MID: Sets the filter frequency with the slider at its middle position. MIN: Sets the filter frequency with the slider set all to the left. LP-BP-HP: Controls the mix between embedded low, band and high pass filterĭRY: Controls the dry/wet amount of the effect. STEREO: Activates true stereo processing for this module.

Furthermore, below we see can see the following parameters. The Real Wah effect is based on a custom wah-wah pedal that became an instant success when it appeared in the late ’90s.įollowing this further, the upper part of the interface is a representation of the wah-wah pedal and it can move by the mouse to left or right. The picture above shows a closer look at the wah effect. You can engage it just by dragging and dropping it onto the main part of the Guitar Rig 5 interface. Specifically, the wah-wah effect which we are going to use is located in the “Filters” section. Guitar Rig 5 interface houses sections with various effects on its left side.

So let’s start by adding a fresh instance of Guitar Rig 5 to the channel which is containing the above mentioned electric guitar riff. So in the next tutorial, we will guide you through its interface, parameters and all that followed by a couple of audio examples.įor the purpose of this tutorial, we have made a sequence in the SoundBridge: DAW that contains all the elements of the full track including the solo electric guitar riff. One of the solutions I favourize the most is the wah-wah effect incorporated in Guitar Rig 5 by Native Instruments. The evolution of technology in audio production brought a wide variety of digital effects mimicking the old analog ones, and one of them is also the famous wah-wah effect.

Moreover, it is mimicking the human voice saying the onomatopoeic name “wah-wah”. A wah-wah pedal (or simply wah pedal) is a type of electric guitar effects pedal that alters the tone and frequencies of the guitar signal to create a distinctive sound.

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