Amplitube 2 Jimi Hendrix RELEASED this month!!!

[frequency_algorithm]

Where is YOUR audio interface that you've made that THINKS ABOUT LIVE MUSICIANS NEEDS? If you want it why don't you make it yourself?

What in the world has this got to do with the issue?
Do you really think that we don't have a right to criticise anything just because we're not able to build things on our own?
So, I can't complain about a guitar as long as I can't build one myself?
Or, I can't complain about a plugin because I'm not able to program one myself?

I'm sorry, but that was a totally non-sensical comment of yours.

It's good to be humble. It's good to be humble. It's good to be humble.

At least he said I'm sorry. Good luck dude.

[Sascha Franck]

With what?

[warren]

I'm just laughing at the idea of people using laptop computers for preamps on stage. I don't even understand why you'd want to do that. Amplitube 2 sounds good, but still not as good as a great sounding tube amp. If you want multi-fx get something designed for live use, something from line 6 or digitech or whatever.

I figure Amplitube 2 was designed for home recording peeps, where mic'ing an amp is either inconvenient or impossible. And this stomp dealio is for use in the home also, just to offer hands free control while recording.

[frequency_algorithm]

With what?

you ok? Hope your holidays goes well.

[Funkybot's Evil Twin]

I still think gigging with an amp is a must, but that's just me. I record with amps and sims (mostly sims for convenience). Gig with my Fender Twin Amp (not a Twin Reverb) and hope it works, when it doesn't, house amp or borrowed amp for me.

One gig we showed up at the club, the amp had been working fine in rehearsal earlier, and the amp just wouldn't turn on. Ok...tried a different outlet, still no go. Hmm that's wierd. Used the house's crappy little solid state Fender for the gig (which worked surprisingly well), and then during a drunken melee had the bass player send me falling on top of the amp during the last song. All I remember was the sight of the amps knobs flying everywhere, then leaving the venue in hurry before anyone could say something. Ah good times...

But yeah, a sturdy USB connection would be a must for gigging, but you'd also need a solid connection on your computer as well, which I don't think I've seen yet. So yeah, I'm all about gigging with amps. Plus it just looks cool. I like to stand on my amp. Standing on a floorboard is nowhere near as impressive.

[frequency_algorithm]

I'm just laughing at the idea of people using laptop computers for preamps on stage. I don't even understand why you'd want to do that. Amplitube 2 sounds good, but still not as good as a great sounding tube amp. If you want multi-fx get something designed for live use, something from line 6 or digitech or whatever.

I figure Amplitube 2 was designed for home recording peeps, where mic'ing an amp is either inconvenient or impossible. And this stomp dealio is for use in the home also, just to offer hands free control while recording.

I don't even bring myself on stage. You can download a special software from KVR-VST (i forget the thread) that projects a virtual representation of you on stage-the audience can't tell the difference. It looks like me on stage playing guitar, drums, keys, etc, but really it's just a software program making it look like that. I also use this software when i don't want to go to work, or see my wife for a week. Works great and it's compatible with any host software. Here's the link www.imavirtualforumgeek.com

[frequency_algorithm]

BTW, with this software you can edit function of your appearance like hair color, sex, muscle build, etc. I think it was made with synth edit not sure.

[Funkybot's Evil Twin]

I'm just laughing at the idea of people using laptop computers for preamps on stage. I don't even understand why you'd want to do that. Amplitube 2 sounds good, but still not as good as a great sounding tube amp.

Well then there's people like me, who can record their amps but don't because their rooms sound like shit. I could get great recorded guitar sounds in my bands old rehearsal space with just about anything (SM57, Oktava MK219's, Rode NT1000) after a few minutes of placement, but that was a huge room. My bedroom on the otherhand just can't do anything I like. Believe it or not my Guitarport and AT2 both sound better than micing my amp in my bedroom.

[Funkybot's Evil Twin]

I don't even bring myself on stage. You can download a special software from KVR-VST (i forget the thread) that projects a virtual representation of you on stage-the audience can't tell the difference. It looks like me on stage playing guitar, drums, keys, etc, but really it's just a software program making it look like that. I also use this software when i don't want to go to work, or see my wife for a week. Works great and it's compatible with any host software. Here's the link www.imavirtualforumgeek.com

I tried that software on my g/f but she kept complaining, saying "the feel wasn't there." Damn analog freaks!

