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In the box, along with the RIG KONTROL system and USB cable, you also get the complete version of GUITAR RIG 5. This has a really nice little USB hook that you can wrap your cable around so if you kick your RIG KONTROL unit – after all it is a foot pedal, the cable will be less likely to be disconnected and you can keep playing. Finally there is the USB 2.0 port that is used to attach to your computer. Next to that is a set of MIDI input and output jacks for receiving or sending to external devices. This is really handy if you already have pedals that you are accustom use to using.
To the right of this you have two jacks that you can attach external additional effects pedals to. Next is a jack for your headphones as well as a volume control.
#GUITAR RIG 5 PEDALS FULL#
To the right you have a high/low switch where the output amplification can be set to full or -14dB. Then you have two ¼” output channels so that you can plug for output such as a set of monitors. Next you have the two ¼” input channels and their respective gain controls. Keep in mind that while you can plug in two items to the unit, both inputs must either be line or instrument. On the back of the unit moving from left to right is the line/instrument switch which allows you to determine if the input plugged in is a line level signal – has its own strong output signal, or one that does not – such as a guitar or bass. There is an additional freely assignable switch underneath the tip of the pedal. The expression pedal can be used to control any continuous parameter of the software, such as volume or wah-wah.
#GUITAR RIG 5 PEDALS SOFTWARE#
The metal switches can be assigned through the software to perform a variety of tasks such as stepping through presets, turning individual components on or off and each switch comes with an LED to indicate whether it is activated. One LED shows MIDI signals and one more for the switch under the pedal. And then there is the expression pedal itself.Īt the top is the display area that has one LED that shows the number of the currently activated preset, two others that display the audio input/output signals – complete with a red clipping indicator. There are eight metal foot switches on the main part of the system – four on top and four on the bottom, as well as one under the pedal. It is rectangular in shape and angled down for ease of use. The control unit is effectively a multi-effects pedal on steroids. The RIG KONTROL helps to bridge the gap between your guitar and the software. and has a very solid feel to it – in fact it feels like it could be kicked off a stage or dropped onto the floor and not sustain any measurable damage. RIG KONTROL is 14″ x 9.3″ x 4″ in size and weighs in at 2.6 lbs. Check out the Native Instrument specifications page for full information.
The control comes with 2 channels and it can handle 16 and 24-bit resolution as well as having sampling rates of 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, and 192 kHz. Since it has a built-in audio interface, you can use the RIG KONTROL for the playback of all of your audio applications as well just by setting it as your default audio interface. GUITAR RIG 5 KONTROL is geared for the home, small studio, as well as for those who perform live. If you have a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), you can launch the GUITAR RIG 5 software plug-in from within and record your own music directly to your DAW. In this case the RIG KONTROL is an audio interface that allows you to connect your electric guitars and basses into the unit and the signal is then passed into the GUITAR RIG 5 software from where you can plug into a variety of amps and sound effects. To record music in the modern recording world – where most everything is digital, you need an interface. It comes complete with GUITAR RIG 5 software.
#GUITAR RIG 5 PEDALS PORTABLE#
The device gives you everything that you need to record, play, and perform music in one compact and portable unit. It contains nine metal foot switches as well as an expression pedal to provide control over your sound. Guitar Rig 5 Kontrol is a pedal-board MIDI controller with a built in audio interface from Native Instruments.