Dude....six bucks on Amazon: Hosa Cable CMP105 1/8 Inch TRS to 1/4 Inch TS Cable - 5 Foot https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000068O3F/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_z-Yevb0AE1WHG

I run my iPad directly into my 2i4 and it is great! However....this is a very sterile, digital approach (fine for quick demos)....now, to warm up the track, I run into a Studio Projects VTB1 - low plate voltage tube preamp: Studio Projects VTB1 Microphone Preamp https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002E3NQC/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_rbZevb0WZPQSP

Drop a decent tube in, and all the sudden your guitar leaves the fizzy digital realm...

That Pre isn't bad for mics, either - just remember to run a 1/4" cable, not a mic cable in between.

It isn't. I assume the connection going into the mixer is a 1/4" TRS plug. This won't work.

You need a 3.5mm to dual 1/4" TS Y cable like this

https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-CMP-153-Stereo-Breakout-Cable/dp/B000068O3C

or a 3.5mm to 1/4" TS cable like this.

https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-CMP-110-3-5mm-Interconnect-Cable/dp/B000068O3F

I will come back with an explanation later but you can't use balanced cables to connect consumer equipment. Also, the only stereo jack on the mixer is the headphones jack.

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The other guy is wrong.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000068O3F/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1486418856&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=hosa+cmp&dpPl=1&dpID=31YuIHAlO0L&ref=plSrch

You need this.

If you only hook up right or left you are missing 50% of the musical information. You need to sum them to mono.

This cable does the trick.

I believe the mention of TRRS is wrong here. TRRS are used with a jack that can be a speaker or a microphone...like on a cell phone. But on a computer, the headphone jack is usually only a stereo output (not an input too). So the 1/8-inch end of the cable needs to be TRS and the 1/4-inch end needs to be TS, like Bangs said.

Basically you need a 1/8 stereo (sometimes called 3.5 mm) to 1/4 mono cable. Like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000068O3F?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

A trim pot is a passive (it uses no power) module, like the "trim" module from the 2 Hp company, that just turns down the volume on a signal. If you chose to go that route, you should probably buy a cord with a 3.5mm head on one end and a 1/4" head on the other. Hosa makes several cords like this.

I've never had 'general output problems.'

One thing to note, they made the output of the Microgranny "dual mono" so you could plug in headphones and jam on the train or whatever. If you're plugging into audio gear, you need to plug in a 1/8" TRS cable that splits into two TS on the other side, OR a cable that is specifically designed to sum the signals into a single TS. Anything else could potentially short the left and right channels together and give you problems.

Basically you need to use the same kind of cable you would use with a Korg Volca, like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-CMP-159-Stereo-Breakout-Cable/dp/B005HGM1D6/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_267_tr_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=X0DVX8ZD0WCRK39S2CEW

OR (my preference)
https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-CMP-105-inch-Interconnect-Cable/dp/B000068O3F

This one, from Amazon.
Hosa Cable CMP105 1/8 Inch TRS to 1/4 Inch TS Cable - 5 Foot https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000068O3F

Ah sorry I completely overlooked the monologue aspect, I've been going from the volcas to a mixer to get two of them running at once nicely. I meant to answer your original question and got off on a tangent.

So the Monologue is 1/4" mono, which you could go with the breakout 1 to two cable and leave the unused 1/4" out, or try this cable

I think you would be ok in either event. The problem comes from the "balanced" inputs on mixers and such not playing nicely with the headphone jacks.

Instead of getting an audio adapter for GoPro (which doesn't let you record cockpit sound), I recommend buying a digital voice recorder with LINE IN (I have this one) and a simple 1/8in to 1/4in audio adapter cable. You plug the recorder into the headset jack and let it record your intercom, while your camera records the ambient noise. You can mix the two and tune audio levels in post-production. It costs about the same as the GoPro cable you linked to but gives you better results.

(I basically stole the idea from here.

This is what you need to get audio going into your PC: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000068O3F/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Hook the 1/4 plug into MB Output port and 1/8 plug into your computers Line In. This will allow audio to get to Ableton. From here you will need to Youtube some 'how to connect external hardware to Ableton'. You will be able to use Filters and record audio coming from MB. With USB you can only use it as a midi controller in Ableton.

A onespot polarity shifter, hosa stereo 3.5mm to mono TS, and a 2.1mm to 1.7 mm power jack barrel. All available on Amazon

uxcell 2.1 x 5.5mm Female to 4 x 1.7mm Male AC DC Power Connector Adapter Laptop 10pcs https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EZDO400/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_k5OkybV1G25X1

Truetone CYR Converter for One Spot Power Supply with Reverse Polarity https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EBG5QE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Y4OkybMV16QJE

Hosa CMP-105 1/4 inch TS to 3.5 mm TRS Mono Interconnect Cable, 5 feet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000068O3F/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_u4OkybB24R9P1

Each Volca comes with a stereo 3.5mm cable. Plug one into the sync out of one into the sync in of the other. You'll then need a mixer to hook the headphone out to for each Volca.

