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GuitarPort or Guitar Rig?
harvey danger:
Purchasing decision time!
GuitarPort or Guitar Rig 3(Kontrol/Session)?
There's a pretty obvious price gap.
I'm pretty sure I remember reading that MaSu uses the GuitarPort. Can it be plugged into an amp? The description says you can only plug into your computer and then connect to speakers or headphones. Which isn't bad, but I'd like to be able to use those effects with my amp, since I don't have a PA. I remember reading good things about it from people on here.
If not, then, that's what makes Guitar Rig enticing - not only does it plug into the computer, but then you can run that through an amp or PA, as well. I have a special email deal that allows me to buy Guitar Rig Session and get the Software Edition free with it (so it's about $249 instead of twice that). However, then I don't get the foot control. I also haven't heard anything from people I know about this software, so I don't know how good it is. There's also the issue of whether or not my computer is fast enough to run it without too much latency.
There's also Amplitube, but I haven't heard much about that from... well, anyone, anywhere. :P
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Niccho:
Go for Guitar Port and get a separate effectboard for your amp. You can get Digitech GNX 3 (which is extremely awesome) for much less than $200 if you can still find one. That way you'd have an awesome recording stuffs and live stuffs :)
Somehow running guitar effects through a computer software doesnt seem like a good idea on a gig..
harvey danger:
--- Quote from: Niccho on December 03, 2008, 05:23:24 pm ---Go for Guitar Port and get a separate effectboard for your amp. You can get Digitech GNX 3 (which is extremely awesome) for much less than $200 if you can still find one. That way you'd have an awesome recording stuffs and live stuffs :)
Somehow running guitar effects through a computer software doesnt seem like a good idea on a gig..
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I read that it works well if you've got a good laptop. Mine's somewhat dated, though, so you're right, it doesn't sound like such a good idea. Although! If I wind up buying new RAM for my computer it might help a bit. :)
I should note, recording is more important to me than playing live, so I'm leaning more towards GuitarPort. I'm just worried about then being disappointed about not having the same for live and jamming and stuff.
Niccho, do you have a link to a page for the GNX3? My usual site doesn't seem to sell them anymore (but still sells a power supply for the GNX2? :P ). I'm usually a little wary of multi-effects pedals.
megashroom°:
For recording I suggest you go for a Line 6 POD Studio.
http://line6.com/podstudio/index.html?utm_source=Line6Index&utm_medium=Navigation&utm_campaign=podstudio+CenterFlash
You can use the headphones-plug to get the sound out of your amp.
And... *tadaa* You can use the POD studio through the Guitar Rig software.
At least you can with the older version called TonePort. I guess you can use the Guitar Rig through POD Farm and Gearbox too (the Line 6 software).
I think that both GuitarPort/TonePort/POD Studio and Guitar Rig sounds great. I have not really tried out Guitar Rig that much though.
Niccho:
--- Quote from: Harvey Danger on December 03, 2008, 05:34:29 pm ---
--- Quote from: Niccho on December 03, 2008, 05:23:24 pm ---Niccho, do you have a link to a page for the GNX3? My usual site doesn't seem to sell them anymore (but still sells a power supply for the GNX2? :P ). I'm usually a little wary of multi-effects pedals.
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I actually bought mine from Thomann which is an european store and they dont seem to sell GNX3 anymore. Cheap multieffects pedals are usually total suxorz but the more expensive ones like the GNX series (GNX3 was originally like $350 or more but i got mine when they were selling the last ones out of stock) or Boss GT series are very much awesome and good. Just go for guitarport (or POD studio it looks awesome) and get separate effects for the amp. GuitarRig would anyways sound way different through an amp than through normal speakers or headphones.
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