Please pardon my n00bery, need VST plugin help

[fistofdissent]

Hi All!

I'm very new to the world of VST plugins...as in completely ignorant. I've been playing guitar for almost 30 years through traditional equipment. My last amp purchase was a Line 6 Flextone II years ago when it first came out. I have done alot of recording in the past both with TASCAM hardware as well as through my PC via Cool Edit Pro 2. I recently upgraded to Adobe Audition 3 and I also have Sony Vegas 8 Pro because I do alot of video editing. My soundcard on my PC is a Creative Audigy 2 ZS with the live drive and it does support 24/96 via ASIO drivers.


What I need help on and I have searched to no avail...is how do I use the VST plugins that I see being posted here on the forums? the ones I'm really interested in are from LePou (Legion). I was completely blown away by the sound. But I can't find anything online that can instruct me step by step as to what I need or how I have to setup the plugin to use it in real time.

Maybe with my setup it's not possible but I'm willing to learn if someone can take a few moments to give me a hand.

so with that, what software do I need (preferably free), what hardware do I have to have, and how do I use these free plugins in real time?

thanks for the help!!!!

--fistofdissent

 

[Norris-wf]

Try out reaper. Just insert the vst as an insert. Simple as! I dont know about the other programs you mentioned, but Reaper is very cheap, especially compared to Vegas Pro, and is widely accepted as a great DAW. create an audio track with the guitar into the interface DI and bang in Lepou to the track insert.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Yup, Reaper kicks ass, and to elaborate, after installing it, you would paste the Legion .dll file into the Program Files/Reaper/plugins/FX directory to get it to show up in the list of plugins in the program (and you'll also want an impulse loader plugin after it for cab simulation, see here)

 

[fistofdissent]

Thanks fellas.

I just came to the realization that #1. I'm old, and #2. I'm way behind the times.

As an aside, I'm blown away by the talent on this site.