GUITAR RIG 6 PRO Explained
Amp sim expert Gary Hiebner presents a comprehensive set of video tutorials all about Guitar Rig Pro 6! If you want to learn how to take advantage of Guitar Rig's impressive set of amp/cabinet models, effects, routing possibilities, and more, this course is the one to watch. Gary walks you through every element of this stellar amp simulator, familiarizing you with every nook and cranny, while also sharing several tips and tricks along the way. These videos are for new Guitar Rig 6 Pro users.
Videos
• Introduction (04:21) - Gary starts off by showing how the new Guitar Rig interface has been updated since version 5 and demonstrates how to setup your audio and MIDI devices in the Preferences.
• Navigating the Interface (07:17) - Explore the new interface, including presets, components, the toolbar, and the signal chain.
• Browsing, Creating, & Saving Presets (05:47) - This video takes a look at how to manage your presets. First, discover how to browse for presets using the tagging system, and then learn how to create and save your own presets.
• Amp Components (07:41) - Explore how to choose different amps and how they?re loaded into speaker cabinets.
• Speaker Cabinets (05:36) - This video goes into more details on speaker cabinet section. We'll take a look at the differences between the Matched Cabinet component, the Matched Cabinet Pro components, and the sound difference between the two.
• Control Room (09:27) - This video covers the differences between the Control Room and Control Room Pro. With the Control Room, you have a speaker cabinet and multiple microphones that you can use to mix and blend your guitar tone. With the Control Room Pro, you can use multiple speaker cabinets with multiple microphones and blend them all together.
• Distortion Effects (07:05) - Explore where and how to add distortion effects to your signal chain and learn the difference between Overdrive, Distortion, and Fuzz.
• Delays & Reverbs (08:07) - Here, we go over time-based effects like delays and reverbs and discuss where to place them in the signal chain. We test out a couple of different models so you can hear their tonal differences.
• Modulation Effects (08:48) - This video looks at the Modulation components and the different places you can add them in the signal chain. Hear examples of the differences between Tremolo, Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser and how they have different doubling times and pitch variations.
• Dynamic Components (06:44) - Discover how you can use the dynamic components like Compressors and Limiters to help shape the dynamic range of your audio signal. Gary also demonstrates how a Transient Shaper can be used to manipulate the transient attack and sustain of a sound.
• Filters & EQs (05:44) - Learn how you can use EQs as corrective tools to improve your town and how to use filters for creative EQ-effects to alter the tone.
• Pitch Effects (09:12) - Experiment with the pitch effects available, including a Whammy Pedal-style effect, the Oktaver (octave effect), ResoChord (layers extra notes or chords with your input signal), and the Harmonic Exciter (adds a double synth effect with a filter onto your sound).
• Modifiers (11:31) - In this video, Gary goes through the different modifiers, shows how you can assign them to a parameter, and then shows how to edit the amount of modification for each parameter.
• Containers (08:03) - With a Container, you can house your components and then assign parameters to a control so you can more easily adjust parameters within your signal chain. Gary shows you how to set this up in the video.
• Split Mix Setup (05:47) - Discover how you can set up two completely different amp signal chain setups. Then you can blend and mix between these two different setups.
• Crossover Amp Setup (05:04) - With this tool. you can create two amp setups and split them between two frequency ranges. Gary shows you how to set this up and set the crossover point between the frequency bands.
• Special FX (07:04) - Under the Special Effects Components, you have some plugins from the Traktor application that you can add to your signal chain. Gary takes a look at how you can use these types of effects in your guitar signal chain.
• MIDI Learn (03:55) - Discover how you can use the MIDI Learn feature to assign external MIDI controllers to parameters within Guitar Rig. This is shown for the standalone application and from within a DAW as the process is slightly different.
• Macros (07:04) - Gary shows you the benefit of using Macros in your signal chain. Learn how you can map them to parameters and have more control over multiple components.
• Building a Clean Tone (08:03) - Follow along as Gary demonstrates how to build your own clean tone, with am amp and cabinet suited to the task, along with some post processing. Also see how to assign Macros to controls so you can tweak the signal chain on the fly while playing.
• Building an Overdriven Dirty Tone (08:07) - With this video, we look at how to build a more saturated overdriven tone. This includes an amp with some drive and also some overdrive and fuzz effects added before the amp. Also, we take a look at what Macro controls you can use to tweak the tone.
• Building a Metal Tone (05:59) - Finishing off the series, Gary shows you how he builds a metal tone. It's a bit unconventional - using the Mezone as a preamp instead of a distortion effect in front of an amp - but it gets you a good metal tone quickly!