Posts by ColdFrixion

Quote from Monkey_Man

Agreed.

I could spend time tweaking a profile to make it more usable, though I'd rather start with a profile that's tailored for the pickups I'm using in the first place and minimize the time I spend tweaking.

Quote from GAME-OF-TONES

Audio (Soundcloud) clips on website demo'ing 2 profiles from each pack (one panned hard left ; one hard right) to give a taster of tones (profiles) provided ... If that's what you mean ?

Well, for instance, I was looking for samples of the Splawn Quick Rod and couldn't find any.

Quote from GAME-OF-TONES

Our packs are geared towards use with high output / active pickups ... If you're looking for aggressive tones

Do you have samples for all of the packs?

Quote from Michael_dk

I think the OP was talking about AMP SETTINGS, not the guitar used for the refining process.

Correct.

Quote from MentaL

#Update -- here is the dumble ods 50 im actively working with atm and thus did a quick comparison of the post refine process. Part 1 (profile 1) refined with the strat and Part 2 (Profile 2) is refined with my Ibanez Jem.

The difference isn't night and day. The Strat has more string definition and a bit less flub than the Ibanez. I'd be interested to hear the difference between a Strat (single coil) and Les Paul with Humbuckers.

Excellent! I'll check it out.

Quote from Ragnarok

I guess I could just bring the KPA with and try a bunch of different things and see what, if any, sound best.

Personally, I think that's a good idea. I mean, there's always the possibility that your KPA is simply screwed up, but I'd at least try a decent monitoring solution before throwing in the towel and opening a support ticket. Of course, I'd love to hear a sample of the unit. That would tell us a lot more about whether something's actually amiss in the KPA or if it's more than likely your monitoring.

Profile packs are often created with specific amp settings tailored for a specific guitar. However, I started thinking it might be really useful for commercial vendors to offer various profile packs of the same amp with settings tailored for different guitars and/or pickups(eg. Strat, Tele, Les Paul, etc.). Maybe I'm off base here, but I think the idea has some merit. For example, I'd be more interested in buying a profile pack tailored to a Les Paul (even if it's not my Les Paul) than a Strat. It's just an idea.

Quote from Zapman

Not available to watch in the US by uploader.

There's usually more than one uploader on YouTube:

Quote from spaztikcamel

Hey guys

I am preparing to head to the studio to take a few songs for my band from demo form to radio ready.

I have a half decent home studio and I am thinking I may be able to save some studio time by doing my guitar takes at home with the kemper and bringing them into the studio. giving me more time in studio to perfect vocals etc.

This will be my first experience in a professional recording environment so, is this a good idea or will the producer tell me i'm off my head and to scrap those takes and do it in studio?

Would the same be able to be said for the bass lines?

(I figured this would have been asked before but searching didn't show much)

thanks

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If the tracks are well played and sound good, it shouldn't be an issue. Obviously timing is important. Per your hunch, recording these at home can definitely save time which translates to saving money. I say give it a shot, but use a drum or click track. If the producer feels the tracks aren't up to par, they'll tell you so.

Quote from Ragnarok

Am having a hell of a time recording anything. I know this is pretty stone age but I've never recorded anything directly to a computer before (then why the hell did you buy a kemper... I know). Any suggestions would be appreciated .

What issue(s) are you having specifically? I run a pair of cables from the output of the Kemper into my audio interface and record the output via my DAW.

Quote from schreckmusic

This is awesome! What is you interface and daw?

Thanks, schreck!

I use a Focusrite Saffire PRO 14, and my DAW of choice is Samplitude(version 11).

Mac Sabbath:

Quote from Ragnarok

Also something I've noticed, this thin fizzy sound is all to do with the distortion. Dial it back to little or none, and most profiles sound pretty good. The farther I push the distortion knob the the thinner and less dynamic the tone is. If I start with a clean say '68 super lead and turn the overdrive dial up halfway it sounds worse than a medium gain super lead profile (still, medium gain does not sound good, just not as bad)

Can you record a sample?

Quote from boca76

Nice man!

Thanks, boca!

Quote from KD

Sounding fantastic!!

Much thanks, KD!!

Quote from Zapman

Now that was a soothing melodic treat there! Thanks for making my morning........

My pleasure, Zap! Thanks for listening and commenting!

Quote from Ragnarok

Have compared my set up with YouTube videos of exact same profile, set the same way afaik, using same guitar, and mine always sounds fizzier.

Fizz is up around 5.5kHz - 6kHz. Notch it out.

Quote from Ragnarok

Is anyone aware of different ways to thicken up the gain sounds? I'm stuck there, in line6 territory, my 78 jmp laughing at me from across the room. The higher I roll the gain (5 and up) the less realistic it sounds. Not looking specifically for high gain sounds, just want a few available if need be.

To thicken high gain try boosting the mids a bit. Anywhere between 300Hz - 650Hz. That's the meat.

I'm not into this style of metal, but the tone is good.

Quote from Ragnarok

Sounds way worse with head phones. Did reinitialize output settings. Everything just got a few dB louder. Am going to try some flat response speakers, hopefully that'll do the trick.

I have a feeling that'll work.

Quote from Raoul23

Nice one

Thanks, Raoul!