Comments on: More Details on Guitar Rig 2 Computer Guitar System

By: Eddie

Eddie — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:25:42 +0000

I’m a big fan of Guitar rig and use it all the time on anthying from guitars through keyboards to soft synths.
I’ve been battling it out with the usual headaches that others seem to have with the Behringer midi foot controller. It dawned on me after reading your comments on Rig control that I may be overlooking a this as something which I could also use outside of the Guitar Rig sofware for live midi control of parameters in soft synths etc. I’m reluctant to buy it without checking this out and there’s little infoirmation on NI’s site that’s helpful.
Has anyone tried using Rig control like this?

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:59:26 +0000

Could Guitar Rig in the next go round put an acoustic amp sim for guitars that have both magnetic pickups and Piezo bridges.

I’m fitting Graph Tech saddles to one of my Teles.

I don’t want more outboard gear. If I could jack into the Guitar Rig controller with a stereo or stereo Y cable and my mac that would suit me.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:22:48 +0000

*I* still have no clue what they mean, since I don’t work there or anything, but we recently had an update to the MIDI spec to 2.0 ( I believe included reverb & drum roll for example in Standard MIDI - I recall a fast setting for like 1 MHz clock - not that I’m sure what it does - but I do know an expert in that area…)
Anyway, just wondered if MIDI ( and actually this is the CC Data subset common in FX units -Control Command)

-oh, I think marketing means, this Audio/MIDI via USB 2.0 is better & higher resolution than “Other” devices using CC data…..well…um… Yeah, that is confusing!

I’ve used Digitech, since like ‘96 ( had to get a box which could sound like I need, even on another amp, recording, etc. )
So, my most recent GNX 4, is amazing, and way more complex than I am comfortable with right now = but among the amp/cabinet simulations, every FX ever and built in 8 track recorder - it has a USB jack - and is a USB interface
( Digitech has always sent out CC data support - but USB is new to me! )

Anyway, sounds cool…

Lao Tzu

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:39:01 +0000

Found it “The controller’s data is transmitted via USB 2.0 â€“ ensuring a much higher resolution and more precise control than via MIDI.” (http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=rigcontrol2_us&ftu=9446fbe2f2):

Now, I guess it’s possible that I just misinterpreted that, but it’s definitely more than a little misleading — this was one of the main reasons I was looking forward to the Rig Kontrol 2.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:37:47 +0000

You’re right, of course — not that that sentence makes ANY sense. Maybe someone in marketing made a mistake with copy-and-paste? MIDI control changes ought to be perfectly fine for an expression pedal . . . and I won’t even touch the issue of how it would make any difference having higher resolution for a footswitch. :-)

Anyway, dubious marketing claims aside, that may accurately mean that they’re sending MIDI over USB2 rather than MIDI cables — and that much is true.

I can tell you this: they’re NOT using audio cables any more. I saw the Kontrol Rig, and it was hooked up via the USB2 cable. I’m assuming it’s sending standard MIDI messages, but I’ll check. It certainly isn’t sending audio signal for control.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:35:55 +0000

I could’ve sworn it said on their site that the expression pedal had a much higher resolution than the 0-127 of MIDI… did I just imagine that?