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It also works on a mac in RS and in all other apps as a sound input device. Great for plugging in to record a riff so you won't forget it. I do not know whether it works that way on a PC but I can't imagine why not. I bought my extra cable on Amazon, but it's been a while. It's a bummer if you truly cannot get them anymore.. how do they expect player 2 to join in?

There are multiple and conflicting instructions on this site for mac users. I got confused by this as well. It would help to know which version of OSX you're using. There are also bogus RSinjector apps out there that just don't work at all, and there's no error message when it doesn't. Let us know if you've made any progress but FYI, I wasn't able to get it working as easily as on windows. I had to download Cherub Rock although all those other songs allegedly work, and I know that at least two of them work on windows. I also had no luck at all until I got the correct version of RSInjector.

Thanks for fixing my nomenclature and for the replies. I have not had much time lately to play, let alone get into RS with any depth. But I am still here and I appreciate the perspective. I plan on giving it a try this winter so I'll know firsthand how tough it is.

There are two common issues that are affecting the quality of CDLCs here, and I'd like to extend this request to anyone and everyone making CDLCs. I apologize if this is the wrong forum, and I realize that the best and most direct approach is to contact the developer, but in this case it's almost too much work, so while I work on my boilerplate replies, I'd just like to give everyone a heads up in case they're about to upload a "less-than-awesome" CDLC. I'm relatively new to guitar and extremely new to CDLCs but I have a few years experience as a bass and keyboard performer, studio engineer, and live sound tech, and I do know a little bit about guitar and mix processing, so I have some theories as to the mistakes that are being made. Please take a look at these tips in case any of the info is new to you. #1: Tones About a third of the CDLCs I download have... well, issues with tone. Here are some tips you should apply before attempting to create a custom tone. Connect your RT cable right to the guitar. Not everybody owns a tube screamer or a preamp. If you set up a tone so it sounds good on your pedal rig, it will most likely sound terrible on a guitar, which is what RS recommends and which most players are using. Don't forget that there are EQ controls inside some pickups.Do not use the tone controls on your guitar, or ask us to. This kills RS's note detection, and not all guitars have taps or tone pots. There are EQs in the tone editor.If your guitar is so equipped, try to use the bridge pickup for lead and the neck for rhythm. This also relates to note detection. RS uses harmonics to tell what string/note you're playing.Do not use a hollowbody, acoustic, short-scale, or other "exotic" instrument while developing tones. They sound different to begin with, and also have different harmonics that can affect detection. If that's all you've got, refrain from making significant tone changes or have a buddy with a "normal" guitar help you.If you have any doubt at all, just use the default tone. It sounds great on quite a few songs.Regardless of your level of expertise, get an honest and competent friend to check the sound for you. Many of these are just so far off I can't stomach playing through. Yes, you can use the tone stick under some circumstances, but there is a limited number of slots.If you've adjusted any control (with some exceptions like fuzz or overdrive) in any plugin to the extreme end of its range, consider very carefully whether you've attempted to reach the tone in the wrong way. There could be a more appropriate signal chain.Don't make a tone that's "better than the original." This is subjective, and it usually isn't.If you are an extremely skilled guitarist, remember that the overwhelming majority of RS players cannot control muting as well as you and that your "all the way to eleven" tone will disappear in a sickening mess of fret and handling noise and 60Hz hum for everyone else here.Remember that playing technique varies widely from song to song. Picking position, fretting, palm muting, and strumming style all contribute greatly to the timbre of a guitar's voice. Try to watch the original video and make sure you're playing the instrument appropriately before you then go on to tweak the sound. If you're unfamiliar with a guitarist you may be trying to achieve with stomp boxes what naturally comes out of his/her fingertips.In most cases, if you search the web for "so-and-so's guitar rig," you'll find a precise rundown of what they use, and can get a very good clue to how to replicate it in RS. If not, you'll find a competent guitarist's guess at the very least. #2: pitch. About 10%-25% of the CDLCs I've downloaded are so far off in pitch that they're truly unpleasant to listen to, and it is difficult to play to a song that's not in tune, particularly when bending. Here are some tips for getting the pitch right: Please don't use audio from YouTube, like many tutorials describe. Legal issues aside, YT compresses the heck out of audio and this will also result in a transcode; and you're also trusting that the person who ripped it originally didn't screw it up. In addition, off-tuning songs fools YT's copyright police software, and many uploaders intentionally screw with the pitch or tempo of songs for this reason.Don't transcode at all. Bit rates are sensitive to distortion when transcoding, and there is always a possibility the result will be a few cents off.Don't use CD ripping software if you don't know how it works. There are options in most ripping software for sample rate conversion that can affect pitch.Don't trust your ears. Not everyone can tell by ear that a whole song is out of pitch. You have to know what to listen for. Learn how to use a strobe tuner (you can download one for your phone). Ask multiple people to help you check. If your ears are all you've got, play the CD alongside your CDLC and listen for flanging or "fattening." Listen to your editor's MIDI playback if that is an option (and make sure you've got the right tuning).If you are ripping from tape, vinyl, video, or any other source, remember that all of these types of sources can go out of pitch and must be calibrated periodically.Don't use a cheap sound card. Some plug-in USB sound interfaces have horrible clock accuracy. Sometimes the driver affects clock speed and dropped samples in response to your video card's settings. Laptops and their many integrated peripherals seem to be notorious for pitch issues. Ripping direct from a CD does not require any processing of the audio by your hardware.Don't forget to tune your guitar meticulously while you develop your CDLC. If your ax is out of tune, you won't notice that the song is out of pitch. If you're a relatively new guitarist, remember that your playing might be a little sharp due to your fretting force.Don't forget that some songs were not recorded in A=440. Try your best to make sure you're in the same tuning as the original.I am very grateful to everyone who's taken the significant time and effort to upload CDLCs so please don't take this as needless griping. I would like to help everyone here who is working to expand the customs universe and as my RSCT skills grow I will certainly lend my assistance to anyone who asks.

Problem solved. There are several download links on this and other forums that list exactly the same instructions, but it is important to not get a bogus build of RSInjector. The one linked in the aforementioned thread works*. The three or four that I tried thus far, including one I built from source, will not work. All they do is bounce and exit. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. * creation date is Nov 26, 2013

A thread from last November looked promising, but a solution was never found. When I follow the prevailing instructions, RSInjector launches and bails. It doesn't matter if I run it wiith/without Steam or with/without RS running. CDLCs are in the right place, afaik, but don't show up. Is RSI supposed to do anything when it launches? I keep reading "you have to launch RS through RSInjector," but I don't know what that means. I do know that neither app will accept the other one being dropped on it. So is anyone actually using RS on Mavericks, and if you did, have you ever seen this before?