COMPUTER AS A GUITAR RIG 

I guess im early!

Have you tried out Mainstage?

I have considered using this for a club rig. My current rig is already pretty small (1x12 combo amp and a pedalboard basically). But only having to carry in a backpack and a guitar would be seriously cool. Not sure about the automation part as that would require having the drummer play to a click. But the idea is solid. It would also address amp volume onstage fairly well. Might require in-ears to be totally efficient.

Are Solar guitars coming with sustainiacs?

You fell off we listen to Ricegum now.

yeah... I stopped bothering with automations... several parameters for several effects on 8+ tracks... not the most fun in the world :)

@@RSProduxx if you're a noob ya

@@mattvdh ya, as if it turned into a fun thing when you get used to it... controller with billions of knobs and sliders may help alot though :)

@@RSProduxx I love automating stuff actually. But i'm also more of a producer so yea... I once had like 25 automation channels on one track 😂😂😂 Part of making glitchy psychedelic music I guess.

@@leo.nordmann any suggestions on tutorials on how to automate plugin changes I can't find any videos etc?

My first thought

@@eyalleviton2617 Mine too

Please tell me you'll be releasing Solar guitars with the Sustainiac.

If I had a guitar with a sustainiac my neighbors would probably literally get pitchforks and kill me

also a MIJ Solar series would be pretty great, especially for bolt on models

Are you asking about how plugins and stuff work? I literally like last week got to finally fiddle with plugins. Basically you completely take the amp out of the equation as you don't need it at all period. You plug your guitar into your digital interface box and run a USB cord to your computer. You then download an amp simulation software such as amplitube 5 the one I experimented with. You go through and make your tone presets you want to use for later. Now minimize that window for now as you don't need it up on the screen just running in the background. Fire up your software and configure your audio paths. I'm going to use audacity as an example as it's free to download. Go to the top and click edit, preferences. A new window pops up, plugins manager select your plugin program amplitube 5. A window pops up next to the track that says edit plugin this is when you know your connected. Hope this helps if not feel free to ask.

@@justinbowen1183 pls what is the name of the app he is using?? I couldn’t find it

Is there latency cause of the USB input?

@@IVsakeN Not in my setup. All my live instruments are run through stand alone gear straight to the mix that goes to house. So none of my live performance has to take a lap through the DAW before hitting the mix which means zero latency. The CC messages coming from DAW to the standalone gear for patch switching is instant. Now if I were using plugins for my live sounds there could be slight latency.

@@havocharmony9661 did you follow any tutorial to how to programm the light show using a midi signal? I've seen a lot a people doing it through a midi track into Cubase or Logic Pro X, but I still can't figure out how to do it...

@@mipiaceiltubo DMXIS made by ENTEC will convert DMX to MIDI. This allows you to use automation lanes within your DAW to control the lighting. Or in my case, program it to the timeline and design a perfectly synced light show.

@@IVsakeN None at all. All my live gear outs are to direct lines, not run through DAW. The DAW only plays back 2 tracks on 2 separate buses, One goes to house/audience, the other includes click and vocal ques and goes direct to my in ear monitoring. So the actual processing load on the DAW is very low. 2 audio tracks with no processing, and a cpl hundred automation lanes for light program.

Me too!

Strangely me too before seeing this.

Sameeeeee

@@creamwobbly ? I typed that at the start of the video

I had been thinking about it too and when he got to the pitch shifter taking the E down to Drop A, he sold me on this setup.

Also, these computers vent out the hinge, so if you can get a laptop stand that elevates the back of the computer, it greatly, greatly helps to keep the computer running cool. I use HWmonitor to monitor my cpu temps etc, but it has been discontinued so it will act a little strange but still monitors what I need it to

yes, that would be great!

It’s as simple as automating the bypass on plugins.

Chicken leads 🤣🤣🤣

Chicken leads is pretty accurate, I didn’t even know that they used wah pedals. What meshuggah songs have a wah?

@@mason3872 fredrik was stepping on it all night. Maybe he used it to keep time? Idk

Slash does something like that but he has a guy backstage flipping pedals for him... true

Also, bring back the affordable A2.6 version that you used to do in the very same colour. That's one awesome colour!!!

