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Guitar Rig Kontrol is the ultimate all-in-one guitar and bass solution. Simply connect your guitar with your computer via the enhanced Rig Kontrol 3 foot pedal and you are ready to go. The on-board studio-quality soundcard routes the signal to your speakers, while the software grants you access to an incredible number of perfectly modeled classic amps, cabinets, mics and effects - all arranged in a super-simple drag-and-drop rack format. Any style, any time - the perfect solution for professional studio and live setups.

• Software - Guitar Rig Kontrol comes with the full version of the Guitar Rig 4 Pro software: 14 amps, 25 cabinets and 48 effects all emulated in stunning detail. It packs the 'Matched Cabinet' feature that offers tried and true classic combinations of amps and cabinets allowing you to spend more time playing and less time creating your tone. Plus, the brand new Control Room: With just a few fader moves you can create the sound of professional studio recordings that will definitely cut through the mix.
• Hardware - Guitar Rig Kontrol arrives with stylish black Rig Kontrol 3 for even greater synergy between player and software. With eight switches and a sturdy pedal, the real-time control of any parameter within Guitar Rig 4 is no different than using pedal effects. Integrated into the Rig Kontrol 3 is a high-end audio interface featuring crystal-clear 192 kHz, 24 bit-quality analog-to-digital converters, meaning Guitar Rig Kontrol sounds pristine, and yet is tough and robust enough to thrive in any studio or on any stage.

Features

• Rig Kontrol 3 foot controller with Audio/MIDI interface
• Instrument input and stereo line/headphone output
• 14 supreme-sounding guitar and bass amps
• Brand new Control Room module offers carefully tweaked professional mikings for unparalleled studio tones.
• New Matched Cabinets (version 4) offers a harmonized speaker setup for every single amp
• 48 perfectly modelled guitar effects including distortions, flangers, choruses, tremolos, wah-wahs, pitch shifting, delays and reverbs
• lus premium features like the loop machine and powerful modifiers.
• New Master Effect section retains reverberation and delays while changing presets
• Improved preset browser with extensive search functions and KORE 2 format compatibility
• more than 250 brand new, high-quality presets for all genres
• True stereo processing for all components
• Cabinets & mics module with 17 guitar and six bass cabinets, four rotary speakers and nine microphones
• Integrated tuner, metronome and two tapedeck modules for easy recording
• Dedicated "Live View" for performing on stage
• All Guitar Rig 4 software versions are fully expandable with upcoming Guitar Rig Expansion Packs
• Rig Kontrol foot pedal now works as MIDI interface and MIDI controller (also for 3rd party applications)

Supported Drivers

• Mac OS X
  • Core Audio™
• Windows
  • ASIO® (recommended)
  • DirectSound™

Supported Platforms

• Mac OS X
  • stand-alone
  • VST®
  • Audio Units™
  • RTAS® (Pro Tools 7/8)
• Windows
  • stand-alone
  • VST®
  • RTAS® (Pro Tools 7/8)

System Requirements

• Mac
  • Mac OS 10.5
  • Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz
  • 1024 MB RAM
  • USB 2.0
• PC
  • Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista (32/64 bit)
  • Pentium/Athlon XP 1.4 GHz
  • 1024 MB RAM
  • USB 2.0