newbie question on real-time computer looping

["Jared McQueen" <jmcquee1@gmu.edu>]

Hey everyone, I’m new to the world of looping, but am very computer savvy.  I’ve recently been listening to Howie Day and Keller Williams and want to loop using a computer.

 

I just recently bought a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum.  Here are the specs:

http://www.soundblaster.com/products/Audigy2ZS_platinum_pro/specs.asp

 

Basically it’s a really nice ASIO 2.0 compatible sound card with lots of Ins and Outs.  It also has a MIDI controller on it.

 

I’ve been tooling around with various audio programs, notably real-time effects programs such as Native Instruments Guitar Rig, and other programs that support ASIO 2.0’s VST real-time effects.  Those programs are great (3 millisecond delay!!!! – not noticeable by human ear) but I wish to do real-time looping – controlled with a MIDI pedal.

 

Does anyone know of a program that would let me loop in real-time, using an external input like a MIDI controller?  I feel that my ASIO 2.0 sound card and fast computer can definitely handle it – there HAS to be something out there that can do this.

 

Thanks guys,

-Jared

 

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