Guitar Rig 5 – 2. Applying effects/Saving presets

Author: sleepfreaks

Designing sound with a variety of effects

One of the greatest things of guitars is adding “effects.”
Guitar Rig comes with a wide variety of effects.

By combining these together, you can create high quality original tones out of this plugin.

In this article, we will discuss adding effects and saving sounds.

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  1. 1Preamps & cabinets
  2. 2Applying effects/Saving presets *Current article
  3. 3Pitch & special effects
  4. 4Automation control
  5. 5Caution when using Mono/Stereo

Video key point – Selecting/applying effects

エフェクトの適用

Select “Categories” from Components.

The effects are separated by category.
Select the effect of your choice, and drag and drop it to the area on the right.

Video key point – Changing effect order

Guitar Rig’s sound moves from the top to the bottom.

音の流れ

Because of this, the order or effects makes a difference in sound.

順序の変更

By dragging the effect to where you want, you can change the order that its in.

Video key point – Bypassing/deleting effects

You can leave the effect in place,
while having it not effect the audio using “bypass.”

エフェクトバイパス

Click on the effect’s power button to “turn it off.”

To completely remove/delete the effect –

エフェクト削除

select the effect, and hit the “Delete” key.





Video key point – Saving presets

By saving the sounds you make,
you can quickly bring them up to use in other songs.

設定の保存

Select “Save as” from the bottom right preset area in Guitar Rig.

名前と保存

Type in the “Name” from the window that appears and select “Save.”

保存後

Your presets will now be saved into Guitar Rig.