NI Guitar Rig 2 User manual

Operation Manual
GUITAR RIG 2

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GUITAR RIG 2 – III
Table Of Contents
1 Welcome to GUITAR RIG 2!.............................................................. 7
2. Installing and Setting Up GUITAR RIG 2........................................... 7
3 The Big Picture, and Why GUITAR RIG 2 is Cool. ....................................8
3.1 About “Standalone” Mode .......................................................... 8
3.2 About “Plug-in” Mode ............................................................... 9
3.3 The “RIG KONTROL 2” Foot �ontroller.......................................10
3.4 �aution ...................................................................................10
3.5 Get creative! Why be normal?.....................................................11
3.6 Patience, please.......................................................................11
4 Instant Gratication/Quick Start ......................................................12
5 GUITAR RIG 2 Layout.....................................................................12
5.1 �ontrol �enter..........................................................................13
5.2 Left Frame View Options ...........................................................13
5.3 The Right Frame ......................................................................14
6 Setting Preferences........................................................................15
6.1 Pref: Global Tab .......................................................................15
6.2 Pref: Presets Tab......................................................................16
6.3 Pref: �ontroller Tab...................................................................16
6.4 GUITAR RIG 2 �ontroller Basics ................................................16
6.5 Rack �ontrols ..........................................................................17
6.6 Presets �ontrols .......................................................................19
7 The Storage Story Banks, Presets, and Templates..............................21
7.1 �omponent Template Management .............................................21
7.2 Preset Management ................................................................. 23
7.3 Bank Operations...................................................................... 23
7.4 Resizing the Bank and Preset Windows .......................................24
7.5 Preset List Operations...............................................................25
7.6 Keyboard Shortcuts for Banks and Presets ..................................27
7.7 Properties ............................................................................... 28
7.8 Search ................................................................................... 29
8 Fixed Rack Components ................................................................ 30
8.1 Input �omponent with RIG KONTROL 2..................................... 30
8.2 Input �omponent with RIG KONTROL 1......................................31
8.3 Output �omponent .................................................................. 32
8.4 Tuner ..................................................................................... 33
8.5 Metronome ............................................................................. 34
8.6 Tapedeck One ......................................................................... 35
8.7 Standard Playback................................................................... 36

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8.8 Looped Playback..................................................................... 36
8.9 �hanging Playback Pitch and/or Tempo.......................................37
8.10 Recording .............................................................................37
8.11 Tapedeck Two........................................................................ 38
9 Components and Parameters.......................................................... 39
9.1 Mono, Stereo, and Signal Flow .................................................. 39
9.2 �ommon �ontrols.................................................................... 40
9.3 Display �ontrols ...................................................................... 40
9.4 Power On/Off .......................................................................... 40
9.5 Saving and Loading Templates ...................................................41
9.6 �omponent MIDI �ontrol...........................................................41
9.7 Loading and Arranging the Order of �omponents......................... 42
9.8 Amps ..................................................................................... 42
9.9 �abinets & Mics ...................................................................... 43
9.10 Tweedman ............................................................................ 46
9.11 A� Box ..................................................................................47
9.12 Twang Reverb.........................................................................49
9.13 Plex ......................................................................................51
9.14 Jazz Amp.............................................................................. 52
9.15 Lead 800 ............................................................................. 53
9.16 Instant Gratier Solo Head...................................................... 54
9.17 Bass PRO ............................................................................. 56
10 Distort ....................................................................................... 58
10.1 Fuzz..................................................................................... 58
10.2 Big Fuzz ............................................................................... 59
10.3 �at ...................................................................................... 60
10.4 Skreamer...............................................................................61
10.5 Distortion ............................................................................. 62
10.6 Mezone ................................................................................ 63
10.7 Demon Distortion .................................................................. 64
10.8 TransAmp ............................................................................. 65
10.9 Treble Booster....................................................................... 66
10.10 Gain Booster ....................................................................... 67
11 Mod........................................................................................... 68
11.1 Tremolo ................................................................................ 68
11.2 Ensemble ..............................................................................69
11.3 �horus/ Flanger ......................................................................70
11.4 Stoned Phaser........................................................................71
11.5 Rotator ..................................................................................72
11.6 Oktaver................................................................................. 73
11.7 Pitch Pedal ............................................................................74

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11.8 Electric Lady..........................................................................75
11.9 Phaser Nine ...........................................................................76
11.10 Harmonic Synthesizer............................................................76
12 Filter ..........................................................................................78
12.1 EQ Shelving ...........................................................................78
12.2 EQ Parametric........................................................................79
12.3 EQ Graphic........................................................................... 80
12.4 Pro-Filter...............................................................................81
12.5 AutoFilter ............................................................................. 82
12.6 Wahwah Pedal....................................................................... 83
12.7 Talkwah................................................................................ 85
12.8 Equalizer Tips ....................................................................... 86
13 Volume ...................................................................................... 88
13.1 Volume Pedal ........................................................................ 88
13.2 Limiter ................................................................................. 89
13.3 Noise Gate............................................................................ 90
13.4 Noise Reduction.....................................................................91
13.5 Stomp �ompressor ................................................................ 92
13.6 Tube �ompressor................................................................... 93
14 Reverbs and Delays ......................................................................95
14.1 Spring Reverb ....................................................................... 95
14.2 Studio Reverb ....................................................................... 96
14.3 Quad Delay............................................................................97
14.4 Psychedelay.......................................................................... 99
15 Tools ........................................................................................101
15.1 Loop Machine ......................................................................101
15.2 Split....................................................................................103
15.3 �rossover Mix.......................................................................105
16 Modiers...................................................................................107
16.1 About Modiers....................................................................107
16.2 LFO ....................................................................................109
16.3 Envelope ............................................................................. 110
16.4 Step Sequencer....................................................................113
16.5 Analog Sequencer................................................................. 115
16.6 Input Level Modier..............................................................116
17 Control via RIG KONTROL / MIDI ................................................ 117
17.1 The Virtual RIG KONTROL ..................................................... 117
17.2 �alibrating RIG KONTROL 2...................................................117
17.3 Assigning Parameters to MIDI �ontrollers ................................118
17.4 Assigning Parameters to MIDI Notes .......................................119
17.5 MIDI Synchronization ............................................................119