Switching to a VST based rig

[dolivas]

so i've been thinking about taking the full plunge into using a laptop as the basis of a guitar rig. Reason being look at this stuff from Audio Damage!:
http://www.audiodamage.com/l33t/

How cool is that? I know the inherit risks of doing all computer anything i.e. latency, sampling rate, gear being stolen.. but how cool would it be for guitarist in the future to just a basic iBook, some 24-bit, even 32-bit 192khz soundcard and all those cool plugins being triggered and manipulated by a nifty looking midi footcontroller.. I can practically see the wave of the future for guitarist being a midi-based rig.

It's hella cheaper than buying bunch of pedals thats for sure. And I would believe that using just your plain old amp distortion or some distortion pedal on the front of your amp and routing the lines on your soundcard to the effects loop on the amp would just make your rig sound hella dangerous...
just look at this stuff:

[dolivas]

And for you guys who are into looping stuff check this looper thats free from Plasq:
http://plasq.com/musolomo/

[dagosto]

I just do not feel comfortable playing live unless I am moving air with an amp that is up on stage with me. The response you get from an instrument is very different when plugged directly into computer into a PA. I would be interested in plugging into a computer and routing through the effects and then back out into my amp. This is assuming I could get the latency down to around 5ms. Putting through a computer also opens up a whole new world of routing posibilities. Imagine plugging your guitar into a killer A/D converter like the RME Fireface 800. You could then run it out to eight separate amps each with there own internal series of effects. Rock hard? Yes, rock very hard.

[GearJunkie]

Originally Posted by dolivas

but how cool would it be for guitarist in the future to just a basic iBook, some 24-bit, even 32-bit 192khz soundcard and all those cool plugins being triggered and manipulated by a nifty looking midi footcontroller.. I can practically see the wave of the future for guitarist being a midi-based rig.

but.... but.... pedals! and amps! and.... and.... staying up late nights rewiring pedalboards and....

i'll never stand for it!

[Professor Riffs]

Originally Posted by GearJunkie

but.... but.... pedals! and amps! and.... and.... staying up late nights rewiring pedalboards and....

i'll never stand for it!

But....but.......moving forward! And different things! Oh wait, those things are scary, better steer clear...........

[dolivas]

maybe if Behringer was smart about things, they'd take their FCB1010 midi controller which has two expression pedals and jazz it up with a couple of knobs on top of each switch. That literally would kill since you would be able to send CC signals to whatever VST/AU/WTF host you have and let you physically control the virtual pedal... a little led above each switch wouldn't hurt as well.. come on Uli make your life meaningful for once.

*ugh i meant lcd screen above switch*

[Drengur Grar]

i would definately be tempted to try this out...i was really interested in the idea of sequenced settings on effects....ex: for a delay, sequencing a pattern in that you automate the feedback, panning, intensity, etc., previously..and just playing the part live to me that would be bitchin'. you could get really limitless with this function....and on top of that you can use your analog/digi stomp boxes along with what you have automated.

what would be really bitchin is if you could control your parameters on your analog pedals (via midi-usb..whatever) in the similiar way you can control the parameters of the mini-moog voyager with a computer/etc....if i'm not mistaken. and also sequence/automate as you would VST..etc.

the only problem is...you have to play everything sequenced...