When I added a cleaner Guitar Rig preset to an FM synth patch, the stars aligned and the best of both worlds seemed to come together right before my ears. While I was aware that plenty of guitarists use more subtle amounts of distortion to give their instruments more character, I never considered what applying those same affects to a synth would do. This is probably why I never thought to use guitar rig for a more subtle lo-fi effect. Of course, when I think guitar amp, I usually think of heavy guitar distortion. Guitar amps, cabinets, and the kinds of additional effects you would find in Guitar Rig, all affect sounds in a similar fashion as any other distortion or saturation plugin. I don’t know why I never considered using a guitar amp emulation to produce the same results. This produces a sound that is either pleasing to the ear, or creates a particular mood. After all, plugins like Trash 2, tape emulation plugins, or vinyl emulation effects all add distortion to provide a kind of saturation or reduction in perceived quality. I’ve known for some time that distortion is at the heart of what creates the classic “lo-fi” sound that so many people love. Honestly, I was hoping for something more aggressive, but I ended up learning that guitar amp emulations sound great with a more mellow FM synth patches. I was combining different synth patches from FM8 with different Guitar Rig 5 presets. This began with a simple exercise in sound design. Today I made a laid back beat with some elements of lo-fi hip-hop.
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