HI,
Gear used: Peavey 6505, Mesa cab, audix i5 T.AMP E-400 POWERAMP, Behringer GI100, Palmer Reampbox
First of all - please check this sample http://www.brickwall.pl/fw30/
1 - REAL 6505
2 - STUDIO PROFILE 3.0
3 - MERGED PROFILE 3.0
STUDIO PROFILE DONT SOUND THE SAME WHAT MERGED PROFILE - something is fucked up question what? i know what
NOW LETS TRY DIRECT AMP PROFILE WITH REAL CAB AND THEN MERGED PROFILE WITH REAL CAB!
4 - MERGED PROFILE RECORDED WITH REAL CAB
5 - DIRECT AMP PROFILE RECORDED WITH REAL CAB
WOW 4 AND 5 SOUND VERY CLOSE - BUT WHY 2 AND 3 NO? SIMPLE DIRECT AMP PROFILE AND PART OF MERGED PROFILE (DIRECT AMP PROFILE) SOUND THE SAME - SO AFTER MERGING SOMETHING ITS FUCKED UP WITH CAB PROFILE PART
OK LETS TRY TO TEST HOW CLOSE SOUND DIRECTAMP PROFILE TO REAL 6505 PREAMP SIGNAL?
What i need? simple First I made Mesa cab IR with audix i5 - still the same cab and mic pos what used to create Kemper Studio Profile, Direct AMP Profile (but in this case - fuck cab and mic hehehe) What next - still the same Peavey 6505 setting. Real PREAMP signal from 6505 recorded with GI100, Kemper Direct amp signal recorded via spdif. At the end The same cab IR added in DAW to two sources!
6 - preamp signal from real peavey 6505 + cab IR
7 - kemper 6505 direct amp profile + cab IR
OHHH YES CLOSE BUT REMEMBER 1 - ITS OUR STARTING POINT! (100% REAL GEAR, AMP,CAB,MIC)
WHAT NEXT? HMMM....
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OK LET'S PLAY MORE !!!! LETS TRY TSEX50 http://www.tseaudio.com/home FREE AMPSIM WITH THE SAME DI GUITARS AND MY MESA CAB IR FUCK ITS ONLY FREE AMPSIM ( I USED OLD FREE VERSION) PLUGIN AND THE SAME MESA CAB IR MADE WITH AUDIX I5 MIC (EVERYONE CAN MADE CAB IR IN 10S)
8 - TSEX50 AMPSIM + CAB IR
WOW ALSO KILLER BUT WHY? TSEX50 SOUND KILLER? OR MAYBE CABINET IR IS VERY IMPORTANT?
LETS TRY TSEX50 ( POWERAMP SECTION DISABLE) WITH REAL CAB AND MIC?
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9 - TSEX50 > TAMP POWERAMP > MESA CAB > AUDIX I5 (STILL THE SAME MIC POS)
IMO 8 SOUND BETTER BUT....
LETS TRY TO ENABLE POWERAMP SECTION IN TSEX50 AND AGAIN RECORD WITH REAL MESA CAB AND AUDIX I5
10 - TSEX50 (POWER AMP SECTION ENABLE) TAMP POWERAMP > MESA CAB > AUDIX I5 > (STILL THE SAME MIC POS)
Some Update becouse my Mesa cab IR was made with Peavey 6505 - some of preamp coloration are included Today i did new cab IR (still the same mic pos) with T.AMP (more transparent hahahahha)
11 - REAL 6505 PREAMP SIGNAL + CLEAR CAB IR
12 - KEMPER DIRECT AMP SIGNAL + CLEAR CAB IR
AND LAST TEST COMPARISON ON REAL CAB DI PROFILE OF MESA DR MADE WITH OLD FW AND PEAVEY 6505 DIRECT AMP PROFILE MADE WITH NEW FW 3.0 - MIC USED ATAE3000 - THE SAME MIC POS!
14 - MESA DR OLD FW 2.7.4 DI PROFILE + MESA CAB + ATAE300 MIC
15 - PEAVEY 6505 DIRECT AMP PROFILE + MESA CAB + ATAE3000
GREAT NEWS - YOU CAN FIND MY MESA DR PROFILE IN MY FREE MRP PACK
OK, NOW WE CAN TALK
Think of Kemper as the device that consists of 2 blocks. Very powerful programmable Ampsimulator (Yes IMO its nothing more like ampsim) and the second block - IR cabinet maker.
Therefore, despite the fact that i profile the different amp - I keep hearing the same kind of gain structure which is generated by the built-in Kemper Ampsim. The differences arise from the fact that we use different cabinets microphones position.
Would you agree with me that the cabinet and a microphone plays a very important role in the "final sounds" - why a lot of higain amps sounds very close on the same cab mic and mic pos? simply - if you know that -
all what you need its Great Cab IR - or great cab profile made by Kemper. IMO - its only my theory how Kemper works - but i think im close
STAY METAL!