I agree with you 100% but I personally would always have some sort of competent backup cuz computers can get really squirrely..

Holy shit it took me like a good minute to realise that you weren’t Rudy Ayoub!

Planning on buying an SSL 2 and just using that with my Revv G3.

Great, except... for €260 you can buy: - Boss Katana 50 - Orange Crush 35 - Fender Champion 50 XL They might not be 5150s, but they ain't little beginner amps either, you could gig with any of those. Not trying to bash your way, just pointing that out.

I do it for about 7 minutes then stop (just long enough to get them to call the cops), when I really want to irritate the neighbors because they're being particularly douchey...my answer when the police show up for noise complaint is "I'm not doing it now and less than 15 minutes of intermittent noise violation is allowed as long as it is not continuous measured sound pressure, so can you please show me your currently valid calibration sticker on your sound meter?" They struggle for something to say and then just leave. Because I have a calibrated sound meter, with a valid cal tag. Even if they had one (they NEVER bring it the first time out), I'd have checked for a calibration sticker and they RARELY have it on their unit, much less current so I can immediately invalidate their argument when they thought they were being REALLY SMART. Also know that I have not one but two of the Sunn 1200S amps that can put 1200W into a 2 ohm monoblock, and they're the rebadged Fender ones that have the improved thermal solution so if I felt like it I could run them long and hard as well as loud af. The only amp rumored to have slagged more voice coils is the Peavey Firebird 700, and trust that I've been looking ha ha ha

Bronco XY would you recommend SSL2 ..? I'm also thinking of trying it. I remember Ola not liking it very much for some reason which he was correct. But want to know your thoughts too.

@@rachitbhengra4298 Well tbh I'm no expert in this field but for me at least, it does what its supposed to do. Thinking back to his review, I think his main critical points where things, that his more expansive gear did better, mostly due to a higher quality. I havent had any problems with it so far, using it to feed my guitar into Neural DSP or Ableton with Neural DSP... There might be better options out there, idk, but for me it does the thing. You have to remember however, that this is a very simple piece of gear, mostly due to the price tag. It has two inputs and some little controls, thats it. On the other handside, you can easily pay ten times the price for an interface... I would recommend it, coming from my point of view, but dont take my word that serious. I'm not really experienced in this field. For me, it does the job, and therefore, I like it. If you decide to give it a try, and you like it too, thats great. Maybe, if theres an option for you and you have some things you'd like to have in an interface, get a few in this price range to test and keep your favorite. I heard good things about Focusrite stuff aswell... I'm sorry I couldnt really help, but whatever you decide in the end, I hope you'll find the right thing for you! ^^

I'm good man, how are you?

daws have been doing this since about 1992

Check out his albums man! They're on every streaming platform. All his solo stuff is instrumental and it's beautiful. These songs are on his new album Starzinger

@@ericbloom6937 Well, consider those albums bought. I've been a fan of his stuff in The Haunted and Six Feet Under but hadn't picked up the solo material.......but will now.

He sounds amazing!!! JP influences for sure! I just wish I knew how to program like he does.

@@harolddeschenes4640 I just wish I was his bass player. 😉

I've been doing this about 2-3 shows and it's been working for me, BUT I wouldn't trust this in a real live environment or for a full The Haunted tour for instance. I just can't fully trust it. But for a workshop or clinic I can always talk away any technical difficulties. That's what I do in my RU-vid videos anyways.

@@OlaEnglund in my experience, if you leave logic up on the computer, shut it down awhile, and have anything else running, core audio likes to do some fuckery. I’ve been DI into logic for years now, and the best solution seems to be to me, save that file, close all other apps, and open it fresh each time. Otherwise it gets somewhat confused when the audio interface shows up and disappears, and the resulting latency is a bit ridiculous. I’ve had this happen on two different MacBooks, so it’s not the most isolated incident. If you boot logic fresh each time for each clinic, it should perform pretty damn flawlessly. I had no idea you could program FX on and off with automation in the way you’ve done it, and now I’m off to learn more about that! Thanks ola! And thanks Steve for allowing me to flex just a little knowledge I DO have lol

