[olug] Linux as a guitar amp

[A-Wal]

I'll be sure to let you guys know how things go.  It may be awhile 
though.  First, I'm still learning Linux, and second, I have to learn 
what to do with my guitar.  Hopefully things will go well.  At least I 
know now that there's a small chance I may actually be able to do this 
myself.  And yeah, the tiny amp I have works fine for learning scales, 
but I'm a computer geek and wanted to use my comp. :)

Daniel Pfile wrote:

> I havn't hooked mine up in a long time either. The biggest problem is  
> latency. Unless you have a really fast computer you'll be tearing  
> your hair out playing through it. However, there are some apps:
>
> http://www.gnuitar.com/ - Guitar effects
> http://jack-rack.sourceforge.net/ - Effects
> http://ardour.org/ - Recording
>
> My advice? Spend your time learning how to play through your $10 amp.  
> It just needs to make the sound come out. Once you decide you really  
> like guitar go to a pawn shop and get a line 6 pod or a behringer  
> vamp. I'd lean toward line 6 (I have a behringer amp with the vamp  
> dsp built in and it's not that good, but it's cheaper). Those two  
> products use special processors to simulate all kinds of amps, you  
> just plug it into your stereo. Line 6 also makes a thing called the  
> guitar port, which is windows only, but has just the dsp in it. You  
> control it through usb. It's about 1/3 cheaper than a standalone, but  
> you need windows. I still play through my little $10 amp in my living  
> room with my big one in the office (but then again, I'm a bad  
> guitarist). You just need something to jam on now, you'll get better  
> and know your needs down the road.
>
> If you try gnuitar let the list know how it goes please, I could be  
> completely wrong and linux guitar processing could have came a long way.
>
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