Here's a cheap mixer, and you'll need one of these cables for the Bass, and one of these cables for the Sample.

I recommend getting a dedicated 1/8" Stereo to 1/4" Mono or dual 1/4" stereo cable. If you're running from the stereo main 1/8" out on the Boutique to a single 1/4" mono in its good to convert from stereo to mono (more details: http://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/25577/stereo-and-mono-cables-and-jacks-what-happens-when-you-cross-them ). And, I was using an adapter for a while myself, on the end of a normal instrument cable, so there was this big relatively heavy thing hanging off a single 1/8" jack (on a $400 box) that I began to get paranoid about breaking. Get something like this https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-CMP-105-inch-Interconnect-Cable/dp/B000068O3F with its nicely flexible cable and small, light 1/8" jack and never worry about that again.

Some may consider is blasphemous to have a hardtail bridge on a Strat, but I always thought these looked kinda cool and seemed more functional if you aren't looking to really use the vibrato bar. Especially considering how horrendous tuning stability can be on budget model floating bridge guitars.
Even on higher end models they can be kinda troublesome if they aren't set up correctly. Assuming you have little to no knowledge about guitars I'll break down the jargon.

Hardtail is like this or this commonly. Generally they're better if you're looking to keep your guitar in tune.
Floating bridge or Tremolo/Vibrato bridges are basically any one you see that has that bar on it. Theres tons of videos on youtube demonstrating exactly how they work, better than I could convey through text.

The guitar you linked to doesn't come with an amp though so unless you have a halfway decent computer and find a way of procuring some type of amp modeling software you won't be able to hear the real sound of an electric guitar. It will sound very low in volume and "tinny/plunky" If you do decide to go down that route you'll also need something of this nature (not that I can recommend that particular one though). You'll also have to be certain that your computer has the proper input for something like that and its not exactly optimal if you're just looking to plug and play in the beginning as a lot of software is very feature heavy and not very intuitive to even experienced players.

Depending on your budget and what style of music you're looking to play acoustic is always an option, but they're totally different animals than electric guitars aside from the music/notes end of things.

Ow that's very very cool.

How many band members? Then by all means, get.. 3 or 4 Sennheiser HD598SE's.
I do have to say something, I am absolutely not an expert on this at all. It's the very first time I've got a request like this before. So I am also learning.

From what I've learned so far, it might not be as easy to simply plug in 3/4 headphones into this splitter that I've found and have awesome sound for all of you.

Because there might not be enough power. Or their might be some interference depending on how it all works..
I really am not sure on this at all.. The idea I currently have should work. Your audio will go like this.

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PC ► (via USB cable) DAC ► (via RCA cable) AMP ► (via 6,3mm male to male cable) SPLITTER ► Headphones

I just am not entirely sure if this will work well. Audio is complicated..
I am absolutely not an expert.

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I also found this device which seems to have an Amplifier build in it. So you don't have to use the AMP at all, then you have 2 options, skip the external DAC completely and go directly from your PC audio (3,5mm jack) to the splitter (6,5mm jack).This way you use the motherboard it's on-board DAC to create the audio. It get's amplified by the device and puts out the sound to the headphones.

PC ► AMP Splitter box ► Headphones

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Or go from the PC to the external DAC and then go from the RCA connectors to the audio splitter. With this cable. Think that this is a bit cleaner in terms of audio..

PC ► DAC ► AMP Splitter box ► Headphones

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Although I would probably try the first option above first, if that does not work sufficient, then try the the other 2 options. If that doesn't work..
Then you probably have to tell me and I will need to make a (non living) sacrifice to the audio gods.

^(which means that I have to ask head-fi what the hell we have to do!)

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I think that all 3 options should work.. But I can't say for sure in all honesty.

PS. Yes I indeed drew a picture for you, no worry.. It's absolutely not a Picasso!
You're hopefully going to find it, if you read my whole rationale!

I’m not sure if the effects are stereo, but if you don’t care about going mono, you can use one of these: Hosa CMP-105 1/4 inch TS to 3.5 mm TRS Mono Interconnect Cable, 5 feet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000068O3F/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_MWqIAbCJBXKEC

Edit: But yes, a 3.5 mm (1/8th) TRS to dual 1/4 TS Y cable would work. Just don’t forget to hard pan each of the channels on the recorder.

Depending on the inputs on the back, you need either one of these:

RCA inputs on the back: https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Dj-CDQR3-Speaker-Cable/dp/B004UOTA9E

"headphone" inputs on the back: https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-CMP-105-inch-Interconnect-Cable/dp/B000068O3F