@@joshrepik Dont forget he's on an M1 macbook, different silcon\architecture and how everything is handled. Which makes me think a macbook should be more realiable then an amplifier on stage if you look at it purley from a hardware perspective. Chances are your amp will break before a m1 macbook, they dont even have fans, and they're more powerful than any desktop computer, its pretty amazing, not to say they're way better, PC's are not far off but they do it with way more power draw and heat and just a mess of inefficiency. Something like the m1 would be even more idael for a computer live rig than anything before. That being said the software could still bug out on you, but i have no doubt Apple thinks of this stuff, they usually have the creator in mind when designig hardware/software, windows on the otherhand... i wont even.

@@mikejones-vd3fg "More powerful than any desktop computer" That statement is false.

Very few people use Pro Tools live, even to use Logic was always a bit weird. Ableton Live is the go to for using a laptop live and it’s absolutely fine, I think Logic has added similar features. Generally it’s better to use a Mac, no idea what Windows is like these days though, but essentially it was the reliability for live use that led me to converting to Mac about 15 years ago. Within Electronic Music, people performing with laptops are using them for a lot more than amp sims and effects. Players like Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead were running guitars through laptops 20 years ago and performed around the world. In the years I’ve personally used a laptop for performing, I’ve only had it go down on me once during a show. Just don’t use Pro Tools. Personally, I still prefer an amp and pedalboard where possible. A decent laptop, interface and legally acquired software still works out more than a high end amp and the former is much easier to steal and more desirable to thieves and if you’re not backing up and use that laptop for recording as well as performing, you could lose everything in a bad scenario. If a pedal or amp breaks, get lost/stolen etc, far less of an inconvenience, on the flip side, more effort to lug about, sometimes wouldn’t mind if someone wanted to take the amp! 😂

Make sure you aren’t running a ton of tracks with active effects. If you have multiple tracks, right click one of them, to you track header components -> show freeze. Freeze all tracks except your guitar rig track and minimize the number of effects on the guitar track. Also, run the audio to your headphones or monitors out of the audio interface, not the onboard audio from the laptop. That gives a shit ton of latency

Also, if you have a bunch of effects on the master, turn them all off when you’re not mixing

Buy a Digitech Drop

My Scarlett does great DI as well, even on usb. I run schecter, but that’s just because they’re damn good guitars for the price and the neck fits my hand comfortably. I’ll get a solar eventually 😈

@@joshrepik I just can’t bring myself to buy a guitar without giving it a try first. Love Ola’s videos, and I know the guitars are probably good quality, but until I lay my hands on one, I can’t even seriously consider it.

@@mikewifak hey I totally get that!! It really is about the connection you make with the instrument and it’s fit for you, I’m just saying that these guitars are super nice and everyone that plays one seems to love them. I’ve played so many different brands, from Gibson to LTD, bc rich, fender, cheap stuff, dean, etc. in my experience the feel of a guitar is super important, which is why I go with schecter, but I love having other stuff around. I’m sure the solar lives up to the hype, and I like supporting people I respect, so I’d buy a solar even if I hated it just to get ola a few buckaroos lol

Yup!

@@user-zq9su8jv2k haha, fortunately didn't happen for us 🤣

@@user-zq9su8jv2k best comment on you tube today so far . Awesome

Stock pitch shifter in Logic

With headphones 🤣 if not I pity your neighbors

It's the stock logic pitch shifter

Yeah! Me too! Sounded pretty good to me as well, I suppose in this context its fine cos hes not bending etc

It's free, it's called RU-vid.

@@MrKylederp Must be nice to have the time to learn all that from youtube.

@@Bricklinsv1970 I guarantee you two things; that Ola did not waste his time in school to learn how to use Logic, and that that you'll spend/waste much more time paying some "school" to teach you how to do this stuff. You're already here on RU-vid, aren't you? What are you waiting for? Just start learning. The thought of paying someone to learn this stuff makes my stomach turn.

It's also gr8 for us gramps out there with back problems. Wall of sound with out the hernia. 1 Less roadie, right