Synchronization; Total Recall; Automating Parameters; The Automation List - Native Instruments Guitar Rig 5 Application Reference

Attention: Although some programs allow you to plug in GUITAR RIG 5 as a MIDI instru-
ment (because it works both with audio and MIDI), you should use it as a signal process-
ing / effects insert.
7.1.4

Synchronization

If you want GUITAR RIG 5 to be in time with your host, remember to turn on Ext mode in
the Metronome (see section
speed setting of GUITAR RIG and use the host's tempo as a master. This affects all
synchronized effects and the modifiers, as well as the Metronome itself.
7.1.5

Total Recall

When using GUITAR RIG 5 within a DAW it will save whatever is the current state of GUI-
TAR RIG 5. So, if you are using a modified preset (as compared to how it is stored), don't
worry — when you next load the project, the rack will be recalled exactly as you left it.
7.2

Automating Parameters

This section is intended to give a mere introduction to automation and the characteristics
of GUITAR RIG 5. As this is a sequencer subject, please refer to your DAW's documenta-
tion to learn how it works with your particular software.
Automation in a sequencer means recording parameter changes: the movements of your
wah-wah pedal, or switching of the bypass of the fuzz right before the solo! This can be
done immediately while you play, e.g. with a foot pedal, or in a separate step afterwards.
Automating parameters is very easy when you use GUITAR RIG 5 as a plug-in! Whether
you set up your controller hardware in GUITAR RIG or in your host, or if you want to use
your mouse to control parameters, any way to move the knobs in GUITAR RIG is a way to
record automation!
7.2.1

The Automation List

Please refer to your DAW's documentation to learn how to show the Automation List for the
track where the GUITAR RIG 5 plug-in is inserted. All parameters of components that are
currently in your Rack are automatically present in the Automation List, so they can be ad-
dressed by track automation in your sequencer. Check the context menu of any knob to
see its current automation ID!
▪ The automation list offers 512 slots, divided into three areas of application:
↑5.4, Metronome and Synchronization). This will turn off the
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