Aurora DSP Rhino
Guitar Amp Plugin
Cross the Borders of Guitar Sound
A powerful guitar plugin that rises to the challenge.
From delicate, clean tones, all the way to the heaviest wall of sound filling the entire mix.
Rhino advances a proven formula, containing everything that's needed to achieve a wide spectrum of guitar sound, all within a single plugin.
What's Inside
7 sections for virtually unlimited range of sounds.
Each section can be expanded, revealing more controls, additional sub-sections and options.
With all that, the Main Window stays clear and simple, allowing you to quickly make general adjustments.
Input
Gate, gain knob, 3 different signal characteristics, and a high-pass filter.
Expanded
- Dial in the gate's attack and release times
- Select the low-pass filter's slope
- Choose between 3 different input signal characteristics
Preamp
4 drive models, 4 effects, and a tone stack.
Expanded
- Pick from 2 styles for each of the drive models
- Add a limitless amount of screaming input gain with SCREAM
- Tighten up the sound without changing the gain structure using BRUTE
- Crush the distortion with FUZZ
- Control the dynamics with PUSH
- Set the mix of the whole preamp section
EQ
4-band fully adjustable graphic equalizer.
Expanded
- Tone matching - 3 presets for matching your tone to the most popular contours
- Pick one of them and adjust the amount of correction
PWR / IR
Power amp sub-section with 3 tone characters.
Expanded
- Resonance, presence and HOT controls
- IR panel for real-time mixing of 4 different Impulse responses
- Choose from custom Rhino IRs or simply throw in your own favorite IRs and find out how they sound together
- You can also export the IR that you've just created
Mod FX
Flanger, chorus, and phaser. Fully adjustable and synchronizable.
Time FX
Echo, delay, and two reverbs (algorithmic and convolution).
Pick from 3 types of delay and check out custom IRs prepared especially for Rhino's convolution reverb.
Out
A low-end dynamics controller, a limiter, and a fader.
Standalone
There is no need to open your DAW to use Rhino. We care about guitar players that simply want to have easy to use rig at fingertips. That is why we are providing standalone version of the plugin.
Easy and Advanced
The Main Window is a hub for quick, all-around changes to the sound.
Pick a preset, change a few main parameters and you're ready to go.
Expanded sections unveil the true power of Rhino, revealing options and parameters that open up a whole new world of guitar sound.
Aurora Impulse Responses
16 custom IRs in 4 different packs are included, created especially for Rhino.
A wide variety of tones chosen to complement each other perfectly to make the best out of the 4-file XY panel.
Tuner
Fast, accurate, simple.
State Recall
Try new tones without looking back.
Quickly compare the changes you've just made. Globally or for each ne-section separately
Artist Preset Packs
Play within seconds using an array of presets curated especially for Rhino by musicians and producers like Scott Eliot and Taylor Danke.
Fully Scalable, Responsive UI
L4k UI - fully scalable UI, just as readable on a 4k TV as on a smartphone. Designed with simple, intuitive control in mind.
Dark Mode and Vibrant Colors
Two UI modes to choose from and a color theme that changes with the preamp.
System Requirements
- Intel or AMD CPU
- Free iLok account and iLok License Manager
- iLok Machine, iLok Cloud, and iLok USB licensing methods are supported
Plugin Formats
AAX Native, AU, and VST3
User Manual