Kemper PowerRack in rehearsal (/live) scenarios...

Just wondering if someone could walk through the steps to take (they take...) using the Kemper PowerRack in a live situation such as with a band in rehearsal space...

I will have the KPA plugged into a) an 8ohm 412 cabinet + b) a PA through the Main Outs (ideally looking to use TS to XLR cables so that phantom power is never a worry...) and potentially, c) some kind of monitor wedge that is sometimes at the rehearsal space (not sure of brand or model currently...)

Basically, wondering what the outputs dB's should be set at (and whether or not 'links' should be engaged to the master vol...?) and how others go about set up for different live scenarios (where volume is required!)

N.B. I have gone through all of my slots in performance mode and adjusted pretty much EVERY rig volume... But yeah, wondering about all the different options in the outputs page(s)

Thanks in advance

EDIT: I could of course read the manual but would like to hear about others' experience to get my own ideas / habits down...

And also, with the power rack and power heads on the 'Speaker Outs' (to guitar cabinetry) is the speaker sim of the profile automatically disabled/missed out from this signal path (since you will be using a guitar cabinet from this output and it would otherwise be differently coloured...)? Akin to the monitor cab off function where you can dis(engage) cab sims for use with FRFR units...

I think I read somewhere that it does it automatically but since the majority of profiles are snapshots of entire rigs (unlike merged profiles from FW3 onwards...) ie. Amp -> cab -> mic(s) then I'm guessing it's not possible (since merged profiles were introduced for this exact purpose)?!

The manual states to avoid supplying phantom power to the KPA... which is why I will take the precaution if having XLR to jack leads for the main outs (as accidents happen...)

What dB are your other levels set at (monitor...etc?) or does this change with the master vol ?

Cheers

Appreciate the insights fellas...

What do you set your Monitor Volume to with your Main Vol at -20(ish) dB ??

Do you have it linked to the Master and leave some headroom (say, set at around -15dB then you can turn up via the Master?)

With the PowerRack you have an option of PowerAmp Boost on the 'Speaker Out' as well....

Quote from sambrox

Monitor volume for me varies depending on the size of the stage and room, the volume of the rest of the band and the type of music I'm playing. Obviously, I like to be able to hear myself, but not at the expense of not hearing everyone else!

Nice one. I've just got back from the rehearsal space so can remember my settings -- it was more cooperative this time round anyway

Un-linked Main volume so had the bassist just set the P.A. to a level he and the drummer were happy with... (Main Vol set to -20.0dB ish)

Had Monitor Cab Off (so mirrored in the Speaker Out) and set this Volume to about -15.0dB roughly to start.

Powered a Marshall 4x12 (which was either 16 or 8 ohm - not entirely sure but safe with the Profiler...) and put the Cabinet Power Boost to max 12.0 ....

Then only had to adjust Master vol (as all my rigs in performance mode have their own tweaked Rig volumes)

Much better than last time overall ...but a little worried about pushing the PowerAmp in the Kemper too hard (boosted at 12.0) and for prolonged period of time (our jam was 3hrs+)

Just a thought... Is there any really point in having 'Monitor Cab Off' ticked for the majority of profiles (as you can only separate the cab from amp in merged profiles, can you not...?)

Great, thanks! I'd read of this CabDriver at some point - but didn't realise what it related to! So it is worthwhile ticking 'Monitor Cab Off' to compare the differences - good to know

On the subject of cab emulations - does anyone know why I can't load a 48KHz cab IR into the Kemper cab impulse maker?

Conversely, how do you convert a cab IR from 48 to 44.1 haha?