I don't own an amp (at least, not a good one anyways), so that is how I play my electric. I think the VST effects that I use sound better than the effects in my Digitech RP14, so I don't use it anymore unless I'm playing away from my computer (which doesn't happen too often
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It's also nice doing it that way because you can download backing tracks, load them into your recording program, and jam away with both your guitar and backing track coming through the same speakers without needing a hardware mixer.
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Originally Posted by Sentry
Anyone know of play-through software for Windows and/or Linux that allows real-time effects and playing without recording so as to not risk running out of RAM?
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If you want to go free there is Kristal Audio, but I very highly recommend Reaper ($40).
I have made tutorials for both programs so you can set them up using VST monitoring:
Reaper Tutorial
Kristal Audio Tutorial
One of the (
many) downsides in Kristal Audio is that you cannot record while monitoring VST plugins. You'd have to record your guitar dry and then add plugins afterwards. So you wouldn't be able to hear what your effects will sounded like while recording. But in Reaper, you have the option to do both simultaneously.
-tkr