GUITAR RIG 5 KONTROL from Native Instruments is an all-in-one tool for guitar and bass, combining GUITAR RIG 5 PRO software with the RIG KONTROL pedal board controller. The software provides all the virtual tools necessary for creating great guitar and bass tones, including amplifier and cabinet models, virtual microphone positioning, along with effects and essential tools.
The software provides 17 amplifiers, 27 cabinets, 16 microphones and 54 effects, recreated in great detail. This latest version includes 2 new amplifiers, 6 new effects, and the all-new Control Room Pro for complete custom control. The RIG KONTROL pedal board features a studio-quality audio interface that is capable of capturing every detail of your instrument and playing style.
RIG KONTROL is also a universal MIDI controller, for use with any MIDI-compatible software or hardware. Assigning your custom amplifier setups and effects chains to the RIG KONTROL hardware is easy and immediate. And on stage, the convenient and elegant "Live View" displays the essential assignments and parameters gigging guitarists appreciate, along with an integrated tuner.
Software
- 17 iconic guitar and bass amplifiers, perfectly emulated with Dynamic Tube Response Technology
- Matched cabinet module for tried-and-true, legendary tone in seconds, based on patent-pending convolution technology
- Control Room for cabinet mix presets - choose a cabinet, and dial-in the perfect mix of 8 carefully phase-aligned microphones
- New Control Room Pro for complete customization - an 8-track mix console, armed with your own choice of 27 cabinets, 16 microphones and 3 microphone positions on every track
- 54 meticulously-modeled stomp boxes and rack mount effects, from hardware legends to outstanding creative effects
- Highly intuitive and flexible rack concept with drag-and-drop operation, plus intelligent preset management
- Easy-to-use modulation framework, with LFOs, step sequencers, envelope followers, true side-chaining, and more
- New Container for creating custom channel strips and multi-effect chains, with easy macro controls for live performance
- Over 400 meticulously-designed sounds for all genres, from classic signature sounds to avant-garde effects
- Integrated loop machine, tuner, metronome plus tape deck modules for easy recording and playback
Hardware
- Rock-solid foot controller with 8 assignable switches for intelligent "hands-free" software interface control
- LED displays current preset
- Real-time control of multiple parameters with just one switch
- Integrated 24-bit/192kHz USB 2.0 audio and MIDI interface with DI box provides crystal-clear sonic quality - no additional MIDI interface or preamp required
- Balanced stereo output and separate headphone monitoring
- MIDI In/Out plus dedicated jack for extra controller or pedals
Guitar and Bass Amplifiers
- VAN 51 - heavy amp with a signature sound from hard rock to blistering crunch, great for drop tunings and menacing palm-muted chug, but also extremely flexible
- HOT SOLO+ - recalls a classic hand-wired tube amp with a boutique, responsive overdriven tone, for expressive singing solos that still sound heavy
- PLEX - classic Plexi sound that has powered many hit records and the ultimate choice for classic blues and rock
- HOT PLEX - gain-spiced version of the classic Plex sound with a generous amount of distortion that will boost your vintage tones
- COOL PLEX - heart-warming vintage clean sound, sparkling and with a dash of saturation that adds soul to any retro tone - transparent, yet thick and charismatic
- LEAD 800 - smooth, intense lead sound cuts like a knife and offers plenty of flexibility that gives a brighter, more edgy sound over the Plex
- JUMP - well-behaved alternative to the Lead 800, sporting a bit less gain, but at the same time perfecting the smooth singing lead sounds we love to hear from British amplifiers
- AC BOX - delivers the famous sound that powered the British conquest of pop music - this model features not only a unique flavor but also adds a Brilliant channel
- CITRUS - 70's British sound with a bunch of flavor, from the edge of clean to gritty distortion when master and gain controls are cranked
- HIGH WHITE - the signature British sound of David Gilmour and Pete Townsend with 100 virtual watts of pure tone
- JAZZ AMP - produces a warm, clean tone with the built-in Ensemble effect, adding chorusing or vibrato
- GRATIFIER - emulates a famous multi-channel solo head with a tube power amplifier - a fourth channel has been added to span the tonal range from clean to over-the-top distortion
- ULTRASONIC - ultra-modern, ultra-high-gain, channel boutique amplifier
- TWANG REVERB - simulates the rich tube sound of a classic amplifier from decades ago, ideal for screaming blues leads, crunchy rhythm guitar sounds, as well as clean sounds laden with personality
- TWEED DELIGHT - based on an American legend designed to go from glassy clean, to bluesy squawk with only three control knobs
- TWEEDMAN: - designed as a bass amp but has made its way as a classic guitar amp - still works equally well in its original role
- BASS PRO - bass amplifier that delivers a gritty, growling sound that really makes a bass stand out in a mix - also includes a graphic equalizer to allow the sound to be tailored more precisely
Note:
Along with the standard settings, each amplifier offers "Expert Parameters", including power supply (50/60Hz), "Variac" (reducing the supply voltage), "Response", as well as virtual "aging" of the tubes
Effects
- Vast array of meticulously modeled stomp boxes and effects, from legendary foot pedals to complex studio tools
- Limitless, virtual sound-design studio - chain devices together any way you choose without worrying about cables, space or budget
- Use these effects on anything - vocals, synthesizers, drums, organs or the master channel when mixing
