Guitar pedals + live?

[Gregor samsa]

So! i love using Ableton live to loop beats, sounds, samples, anything realy, the only thing that bugs me is the lack of fuzz, overdrives and distortion. Im primarily a guitarist so i've got loads of effects lying around i want to use.

I use a macbook pro, and a native instrument audio control soundcard(external), im wondering if i can play the samples with my mac and then re reoute them back into the mac through my fuzz pedals, without damaging anything. mac -> soundcard(out) -> fuzz->(amp input)->(amp simulated output/using a mic to record from the amp) which then in turn is routed into the input of the soundcard, back into the mac. So i can play a sample, and re record it with my pedal effects afterwards?

[madlab]

Of course you can do that.

[hybridjosto]

this kind of thing is called re-amping - you should be able to use the external effect device, as long as you have the right ins and outs on your sound card it should be fine.

[feyshay]

A device like this may help the reamping to sound better.
http://www.radialeng.com/di-xamp.htm
It is well worth it. And you'll be able to reamp to your amps and record.