Need Help Setting up Electric Guitar Through Newest Pro Tools With Focusrite 2i2

[Coltontb20]

The title pretty much explains it. But I need help with starting up. I've tried to follow some tutorials online but I seem not to be getting signal in PT. I'm running just straight USB to Focusrite 2i2 (which I just got yesterday) I've installed the drivers and then just a quarter inch to my guitar. I don't have any monitors yet. I am running through HDMI for sound and display but I do have Westone 50 IEM's. I do plan on using my pedalboard though later on. But that's beside the point. Is there a guide or anything one of you can help me just to get it going.


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[junkgear]

You can start by watching some of the Tutorial videos.

Also make sure to read through the manual to make sure your Playback Engine and I/O settings are correct.

And if you haven't tried already, connect headphones to your 2i2 for monitoring and see if you hear anything that way.

[albee1952]

A big +1 for watching some videos as they can really help get you going Beyond that, don't make these 2 typical newbie goofs;
#1-record your guitar to an AUDIO track and not an INSTRUMENT track, which are designed for VI plugins(Virtual Instrument).
#2-your guitar is a mono source(unless you play thru a stereo processor) so record it to a MONO track

[Darryl Ramm]

make sure you are going into a DI input on your interface and you adjust the gain on that (and output on your guitar to get a suitable inout level). And you need to insert a guitar amp sim plugin on the audio track so you can hear that guitar like it has come though an amp/cab. The Eleven Free plugin is a place to start with Pro Tools. There are are many, many others you can purchase, Eleven Mk II, Bias Desktop, etc.