Ableton Forum

Yeah, totally not looking any further into looping pedals
I know what's out there and I know Ableton is what I want to use!

So, if I were to copy Willits' set up, I would replace the MOTU Traveler with the Firebox, and the Pocket Fader with an Axiom 49 MIDI Controller just for use of the faders ...

it would be just guitar loops, no prerecorded drums or beats or anything, it would be a 2 piece with a drummer
I have some research to do on guitar loopers now I guess!

http://revision3.com/xlr8rtv/willits2/

I'd like to have a set up very much like that actually

the volume control would be used during though, to bring down a certain track and bring up another, or anything like that
I don't want to be doing any prerecorded guitar either, just live
maybe this is just a bit too ambitious, ahhhhhh

yeah I really think I'm just going to do the firebox, for price reasons, and it seems like it will do what I need

stillllllllllllllll
I don't have anything to control volume on the tracks
I'm probably going to borrow a friend's axiom 49 and use the faders on that for track volumes, ahah

Both the MOTU Traveler and the Ultralite are very expensive, even on eBay. I don't think I want to go that far yet.
And as far as external effects go, I think I would just run guitar -> pedalboard -> Firebox -> Ableton
Vocals would be separate, just through a PA with some effects in front of it ...

the keyboard would have most of the keys taken off, just enough left on to have room for hitting each button with my foot, hahah

http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/08/02/get-loopy-with-the-diy-10-ableton-footcontroller-no-soldering-required/

I mean, just to start. I'll probably get the FCB1010 ...

I haven't got a laptop yet, that's on the list of things to buy.
My friend told me he uses the PreSonus Firebox?

But basically, I've got nothing yet.
So, I'm going to be buying a laptop. Should I get a good soundcard for that or should I just get the Firebox/something similar?

Can get a bass amp ...

I think I'm going to use a usb keyboard as a foot controller, haha, someone on harmony-central showed me a guide for it
So, if I go into a cheap ART preamp and then into computer, can I use my head/cab as an output?

Like, guitar -> pedalboard -> preamp -> computer -> amp
will that work?

the ...

what is the cheapest and best way to do a guitar straight into ableton and out into an amp/PA/whatever?
going to buy a midi foot controller and something to control the volume for each of the recorded tracks
what does everyone recommend?
trying to keep it very cheap