active or passive pickup for recording?

[millerthegorilla]

Hi, I want to record my resonator guitar but have had no luck putting it through a mic, so I'm going to get a fishman pickup specially designed for the resonator guitar. It comes as either active or passive. I've read that active pickups are more likely to generate feedback and have a flatter spectrum and am not sure which one to get. I'm guessing that if I get a passive it will be able to be picked up by the soundcard even though it has no power and therefore is not pre amped.

Thanks in advance,

[AnthonyCFox]

Active vs. passive pickups would be a question specific to the interface you use. Have you tried to Google [your interface] + active pickups?

[autostatic]

With passive pickups you need an interface with an instruments preamp. What audio interface are you using?