2 Table of Contents 1. Disclaimer ................................................................................................................. 1 2. Welcome to GUITAR RIG ............................................................................................. 2 3. Document Conventions .............................................................................................. 3 4. Getting Started .......................................................................................................... 4 4.1. Setting up GUITAR RIG as Stand-Alone Application ................................................ 4 4.2. Setting up GUITAR RIG as Plug-in in a DAW ........................................................... 5 4.3. Using GUITAR RIG as Plug-in in a DAW .................................................................. 5 5. Overview of GUITAR RIG ............................................................................................. 6 6. Global Controls .......................................................................................................... 7 6.1. Header ............................................................................................................... 7 6.2. Main Menu ......................................................................................................... 8 6.3. View and Rack Size ............................................................................................. 8 7. Signal Flow ............................................................................................................... 10 7.1. Input Selector ................................................................................................... 10 7.2. Mono and Stereo Processing ............................................................................. 10 8. Overview of the Browser ............................................................................................ 12 8.1. Presets in the Browser ....................................................................................... 13 8.2. Components in the Browser ............................................................................... 14 9. Using the Browser ..................................................................................................... 15 9.1. Using the Search Field ....................................................................................... 15 9.2. Using Favorites ................................................................................................. 16 9.3. Using Filters ..................................................................................................... 18 9.3.1. Using Filters for Presets ............................................................................ 18 9.3.2. Using the Category Filter for Components .................................................. 20 9.4. Using the Results list ......................................................................................... 21 9.5. Sorting Favorites in a Custom Order ................................................................... 22 10. Using Presets ......................................................................................................... 24 10.1. Loading Presets .............................................................................................. 24 10.2. Saving User Presets ........................................................................................ 25 10.2.1. Saving a New User Preset ....................................................................... 25 10.2.2. Saving Changes in a User Preset .............................................................. 26 10.3. Importing User Presets .................................................................................... 27 10.4. Editing User Presets in the Info Pane ................................................................ 27 10.5. Managing User Filter Tags ............................................................................... 29 10.5.1. Adding a User Filter Tag .......................................................................... 29 10.5.2. Deleting a User Filter Tag ........................................................................ 30 10.6. Deleting User Presets ...................................................................................... 31 10.7. Managing Presets Using the Main Menu ........................................................... 32 10.8. Using Component Presets ............................................................................... 33 10.8.1. Component Presets in the Browser .......................................................... 33 10.8.2. Component Presets in the Component ..................................................... 34 3 11. Overview of the Rack ............................................................................................... 35 11.1. Toolbar ........................................................................................................... 35 11.2. Component Controls ....................................................................................... 36 12. Using the Rack ....................................................................................................... 38 12.1. Adding Components to the Rack ...................................................................... 38 12.2. Deleting Components from the Rack ................................................................. 39 12.3. Replacing Components in the Rack .................................................................. 40 12.4. Moving Components in the Rack ...................................................................... 41 12.5. Editing the Rack .............................................................................................. 41 12.5.1. Editing the Rack Using the Main Menu ..................................................... 42 12.5.2. Editing the Rack Using the Context Menu ................................................. 42 13. Rack Tools .............................................................................................................. 44 13.1. Macros ........................................................................................................... 44 13.1.1. Configuring Macros ................................................................................ 45 13.1.2. Assigning Macros ................................................................................... 47 13.1.3. Editing Macros ....................................................................................... 48 13.2. Tapedeck Pre .................................................................................................. 50 13.3. Tapedeck Post ................................................................................................ 51 13.4. Tuner ............................................................................................................. 52 13.5. Metronome ..................................................................................................... 53 13.6. Preset Volume ................................................................................................ 54 13.7. Global FX ........................................................................................................ 55 14. Tools ...................................................................................................................... 56 14.1. Visualization of Tools ....................................................................................... 56 14.2. Container ........................................................................................................ 57 14.3. Freq Crossover ................................................................................................ 58 14.4. Split Mix ......................................................................................................... 58 14.5. M/S Balance ................................................................................................... 59 15. Modifiers ................................................................................................................ 61 15.1. Assigning Modifiers ......................................................................................... 61 15.2. Editing Modifier Assignments ........................................................................... 62 15.2.1. Deactivating Assignments ....................................................................... 62 15.2.2. Reassigning Assignments ....................................................................... 63 15.2.3. Deleting Assignments ............................................................................. 63 15.2.4. Adjusting the Strength of Assignments .................................................... 63 15.3. Analog Sequencer ........................................................................................... 63 15.4. Envelope ........................................................................................................ 64 15.4.1. Envelope Graph ...................................................................................... 65 15.5. Input Level ...................................................................................................... 66 15.6. LFO ................................................................................................................ 66 15.7. Step Sequencer ..............................................................................................