- Vintage Verb recreates classic plate and spring reverb for retro twang, class, and character
- Little Reflektor is an advanced convolution reverb with 8 impulse responses, plus decay and low-cut control
- Fast Comp is a vintage-style compressor for keeping peaks in check
- Stereo Tune spreads and detunes the stereo image for a fatter sound and de-tuned effects
- Filterbank will dramatically transform your sound with an 8-band filter, plus frequency shift, stretch and expression controls
- Resochord uses 6 tuned comb filters to turn notes into chords and generate shimmering sci-fi choru
- 11 fuzz, distortion and overdrive units that are accurate reproductions of classic hardware devices, and sound just like the originals
- Reverb and delay - warm things up with some spring reverb, or bounce around with complex tempo-synced delays
- Modulation includes tremolos, flangers, phasers, octavers, rotating effects, chorus and ensemble, ring modulation, a pitch pedal and more - add subtle movement, vintage vibrations or dramatic dynamics, from a swirling 70's phaser to volatile synthesizer sounds
- Filtering is one of the most powerful ways to shape sound, and GUITAR RIG 5 PRO offers several great tools to do it - choose from a range of filter-based effects, from wah-wahs to EQs
- Volumes and Levels is a collection of compressors, limiters, noise gates and volume pedals, essential for adding bite to solos, to max-out the levels before running the signal into other effects, or just for that extra push
Cabinet and Microphones
- Choice of 27 cabinets, 9 legendary microphones, flexible microphone positioning and 4 rotary speaker simulations
- Mixing your sound is as simple or as detailed as you want it to be, with matched cabinets and two control room configurations
- Control Room Pro provides 8 custom setups at once, with a choice of the 27 cabinets, up to 16 microphones, and up to 3 microphone positions, including room microphones
- Arm each track of the 8-track mixer with your choice of cabinet, microphones and positioning on each track and juggle the levels for sonic perfection
- Each preset in the Control Room gives you a classic cabinet, set-up with 8 high-end microphones, painstakingly positioned by studio legend Peter Weihe for perfect phase alignment
- Each microphone has its own fader on the 8-track mixing console, allowing for ultra-precise control
- Adding an amplifier to a rack automatically adds its own Matched Cabinet, based on popular real-world setups and very carefully modeled
- Each cabinet module offers two different microphone options, a "dry" to "air" slider and a harmonized speaker setup
Tools
Custom Multi-Effects
Container Module
- Utility for creating multi-effects and custom channel strips
- Assemble your processing chain and then assign the 8 macro-controls to the key controls on any of the effects in the chain
- Provides a great way to get simple control over your sound and an essential tool for performance
Master FX
- Allows you to keep effects engaged while switching between presets
- Put your global effects like reverb and delay into a Master FX module - this will stay at the end of your signal chain, regardless of what happens in front of it
- Extremely useful in live situations, where you might need to color your sound to suit a particular set, venue, or mood
Splitters
Split Module
- Allows you to create parallel effects chains
- Split the sound in two, process each stream with different effects and then mix the results back together at the end
- The module can be inserted anywhere in the rack
Crossover Mix
- Similar to the Split Module but instead of splitting the signal into two parallel streams, it splits it into high and low frequencies
- This lets you apply effects on the high frequencies only, for example, leaving the low frequencies untouched as a solid foundation for the sound
Modifiers
- LFO (low frequency oscillator) - 5 waveforms and a choice of continuous or arbitrary modulation
- Multi-Step Envelope - graphical sound editing with the shape of the curve defining the modulation
- Step Sequencer - up to 16 on/off steps for "har"' triggering
- Analog Sequencer - up to 16 adjustable steps for more variable triggering
- Input Level - envelope follower that scans the volume of the input signal and transforms it into a control signal, useful for dynamic response effects e.g. the louder you play the more distortion
Loop Machine
- Record a riff, loop it and solo over the top
- Play a synthesizer bass line and experiment with accompaniments
- Create complex multi-part vocal harmonies
- Essential tool for layering sounds, solo performance and general jamming around
- Allows virtually infinite loop length and up to 99 loop layers, limited only by the space on the hard drive
- Sync the Loop Machine to the tempo of your host sequencer, and export either the layered loop or the individual layers
- Undo function for erasing fudged takes
Tape Decks
- Neatly integrated and simple to use, the Tape Decks are a great tool for recording and capturing ideas - never lose another riff
- Use the integrated time-stretching to slow down a riff while practicing, or use the pitch-shifting function to transpose a riff into a different key
- Allows you to play WAV and MP3 files
- Play along to the loops provided in GUITAR RIG 5 PRO, or load your own backing tracks
Tuner and Metronome
- Tuner offers presets for common tunings, such as Chromatic, Bass, Open D / E / G / A, and DADGAD
- Cent mode and Strobe mode provide two different visual pointers
- Mute mode lets you tune silently when you don't want to disturb your audience or band members
- Additional features include variable reference pitch and transpose function
- Metronome not only keeps time but also serves as the clock for all synchronized rack modules, such as modulation and delay effects
- Easily adjustable and with numerous helpful features