Setting up Guitar Rig 4

I use Guitar Rig on every project, couldn't do without it. The song in my signature has Guitar Rig on everything except the synth and drums. I always use it in the FX bin of the guitar or vocal track I'm working with. It works really well on bass and vocals as well.

Here are some things to check ...

X1 automatically set's your track interleave based on your input settings. So if you record a mono wav, such as guitar or mic, you have to manually set interleave to stereo to use a stereo effect such as Guitar Rig.

If you are using Input Echo to hear the effects as you are recording or going through the presets, make sure you have monitoring of your dry signal muted on your sound card. I have to go in to my ASIO Control Panel and mute monitoring on my Fast Track Ultra, not sure how other manufacturer's do it.

So in short, make sure track interleave is set to stereo and you are not monitoring a mix of your dry and wet signal.

When you open up Guitar Rig you'll see at the very top 'Gate', 'Limit', and on the far right a cpu option.

I always up the gate, turn on limiting and run my input signal hot. I also set my cpu setting to 'Hi'. Setting the cpu setting to 'Hi' uses a lot more of your CPU, but there is a very noticeable difference in sound quality.

When you are done working on the track, freeze it so Guitar Rig isn't using up your CPU resources.

Hope this helps.

Bub

All Amp sims take a bit of work to get used to how best to create the sound you want.

Guitar rig is a particularly deep and good sounding Amp Sim. Very versatile.

Perservere with it and experiment. As with most plugins, presets are only a starting point.

OK, thanks for all of the info...I'll give this a shot.

I tried the suggestions posted here and that has made some difference...no cigar yet.  I've always recorded real amps and cabs and have gotten some pretty good sounds.  I was curious about Guitar Rig 4 and thought I'd give it a go.  It's OK but I've got a long way to go before it starts to sound like real amps...to me.

I picked up the upgrade the other day for 50 bucks. Its my favorite amp sim, I gave a friend my pod farm 2 platinum. You can get some great tones, the control room is amazing. Guitar rig 4 is x64, so no bit bridge problems. Been really stable on my system. The presets leave a lot to be desired, roll your own. But treat it like a "real" setup.

Cool.  How do i get the upgrade for $50?

I don't think I have an issue with my signal chain (pre included)...check my signature.

amiller

I don't think I have an issue with my signal chain (pre included)...check my signature.

Sorry then. I don't know what else to suggest.

Maybe check out the Guitar Rig forum?

It sounds great here ... I bought it back when it was bundled with the 8.5 upgrade and it's been my go to amp sim ever since ... but I'm just a hobbyist, not a pro. I found just the opposite as you, and that is I could never get a good recording micing my amp. I have a Mesa Dual Rectifier Tremoverb 2 x 12 130W tube amp, but I don't have any good mic's. Mic's make a big difference. :)

Good luck with! If I can get a good recording out of it anyone can. :)

My specs:
Intel i5/Gigabyte Mobo/4GB RAM
Win 7 x64/X1 x64 Build 255
No 3rd party plugs other than Guitar Rig 4 and a couple of free synth's from NI.
M-Audio Fast Track Ultra
ART Pro MPA II Reference Series Tube Pre-Amp
A 30 year old Peavey Celebrity Series EC-11 Mic

... daz it. :)