11 Mar
2023
11 Mar
'23
10:45 a.m.
On 11-03-2023 03:54, Worik wrote:
I want to play a guitar through Modep LV2 simulators,
live. Is it practical to do this through a USB 3 device (like this
https://focusrite.com/en/audio-interface/scarlett/scarlett-solo)?
Should be no problem. It's less practical though I think because you
have to deal with an extra cable that could come loose. And I think the
chance of running into interference issues could become bigger.
I am currently using a Pisound on a Raspberry Pi 4,
and it is working great. But it does use up all the gpio pins and I do not need its MIDI
facilities. I would like to be able to use other SBCs, also.
I have used one in the past, over a decade ago, and there was noticeable latency. Have
things improved?
Yes. Not only on the USB side of things but a Pi 4 is also way more
performant then a Pi 1. And already a decade ago latency was acceptable
with a Pi 1 and a USB interface, I was pioneering around 2013 with a Pi
1 and an Edirol UA-25 with 8ms system latency. Pi 1 was running Guitarix
and I had a Boss FC-50 hooked up to switch between effects (echo,
chorus, distortion). Worked pretty well actually.
Best,
Jeremy