Each is a simple three-knob design with threshold, release and ratio (compressor) or range (gate).Ĭompression options include soft or hard knee, slow or fast attack (30ms or 3ms) and linear or logarithmic release curve. Solid Dynamics combines a compressor and a gate/expander. The filters are hidden in the foldaway tab at the bottom, along with preset management and factory presets. You can switch between the E- and G-type EQ curves, and you get +/- 20dB gain on the four main bands (a couple more dB than a real SSL). Solid EQ is a six-band design with two fully parametric midrange bands, high and low shelves with individual bell shape option, and high- and low-pass filters. The Guitar Rig shell can run as a VST, AU or RTAS plug-in, and even standalone.
Like NI's other studio effects, they have to be used within either the free Guitar Rig 5 Player or Guitar Rig 5 Pro, if you own it. NI's plug-ins are Solid Dynamics, Solid EQ and Solid Bus Compressor, and they're available singly (€99 each) or in the more competitively priced bundle that we're reviewing here. Understandably, the G EQ is viewed as more musical, while the E EQ is better suited to surgical tasks. In contrast, the G Series bandwidth is affected by gain, having the same sharp width as the E Series at the maximum, but becoming gradually broader as gain reduces. For a selected Q setting, the E Series has a constant bandwidth at all gains, so it can be quite precise at low gain. Free Software Friday is our regular Friday feature here at the dBs Music blog.Onto the peaking shapes. We dig the depths of the music production and media webosphere and discover what downloadable plugin freebies are worth double clicking each week. We've reached a point in time where replicating real instrument sounds through software is almost indistinguishable from the real thing, though these software emulations come at a price. However, in the case of Native Instruments' Guitar Rig 5, these amazing sounds can be sourced for nothing! Now before you get too excited, this is a stripped back version of NI's Guitar Rig 5 Pro, but that's not to say it lacks in sonic fidelity. Featuring one amp, 17 cabinet emulations and 13 effects and sound modifiers there's a range of classic tones at your fingertips, with the ability to drag and drop effects to the rack and create custom effect chains. Thanks to its modular platform, Guitar Rig 5 is expandable and can be bulked out with additional components from NI's library, many of which are not tailored for guitar but can be used to tweak your original sound. Utilities like a metronome, two tapedecks for recording and play-along, a tuner and a preset volume tool with dry/wet settings are also included to help fine tune your experience.
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