USEFUL TOOLS
The Loop Machine is another unrivaled feature of GUITAR RIG that you will not find in any comparable product. This efficient tool allows you to record, layer, loop and playback riffs, licks, grooves and bass lines enabling the creation of dense guitar and bass patterns or to accompany yourself on-the-fly. Loops can be synchronized to the tempo of your host application (sequencer) or to a metronome. Here's an example for practical use: First, you play four bars of rhythm guitar, after that you play a lead guitar, then some additional harmonies/chords and then some rhythmic slides, and so on. The loop duration is only limited by the size of your hard disc – theoretically you can layer loops for hours. A total of up to 99 phrases is possible!
Other powerful features:
- You can export the complete recording as well as every single individual layer - for using the best licks only or for re-arrangement in a sequencer for example.
- With Loop Machine's multiple undo feature poorly played licks can be erased. Additionally, you can layer a longer loop on top of a shorter one, an eight-bar solo guitar on top of a four-bar lick for example.
- Of course, the start and overdub buttons (and other parameters) can be controlled with the foot-controller – to keep your hands free for playing.
GUITAR RIG 4 is ideal for sessions, practicing, and sketching song ideas! This is made possible through integrated, high-performance tapedecks with time stretching, pitch shifting and a convenient loop function.
Usage examples:
- Sketching song ideas: Simply record your guitar playing (as wav file) to the hard drive, so no idea gets forgotten.
- Accompany yourself: Play a few licks and riffs, loop a passage, and then play a solo over it!
- Play to loops and backings: Load a drum or instrument loop (for example guitar, bass, keyboard, complete play-along tracks, etc.) and play over that. You can even change the tempo and pitch independently of one another, which works great for pitching up a guitar lick while reducing its tempo at the same time! So you can get right to it, there’s a wide selection of play-along loops included (see below).
- Practice licks, phrases, and solos: With the integrated tapedecks you can do more than accompaniments: each loop can be played back faster or slower and pitched independently of tempo: load a difficult guitar solo and simply play it back slower (at the same pitch!) or put it in another key (with the same tempo!).
Get in tune quickly and accurately! Besides simple and precise tuning, the Tuner offers presets for common tunings, such as Chromatic, Bass, Open D / E / G / A, and DADGAD. Designed for maximum ease-of-use, a Cent mode and Strobe mode provide two different visual pointers, as well as a Mute mode for silent tuning when you don’t want to disturb your audience or band members. Additional features such as the variable reference pitch and the transpose function make this little helper one of the essentials of GUITAR RIG 4.
The Metronome is not only for keeping yourself in time, but it also serves as the clock for all synchronized rack modules, such as modulation and delay effects. You can either dial in your tempo or use the Tap button and let Metronome determine the BPM. Easily adjustable and with numerous helpful features, Metronome is designed to help keep your playing tight.
