Is it a decent interface to use in general, what do you think? How fast is it?
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NI Guitar Rig Users: Latency? General comments?
I am a Guitar Rig/Live user. I don't use the new Rig Kontrol, so I can't comment on latency. That said, it is great sounding software. The interface is really easy to use and the models and effects sound great -- not just on guitars either.
That said, my one word of caution is that GR is extremely CPU intensive. In some situations, one or two instances can account for more than 50% of your CPU power in Live. You will need to use the freeze function quite a bit to use Guitar Rig/Live with any real effect. So long as you are comfortable with that, it's a great way to go.
I have also heard good things about the Waves GTR software, which is in a similar price range and probably worth checking out.
That said, my one word of caution is that GR is extremely CPU intensive. In some situations, one or two instances can account for more than 50% of your CPU power in Live. You will need to use the freeze function quite a bit to use Guitar Rig/Live with any real effect. So long as you are comfortable with that, it's a great way to go.
I have also heard good things about the Waves GTR software, which is in a similar price range and probably worth checking out.
1.7 Pentium M IBM Thinkpad with XP Pro SP2; MOTU 828mkII; Trigger Finger; Live 5; Reason 3.0; lots of soft synths and plugs; Guitar Rig 2; Motif 7; Nord Lead 2; PRS McCarty, Fender, Am std Strat; Larrivee D-03; a bunch of outboard gear; and cheap wine.
Re: NI Guitar Rig Users: Latency? General comments?
i've tried it on my laptop.CWoodOne wrote:Is it a decent interface to use in general, what do you think? How fast is it?
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it's a cpu sucker, but as long as i wasn't doing to much
in Live at the same time it was decent.
no noticable latency.
Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't waves GTR require you todjk wrote: I have also heard good things about the Waves GTR software, which is in a similar price range and probably worth checking out.
have Protools HD hardware?
edit: oh never mind, they have a native version as well.
can't see how that would work very well. tdm would rock the
socks off a guitarist though.
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the awesome thing about Guitar Rig is that you can jam with one preset and change the tone anytime you like, Live only records the raw guitar tone.
I dig it but I'm headed for a Pod, just because I don't want to boot a PC to get a tone and I'd rather save the MIPs for other stuff.
If you have a working guitar setup already, go for it, but don't use it as your only source of guitar tone.
No problems with latency, it's stable and really does have a killer sound.
I dig it but I'm headed for a Pod, just because I don't want to boot a PC to get a tone and I'd rather save the MIPs for other stuff.
If you have a working guitar setup already, go for it, but don't use it as your only source of guitar tone.
No problems with latency, it's stable and really does have a killer sound.
The Presonus Firebox works very well with both my Powerbook and iMac G5. You can't really trust the latency numbers reported by most interfaces, so I won't get into numbers. But latency for me is not a factor at all- it's perfectly playable, and I've used it live on several occasions.
If all you want is a standard set of stompboxes and amp models, there are several hardware and software alternatives to Guitar Rig. However, in my case there is no substitute- I like to treat my guitar like a synth, sculpting very un-guitarlike sounds, and for this purpose nothing else can touch GR short of a huge rack full of very expensive hardware, and even then you don't get the flexibility. So for me, GR *has* become my only solution. I sold several TCE and Lexicon units upon buying GR, and I've never looked back.
However, as others have noted, it's extremely CPU-intensive. You can easily choke the fastest machine to death with Guitar Rig, so be warned. But the sounds you get should be worth it...
If all you want is a standard set of stompboxes and amp models, there are several hardware and software alternatives to Guitar Rig. However, in my case there is no substitute- I like to treat my guitar like a synth, sculpting very un-guitarlike sounds, and for this purpose nothing else can touch GR short of a huge rack full of very expensive hardware, and even then you don't get the flexibility. So for me, GR *has* become my only solution. I sold several TCE and Lexicon units upon buying GR, and I've never looked back.
However, as others have noted, it's extremely CPU-intensive. You can easily choke the fastest machine to death with Guitar Rig, so be warned. But the sounds you get should be worth it...