Error message: "Another Instance of Guitar Rig appears to be running........

TMilcich
TMilcich Member Posts: 17 Member
in Guitar Rig & FX

I cannot fix this and GR won't work. I have tried running the Task Manager but GR does not show up as running,

HELP!!!!!

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  • TMilcich
    TMilcich Member Posts: 17 Member
    edited March 7 Answer ✓

    I appreciate your answer. My issue was with GR5 Pro. I purchased GR7 Pro, installed it and the issue went away. You can still get this message if you manually start GR while it is already running. With GR5 I was getting the message after running GR then opening up my DAW (Mixcraft 10 Pro) and using GR as a plug in. It works fine now with GR 7.
    Thanks

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  • mykejb
    mykejb Moderator Posts: 2,272 mod

    Are you running GR standalone or in a DAW? If it's inside a DAW be aware that two instances will give you the same error message.

  • TMilcich
    TMilcich Member Posts: 17 Member

    I've had GR since 2012. Started with 3 then 4 then 5. I use the Rig 3 controller. I use it stand-alone and also with my recording software Mixcraft 10 Pro Studio. I have used both together for this whole time. All of a sudden I am plagued with interface issues. I just started getting this message yesterday. I have tried deleting the app but it won't let me because it says it's still running, even after closing all apps and restarting the computer. I finally got it working stand-alone. However, I have lost all my custom GR5 presets because I deleted the registry.

    I am beyond frustrated.

  • TMilcich
    TMilcich Member Posts: 17 Member

    I can now use GR 3 Controller for recording and playback in mixcraft. The plug-in VSTs fro GR also work. However as soon as I open the GR 5 app I can hear my guitar but it will not record on to Mixcraft. This is whe the error message comes up.

    Like I said earlier I have recorded many songs over the last 12 or so years using the combination of these 2 apps. I can't figure it out.

  • TMilcich
    TMilcich Member Posts: 17 Member

    I finally got this issue resolved.

  • soulflyer
    soulflyer Member Posts: 2 Newcomer
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/214359#Comment_214359

    How did you fix it?

  • soulflyer
    soulflyer Member Posts: 2 Newcomer

    In my case I was getting the message although there was no other instance running. I fixed it by deleting Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/Guitar Rig 7/Database/gr7dbLock. I don't know if this is safe to do, but it did work this time, so ermm, proceed with caution…

  • TMilcich
    TMilcich Member Posts: 17 Member
    edited March 7 Answer ✓

    I appreciate your answer. My issue was with GR5 Pro. I purchased GR7 Pro, installed it and the issue went away. You can still get this message if you manually start GR while it is already running. With GR5 I was getting the message after running GR then opening up my DAW (Mixcraft 10 Pro) and using GR as a plug in. It works fine now with GR 7.
    Thanks

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