I’m running my voice and guitar (with internal pickup, mic and sensor) as 4 audio channels into GP, via my MOTU interface. I’m running them through EQ/compression/channel strip type stuff, then Line 6 Helix Native and also Valhalla reverbs and delays, and then outputting stereo voice and stereo mixed guitar. I’m not sure what the latency is, but I have the buffer size down to 64 samples and it feels fine. I’ve had more latency with digital multi-fx pedals.
There have been some hiccups. Turns out unlimited creative power is… dangerous. But it’s a joy. I feel like I’m only scratching the surface.
I’d like to try different foot controllers, but I wanna keep it super lightweight and portable. The market is very limited. Seems weird: So many guitarists are playing through laptops, etc now. Suggestions welcome.
Yes, I’ve had quite a few gigs now. It’s been really successful. It’s so much easier to be able to go into a complex effects chain, on one big screen, and make quick changes. As opposed to scrolling menus on different pedals.
One thing I’ve learned is that studio effects are not always intended for stage. For example, if you listen to the wet output from Valhalla Room reverb, you can hear a lot of qualities of the original instrument. Whereas with most pedals, from Boss to Strymon, you just hear a thick block of reverb, and the sound source could basically be anything! So it’s a lot easier to mix those pedal sounds with the dry sound: You need less effect, and it’ll alter the overall loudness less.
I’m still using Valhalla but I might switch if I can find another low latency plugin with more of a “pedal” quality to it.
I’ll look into making a video explaining my setup.
It’s fun! They’re banjo tuning pegs, called Keith Tuners, specifically designed for this technique. So sadly you have to catch and kill a banjo in order to acquire them. But it’s worth it
I’ve used various Space Echo style plugins before. I would rather have a regular reverb, with some basic “Room / Hall / Plate / etc” type presets, but ideally with more EQ tweakability than you’d get on a pedal.
I got this recently, but I’ve not had time to try it yet. I think it’s based on the Strymon Big Sky pedal, which is most famous for its shimmer setting, but has nice reverbs in it generally.
Sorry to revive this older thread but I was curious. I’m not a guitarist but my bandmate is. He has to set up a bunch of pedal before each gig (ambient set), plus he has an Ableton Push 3 and other MIDI controllers. If you come to it, could you share more precisely how much of your hardware stack you replaced with GP?
I replaced everything. I connect my vocal mic and guitar pickups to an interface, to a laptop running GP, then back out to the same interface, which sends different mixes to the FOH and my IEMs
My interface has built in mixing, which is a big help. (MOTU Ultralite)
Everything is controlled with a Paint Audio MIDI Captain (foot controller), which is imperfect but works reliably. It’s connected to the laptop via USB. I might get a Muse Kinetics Softstep at some point
I am gonna setup demo make a video soon, just been pressed for time! Hope this helps for now
But it’s a joy. I feel like I’m only scratching the surface.
