Bass/computer question

[Lowpro]

Is there a way/program/setup where I can take my computer, which has a decent sound card, and somehow hook my bass into it, as well as my amp, and have my computer function as a multi-effects pedal using a program that just might be out there which can do that?

I wanna find a damn workaround so I dont have to look/spend for authentic pedals.

 

[BassoProfondo]

Yup, sure. Have a look here for a nice list of software with reviews.
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You should have decent hardware and a plenty fast cpu, otherwise you'll end up with too much latency; a delay between the time that you play and when you hear the processed audio out of the computer, making it pretty much useless.

 

[lemur821]

Under Linux I use Jack to "wire" an effects host between the computer's input and output.

 

[arbarnhart]

Under Linux I use Jack to "wire" an effects host between the computer's input and output.

You can test your latency with an application available here:

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And go to their main page also:

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They have a reasonably priced ($20 to register) software effects package that you can download and try.

 

[lemur821]

You can test your latency with an application available here:

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And go to their main page also:

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They have a reasonably priced ($20 to register) software effects package that you can download and try.

Did you mean to quote me? Since you brought it up, I already know my latency is 2.5 ms or so.

 

[arbarnhart]

Did you mean to quote me? Since you brought it up, I already know my latency is 2.5 ms or so.

No, I meant to quote BassoProfondo's post about latency and clicked on the wrong quote button.

 

[BassoProfondo]

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They have a reasonably priced ($20 to register) software effects package that you can download and try.

That's not bad at all, the effects sound pretty good. I guess that most modern pcs don't have a problem with latency anyways.

 

[lemur821]

That's not bad at all, the effects sound pretty good. I guess that most modern pcs don't have a problem with latency anyways.

Depends on how you go about it. Under Windows, plain old WDM drivers will probably lag quite a bit. If there is no ASIO driver for your card, try ASIO4ALL, which works on top of the WDM driver and allows you to select a fixed latency. Different computers can go lower than others, but a modern computer should be able to go low.

EDIT: That software appears to do the same thing that ASIO4ALL does so it shouldn't be necessary to use it. Other software may vary.