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Description

Native Instruments Guitar Rig SESSION amp and effects modeling software delivers powerhouse tone for guitar players, bass players, and singer-songwriters at a down-to-earth price. The versatile Guitar Rig 4 software coupled with the portable, yet robust SESSION I/O audio interface is a potent combination of components”specially designed to let you easily record and process your guitar, bass, and vocals.

The Hardware

It may be small, but the USB-powered Guitar Rig SESSION I/O packs big, studio-quality sound, thanks to crystal-clear 24-bit/192 kHz converters. Built with a tough aluminum chassis, this go-anywhere box is built to last.

Thanks to the versatile SESSION I/O audio interface, you can also use Guitar Rig SESSION to record your vocals through the phantom-powered studio-quality microphone preamp. What's more, you can simultaneously record your guitar or bass using the additional Instrument/Hi-Z input. Record a tune in one take.

The Software

Guitar Rig SESSION contains the powerful Guitar Rig 4 ESSENTIAL software featuring 8 amazing amps for guitar and bass, 19 cabinets, 28 effects and many helper features”all in award-winning Guitar Rig sound quality. The package is rounded off by Cubase LE 4, KORE PLAYER, and POP DRUMS powered by KORE.

With 8 world-class amps, 27 inspiring and professional effects, plus numerous first-class "studio-ready" presets, everything is there to instantly capture your inspiration. All you need is your guitar, computer, and Guitar Rig SESSION to play and record perfect tones ” anytime and anywhere.

The Guitar Rig 4 Essential software not only covers your guitar needs. It also includes the Bass PRO amp which delivers great sounds for bass. Together with the featured cabinets and effects Guitar Rig 4 ESSENTIAL allows you to create a wide range of basstones. On the road, at home, or in the studio, just hook up your bass and dial in your individual tone from the amazing spectrum of sounds in Guitar Rig.
Native Instruments GUITAR RIG Session FULL
Native Instruments GUITAR RIG Session FULL
Native Instruments GUITAR RIG Session FULL

Features

Hardware
  • High-quality, portable USB 2.0 bus-powered audio interface with sturdy aluminium casing
  • 24-bit/192kHz quality, Cirrus Logic AD/DA converters
  • 2 balanced inputs: 1 Mic/Line/Hi-Z (phantom power supplied) and 1 Line/Hi-Z; individual gain controls with activity and clip LEDs
Software
  • 8 supreme-sounding guitar and bass amps plus 19 cabinets
  • Matched Cabinets offers a harmonized speaker setup for every single amp
  • 27 perfectly modeled guitar effects including distortions, flangers, choruses, tremolos, wah-wahs, pitch shifting, delays, and reverbs plus 2 powerful modifiers
  • Master Effect section retains reverberation and delays while changing presets
  • Improved preset browser with extensive search functions and KORE 2 format compatibility
  • More than 100 brand new, high-quality presets for all genres
  • True stereo processing for all components
  • 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
  • Includes Cubase LE 4 music workstation, KORE PLAYER, and POP DRUMS Powered by KORE

