Does Amplitube work in real time?
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- KVRian
- 836 posts since 12 Aug, 2005
With the normal VST plugin version of Amplitube, will it process the sound while you play so you can hear how it sounds before hand? It would be odd playing a heavier riff without distortion going on it.
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- KVRAF
- 7316 posts since 7 Mar, 2003
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 836 posts since 12 Aug, 2005
Thanks
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
just so he has it straight, yes it does work in real time, but you still will get latency. The size of your project, the pc's speed, the amount of pluggins, your soundcard and you drivers (like asio) will all play important roles in determining how much latency there is...or more accurately, how small a buffer you can run without clicks or pops.
So if you're asking is it a real time effect, the answer is yes....if you're asking if it works at zero latency the answer of course is no...
So if you're asking is it a real time effect, the answer is yes....if you're asking if it works at zero latency the answer of course is no...
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- KVRer
- 5 posts since 14 Dec, 2000 from Key West
Eeeuuhh.. How about : Yes, but...Andrew Vernon wrote:Yes.
it depends on the soundcard and the asio drivers you have installed and on the minimum latency you can get.
I have success with the Michael Tippach ASIO4ALL driver, but not with the typical ASIO DirectX drivers.
It "works" with both, but only with the ASIO4ALL I get the latency that allows me to really play guitar (through Amplitube) and have the feeling I'm playing an amp. Then again, with a better soundcard, it might work with both drivers.
What am I doing here ? I should be making music.
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- KVRAF
- 7316 posts since 7 Mar, 2003
He asked a specific question, I gave him a specific answer. But yeah, these guys are correct. I never get any trouble though with my PCI Audiophile. Got a good soundcard, you're good to go.
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
your nick is part of one of my emails addy's stratman969 though...I'm a strat cat too...stratman wrote:Eeeuuhh.. How about : Yes, but...Andrew Vernon wrote:Yes.
it depends on the soundcard and the asio drivers you have installed and on the minimum latency you can get.
I have success with the Michael Tippach ASIO4ALL driver, but not with the typical ASIO DirectX drivers.
It "works" with both, but only with the ASIO4ALL I get the latency that allows me to really play guitar (through Amplitube) and have the feeling I'm playing an amp. Then again, with a better soundcard, it might work with both drivers.
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- KVRAF
- 5703 posts since 6 Dec, 2003 from Mission Control
Yes, I have used the following drivers without problems.
Propagamma
M Audio
E-Mu
Audigy
Audigy 2
Asio4All - Actually works on my laptop's internal SoundMax
but I tend to use supplied drivers.
You can play live through chainer. To actually hear in real time as you record you need to insert the plug before the track. Not all host will allow that. To be honest Cubase is really the best host for guitar players for this reason.
It's not just Amplitube any plugin will work this way.
Regards
Propagamma
M Audio
E-Mu
Audigy
Audigy 2
Asio4All - Actually works on my laptop's internal SoundMax
but I tend to use supplied drivers. You can play live through chainer. To actually hear in real time as you record you need to insert the plug before the track. Not all host will allow that. To be honest Cubase is really the best host for guitar players for this reason.
It's not just Amplitube any plugin will work this way.
Regards
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- KVRian
- 1075 posts since 23 Apr, 2003
Guys, I guess the original poster of this thread wasn't interested so much in latency, but whether it is an offline effect or something that is processed in real time. And even with latency, it is a real time effect.
In addition to this: Amplitube does not introduce more latency than other effects, and depending on your soundcard and system, you will never ever notice latency. Although there are some guys on this board that imply that they will somehow feel latency on a ridiculously low ms level... but with a good soundcard and a good system, you are definitely on the safe side; for example, with my G5 Mac and my Motu 828, I can go down to low sample buffer sizes without introducing artifacts, resulting in unnoticeable latency.
In addition to this: Amplitube does not introduce more latency than other effects, and depending on your soundcard and system, you will never ever notice latency. Although there are some guys on this board that imply that they will somehow feel latency on a ridiculously low ms level... but with a good soundcard and a good system, you are definitely on the safe side; for example, with my G5 Mac and my Motu 828, I can go down to low sample buffer sizes without introducing artifacts, resulting in unnoticeable latency.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 836 posts since 12 Aug, 2005
Well, I have Cubase SX3 as a host on a AMD 64 3000+ machine with 1.5GB ram and a Presonus Firepod. Sounds like I would be all set. I assume guitar rig is the same deal too. I'm looking at possibly replacing my Pod XT Pro with a software solution and using the extra loot to get a AMD X2 4400+.