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Good cheap *low latency!* Usb interface for Ampeg SVX?

CrimsonGhost

CrimsonGhost

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#1
Hi there, im really thinking about getting the ampeg SVX software, i have heard many great things about it,

I basically want to use the standalone version for good tones to practice with.

My current machine is a celeron 2.7ghz and im running 1.25gig or ram.

What types of computers are your running this software with and hows the latency?

Would I be better off just using the Mic-in on my soundcard?

Or would a USB interface sound good and be faster?

I have looked into the lightsnake, but alot of reviews say its slow and sounds bad, There is the stealthplug, but its pricey,.

What options are out there?

Thanks for all your help!
 
#4
I'm not familiar with the ampeg software, though I have heard good things about it, so I'm not sure what the recommended system requirements would be for it.

As far as small USB interfaces go... The line6 stuff is pretty good, but I've never had anything but good experiences with some of the M-Audio hardware. The M-Audio Mobile-Pre USB is a great little piece of hardware, the only downfall to it is there is no MIDI interface on it, just two audio/instrument line in's. But if you aren't planning on anything with midi I'd go with the m-audio.

I recently upgraded to the M-Audio ProjectMix I/O and I'm using it with Sonar. But that's a whole world of levels different from what it sounds like you're looking for.

But back to the topic at hand... M-Audio and Line6 are the best bang for the buck.
 
#6
Ampeg svx is a great software, you can get a lot of tones with it - I'm use and loving it. I like the line 6 guitar port but there's a cheaper interface made by behringer... actually a copy of guitar port. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
 
#8
the behringer looks great, looks to have a headphone amp section with volume too? but In a few reviews they have said that the guitar input is very low, perhaps this is a new model with high and low input?

Looks great and the price is right,. the line 6 stuff looks great too, I really like the idea of having the ampeg software and the line 6 for an acoustic 360 model.
 
#9
Im going to be picking up a set of Grado labs Sr60 or SR80 headphones, and the only things im really worried about now would be , now i just have to pick a piece of hardware, The Behringer looks WAYY better built then the stealthplug..
#1 Headphone volume,
#2 latency, If they all use the same asio driver, then i would think latency would be the same on all hardware using that same driver right?
 
#10
CrimsonGhost said:
the behringer looks great, looks to have a headphone amp section with volume too? but In a few reviews they have said that the guitar input is very low, perhaps this is a new model with high and low input?

Looks great and the price is right,. the line 6 stuff looks great too, I really like the idea of having the ampeg software and the line 6 for an acoustic 360 model.
Click to expand...

Maybe the guitar input is a litlle low, but it is a cheap audio interface used mainly in home to play bass or guitar using softwares like ampeg svx or guitar rig.

The switch at the side choose between 250Kohms and 400Kohms, or active and passive instruments. It's useful because you don't need a direct box.
 
#11
I use the SVX software and it's pretty nice. Depending on the recording quality you are looking for, the USB hardware may not be your best bet. Taking a step up to the Behringer FCA-202 would be a much better product. It's a firewire recording interface, so it's much faster than USB, but with that, you get a 24-bit/96kHz recording capacity, as opposed to the usb style 16-bit/48kHz recording capacity. Without getting technical about it..... every second of audio, the recording device will snap a measurement of the wave 96000 times, as opposed to 48000 with the USB hardware, resulting in higher quality audio. Sorry, i'm a real tech nerd when it comes to recording :D
 
#14
I use the Edirol UA-25 interface. It is USB 1.1 and entirely satisfactory for performance. It has two XLR/TRS channels, HiZ input, and monitor outs. It also has +48v phantom.

I use mine mostly for speaker cabinet and FOH measurements. It also does a nice job of making two channel recordings of band rehearsals, etc with SONAR. I use an omni Superlux ECM-999 series measurement mic that works well for one-point recording at rehearsal.
 
#15
im soo confused!< hah
Im looking for this,

somthing for under $100
somthing i can plug my bass right into.
somthing with headhpone amp/volume. etc
and fastest latency,

we have the behringer firewire,and the line 6,jambox,lightsnake,
usb stuff...
on my price range.

the Behringer is the only firewire in my pricerange, unless i can somhow find a yamaha go44 or m-audio used.

again this is just for using ampeg svx to jam with..
thanks.
 
#19
Here's the deal on "just to jam with"
It's addicting.
You'll soon be loading a host program like Reaper to do some recording, a bunch of VST effects, and then programs like Jamstix to jam with drums. These really represent loads on the CPU and not the type of interface USB or Firewire. Of course skipping USB or Firewire and going for a PCI card would mean you bypass the conversion to/from USB or Firewire. This conversion isn't really such a big deal. Some PCI cards have features like Directwire that give you a digital patchbay.

Ampeg SVX has a demo you could try with your current card. Try the asio4all drivers JS1 pointed out.

Also SVX starts by default in high resolution mode, switch to low if CPU load is too much, you might not even notice a difference in sound. You can record real time direct, listening to SVX in low res mode. Then remaster your direct track in high res.

Besides Ampeg SVX there's many others you may want to consider. Voxengo Boogex is actually free, and will load ampeg (and others) cabinet impulses found here:
http://noisevault.com/nv/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=29&func=selectcat&cat=18

You might want to give this a try, giving you more to spend on a good sound interface.
 

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