So considering going Kemper, and I'm really curious to hear how people are using the Kemper within a band performance setting, not a studio setting. In the real amps world, I've used a Marshall DSL100, a Laney VH100R, an Orange Rockerverb MK1 100-watt, a Fryette Sig X, and a Rectoverb - those are the main ones anyway!
I guess the first thing I'd need to consider is; FRFR or guitar cab. I tend to prefer a guitar cab, as I like the low-end grunt it gives you. So I'll probably be wanting to disable the microphone and cab section, go into a power amp, and then into a guitar cab. I heard however that the cab bypass for the Kemper isn't a 100% bypass - which is worrying for my application. Is it going to be an issue?
Next thing would be getting the core sounds right. I tend to use four levels of gain... a rich and full clean tone, with as little distortion as possible. Then a more Marshally clean 'on the edge' break-up tone. Then a crunchy mid-gain kind of tone. Then a high-gain metal rhythm tone. I like the idea of using a profile of my Orange for my clean tones, and edge-breakup tones, and then profiles of my Laney for the crunch and high-gain. I'd want to be able to switch seamlessly between these core sounds - keeping the effects locked to whatever they are set to previously - is that possible?
Speaking of effects, I need a fair range. I need to be able to have a phaser, two delays, and a reverb, BEFORE the amp... and a delay and reverb AFTER the amp. Is this possible? Furthermore, is it possible to switch presets within an effects block via a midi CC, without affecting anything else?
Sorry if these are n00b questions. But I haven't really seen many people explaining this stuff in a practical sense, and I find the manual a little too theoretical.