Chapter 3: Guitar Rig 3 Stand-Alone Mode - Gibson Dark Fire Applications Quick Start Manual

Chapter 3: Guitar Rig 3 Stand-Alone Mode

We'll now process the guitar through Native Instruments' Guitar Rig 3 in stand-alone mode. In
this case, Guitar Rig 3 replaces a complete guitar setup, including pedals, studio processors,
amp, cabinets, and even miking options.
This Quick Start will get you up and running with Guitar Rig 3, but the program is deep and
flexible. Although you can enjoy using Guitar Rig 3 at a basic level, Gibson recommends going
over the program's documentation so you can become familiar with its many features.
The first time you open Guitar Rig 3 in stand-alone mode, you'll need to make some audio and
MIDI settings. You need only do this once, unless your system changes.
Open Guitar Rig 3. The easiest way is to double-click on the Guitar Rig 3 shortcut (called an
"alias" on the Mac) that was placed on your desktop during installation. Otherwise, do the
following.
Windows: From the Start menu, go Start > Programs > Native Instruments > Guitar Rig 3 >
Guitar Rig 3. You can also access the documentation within the Guitar Rig 3 folder.
Mac: From the Finder click on Go, open Applications, and open the Guitar Rig 3 folder, From
there, double-click on Guitar Rig 3. As with Windows, the documentation is within the Guitar
Rig 3 folder.
Upon opening Guitar Rig 3 in stand-alone mode, the Audio and MIDI Settings window appears.
If this window does not appear, or if you need to change these settings later, do the following.
Windows: With Guitar Rig 3 open, go File > Audio and MIDI Settings.
Mac: From the Guitar Rig 3 menu item, select Preferences.
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