On the kemper FB as well ...its sweet because he came from another piece of gear that he said had a lot of parameters that didn't need to be there
http://www.guitarworld.com/fea…-small-rig-possible/25124
Genexus, the new record from industrial metal vets Fear
Factory, is a concept album about the increasing hybridization of
technology and humanity—and guitarist Dino Cazares says that their
technologically advanced approach to recording the album fell right in
line with its concept.
“Aside from two days in a studio recording live drums, we recorded
everything direct to Pro Tools in a bedroom in my house,” he says with a
laugh. “I don’t know if that disappoints people or not, but that’s the
way we did it. This is where we are today with music technology. The
‘bedroom hobby’ stuff is now professional shit!”
A longtime adherent of profiling amplifiers, Cazares says he used a
Kemper Power Rack for all of the album’s guitar tracks. “With my Kemper,
I’m able to profile all the heads I have—the Soldanos, the Diesels, the
Engls, the EVHs, the Marshalls, all that stuff. I used a combination of
tones on this record, an original EVH mixed with Marshalls. And the
beauty of technology these days is that you can download any cabinet
that you want, and experiment with all sorts of cabinets and mic
positions. We just picked out the cabinets we wanted, and—boom!—we
recorded direct.”
Cazares primarily used his Ibanez DCM100 signature seven-string
baritone on Genexus, though his Ibanez Custom Shop RGA8 eight-string
baritone makes an appearance on the song “Soul Hacker.” He says that,
these days, the two guitars, a backup seven-string and the Kemper are
all he needs for touring as well as recording.
“Financially, it makes the most sense for us to take the least amount
of equipment on tour as possible; plus, there’s less stuff that can get
stolen. I laugh at all these bands that are spending so much money
taking all these cabinets, all these heads and all these racks with them
on tour. I mean, if you can afford to do it, go for it; but technology
has made it possible to leave all that stuff at home!”
AXOLOGY:
GUITARS: Ibanez DCM100 signature seven-string baritone
and Ibanez Custom Shop RGA8 eight-string baritone, both with Seymour
Duncan signature Retribution pickups
AMPS/EFFECTS: Kemper Power Rack
STRINGS: D’Addario NYXL .010–.054 (seven-string) and .010–.064 (eight-string)