The The Gibson Dark Fire Les Paul Electric Guitar gives you an infinite number of tonal possibilities to let you change your tone to match your environment, combining classic Les Paul form with brand new function.
The new DarkFire Les Paul from Gibson is simply the most advanced guitar system ever developed. In fact, many of the technological advances on the Dark Fire were inconceivable a few years ago. Imagine the ability to change your guitar's tone to better match your environment. Everything is here to give you a new, stunning level of tonal and functional freedom that allows you the uninhibited release of your creative potential.
Gibson DarkFire: The Most Versatile Tone Monster Ever Made!
The Robot Interface Pack (RIP) is the Dark Fire's conduit for Chameleon Tone Technology and amazing tonal versatility. Whether you're using it in a live setting or in the studio, the Dark Fire's RIP lets you realise the full potential of Chameleon Tone Technology, and achieving every sonic landscape imaginable.
Dark Fire ships with Guitar Rig 3 and Ableton Live
In addition to the RIP itself, each guitar comes with easy-to-install software with pro-quality low-latency driver to process the Dark Fire through a large library of effects, all of which is packaged with a Gibson-modified version of the popular Guitar Rig 3 processing software. Through the RIP's connection capabilities, you can route these effects to your live outputs, your recorded outputs, or both. Tap into Guitar Rig 3's versatile selection of effects box, amplifier and speaker emulations, and instantly achieve the most desired guitar tones in the history of popular music. Naturally, DarkFire owners will also be able to connect to the internet through their RIPs to download firmware updates, along with upgraded functions and software features as they become available.
Immediately take advantage of Dark Fire’s radical digital capabilities with the easy-to-install software package that comes standard with every Dark Fire ? including a full version of Native Instruments’ Guitar Rig 3, the most popular guitar effects software ever sold, and Ableton Live 7 Gibson Studio Edition, an exclusive, Gibson-only version of the celebrated virtual studio software. The Dark Fire also includes a professional-quality, low-latency driver that allows you to use any software you already own.
These two popular professional and comprehensive software packages have been tightly integrated with the functionality of the new Gibson Dark Fire and the RIP interface in a way that creates a seamless, easy-to-use platform, thus delivering the most powerful and mobile guitar experience in the world, aptly capable of replacing a trunk full of gear with a laptop and enabling you to transport your entire sound arsenal with you wherever you go.
Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 Feature List
- 12 supreme-sounding guitar and bass amps, all perfectly emulated in stunning detail
- New matched cabinet module which provides tried-and-true classic sounds in seconds
- A total of 44 effects, including meticulously modeled stomp boxes, distortion and volume pedals, as well as other popular units
- A total of 18 guitar and six bass cabinets, four rotary speakers and nine microphones ? all based on popular vintage gear
- Highly flexible, intuitive and easy-to-use “rack” concept, with simple drag and drop operation
- Intelligent preset management for fast access to a huge selection of ready-to-play sounds for all styles of music
- All the essential guitar tools, including an integrated tuner, metronome and two tapedeck modules for easy recording
- Premium special features, including a loop machine for on-the-fly jamming, plus modifiers such as LFOs, step sequencers, envelope followers and multi-step envelopes for dynamic signal modulation
- Dedicated Live View for instant parameter assignment overview
- Dynamic Tube Response Technology, which delivers a profound sonic quality
Ableton Live 7 Gibson Studio Edition
The exclusive Gibson version of Ableton Live software dubbed Ableton Live 7 Gibson Studio Edition provides Dark Fire owners with the ability to record, play loops and perform every other function needed to play in any live or studio setting. Enjoy the benefits of using the same virtual studio software and stage solution package already used by hundreds of touring professionals all around the world.
New Gibson Dark Fire PC Audio Equipment
Gibson is already developing a range of audio equipment designed specifically to work with your new Dark Fire, some of which is scheduled for release in early 2009, including a small transmitter module designed to work with Bluetooth, allowing you the ability to connect wirelessly to your computer or laptop.
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Pre-Order Your Gibson Dark Fire Les Paul
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