Welcome to Electric Ruby Deluxe

Electric Ruby Deluxe combines a pattern-based guitar library with a sophisticated multisample set, designed to deliver authentic-sounding riffs, picking, and strumming patterns for songwriting and music production. Its samples are sourced from a vintage hollow-body acoustic guitar built in the USA in 1969. This instrument features two P-90 pickups at the bridge and neck positions, with individual volume controls and a combined tone control.

For the first time in an electric guitar model within our Session Guitarist series, we have introduced multiple stereo mic setups, featuring ribbon and condenser AB signals. These stereo mic configurations capture the instrument’s unique, rich acoustic character. Phase and delay across all four signals have been optimized for seamless combination, enabling flexible blending of mic and DI signals.

The instrument’s pickup signals were recorded through the DI inputs of a vintage Universal Audio 2-610 preamp, connected via Gibson Pure cables to ensure maximum sonic integrity. The microphone setups utilized Gefell UM70 and AEA R84 microphones through vintage Neve preamps. All signals were converted using an Antelope Orion Gen 4 A/D converter and fed via MADI to an RME MADIface XT, with both externally clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Rubidium atomic clock for unparalleled precision.

A total of 232 patterns, covering a wide range of musical genres and playing styles, were performed live by professional session guitarists Eduard Hausauer, Joschi Joachimsthaler, Matthias Kirchgessner, and Jonas Roßner. The library includes single notes with numerous articulations, round-robin variants, and velocity layers across nearly four octaves.

Electric Ruby Deluxe offers 39 meticulously curated sound presets, categorized into DI, acoustic, clean, crunchy, high gain, modulation, and spacious. Each preset incorporates up to 24 effects, including amp and cabinet emulations, equalizers, reverbs, tape emulations, compressors, and more. As a new addition from Guitar Rig 7 Pro, the Reverb Delight amplifier expands the sonic possibilities.

Electric Ruby Deluxe features the same multiple parallel effect chains introduced in Electric Storm Deluxe, enabling advanced sound design possibilities. These include using different amplifiers for the left and right channels, creating custom effect chains for the microphone signals, or blending clean and high gain tones for hybrid sounds.

Riffs, strumming, and picking patterns are organized into 55 song presets, each containing four to eight patterns. These patterns come with matching chord progressions that can be dragged and dropped into your DAW for MIDI editing. Patterns can be triggered via keyswitches and played as chords on a MIDI keyboard. When using Electric Ruby Deluxe within a DAW, playback stays in sync with the host tempo.

The core of Electric Ruby Deluxe is its advanced playback engine, which allows seamless switching between patterns and dynamic control in real time, creating lifelike musical performances. With all timing and dynamic nuances of the original performances preserved, the instrument feels natural and organic. Every pattern performs beautifully across a wide tempo range, delivering outstanding sound quality for any production.

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