VST plugin as pedal?

[rudeez]

Hi.

I have this thing running in my head for quite some time. I use a netbook, soundcard and homemade midi pedal live just to be able to use the reverb called Glaceverb, a tiny VST reverb that to me sounds amazing.
Here it is http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1566.html
I wonder if theres ANY way at all to be able to build a pedal thingy with oly this VST on it or in some way program a chip or anything alike with it?
It's just to unreliable to use a netbook and soundcard live.

Thanks,
Jimmie, Vildhjarta

[AdamM]

how about something like this:

http://gizmodo.com/184234/credit-card+sized-pc

[meffcio]

Maybe there's a way of using vst with this thing...
http://www.openstomp.com

[CynicalMan]

I'll bet that the credit card PC is far too slow to run VSTs.

There aren't really any ways to load VSTs DIY, and the non-DIY path either includes a laptop or the $2000 Receptor (edit: or the vmachine). What you might be able to do is record impulses from the reverb and use them in a FV-1 or a similar DSP chip. You'd have to ask someone more familiar with the FV-1 whether that's actually possible. You also might be able to do impulses with the open stomp, but I'm not really sure about that either.

[composition4]

http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php/en/products/v-machines/vmachine

[rudeez]

Basiccly theres no easy way to diy really. i was thinking about trying to find a reverb pedal or 2 to get as close as possible to the sound but.
That SM Pro Audio V-Machine looks like the best solution. And it's tiny in comparsion bringing external soundcard, laptop etc on stage and probably more reliable.
Problem is i read about them before but never find a place to buy them. For some reason i stumbled upon it on a swedish online musicstore right now and it was on sale, about half the regular price.
About $450, plenty money but it will cost e just as much to get some normal pedals. It does have line/guitar in right? i noticed it had two 1/4" outputs atleast.
Should be controllable by midi in some way right?

[Taylor]

Convolution reverb is not possible in the FV1, but it does do very nice algorithmic reverbs. That's the best you'll do that's DIY and doesn't use a computer, IMO.

The vmachines stuff is pretty cool and if you can find it and afford it, I would get it.

There's also the possibility of phone stuff now. I just got with the times and got a smartphone - Samsung Galaxy S II. With a dual-core 1.2ghz processor and a gig of RAM, it's more powerful than the computer I was using when I used to use plugins as my only effects. Even with an audio interface it would be cheaper than the vmachines. I have not tried to do anything with processing instruments with it, so I don't know how well it would work for that, but I see no hardware problems if anybody is working on a VST host for Android.

[anchovie]

There's also the possibility of phone stuff now. I just got with the times and got a smartphone - Samsung Galaxy S II. With a dual-core 1.2ghz processor and a gig of RAM, it's more powerful than the computer I was using when I used to use plugins as my only effects. Even with an audio interface it would be cheaper than the vmachines. I have not tried to do anything with processing instruments with it, so I don't know how well it would work for that, but I see no hardware problems if anybody is working on a VST host for Android.

The main issue is that the Android OS doesn't have a low-latency audio kernel for real-time DSP; that's why you only see Amplitube on iPhones at the moment. Hopefully this is something that'll be worked on for a future Android release.

[Hides-His-Eyes]

It doesn't seem to be much of a priority for google which is a crying shame given how more into 'hacking' stuff android users tend to be.

[DavenPaget]

It doesn't seem to be much of a priority for google which is a crying shame given how more into 'hacking' stuff android users tend to be.

Androids don't have low latency audio kernel for good reasons : Google is keeping it compact .
From the guy who has a 1.2ghz DC HTC Sensation Cyanogen & LG Optimus GT540 Cyanogen .