Specs

System Requirements
  • Mac: Mac OS X 10.4/10.5, G4 1.4 GHz or Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz, 512 MB RAM
  • PC: Pentium III or Athlon XP 1.4 GHz, 512 MB RAM
  • Both: USB 2.0 interface, DVD drive
Interfaces
  • Standalone, VST, Audio Units, RTAS under Pro Tools 7, ASIO, Core Audio, DirectSound
General Interface Specifications:
    Input (A/D):
    • 2 Channels
    • Sampling rate: 44.1, 48, 96, 192kHz
    • Bit resolution: 16, 24
    • Converter: Cirrus Logic
    Output (D/A):
    • 2 Channels
    • Sampling Rate: 44.1, 48, 96, 192kHz
    • Bit resolution: 16, 24
    • Converter: Cirrus Logic
    Input Specifications:
      Line:
      • Impedance: 44kOhms unbalanced & balanced
      • Full scale level (max. gain): -2.19dBu
      • Maximum input level: +15dBu
      • THD + N: 0.008%
      • SNR: 96.2dB
      • Frequency response: 10 - 40000Hz, -1dB
      Microphone:
      • Impedance: 4.8 kOhms balanced
      • Full scale level (max. gain): -46dBu
      • Maximum input level: 0dBu
      • THD + N: 0.008%
      • SNR: 100dB
      • Frequency response: 10 - 40000Hz, +0/-1dB
      • Equivalent input noise: -128 dBu
      Instrument:
      • Impedance: 1 MOhm unbalanced
      • Full scale level (max. gain): -8.3 dBu
      • Maximum input level: +9 dBu unbalanced
      • THD + N: 0.008%
      • SNR: 95.9dB
      • Frequency response: 10 - 40000Hz, -1 dB
      Output specifications:
        Line:
        • Impedance: 100 ohms unbalanced, 200 ohms balanced
        • Maximum output level: +6dBu
        • SNR: 100dB
        • THD + N: 0.008%
        • Frequency response: 10 - 40000Hz, +0/-1 dB
        Headphone:
        • Impedance: 8... 600 Ohms
        • Maximum output level: 1,67 Veff at 100 ohm
        • SNR: 98.2dB
        • THD + N: 0.008 %
        • Frequency response: 10 - 45000Hz, -0.5d

        Reviews

        4.5

        4 Reviews

        0%

        of respondents would recommend this to a friend

        Reviewed by 4 customers

        • The sound is good, as long as you already have recording software..

          4

          submitted15 years ago

          byRyan

          fromGrand Rapids MN

          I purchased this product after reading all the good reviews and hearing good things about it from the workers at Guitar Center. The interface and modeling features were simple to install and work good. The KORE drums wont work no matter what i try, and the cubase disk is absolutely worthless. There is no product key for it and Ive been trying to get an answer from both Native Instruments and Steinberg tech support. Both companies are leading me in circles and avoiding the problem. Needless to say, if you need support with your product you wont get it from them. So as long as you have software already installed, the sounds you get from this are amazing. But if you're planning to get this package and have everything ready to record, youd be better off looking elsewhere.

        • Awesome piece of equipment..

          5

          submitted16 years ago

          byMatt

          fromLos Angeles, CA

          This is a great price for an awesome set of recording equipment. Take it from someone who had absolutely NO experience with recording and audio interfaces, This thing is easy to use, and really has killer quality. You can totally record great demos with just what's inside the box. Guitar Rig 3 has TONS of effects plugins and Cubase is just easy to use and navigate. Not to mention Youtube has all the tutorial vids you'd ever need. Buy this!

        • Spectacular Tone!

          4

          submitted16 years ago

          byAnderson

          fromMichigan

          Got this for a revamp of my old recording setup. Simply amazed by the flexibility of the sound! Found only one quirky little bug with it! (A weird lag when i booted it up with garageband (mac) when trying to show a friend quickly. Protools runs way better! When i bought it i thought it was the full Guitar Rig 4 program, it not ,but in no way does it feel like a demo of the real thing! Just a few less presets and models. Not any great metal tones that ive found, but great for any other type of tone! (Santana, Weezer, British Invation, and on and on!) Only disappointment being that the preset library at Native Instruments website will not work with this software. Bummer. All in all a great piece of equipment! (Used on a macbook pro, into a dual amp setup (Crate VTX212 120w and a Vintage LabSeries L3 60w)

        • Low dollar, great sounds

          5

          submitted16 years ago

          byLoko Hank

          fromEvansville

          I've tried other guitar modeling software (Guitar Amp Pro, Amplitube, Line 6, SansAmp, etc.), but nothing sounds as good as Guitar Rig and Version 4 is even better than the previous releases. Major improvements are the JMP and Plexi emulators, the octave effect and the psychedelic delay. For the money, it can't be beat. My only wish is that the Session I/O had more inputs.

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