There's a couple places where AT really shines- the 50 watt EL34 power amp model's superb, for example, as is the pitch shifting. However, the other effects are iffy at best, and even with X-Gear, you're still limited as far as real time control goes. If you combine both host automation and MIDI, you can get control over both the stomp and rack effects (the MIDI automation only works for turning off and on the stomp effects, as pedals for wah and volume and previous/next patch selectors). Plus, it uses close to double the CPU of an equivalent GR rig.evernaut wrote:I'm a huge NI fan, but I think that GR is a big fat dud. Amplitube is a long ways ahead in terms of realism IMO.fatrabbit wrote:I prefer Guitar Rig 2 - it's pretty tasty and has some great modulation racks.
GR for the most part has better effects (with the exception of pitch effects) and much better automation. With GR3, the matched cabinets are miles ahead of the previous version's cabs (which are still available).
The weak point of GR's the higher gain amps, such as their Rectifier emu. By turning down the bias in expert mode, those amps liven up quite a bit, and become quite a bit more realistic.
At the end of the day, they both have strengths and weaknesses. I use both myself.
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