Posts by MuddySludge

Sounds Great what's the volume on the guitar? I think Kenny was running his about 6-7 to deprive the signal a little.

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Use the 1/4” outs to the Gemini and save the XLR outs for front of house.

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Stefan, that was a gorgeous dynamic composition. Those melodies sing man!!!

It took 5 attempts to get on with the 503.

Spray it with Scotch Guard, It's not just for drunks.

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How about profiling your pedals with a real amp and using that.

Beautiful Rich Guitar Renaud

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We're all Catching the 503 train.

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I like tracking live with a drummer so were in it together and in the pocket.

Trying to be an arrogant half ass engineer sure distracts the fun of playing.

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In the Stack section:

 Direct Mix

With “Direct Mix” you can open up a parallel path to the amplifier distortion and mix a clean portion of the guitar to the distorted sound. This will add some dynamics and attack to the sound, as well as adding some of the frequency content of the clean guitar. Similar results were formerly achieved by running the guitar through a clean and a distorted amplifier in parallel (dual amping). Now, it’s done with a twist of a knob. “Direct Mix” controls the volume of the clean portion.

From the Manual:

Stack Section

The stack section is the heart of the PROFILER. It represents the raw virtual guitar amplifier and guitar cabinet as defined by the PROFILE. Every PROFILE is represented by the three modules that make up the stack section.

Amplifier

The AMPLIFIER button calls up a list of parameters that allow you to change the character of the Amplifier PROFILE in numerous ways using the soft knobs. ✓ A dedicated tutorial video explaining the amplifier module in the stack section can be found at: http://www.kemper-amps.com/video

 Definition

The “Definition” parameter controls the characteristic fingerprint of the preamp. The PROFILING process automatically sets “Definition” to a value that represents the reference amp. You could, for example, use it to modernize the PROFILE of a vintage amp without having to use additional effects. Alternatively, start with a PROFILE of a modern tube amp, and use “Definition” to give it a more vintage sound when driven into distortion. You can also use “Definition” to align the sound of your guitar to the sound of your amp, if required. Don’t be afraid to keep experimenting until you get the balance that sounds best to you.

Vintage amps distort the lower harmonics in the guitar signal which gives them their bluesy sound. These amps were originally designed to deliver a clean sound, so if you want a creamy distortion, these amps need to be driven by a typical transistor-based device like a treble booster. Modern tube amps use a different approach, in which the higher overtones of the guitar strings are the driving force for the distorted sound. The expensive boutique amps take this concept one step further, by providing an extreme level of top-end frequencies and a large dynamic range. The

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distortion has a sparkling quality to it and preserves every nuance of the strings and pickups. Together with the characteristics of the actual speaker, the individual distortion behavior creates the fingerprint that identifies the amplifier.

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Alan, I encourage everyone to produce all the music they can.

I bet you have some of your own ideas that need to be explored.

We need to hear more from you. Stay with it Killer!