Using NI's Guitar Rig 3 Session I/O

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Using NI's Guitar Rig 3 Session I/O

Just got Native Instrument's audio interface Guitar Rig 3 Session I/O. It sounds great with headphones but I can't get a sound through to Garageband 3 (which I'm using with my G4 1.5 Mhz running 10.4.11). Guitar Rig shows up in the Audio Unit modules and the FX are listed. It shows a signal coming through to the Real Instrument track, but there's no sound--not with headphones, not through the stereo. The volume slider is greyed out. And the volume on Guitar Rig has no effect.

Anyone know how to make this work?

Cheers,

GB

PowerBook G4 Pismo 550 Mhz, 100 GB HDD/7200, 1 GB RAM, OS 10.4.11, Mac OS X (10.4.11), PowerBook G4 12" Superdrive w OS 10.4.10

Posted on Dec 18, 2009 1:50 PM

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Answer 1

WarriorAnt

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Dec 18, 2009 4:39 PM in response to gblunt99

You went to Systems Preference>Sound>Output>Headphones?

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Lust

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Dec 18, 2009 11:01 PM in response to gblunt99

I'm a little confused if you just got Session and it's version 3, since GR Session is version 4...and has been on sale for some time at MF and Guitar Center cheap.

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WarriorAnt

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Dec 19, 2009 1:24 AM in response to Lust

I'm using Guitar rig 4 also. I like it. I don't run a guitar thru it though.

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gblunt99 Author

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Dec 19, 2009 5:55 AM in response to WarriorAnt

Thanks for your responses. Yes, the output was set to headphones.

Sorry for the confusion. The interface is actually called Guitar Rig Session. The reason I got confused was that it came with Guitar Rig 3 XE software included.

If you're not using Guitar Rig for guitar, are you using it for voice? The mic input with mine seems to put everything through guitar processing. I can't see any vocals setting.

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WarriorAnt

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Dec 19, 2009 9:34 AM in response to gblunt99

I use it to process loops on real inntrument tracks, and to process synthesizers on software tracks.
I like to experiment a lot.

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Lust

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Dec 19, 2009 4:19 PM in response to gblunt99

The only reason I mentioned V4 with your Session IO is that you said you just got it.

If you did then it should have come with version 4.

4 has been out awhile.

However, I still see some vendors selling Session bundled with 3.0.

I assume to get rid of the stock.

But I never noticed them mentioning that fact.

So you might want to check with NI or your vendor and see if they will give you version 4 of GR light or let you return it.

Not sure what you paid, but Session IO Full with V4 sells for $129.00 in the US.

Nothing wrong with 3 but I prefer 4.

As far as your issue goes....

Will need more info on exactly what you are doing...?

The greyed out volume slider is normal since you are controlling the level with your Session interface.

But I can't tell what GB settings, type of track and type of input you are using.

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gblunt99 Author

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Dec 19, 2009 5:39 PM in response to Lust

I paid $129d--but I wanted to get 3 because I was intending to use it with my Pismo 550 Mhz G4. It loaded alright, but it asked me to upgrade, and as soon as I did that it wouldn't work on the Pis. So I transferred everything to the 12" G4, which would probably run 4.

I fiddled with the different settings, but I don't know what I'm doing. Have to say, with every sound software I've used by far the most frustrating thing was the most basic--the audio/midi settings. I don't really understand why, if software can "see" the interface, and can register the signal, why it can't also just switch the settings to whatever might be required. It was the same with Pro Tools, same with Garageband come to that. I always end up spending a week with it, get nowhere, and end up putting it on the shelf. And it's not that I'm computer dumb--been using Macs and PCs for twenty years with all sorts of different software. I can take em apart and soup em up, but sound software always makes me crazy.

I guess I'll have to spend more time with it.

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Lust

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Dec 20, 2009 9:14 AM in response to gblunt99

Well it doesn't know what input and type of input you want to use and how you want to monitor that input, etc.

From your original post it sounds like everything is fine since you are seeing a signal on the track.

I assume it's a real instrument track.

Simple stuff first...

Monitor is on in the input selection pane?

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gblunt99 Author

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Dec 20, 2009 9:18 AM in response to Lust

That's right, it's a real instrument track with the monitor on.

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Lust

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Dec 20, 2009 10:03 AM in response to gblunt99

I am assuming you are using an electric guitar.

If you create a software instrument track and drag a loop on to the track can you hear that?

Not sure what you meant when you said "not through the stereo".

Does that mean when you select another output in GB's preferences? Not sys prefs.

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