Thank you both Zeekat and MartMix.
Zeeket, forgive me but I'm not fully sorted on FX use in a DAW environment so not sure about what is recorded, as in, pre or post vst as I think both options are possible if I knew fully what I were doing. I am sure I'll get there but I am a bit slow. I did find 13 samples difference when I did the latency loopback test so barely any difference. The PC I am using is 12 yrs old and core2 duo cpu on windows 7 with 4gb ram so not a rocket ship
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Martmix, I am intending on using an Octa-Capture. Thank you, you popped a reply in the general discussions area to my post on latencies which on reflection I should have posted in this noobs area really so as not to pollute the more serious and tech discussions of others. Hence I asked the questions here.
When I last attempted stuff, back in 2009, I was using a line 6 pod xtlive and the pod did the amp simulations but things moved on and I was given an octa-capture to try which also gives midi access for a novation impulse 25 keyboard that I'm hoping will help with other things. These days I pick up an acoustic guitar more than anything so again the octa-capture is, I hope better suited, to using microphones for these too.
Anyway thats all a bit ahead of things. Back in 2009 FenderPick forum was going still and it was working with some cool folks on there that started the Reaper idea before my work obliterated fun times and guitar for long while. An accident shattering my right hand nearly 5 yrs ago has also set things back a bit (understatement). So I'm back and trying it all again.
Thank you again.
Phil