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I recently bought an electric guitar and since i don't have an amp i use the instructions on instructables website on How to use your computer as a guitar amplifier and install guitar rig and the asio driver.

now my audio jack is a combo mic/headphone 3.5 jack. when i connect my guitar to the jack i set it to mic but when i start the guitar rig software it only makes a noise and there seems to be no input from the mic jack in the sounds setting.

i'm on lenovo laptop with windows 10 installed

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  • I think this is on topic, especially since the help center says "electronic devices, media players, cell phones or smart phones, except insofar as they interface with your computer".
    – Xen2050
    Apr 6, 2016 at 14:20

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If you tried following this instructable guide How to use your computer as a guitar amplifier by gilbert.vieux.9 then I think I know what your problem is.

You said your computer has one single combination jack that can be used for a speaker (headphone) output and a mic input, but it probably needs a special headphone/microphone splitter like this one splitter

to make it work with the plain microphone input adapter (¼inch to ⅛inch mono adapter) that the instructible guide says to use:

adapter

It's probably not touching the right input/mic contacts on your computer input - the orange splitter has 3 "black bars" so 4 contact areas, but the adapter only has 2 "black bars" so 3 contact areas -> mismatch.

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It makes a noise means the guitar is connected to the speaker, so check every physical cable connection to make sure that the plug is firmly inserted 100% into the socket, because if it is not plugged in properly, a steady noise may result.

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