Native Instruments Rig Kontrol 2, 2006, made in China

 

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GUITAR RIG 2 from Native Instruments is a guitar and bass studio that includes amplifier and cabinet emulation software, software effects and a hardware foot-controller with an integrated high-end audio interface. The selection of eight legendary amps, twenty-five cabinets and nine microphones leaves nothing to the imagination.

Thirty-five effect units and a range of specialist components deliver unique potential. The components of the virtual processor are assembled by simply dragging and dropping them into the virtual rack and arranging them into the desired order. A wide range of distortion, modulation, delay, reverb, pitch and volume effects allow the sound to be tuned, twisted and tweaked.

The RIG KONTROL 2 foot-controller has six foot switches and a multi-functional pedal with an extra switch. Integrated into the controller is a high-quality audio interface with inputs optimized for guitar and bass pick-ups. A "Loop Machine" function allows the player to create and play back loops on the fly. Aside from trying out ideas, the player/recorder allows for layering different leads, riffs and rhythms on top of one another and gradually building up entire guitar sections/textures.

• Eight renowned guitar and bass amps perfectly emulated in stunning detail 
• Fifteen guitar and six bass cabinets, four rotary speakers and nine microphones, all based on much celebrated hardware originals
• Thirty-five effects of meticulously modeled stomp boxes, distortion and volume pedals and other popular units
• Loop Machine allowing recording, playback and layering of loops on-the-fly
• Modifiers such as LFOs, step sequencers, envelope followers and multi-step envelopes 
• Dynamic Tube Response technology delivers powerful tube sounds
• Highly flexible, intuitive and easy-to-use "rack" concept based on drag and drop
• Integrated metronome, tuner and multiple tapedeck modules 
• Huge selection of presets covering all styles
• RIG KONTROL 2 included - sturdy USB foot-controller with seven switches and one pedal and an integrated high-quality audio I/O, D.I. box and headphone jack
• Real-time control of all parameters, LED displays current preset
• MIDI in / out and dedicated jacks allowing extra controllers or pedals to be connected