Computer based distortion pedals?

[Bugs]

has anyone tried anything like THIS? (http://www.geocities.com/guitarfx_2001/)


looks interesting, just not sure if its worth the aggravation to try or not

[zdogma]

Looks bad, very bad. Computer crash waiting to happen.

[kat_]

I usually run through the amp sim in garageband instead of using my real amp when I need to be quiet. This one looks fairly similar, except without all of the other garageband stuff.

[Xanadu]

I played around with some computer based effects a while back, they were alright.

[GuitaristZ]

get Guitar Rig by NativeInstruments

[violation]

Site isn't working for me right now, but I'm assuming it's the same as Amplitube and Gutiar Rig? I downloaded both awhile back (the day that Jimi Hendrix Amplitube thing came out) but haven't toyed with 'em yet.

[Hamm Guitars]

There are a few free VST plugins that are good. I've posted links to them in another thread. I'll look for it and if I can find it I'll post it here.

How good these things work really depend on what type of speaker system you have attached to your computer.


Here are the urls:

There are lots out there but this is what I use:

Savihost (http://www.hermannseib.com/english/savihost.htm)
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Freeamp 2 (http://frettedsynth.asseca.com/ampsims.html#FreeAmp2)

and, you may need this:

ASIO4ALL (http://www.asio4all.com/)

All are free at the time of this posting, but check with the sites to make sure.