Easy program to use with USB guitar cable for use with VST effects? - General

Lately I've been messing around with MULab and I'm getting kinda annoyed at it. After a half an hour of going through youtube tutorials, I finally get my guitar to be seen by the program but the effects are barely being picked up and there is hardly any gain. Is there any other freeware out there that is much easier to work with when it comes to using VST effects? Or should I just bite the bullet and buy FLstudio?

Ehhh. I don't know much about USB guitar cables, but it doesn't sound that trustworthy. I'd recommend an audio interface like PreSonus Audiobox. Comes with its own Studio One program that accepts VSTs pretty well, and the box itself is VERY durable. Well worth the money spent. However, if you're dead-set on using a straight guitar-to-usb function, I'd suggest downloading Asio4All. It's a universal driver that should be able to let you route the signal coming from your USB port correctly.

[QUOTE=Water-Marine;43124456]Ehhh. I don't know much about USB guitar cables, but it doesn't sound that trustworthy. I'd recommend an audio interface like PreSonus Audiobox. Comes with its own Studio One program that accepts VSTs pretty well, and the box itself is VERY durable. Well worth the money spent. However, if you're dead-set on using a straight guitar-to-usb function, I'd suggest downloading Asio4All. It's a universal driver that should be able to let you route the signal coming from your USB port correctly.[/QUOTE] Alright, I'm still looking for a freeware alternative but I do have the driver already. I'm just looking for something to play around with that can give me some fun grungy/metal distortions.

[QUOTE=Phaselancer;43124502]Alright, I'm still looking for a freeware alternative but I do have the driver already. I'm just looking for something to play around with that can give me some fun grungy/metal distortions.[/QUOTE] A good amp/effect modeler is unfortunately gonna cost ya, but once you have it, you've got it for good. My current set-up is a Presonus Audiobox using Adobe Audition and Guitar Rig as the amp-emulation VST. Cost me quite a bit, but there's endless tonal opportunities in it.

I'd say don't underestimate the trouble you might have to go trough to set up your audio inputs/outputs. The first few times are always a pain until you really know what you're doing (and even then it can be frustrating). Can't help you there, as I don't know what these guitar > usb cables are like. I have a €50,- soundcard that allows guitar and mic inputs. [img_thumb]http://ic.tweakimg.net/ext/i/1335883364.jpeg[/img_thumb] It's an M-Audio Fast track. It's pretty much plug and play once you set it up right, and the sound quality is pretty damn good for the price. I don't think you'd have to buy FL-studio or something along those lines, if you DO want to dish out the cash for a full on DAW I'd recommend Reaper instead of FL-studio. The entry price is about 60 bucks, 30 cheaper than the "fruity edition" of FL-Studio. Actually, check out Cockos Reaper either way, it's practically free to use. Like back in the day with winzip where you had a trial period, and after that they just kept telling you that your trial period has expired, you could still use the software though. Or was that winrar - I forgot. Next to these options I'm pretty sure there's just standalone VST-Hosts out there too, which might be enough for you, but I'm not known with these options myself. [editline]11th December 2013[/editline] [url]http://www.hermannseib.com/english/savihost.htm[/url] [url]http://www.hermannseib.com/english/vsthost.htm[/url] Again, I have no idea how these work so don't take my word it's exactly what you're looking for. But it might be exactly what your'e looking for. Maybe.