Welcome, Simon!
How lucky you are to have been spoiled by Michael's generous-and-accurate advice; the perfect welcoming present.
Ha ha, yes thank you Monkey_Man. Yes indeed, a great response from Michael and looking forward to starting my Kemper journey!
Display MoreIt's simply the process of taking a DI (stands for "direct injection") of the guitar while recording. Specifically, this means you record not only the output of the amp, but also tap into the signal coming directly from the guitar. So you record two tracks; one track of guitar amp, and one track of "just the guitar" - like if you had plugged your guitar directly into the interface. In reality, mostly you'd use something called a "DI box", which has a high input impedance to ensure the guitar signal gets "read" correctly. DI boxes have a "direct through" output, which you'd then plug into your amp via a cable. This "through" connection also carries the guitar output signal, so you can hear and record the guitar amp alongside with the DI track (note that you do not need a dedicated DI box with the kemper, you can set it up so one of the outputs on the kemper sends the "guitar only" signal to your computer).
I hope that was clear so far
Reamping, then, is the process of sending out this recorded DI track to an amp and then recording that amp. For this, you'd normally use the "inverse" of the DI box, which is called a reamp box (again, you don't need this when you have a kemper - see the reference manual, the chapter on "reamping").
This will allow you to re-record the SAME performance (as you have already recorded the "raw"/direct guitar track) with a different amp / amp settings / mic setup. More specifically, for us, it allows us to record the performance with a different profile - after the fact.
So if you've recorded something and you find out that you were unhappy with the tones a day after, you don't have to actually physically play it again.
On the flip side, having the option can lead to second-guessing and third-guessing (etc. etc.) the chosen guitar tone.
Awesome, thanks Michael. Reamping isn't something I'll be looking to do myself but useful to know what's involved, thank you!
Hi Michael_dk,
Thank you for your response which I completely understand, I will proceed on your recommendation which is how I thought it would work. Thank you also for pointing out about the XLR to 1/4" TRS cables, I definitely wouldn't have known about that!
Just for my own understanding, would you mind explaining what 'reamping' is? I have heard it referred to many times but no idea what it actually means?
Can't wait to get started on my Kemper!
Thanks
Simon
Hello,
After months of research, watching youtube videos, reading this forum I am now the proud owner of a Black Profiling Head (non-powered)!
I am a man with simple needs and a simple approach to technology, so please do excuse my lack of knowledge in such matters but I have a fairly rudimentary question about setting the KPA up with an audio interface to my iMac.
Essentially all I want to do is have my Kemper sit on my desk, connected to my Focusrite 2i2 audio interface, with my monitors plugged into the back of my 2i2 and then a USB connecting to my iMac. However, I am not entirely sure how best to do this as I have read about the SP/DIF output on the Kemper and unfortunately don't have that input on my 2i2 so wondered whether I should buy an AI that has this input?
Or do I connect the Kemper using analogue leads into the front inputs of my 2i2? (which is how I used to connect the Line 6 Helix before I sold it!).
I want to ensure I maximise the tones I get out of the Kemper and don't want a poor setup to hinder that if at all possible!
Many thanks
