Posts by GuyJames

I love where this thread quickly went ?

Nothing new from the team at Kemper since October! I wonder what’s in the works. Has anyone got any rumors?

Right on man, I’m looking at getting the FM9 to replace the kemper. Kemper has been great but I’m ready to branch out. I’ll keep the stage I’m until I can achieve better results with the fm9

Keep your volume knobs at 10 and use a volume pedal.

If the V pedal is before gain it rolls gain off like the V knob on a guitar would but… you still retain the fat tone from the guitar V being on 10.

I run the V pedal after gain so I can retain the saturation but just lower volume. This way it’s like a master volume and gain knob you can tweak real-time (more gain options)

Quote from Finally

If you present them with 2 mono feeds they'll mute one and use the other. If you give them a stereo feed they'll probably sigh and give you 2 channels panned L/R.

Of course it depends on the situation and the engineer.

lol *sigh I get it... It's not making anything easier but that's a pretty shit attitude to have as a sound engineer. Those are the ones you don't want. I get it though, a good old mono rig is simple, tried and true.

I don't think I'll actually commit to stereo since I'm not using a lot of super wet effects.

Quote from Wheresthedug

I would use a single stereo track in Logic rather than 2 mono. This affects panning differently although you can set the pan options to suit you needs.

200% stereo should create a wider than real image. i believe this is done with some phase trickery which probably explains the phase sounds you are hearing. Go for 100% stereo.

100% it is! in regards to the tracking though, how will that effect a live situation? would live sound engineers create a stereo track from my two lines or would they just hard pan both tracks left and right?

Quote from BayouTexan

Double Tracking or quad tracking will give you the depth. Try the Kemper Double Tracker in effects with the Chromatic Delay Double Tracker preset at about 12ms on one side and 0ms on the other.

Of course, double tracking guitars without using DT effects will get you better results but Kemper will get you close for live use.

Dual Amps with DAW: Record a stereo track and DI signal. Mute the right channel after recording. Then reamp your DI with another amp to a "new" right channel.

That's cool for recording purposes, just wasn't sure if a dual mono stereo setup would be more of a live application to dual amps.

Hi,

I'm finally going to try a stereo setup (No external stereo effects just internal). I tried it after watching the Kemper tutorial video and something doesn't feel right. Here's a few questions I have.

first off, I'm just using a light always on reverb and delay with the occasional slapback delay and one preset for ambient reverb.

1) Will Stereo provide more depth to my tone?

2)It's just stereo effects, not like running two live amps right? or is there a way to mimic what using two of the same amps on stage would be like?

so now the set up process, correct me if I'm wrong..

I selected master stereo in the output section. I connect two xls, left to input 1, right to input 2 on my interface. In Logic Pro X, I create two tracks and select Input for each one so they are record enabled, 1st one is panned hard left and 2nd track is panned hard right. Then I go into the reverb and delays and set them all to 200% stereo (not sure what -200% does or the significance of going to 200vs100%).

3) is slapback delay something I should or shouldn't Stereo pan?

The results...

I think I hear what sounds like dual mono. Theres a weird phase thing going on or doubling sound. Not sure what I'm missing.

`Guy

Quote from whippinpost91850

Magnificent! Awesome playing

Like the keyboard very much as well

my friend Jabari Prevost is a beast on the keys! Perfect for this track.

It helps that the drummer is also a guitarist!

Quote from jnapruitt

Wow. Tasteful runs, phrasing, and in your face tone. Well done. One additional note... that bass line is on fire! Thanks for posting

my bass friend Alfredo Lopez, from Chile, in L.A now, is phenomenal!

Quote from deadman42

Awesome Guy, thanks for sharing. Great vibe and great playing with super interesting changes and breaks in the song. I love the sound and the line of the bass. Very cool. Sounds are all very tasteful. Great mix as well

One little thing that strikes me about the mix is the lead guitar in the first half of the song. There it is a bit too loud / too much in your face for my taste. It's better in the second half and towards the end, all good there. Many might like it as it is in the beginning but for me a little too much...

thank you very much ?? good note on the mix. The drummer mixed and mastered it. ??

Quote from BayouTexan

Solo at 1:20 is

Nice Jazzy tune.

Thanks man!

"Melomanic" is my 2nd single. Please give it a listen. I welcome constructive feedback!

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/guyjames/melomanic

or on YouTube if you don't do streaming services

Guitar parts all lonestargtr profiles.

Thanks

- Guy

I know you can combine phase and trem to get this "kind-of" but putting some focus into creating a preset that only uses one block would be awesome. I'm thinking of tone like Arielle Posen's. He uses this pedal a lot for Harmoni Trem.

https://www.sweetwater.com/sto…AgJKEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Quote from Southdakota

Wow, this is next level stuff for sure. I am not a fan of instrumental music but this held my attention all the way through. Excellent guitar tones and very interesting phrasing throughout. Best of luck to you!!

greatly appreciate that man!

Quote from lonestargtr

great playing! Thanks for sharing

I think I'd be lost with the Kemper if it weren't for your profiles... I don't know what it is but no one else with the exception of Tone Junkie coming close is comfortable to play with for me.

Quote from Monkey_Man

Interesting piece and well-done, Guy. Congrats man.

The glitches are way-overdone IMHO too. A strategic one here and there signifying a significant scene change would've worked just-fine. If you'd shown the bass and keyboard solos, mock-up band performance or even completely-unrelated situations or animations, cutting back to you with a glitch each time would've been fine I reckon. Cutting from you to you every time with a glitch - not so much.

Funny, we don't usually comment on the videos much here; it's all about the music after all, but I fear that this time the glitching has actually interfered with our enjoyment of the music as an unnecessary distraction, hence the comments.

Again, well done man. Excellent piece of music.

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my friend that edited definitely went all in on the transitions ? I think it’s static but it plays along with the tunes rhythm too and create an intensity. Some people like things some don’t ?‍♂️ I’m happy with it and hey if you’re at least stoked on the song then that’s all that matters!

Quote from MarkTiarra

Excellent song! I quoted Hoki here because I remember,m years ago thinking that I couldn't watch videos on MTV because they changed scenes way too fast for me to gather in what I was watching. I've since grown accustomed to it and I realize when you have the content you have in this why you'd have to edit a video this way to make it timely.

no right way to do things ya know but i for an instrumental it’s gotta be engaging somehow