[20:24] <Arnex> Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any experience using a Vox Tonelab ST guitar processor/amp modeler with Linux, and if so what software do you use?
[20:51] <OvenWerks> Arnex: looking at the manual... it looks like some things might work and others not.
[20:53] <Arnex> Oh yeah? I'm guessing based on the protocols they are using? I don't know much about them.  What do you think will work?
[20:53] <OvenWerks> Arnex: It looks like you should be able to get Audio in and out. This is based on the part that says Windows needs a driver but OSx does not. That probably means the audio interface is USB 1.1 or 2.0 compliant.
[20:53] <Arnex> Right on.  Do you think there is any librarian software that will work?
[20:53] <OvenWerks> The MIDI part requires a driver for both windows and OSx and so I would suspect that part will not just work.
[20:54] <OvenWerks> The library requires the MIDI part so I am not sure. Best thing is to plug it in and see if a midi port shows up.
[20:54] <OvenWerks> (same with audio really)
[20:55] <Arnex> Ok.  Would i check that with the JACK software... uh, Q--something?
[20:56] <Arnex> Qjackctl?
[20:56] <OvenWerks> arecord -l would show if the audio ports are there. and qjackctl would show in the alsa tab if midi was there.
[20:57] <OvenWerks> amidi -l should show the hw ports
[20:57] <OvenWerks> (for midi)
[20:57] <Arnex> Awesome.  Is there an advantage to using USB audio in rather than analog audio in?
[20:57] <OvenWerks> How would you get analog audio in?
[20:58] <OvenWerks> USB audio is generally better than the motherboard audio in.
[20:58] <Arnex> connect the audio out port (which doubles as a headphones port when the right switch is switched) to the audio in port on my motherboard
[20:58] <Arnex> Ok, that's good to know
[20:59] <OvenWerks> If USB works I would use that. MB audio input circuitry is not the best.
[20:59] <OvenWerks> audio out is ok though.
[20:59] <Arnex> alright, that's extremely helpful thank you!
[21:00] <OvenWerks> If you are using the USB for audio in you would probably have to use it for audio out too anyway.
[21:00] <OvenWerks> otherwise you would need some rate change sw to sync with internal.
[21:01] <OvenWerks> If you do need to use audio in, use aux in not mic in.
[21:01] <Arnex> Okay, will do
[21:03] <OvenWerks> if you are buying, I normally take my laptop into the store and try it :)
[21:04] <Arnex> Good idea