pc, acts as a soundcard, comes with free software to record and edit your sets. ive got one myself! had to download a codec to export mp3s, but was prompted through the windows guide easily.

[Darkus-F]

You should also check that your mic volume isnt set too high in your pc volume settings as that can cause major distortion

[MARLZTAH]

take it out of the mic input and plug it into the another hole

most shit soundcards have line inputs including mine

[YOUNG TUNA]

plug your mixer to your soundcards line-out (it's usually the blue one) and then if you got stereos or amplifier where you got your speakers hooked plug it in line-in (green one)