Perhaps I did not understand your original question.

The StealthPlug will afford you amp and effect emulation* (digital simulation), as will numerous hardware devices such as those by Roland/Boss, Behringer, and Line 6, but will not play samples in the sense that I understand it.

From Wikipedia:

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Sampling (music): In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song. This is typically done with a sampler, which can be a piece of hardware or a computer program on a digital computer. Sampling is also possible with tape loops or with vinyl records on a phonograph.



If emulation is all you are looking for, IK makes fine product; the only question is whether latency is low enough to be usable for your purposes.

If I did not already own the Roland VG-88 "V-Guitar" and were looking for emulation, I would get the Behringer V-Amp and FCB1010 MIDI Footcontroller. A friend of mine owns this combination. It is a powerful and cost-effective system which will work with any guitar.

If you are truly looking to play samples in realtime, the only practical way I know of is through hardware as noted in my previous post.

R.

*See this Wiki for more than you ever wanted to know about emulation.

Last edited by Ryszard; 06/02/09 12:13 AM.