You can save up to 100 presets in each bank and you can have lots of banks.Įach amp or effect has a bunch of parameters that can be dialed in and then you can save that preset in each effect or amp.
Guitar rig 2.0 series#
There are tons of effects and you can set up all kinds of series parallel arrangements and put things in any order you like just by dragging amps, effects modifiers into the rack. It can do forward/ reverse delays and really complex sound effects. My favorite effect is not a real life effect. Yes, they don't call the Fender Twin a Fender Twin but you can tell exactly what the amps and most of the effects are by looking at them.Ī tube screamer is green and looks just like a green tube screamer but it's called a Skreamer Not that I need any service but people on the official GR2 forum always complain about NI.
The only con I have is that Native Instruments is very lacking in customer service. A pod is not even close to having all the features and so I don't put them in the same category. The only real competitor to GR that I know of is Amplitube. I have made everything from Camel belching noises to space ship sound effects using GR and my guitar. Not just for the amp tines but the multitude of effects are awesome too. I have recorded many tunes using Guitar Rig, it is the ultimate Guitar studiio tool. I get and get zero noise and 2ms latency with my sound cards. I use an SB Audigy Platinum sound card and an external M-Audio firewire solo card. I don't use the outboard GR2 foot pedal or that soundcard, I still use the GR1 foot pedal just to switch things and for a wah/volume/parameters pedal.
I upgraded GR1 to Gr2 6 months or so ago. I have been using Guitar rig for a year or so. It is the only one I have ever heard that sounded like a twin. I can’t vouch for all the amp emulations, but I love the Fender Twin emulator. There are so many different pieces to mix and match. It has encouraged me to play around with my sounds more than I have done in quite a while. SUMMARY: Overall, I like this product a lot. I don’t know how popular that idea will be, but I do like using it in the home studio very much. I think their idea is this and a laptop would be your rig.
Guitar rig 2.0 software#
The software is stable enough to use for the stage. Native Instruments is marketing this as a stage tool, which explains the audio interface and the use of the super rugged footswitches. I already have an audio interface, so I really didn’t need that part. It was noisy when I tried it, and I didn’t want to go to the trouble to find out why. I am not using the included audio interface. So, you could have the expression pedal turn the distortion up/down, or the volume, or the delay time, or the compression ratio, or whatever you like. The switches and expression pedal can be assigned to just about any knob.
Guitar rig 2.0 full version#
The trial download has the complete software, but the full version comes with the software and a very sturdy pedalboard with six stomp switches and one expression pedal. I haven’t fully explored this feature, but the presets have some interesting applications of it. Or you could split it, and assign an LFO to rotate from one back to the other. Or you could split the signal and delay one side to get a doubled effect. So, you could send the highs to a Fender twin emulation with a chorus, and the lows to a Marshall emulation with a delay. The software also has some unique features, which allow you to split your signal and send it down several different chains of processing. You can use it to answer the question “what do all these different amps sound like?” You can have a lot of fun just trying the different distortion boxes, and the different amp heads and cabinets, etc. Basically, it simulates the entire inventory of a guitar store. Guitar Rig includes simulations of several classic ampliers, with simulated cabinets, simulated cab mics, simulated distortion pedals, simulated everything. The download is free, and you will learn a thing or two just by trying it out. I would encourage anyone to do this, even if you aren't looking for this kind of product. Prior to making that decision, I had downloaded the 30-day trial from the Native Instruments website:
REVIEW: I got Guitar Rig 2.0 to use in my home studio. Re-assignable footswitches aren’t marked, so you have to remember what they are supposed to do. Built in slow-downer works great, as does tuner.ĬONS: I couldn’t get a signal from the built-in sound card that wasn’t noisy. The system is very flexible, with many modulation possibilities. Has a wide variety of effects, including tons of distorted sounds, excellent clean sounds. PROS: Amplifier and effects emulator software that includes a foot controller, with assignable expression pedal.