How to Connect a Guitar to a Guitar Rig 2

Guitar Rig 2 can be used to virtually customize any combination of effects, amplifiers and speaker cabinets..

Native instruments' Guitar Rig 2 makes it possible to virtually have any combination of classic amplifiers and effects within your computer. In order to connect your guitar to the software program, you need to have an audio interface in between your computer and your instrument. After the installation and authentication of your license has been completed, you still need to be able to know how to connect your guitar to the interface to use the program. You can configure the stand-alone program and set up your guitar to run through your audio interface.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Audio interface
• 3 1/4-inch instrument cables
• Active speakers

Instructions

1. Plug one of the 1/4th-inch instrument cables into the output jack on your guitar, and the other end into one of your audio interface's input jacks. If your interface offers both mono and stereo jacks, use the "Mono" one for plugging in your guitar.

2. Plug the other two 1/4-inch cables into the each of the active speaker inputs, and then into the 1/4-inch left and right "Output" jacks on the audio interface. Connect the 1/4-inch cable coming from the "Left Output" into the left speaker, and the one coming form the "Right Output" into the right speaker. If you are only using a single speaker, plug the instrument cable into the left, or mono, output.

3. Connect your audio interface to your computer with either a USB or Firewire cable, depending on the model that you own. Firewire audio interfaces are ideal for using an instrument like a guitar because of the decreased levels of latency.

4. Double-click on the Guitar Rig 2 icon that is located on your desktop to open the Guitar Rig 2 user interface. Click on "Start," "All Programs," and select Guitar Rig 2" if you have not created a shortcut for the program.

5. Click on the "Settings" tab after the "Service Center" screen appears on your screen. This is where you set the configuration for the software and your audio interface.

6. Click on the "Audio" tab, then select "ASIO" as the driver to use, instead of your on-board computer audio drivers. ASIO bypasses your computer's drivers, so that latency can be eliminated much more efficiently.

7. Select the name of your audio interface under "Device," then set your sample rate to "44100." 44.1 K commonly is used among hardware interface drivers and most audio programs used on the computer.

8. Play the guitar and adjust the level bar at the bottom of the audio screen until you no longer hear and cracks or delay. You are now ready to begin mixing and matching virtual classic amplifiers, effects and speaker cabinets with Guitar Rig 2.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are unable to see your audio interface's name under "Device's," you need to reinstall the device's drivers and restart Guitar Rig 2.

References

• Roookstar: Guitar Rig Setup Guide