Hi All,
I have an incredibly basic and probably stupid question, but I wasn't able to google my way out of it: what is the difference bet ween a rig and a profile?
Cheers,
JM
difference profile and rig
- janmarten
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A profile is the profiled stack (amp / cab).
A rig is a profile plus all the pre and post effects (stomps) and specific rig settings like e.g. Rig Tempo.
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Yes,
technically a profile is the snapshot made of an amp/cab/mic/desk eq/etc.
A rig is where you take that profile, possibly tweak settings, add effects etc and save it.
So they could be identical if the profile has been saved and not altered/added to but in most cases people use Rigs which have their choice of Verbs or EQ tweaks.
In most cases the terms are used to mean the same thing, a saved rig built from the profile of an amp.
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"A complete signal chain comprising amplifier, guitar cabinet and potentially multiple effects is called a “Rig”." (first line of the manual, oops)
Hey, we all miss stuff.
I always think of the Profile as just the amp and cab and the rig is with any effects ( in my simple brain), but peopel will use the terms fairly interachangeably
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Rig and Profile are used synomomously by just about everyone. You will see posts here where people use both terms and mean the same thing.
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Rig and Profile are used synomomously by just about everyone. You will see posts here where people use both terms and mean the same thing.
Which doesn't make it more correct.
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Which doesn't make it more correct.
Just like the "ain't" vs the "isn't".
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Just like the "ain't" vs the "isn't".
That ain't true, isn't it?
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Some are even using "preset" or "program" instead of "Rig"....
I guess, there is no way around using precise terminology. That's why these terms are explained in the very first chapter of the Main Manual.
