<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Rig	I-Application
is	O
an	O
amp	O
and	O
effects	O
modeling	O
software	B-Architecture
package	I-Architecture
developed	O
by	O
Native	O
Instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
software	I-Application
can	O
function	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	B-Application
application	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
for	O
other	O
software	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guitar	B-Application
Rig	I-Application
environment	O
is	O
a	O
modular	B-Architecture
system	O
,	O
providing	O
capabilities	O
for	O
multiple	O
amplifiers	O
,	O
effects	O
pedals	O
and	O
rack	B-Application
mounted	I-Application
hardware	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primarily	O
designed	O
for	O
electric	O
guitar	O
and	O
bass	O
,	O
the	B-Application
software	I-Application
uses	O
amplifier	O
modeling	O
to	O
allow	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
digital	B-General_Concept
signal	I-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
in	O
both	O
standalone	B-Application
and	O
DAW	B-General_Concept
environments	O
via	O
plug-in	B-Application
(	O
VST/DXi/RTAS/AU	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
software	I-Application
simulates	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
preamplifiers	O
,	O
cabinets	O
and	O
microphones	B-Application
under	O
pseudonyms	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
renaming	O
the	O
Shure	B-Algorithm
SM57	I-Algorithm
as	O
the	O
"	O
Dynamic	O
57	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
allows	O
customisation	O
of	O
module	B-Architecture
parameters	O
either	O
through	O
manipulation	O
of	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
MIDI	O
controller	O
or	O
employment	O
of	O
the	O
RigKontrol	O
foot	O
control	O
pedal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Settings	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
as	O
presets	B-General_Concept
and	O
exported	O
and	O
shared	O
with	O
other	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3	O
included	O
a	O
redesigned	O
interface	O
to	O
allow	O
improved	O
preset	O
categorisation	O
and	O
customised	O
interfaces	B-Application
for	O
"	O
live	O
"	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rig	O
Kontrol	O
is	O
a	O
foot-operated	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
MIDI	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
can	O
operate	O
Guitar	B-Application
Rig	I-Application
using	O
eight	O
switches	O
and	O
an	O
expression	O
pedal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
contained	O
only	O
six	O
switches	O
and	O
an	O
expression	O
pedal	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
interfacing	B-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Rig	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
macOS	B-Application
&	O
Windows	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
hardware/software	O
hybrid	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Rig	O
Kontrol	O
hardware	B-Architecture
preamp	O
and	O
foot	O
controller	O
feeding	O
into	O
the	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
software	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
drag-and-drop	O
interface	O
and	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
3	O
tube	O
amplifier	O
emulations	O
(	O
some	O
with	O
multiple	O
preamp	O
variations	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2	O
of	O
the	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
,	O
added	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
additional	O
amp	O
options	O
(	O
including	O
the	B-Application
software	I-Application
's	O
first	O
bass	O
amps	O
)	O
,	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
looping	B-Application
feature	O
,	O
and	O
expanded	O
the	O
Rig	O
Kontrol	O
hardware	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Rig	I-Application
3	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	B-Application
software	I-Application
independently	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
version	O
3	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
simulated	O
amplifier	O
logos	O
and	O
design	O
construction	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
version	O
3	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
generic	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Rig	I-Application
version	O
4	O
introduced	O
improved	O
cabinet	O
and	O
microphone	B-Application
modeling	O
software	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
"	O
Control	O
Room	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
greater	O
customisation	O
of	O
preamp	O
,	O
cabinet	O
and	O
microphone	B-Application
combinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
version	O
5	O
of	O
the	B-Application
software	I-Application
included	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Control	O
Room	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
sidechaining	O
within	O
the	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
6	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Rig	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
update	O
for	O
the	B-Application
software	I-Application
since	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
