

The presets view on the left panel is a great way to learn what Guitar Rig 6 has to offer. Learn about all of these settings and how to connect your guitar to a PC in this guide. Here you can select your interface, set up the sample rate, fix latency issues, and set up your inputs and outputs. If you run Guitar Rig as a standalone application, you can set up your audio interface under the preferences section by clicking the upper left logo, then File > Preferences > Audio (Ctrl + ‘,’ shortcut). If you install it as a plugin, you can open it in any DAW to use for your recordings ( learn about the Best DAWs for Guitar here). Guitar Rig 6 can be installed as a VST plugin, AAX plugin, and as a standalone application. To give you an idea of whether Guitar Rig 6 is for you or not, I’ll walk through the main features and how to use it. There’s a lot of features I could talk about, but instead of talking about the number of amps and models like you can easily check on the Guitar Rig website, I’ll walk through how you use the plugin.

Guitar Rig 6 keeps this interface and I’m glad to see it has remained unchanged. Guitar Rig has always been different than other guitar amp and effects plugins in that you build your rig by stacking components vertically as shown above. The right panel displays your rig and the left panel displays presets and components.

Guitar Rig 6 keeps the main layout and ideas from previous versions but gives it a modern look. If you have used Guitar Rig 5, the first thing you’ll notice when you load version 6 is the updated interface:

Guitar Rig 6 shines when you see how good the interface and routing options are to use.īefore I walk through how to use Guitar Rig 6, here is a snapshot of some of Guitar Rig 6’s main features: The best way to understand what Guitar Rig 6 is all about is to walk through how to use it. 5.5 Related Guides and Lessons: Guitar Rig 6 Features