[Sascha Franck]

I can't see why I wouldn't use a laptop on stage, given that it's stored safely in a rack caddy ort wherever.
And no, there's not a single hardware device that would even remotely allow for the same sort of flexibility. You'd need a massive rack filled with expensive stuff to get even remotely close.

And fwiw, what I'm building right now is a hybrid setup. There's a Boogie Mark IV involved, it's preamp sitting in a looper. In another loop there's an M-Audio Audiobuddy, serving as a D.I. box and line level booster, should I want to skip the Boogie's preamp section.
That way I can use either a combination of the Boogie preamp with the laptop working as an FX box only or switch to a 100% laptop based sound.
I am also using NIs Kore as a controller frontend for now, so I have both patch switching managed plus some "global" access to certain parameters such as individual amp channel volumes, reverb amount, noise gate threshold and whatever. In addition, I only need to boot the laptop, start Kore and after that I can close it and keep it safely in a nice foam-padded rack caddy.
The possibilities of this system are endless and as said before, if I wanted to get even remotely close with dedicated hardware, I'd pay around 5000 bucks at least.

Btw, right now, with my test setup, I'm using a rather cheap Rolls Midibuddy for program changes, but I'm seriously thinking about the Rocktron MIDI-Mate, which offers a really nice controller implementation.
After that, the only sound carrying cable on stage will be the ones from guitar to wah and from wah to amp input. And I'm already thinking about getting one of those rackbased remote control wahs.

There's another thing I'm not sure about yet, that's the placement of the rack. Most likely I will just put it onto the floor with some additional damping foam under it.

However, as you may see, "sound safety" is one of my main concerns. I simply can't afford some fuckups caused by dodgy connections. And that's the very reason why that "audio interface as a stageboard" approach seems highly flaky to me, to say the least.

Last but not least: frequency_algorithm, I'd like to thank you for your highly constructive and intelligent responses. You rarely find such clever and eloquent posts on KVR these days.

[warren]

BTW, with this software you can edit function of your appearance like hair color, sex, muscle build, etc. I think it was made with synth edit not sure.

I gotta figure customizable genitals would be an often abused feature in a software such as that.

[warren]

I'm a firm believer where guitar is concerned that less is more. Although I do think that every guitar player goes through that phase where they think they need every effect and sound setup possible in the known universe.

Alls I need is my guitar and my amp. And maybe a wah, if I'm feeling saucy.

[frequency_algorithm]

Last but not least: frequency_algorithm, I'd like to thank you....

Thanks for the heads up bro...

...if i get out of line all of you need to humble me okay?

HAPPY HOLIDAZE!!!!!!!

[Sascha Franck]

I'm a firm believer where guitar is concerned that less is more. Although I do think that every guitar player goes through that phase where they think they need every effect and sound setup possible in the known universe.

Well, you know, my absolute No.1 setup is the Boogie, a wah and a tap tempo delay. Nothing else.
During my 25 years of playing, I had like every kind of setup possible. Big and loud amps only (Marshall fullstack anyone?), big racks stuffed to the wazoo, hybrid setups (main amp running dry, effects coming through some satelites) and whatever.
Since a few years I'm back at a very simple setup, but as I'm using a lot of different, sort of experimental stuff in my humble home studio, I am now getting excited about finally using that sort of stuff for live things as well.

[stag]

I'm a firm believer where guitar is concerned that less is more. Although I do think that every guitar player goes through that phase where they think they need every effect and sound setup possible in the known universe.

Alls I need is my guitar and my amp. And maybe a wah, if I'm feeling saucy.

I too am a firm believer that less is more.
That's why i stop lugging around a JCM800 just to find that he didn't sound the same thru different PA, mics and different sound guys.
Live having a simple setup connected direct to the desk is the best way to go IMO, incidentally i found AT2 the best processor i had untill now(hooked to a SVT MP), invcludind VG-88. JMP-1 and Quad Amp.