Using Rocksmith Real Tone cable with Guitar Rig 5 Wardies. Note: there’s a rumor afoot that the newest incarnation of the tone cable works better with USB 3 ports. This link may help you to set it up for better latency substituting Audition for Guitar Rig. Plugged the tone cable into that, the device was suddenly now recognized, and voila–I’m off to master Bush’s “Machinehead”.
I quickly traced the issue to the cable not working with my laptop’s USB 3.0 ports (it appeared as a non-working “hocksmit” device under Windows’ device manager).Īfter much fiddling around, I took a run down the street to the casino-themed Fry’s Electronics and bought the cheapest portable USB 2.0 hub I could find ($6.99). So, program downloaded, bass at the ready, I launched the game, only to find out that it couldn’t “hear” my guitar over the known-working Real Tone cable I’d brought with me. I felt a little foolish in the process, but Vegas is the perfect place for such money-wasting foolishness, and I reasoned that if I weren’t using my time to practice my bass, I’d likely lose a lot more money downstairs in the casino practicing my blackjack. After failing to get the PS3 I’d lugged along working with the hotel’s TV system, I decided to bite the bullet and re-buy Rocksmith 2014 for my laptop. While attending CES, I decided to use the downtime to bring along my bass and electric guitars and try to get some much-needed practice time in. This is one of those “Posting of my strange technical troubles so that anyone in the same situation might find it and save some time” posts.